Conversation : Directions

DIRECTIONS I

A. Excuse me. Is there a bank near here?
B. Yes. There's a bank on the corner.
A. Thank you.
B. You're welcome.


DIRECTIONS II

A. Excuse me. Is there a supermarket near here?
B. Yes. There's one near here.
A. How do I get there?
B. At the traffic lights, take the first left and go straight on. It's on the left.
A. Is it far?
B. Not really.
A. Thank you.
B. Don't mention it.

CONVERSATION : SHOPPING FOR A SWEATER

SHOPPING FOR A SWEATER
A. Can I help you?
B. Yes, I'm looking for a sweater.
A. What size are you?
B. I'm an extra large.
A. How about this one?
B. Yes, that's nice. Can I try it on?
A. Certainly, there's the changing room over there.
B. Thank you.
A. How does it fit?
B. It's too large. Do you have a smaller size?
A. Yes, here you are.
B. Thank you. I'll have it, please.
A. OK, how would you like to pay?
B. Do you take credit cards?
A. Yes, we do. Visa, Master Card and American Express.
B. OK, here's my Visa.
A. Thank you. Have a nice day!
B. Thank you, goodbye.

A telephone talk between a VIP and the Principal of a college

A telephone talk between a VIP and the Principal of a college. 

The VIP will be the chief guest for a function in the college.

VIP : Hello, Good morning, I’m Chandrasekar speaking from Bangalore.

Principal : Hello, Good morning, Sir. I’m the Principal of MIT College at Chennai. This is about your stay. The choice is yours, Sir. Our guest house or a suite in a hotel.

VIP : I generally find a suite in a hotel more satisfactory.

Principal : We’ll book a suite in the Hotel Alankar.

VIP : That’s very kind of you. I’ll be there on Wednesday morning by nine.

Principal : We’re looking forward to your visit, Sir.

VIP : Thank you, see you bye.

Principal : Good-bye, Sir.

Conversation - In a stationery shop

In a stationery shop

Student : Have you got pens?

Shopkeeper : Would you like a ball pen or a micro tipped one?

Student : I prefer a micro tipped pen.

Shopkeeper : What colour do you want?

Student : I want green.

Shopkeeper : Here are some green colour pens. You can choose from them.

Student : (Chooses a pen) How much does this pen cost?

Shopkeeper : Cello pen? This costs Rs.11/-

Student : Here you are.

Shopkeeper : Thank you.

Some Popular Tongue Twisters for Spoken English

She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

Purple, paper, people.
Purple, people, paper

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers?
If Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Benny bought a bit of butter but the butter was so bitter so she bought 

a better butter to make the bitter butter better. 

Which witch wished which wicked wish? 

If you understand say,"understand".
If you don't understand say,"don't understand".
But if you say don't understand even if you understand,How will i understand 

that you understands?                              Understand? 

Contractions

Short form	Long form	Example
here's	here is	Here's your meal.
there'll	there will	There'll be nobody here tomorrow.
there's	there is	There's a taxi!
that's	that is	That's my car!
that'll	that will	That'll be Rs. 100, please.
how's	how is?	How's your wife?
what'll	what will?	What'll people think?
what's	what is?	What's the matter?
when's	when is?	When's the wedding?
where's	where is?	Where's the cinema?
who's	who is?	Who's your teacher?
who'd	who would?	Who'd like ice-cream?
who'll	who will?	Who'll be there?

Contractions - Negative

Short form	Long form
aren't	are not
can't	cannot, can not
couldn't	could not
daren't	dare not
didn't	did not
doesn't	does not
don't	do not
hasn't	has not
haven't	have not
hadn't	had not
isn't	is not
mayn't	may not
mightn't	might not
mustn't	must not
needn't	need not
oughtn't	ought not
shan't	shall not
shouldn't	should not
wasn't	was not
weren't	were not
won't	will not
wouldn't	would not

Contractions - Positive

Contraction means to shorten a word or phrase by omitting one or more sounds or letters from it. The word so formed is also called a contraction.

Short form	Long form
I'm	I am
I've	I have
I'll	I will/I shall
I'd	I would/I should/I had
you're	you are
you've	you have
you'll	you will
you'd	you had/you would
he's	he has/he is
he'll	he will
he'd	he had/he would
she's	she has/she is
she'll	she will
she'd	she had/she would
it's	it has/it is
it'll	it will
we're	we are
we've	we have
we'll	we will
we'd	we had/we would
they're	they are
they've	they have
they'll	they will
they'd	they had/they would

How to Talk About Weather in English

One of the most basic topics of conversation is the weather. It seems like a discussion that you can’t get away from!

It’s an easy way to start a conversation, even with strangers. Knowing some simple weather phrases in English will help you get through “small talk” much more easily.

Here are some questions you could ask:

• How’s the weather? or What’s it like out there?
• Is it hot or cold?
• Is it sunny?
• Is it raining?
• Beautiful day, isn’t it?
• What’s the weather forecast? (What is the weather expected to be like?)

Some answers to describe weather:

• Today it is warm and sunny out.
• It’s so cold out there!
• The sun is very bright today, you might want to take sunglasses.
• It’s not raining, but it is cloudy.
• It is! I’m so happy the sun is shining.
• They’re saying blue skies and hot!  

Here is some weather vocabulary that you might use:

below freezing: temperature less than 0 Celcius or 32 Fahrenheit

It’s supposed to be below freezing today. I should wear my gloves.

boiling hot: an idiom used to describe a very hot day

It was boiling hot, so we decided to stay inside.

breeze: a very light wind; breezy: lightly windy

Maybe you shouldn’t wear a hat, it’s breezy out today.

chilly: lightly cold

I always wear a scarf when it’s chilly.

drizzling: to be raining very lightly

I don’t think you’ll need an umbrella, it’s only drizzling.

overcast: a gray sky with no sun visible

The sky is overcast this morning, but the sun is supposed to come out later.

CONVERSATION

INTRODUCTIONS

A. Hello. My name's Peter. What's your name?

B. Janet.

A. Where are you from Janet?

B. I'm from Seattle. Where are you from?

A. I'm from Madrid.

B. Are you American?

A. Yes, I am. Are you Spanish?

B. Yes I am.

HELLO AND GOODBYE - THREE SHORT CONVERSATIONS

Hello

A. Hello, Peter. How are you?

B. Fine, thanks. How are you?

A. I'm fine, thank you.

Goodbye

A. Goodbye, Janet. See you tomorrow!

B. Bye bye, Peter. Have a nice evening.

A. Thanks, you too!

B. Thanks.

WHAT TIME IS IT? .. I

A. Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please?

B. Yes, of course. It's seven o'clock.

A. Thank you.

B. No problem.

WHAT TIME IS IT? .. II

A. What time is it?

B. It's half past three.

A. Thanks.

B. You're welcome.