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When you are introducing yourself to other people, you would use your first name in
informal circumstances.
SITUATION 1
Female : Rosy
SITUATION 2
Kabir : Hello
Jackie : Hi
All of these greetings are used in formal situations when we might say How do you
do in English, or meeting people who we dont know particularly well.
Male 2 : Thanks
Conversation 1
Female : No problem.
Conversation 2
Female : Three.
Male : Thanks.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
This conversation is useful when you are giving full on formation about you in a
short manner.
Male : Dixit.
Female : Whats your first name?
Male : Robin.
Male : Im a professor.
Male : 5063-5875
Male : 30
SHOPPING
While shopping around you have to ask the sales person for the things you have to
buy. Ask for its price, ask for the sizes and others.
Female : Thankyou
AT THE AIRPORT
In the airport at the time of checking in and passport check conversations look
like in the following manner.
Male : Im a tourist.
We can use a number of language expressions to perform the function of asking for
and giving directions.
Conversation 1
Conversation 2
Female : Excuse me. Is there a shopping mall near here?
Male : At the traffic lights, take the first left and go straight on. Its on the left.
Female : Is it far?
When you go to a hotel and ask for the room for a night the conversation may be as
follows.
ORDERING A MEAL
In a hotel when we order a meal the conversation may look like as follows.
Female : Bye
Female 2 : At 5.00
Female 2 : At 9.00
Female 2 : He has to, the school is far away and the bus picks him up at 6.45
Female 2 : By 5
Female 2 : No, only once. For supper, we have only snacks and fruits.
PERMISSIONS
Expressions beginning with can, may and could are usually used for asking
permission. There are also other more polite expressions using more words to ask
for the permission. Asking for permission denotes a Question?
Boss : Go ahead.
Male : I wonder if you would mind if I leave one hour early? I need to meet my
mother from hospital.
Boss : Bye
PAST EXPERIENCE
To ask about ones past experiences we use the following language expressions.
They start either with Did & You? Or Have you ever?
Convesation 1
Male : I saw in you Dads car this morning are you learning to drive, Amit.
Amit : No, I didnt but driving lessons are pretty expensive I know.
Male : She has learnt, practiced and shes applied for her license.
Amit : Thats good because it usually takes a longer time to do all these.
Conversation 2
Female : John, I asked you to make sure you posted it. You know that was a letter for
application for a job in England.
Male : Its all right. I did post it. I was only kidding.
Female : John you make me cross sometimes. How much was the postage to
England?
There are many situations in our day to day life where in we have to talk about our
likes and dislikes. Here in this conversation, a mother is telling the likes and dislikes
of her daughter.
Monicas Mother : My daughter, Monica, is a peculiar girl of her age. She is only six.
She doesnt like ice creams, she doesnt like dolls. She likes books. She likes our dog
Maggie. She doesnt like going to school but she likes playing teacher. She likes her
grandmas place where there is a nice garden about the house. She likes people
who tell her a lot of stories.
APOLOGISING
You apologizes when you have committed a mistake or when something bad has
happened to someone or when you have done something wrong or upset someone.
Male : Oh, I see you have excellent taste. Yes, that is beautiful, isnt it? Its the local
pottery. I think it was painted here by a local artist.
Female : its really something do you have anything else by this artist?
Male : Well, Im not really sure who exactly painted which pieces of pottery, but here
are some similar pieces.
Male : Well, how about these here. I had them brought in just this morning.
Female : Yes, those are quite nice. What about the prices?
Male : Obviously, it depends on what you would like to buy. That plate, that you
were first looking at costs 50 bucks.
Female : Yes, I understand that. But I really think that 50 bucks is just too much.
Male : Listen, I can see that you are in love with that plate. Lets just make it 45
bucks. Id really ;ike you to take that home with you.
Female : How about 35 bucks? I really cant go any higher than that.
Male : All right. I really shouldnt. The artist is going to have me put out of business
for selling his wares at such low prices.
Rohan : Ive passes mu higher secondary exams. I want to study further but my
father wants me to take up a job. I dont know what to do.
Amrita : there must be a reason for your father asking you to take up a job. Is there
any financial problem at home?
Amrita : Then, I think you should take up a job. What your family now need is your
support.
Amrita : Look Rohan, your father needs rest. You should give him moral support. You
need not ignore your future. Whats your aim? To pursue your studies, isnt it?
Rohan : Yes
Amrita : Well, you can do it. Join the correspondence course. There are many
universities offering courses for various degrees.
Amrita : What you need is a degree. Isnt it? Either will do.
Rohan : Thank you Amrita, I feel greatly relieved. Thanks for your advice. I can study
and help my family at the same time.
A BUSY DAY
Two friends speaking in a park when they meet each other jogging.
Male : well, first of all, I have to do some shopping. We dont have anything to eat at
home.
Male : Little Johnny has a basketball game this afternoon. Im driving him to the
game.
Male : Theyre doing very well. Next week, theyre travelling to Toronto for a
tournament.