Asking For Small Change
Asking for small change Practice dialogues are a great way to improve your English speaking skills. When you listen to a conversation you familiarize yourself with useful conversational structures and vocabulary. Here is a...
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Asking About Health
When we meet people we know, we often ask politely about their health or their general situation. Some expressions commonly used are given below. How are you? How are you today? What’s wrong with...
Uses of Will
Announcing decisions using will We have seen that the future tense forms are constructed with will and shall. Will and shall are also used in offers, promises and orders. In these cases will usually...
After all
After all can mean ‘in spite of what was said before’ or ‘contrary to what was expected’. After all usually goes at the end of a clause. I’m sorry. I can’t help you after...
Talking About General Pains And Aches
Here are some common expressions that you can use to describe general aches and pains. General aches and pains I’m not feeling very well. I think I’m going down with a cold. I’ve got...
50 Questions To Start An English Conversation
When we meet people we usually ask them some personal questions. On this page you will find some of the most basic English questions that you can use to start a conversation. Appropriate answers...
Expressing wishes in English
The phrase I wish I had… is the most common structure used to talk about our wishes. Here are some common wishes people have. I wish I had more money. I wish I had...
Conversations at a restaurant | English speaking lessons
Conversation 1 Do you have a reservation? Hostess: Hi and welcome to Hotel Indigo. Do you have a reservation? Customer: No, we don’t. Do you have any free tables this evening? Hostess: Let me...
Ordering food at a restaurant | Sample conversations between a waiter and a customer
Conversation 1 Here is a piece of conversation between a waiter and a customer. Customer: Excuse me? Waiter: Yes, Sir. Are you ready to order yet? Customer: Yes, I’d like to order butter chicken...
Giving orders and instructions in English
There are several ways to give orders and instructions in English. Here are some of them. Use the imperative form We use the imperative form to give orders, warnings and advice: Be quiet! Take...