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    Just Conversations
    Just Conversations
    Just Conversations
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    Just Conversations

    By Cas Erchamion

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    As the title implies, this book is just about conversations. I wrote it to give my students ample material for speaking practice. An educator can discuss with students and/or dissect the dialogues contained in this book, as only he or she can do. There are a loads of idioms, phrasal verbs and colloquial expressions for a wide variety of situations and topics. The vocabulary in each dialogue is challenging but not unfamiliar or unusual. If you are a student, the idea is to get used to collocations and colloquialism. Practice, Practice, practice! In addition, the dialogues were composed for Jr. High School ~ Freshman University level students. In other words, the grammar found within the dialogues doesn't stray too far from levels most students are used to seeing in their respective school exams. After 17 years teaching university level ESL classes, I've found that practice, practice, and practice are the top three methods of improving speaking ability.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCas Erchamion
    Release dateDec 2, 2012
    ISBN9781301699759
    Just Conversations
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    Cas Erchamion

    Cas Erchamion presently lives behind a computer in Ontario, Canada. He is an Alumni of the Ontario College of Art (BFA) and holds an MA in Applied Linguistics from the University of New England. He enjoys painting exploration, motorcycle touring and writing. He and his lovely wife and son divide their time between Ontario, Canada and Seoul, South Korea.

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    Just Conversations - Cas Erchamion

    Introduction

    As the title implies, this book is just about conversations. I wrote it to give my students ample material for speaking practice. An educator can discuss with students and/or dissect the dialogues contained in this book, as only he or she can do. There are a loads of idioms, phrasal verbs and colloquial expressions for a wide variety of situations and topics. The vocabulary in each dialogue is challenging but not unfamiliar or unusual. If you are a student, the idea is to get used to collocations and colloquialism. Practice, Practice, practice!

    In addition, the dialogues were composed for Jr. High School ~ Freshman University level students. In other words, the grammar found within the dialogues doesn't stray too far from levels most students are used to seeing in their respective school exams. After 17 years teaching university level ESL classes, I've found that practice, practice, and practice are the top three methods of improving speaking ability.

    If you have any comments or suggestions, contact me via email at caserchamion @ hotmail . com with Just Conversations Comment in the subject line. Happy speaking and good luck.

    Sincerely,

    Cas Erchamion

    Conversation 1.

    M: Do you remember going to Sorak Mountain last April dear?

    W: I sure do. It was a lovely spring day. Not too hot. Not too cold. It was just perfect.

    M: Look at this picture I found. That’s us!

    W: Wow! I forgot we took a photo that day.

    M: Carrie and Sarah wanted to climb the mountain.

    W: That’s right, and look – Mark was with us too. I remember going shopping for the sandwiches at the Sorak Resort Snack Shop. Mark wanted the biggest one.

    M: I remember paying for something else too, that day.

    W: Oh, yes: the dress. It was a nice gift dear.

    M: My pleasure. You look very pretty in it.

    W: I’m glad I didn’t wear it when we climbed part of the mountain.

    M: Me too!

    Conversation 2.

    M: Hey Sherry! How was your date with Rick last night?

    W: Well, it started off OK but it ended badly.

    M: Really? Tell me the details.

    W: Well, first he picked me up and we went to have dinner.

    M: How was dinner?

    W: It was OK, but during dinner he belched a lot and picked his nose!

    M: Really? What happened next?

    W: Then after dinner we went to a movie.

    M: How was the movie?

    W: Well, I wanted to see the new romantic comedy with Julia Roberts but during the movie, he fell asleep and started snoring!

    M: Really? Wow...

    W: I know. I was so embarrassed.

    Conversation 3.

    W: Hello. I’m here to speak to Mr. Lee.

    M: Mr. Lee? Which one? There are many Mr. Lee’s here.

    W: Oh, sorry. Mr. Alan Lee, the science teacher.

    M: Hmm, I don’t think he’s in the office at the moment. Many teachers have gone out for lunch. Would you like to leave a message?

    W: Yes. My son is a student here and I’m calling to ask Mr. Lee to excuse him for the rest of the day. He is very sick now. Mr. Lee is his homeroom teacher.

    M: Certainly ma’am. Can I have your son’s name please?

    W: Yes, his name is Jason Park. He’s in the second grade and he’s in class number eight.

    M: OK, I’ll pass your message along to Mr. Lee as soon as he comes back.

    W: Thanks very much.

    M: Not a problem. I hope Ji Hoon gets better soon.

    W: Thank you, so do I.

    Conversation 4.

    W: Rupert! Welcome home! How was your trip to the Pearl Islands?

    M: It was great! It was sunny, warm and so beautiful. We had a really good time.

    W: What did you do there?

    M: Lot’s of things. We went scuba diving, swimming, hiking but there were some things that were not so great.

    W: Really? What?

    M: Well, the Pearl Islands are extremely beautiful and clean but really isolated. It was a little far from the local village to get supplies for our beach-camp.

    W: I see.

    M: I bought you and Dad some traditional Panamanian crafts. Here you go!

    W: Really? Oh, your father is really going to like these interesting crafts.

    M: Good. You know, despite being so isolated, I’d really like to go back to the Pearl Islands!

    Conversation 5.

    M: What’s on T.V. tonight?

    W: Well, there’s the Late Show on NBC

    M: Hmm, what else?

    W: There are two interesting series on – the Sopranos on HBO and Journalist Documentaries on BBC.

    M: The Sopranos on HBO sounds good but BBC shows can be boring sometimes. What other options are there?

    W: Umm, there’s News Central on CNN.

    Conversation 6. (Single practice - Announcement)

    M: I’m Mark Stevens and you’re watching a CNN report. Japan will have clear skies today and tomorrow with a slight chance of rain in the evening. Over in Seoul, Korea, you’ll have light rain in the afternoon followed by clear skies later in the early evening. Further into China, we are closely watching a dangerous weather system coming north from the Philippines. It should make the weather really stormy in southern China for the next few days. There is a hurricane warning for much of the south coast of China. The temperatures for this region are 15 degrees for most areas in Japan, 13 degrees for most of the Korean peninsula, including Pyong Yang and Sockcho, and 12 degrees for most areas in Southern China. We’ll be watching the weather very closely and we will have hourly

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