LESSON TRANSCRIPT

Beginner S1 #1
How's It Going?

CONTENTS
2 INTRODUCTION
2 DIALOGUE
3 POST CONVERSATION BANTER
3 VOCAB LIST
5 VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE
6 LESSON FOCUS
8 OUTRO

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 INTRODUCTION

Jessi: Hi everyone! Jessi here.

Daniel: Daniel here. Beginner Series Season 1, Lesson 1 - How’s it going?

Jessi: Hello everyone, and welcome to EnglishClass101.

Daniel: With us, you’ll learn to speak English with fun and effective lessons.

Jessi: We also provide you with cultural insights...

Daniel: And tips you won’t find in a textbook.

Jessi: So Daniel, what are we going to learn in this lesson?

Daniel: In this lesson you will learn how to start a typical conversation.

Jessi: Sounds good. And where does this conversation take place?

Daniel: T his conversation takes place on a college campus.

Jessi: And who is the conversation between?

Daniel: T he conversation is between Mike and Vicky.

Jessi: And what kind of English are they using?

Daniel: T he speakers are friends, so the speakers will be speaking casually.

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Jessi: Now let’s listen to the conversation.

DIALOGUE
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Mike: Hey, Vicky!

Vicky: Hi, Mike! How's it going?

Mike: Great! How about you? How are you doing?

Vicky: Not so good.

Mike: Oh no! What's wrong?

Vicky: Oh, classes start tomorrow.

Mike: Ha ha ha. Yeah, I know what you mean.

POST CONVERSATION BANTER

Jessi: So, Vicky sounds a little upset that classes are starting tomorrow.

Daniel: She does. It sounds like it's a problem for her. But, how do you feel about
taking classes, going back to school?

Jessi: Well, on one hand I think it's kind of exciting. You know, new classes, maybe
meet new friends.

Daniel: Yeah.

Jessi: But, at the same time, you're sad that, you know, maybe summer vacation or
spring vacation is over. So, I understand how she feels.

Daniel: Yeah, I agree. But, usually I enjoy going back to school.

Jessi: Oh yeah? So, you like learning new things?

Daniel: It's fun.

Jessi: Yeah, that sounds great.

Daniel: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.

VOCAB LIST

Jessi: How's it going? [natural native speed]

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Daniel: this is an expression to ask about someone's health or situation

Jessi: How's it going? [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Jessi: How's it going? [natural native speed]

Daniel: Next phrase.

Jessi: How are you doing? [natural native speed]

Daniel: this is also an expression to find out about someone's health or situation

Jessi: How are you doing? [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Jessi: How are you doing? [natural native speed]

Daniel: Next.

Jessi: great [natural native speed]

Daniel: very good

Jessi: great [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Jessi: great [natural native speed]

Daniel: Next.

Jessi: not so good [natural native speed]

Daniel: an expression meaning that one's health or situation is bad

Jessi: not so good [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Jessi: not so good [natural native speed]

Daniel: Next.

Jessi: summer vacation [natural native speed]

Daniel: a break from school or work during the summer months

Jessi: summer vacation [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Jessi: summer vacation [natural native speed]

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Daniel: Next.

Jessi: pretty good [natural native speed]

Daniel: phrase to show that you are fairly healthy and your situation is good

Jessi: pretty good [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Jessi: pretty good [natural native speed]

Daniel: Next.

Jessi: not bad [natural native speed]

Daniel: acceptable, fairly good

Jessi: not bad [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Jessi: not bad [natural native speed]

Daniel: Next.

Jessi: all right [natural native speed]

Daniel: okay; to one's liking; acceptable

Jessi: all right [slowly - broken down by syllable]

Jessi: all right [natural native speed]

VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE

Daniel: And now, let’s have a closer at some of the words and phrases from this lesson.

Jessi: T he first phrases we’ll look at are

Daniel: How's it going? / How are you doing?

Jessi: And what do both of these phrases mean?

Daniel: Both of these phrases mean the same thing and they are similar to "How are
you?" T he difference is simply that they are more casual expressions. Jessi, what
phrase or phrases do you usually use to ask about someone's health or situation?

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Jessi: I think usually I would say "How's it going?" if I was talking to a friend. If I were
asking about their health in particular, I might ask "How are you feeling?"

Daniel: Do you often use "How are you?"

Jessi: I would say in a more polite or formal situation I might use "How are you?" But
with friends, it sounds more natural to use "How's it going?" or "How are you doing?"

Daniel: I agree, I would use “How are you?” usually only in a job interview, or maybe if I
met the Queen of

England, something like that.

Jessi: Some time when you have to be kind of more informal.

Jessi: And what’s the next phrase?

Daniel: Not bad.

Jessi: Does that phrase just mean that something is OK?

Daniel: It can mean that something is just OK, but if you use a positive intonation, it
can actually mean "good'.

Jessi: Can we hear an example of that positive intonation?

Daniel: Sure, why don’t you ask me how I’m doing.

Jessi: Okay. So Daniel, how’re you doing?

Daniel: Not bad! But if I just said... Not bad...

Jessi: Yeah, you sound like you’re not doing that great.

Daniel: Right.

Jessi: So make sure to put kind of the stress on bad. Not bad!

Daniel: Exactly.

LESSON FOCUS

Jessi: And now let’s take a look at the grammar point for today’s lesson. T he focus of
this lesson is asking about someone’s health or general situation. Phrases such as,

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“How are you doing?” or “How’s it going?”

Daniel: We often ask people we know about their health or situation the first time we
see them on that day. You may be more familiar with the formal conversation that goes
like this…

Jessi: How are you?

Daniel: Fine, thanks. And you?

Jessi: Fine thanks.

Daniel: Although this conversation is useful in formal situations, most of our

conversations are in more casual situations. We are more likely to hear questions such
as "How are you doing?" and "How's it going?" between friends. We are also likely to
hear answers other than "fine".

Jessi: Here are some examples of other answers we might hear…

Daniel: Pretty good

Jessi: Not bad

Daniel: All right

Jessi: OK

Daniel: Not so good

Jessi: So be sure to try some of these phrases in your own conversations.

Daniel: Jessi, shall we try a few examples?

Jessi: Sure, sounds good.

Daniel: How’s it going, Jessi?

Jessi: Pretty good. How about you?

Daniel: Not bad.

Jessi: Alright, so let’s try it again, and this time I’ll start by asking you. How are you
doing, Daniel?

Daniel: Great, how about you?

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Jessi: Not so good. And now, let’s go over some pronunciation tips.

Daniel: You may have noticed in these conversations that pronunciation and intonation
is very important. In casual speech, sounds are often pushed together. Listen to how
the sounds are pushed together in these questions. T he first one is..

Jessi: “How’s it going?”

Daniel: “How is it” sounds like “Howz it” when spoken casually.

Jessi: How’s it going?

Daniel: and the other one?

Jessi: How ya doing?

Daniel: “How are you doing” sounds like “How ya doing” when spoken casually.

Jessi: How ya doing?

Daniel: So be sure to practice the pronunciation with these questions. Well, that just
about does it for today.

OUTRO

Jessi: Don’t forget to stop by EnglishClass101.com and pick up the lesson notes.

Daniel: It has the conversation transcript.

Jessi: vocab, sample sentences, a grammar explanation,

Daniel: and a cultural insight section.

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Jessi: And let us know what you think.

Daniel: Well, until next time, see ya.

Jessi: Bye.

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