Basic English Conversation Part 3
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Basic English Conversation Part 3
by Cep Ahmad Harfi
Jumat, 08 Maret 2013
Basic English Conversation Part 3
1. Telling About Family
In English
conversation, sometimes we find conversation where we may tell about our family. Here the example about the dialogues in telling
about the family.
Sue:
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What do you do, Jane?
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Jane:
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I am a lawyer.
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Sue:
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Really? Tell me about
your family.
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Jane:
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Well, I am married
and have two children.
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Sue:
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And what does your
husband do?
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Jane:
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He has an export
business.
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Sue:
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Oh, that’s
interesting.
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Jane:
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And how about you,
Sue? Do you have any brother or sister?
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Sue:
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Yes, I have a brother
and a sister.
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Jane:
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Really? And what do
they do?
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Sue:
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Well, my brother
teaches French, and my sister is a student.
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Frank:
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Hey Kim, tell me about your parents. What do they do?
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Kim:
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Well, my father is
retired, and my mother manages a boutique.
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Frank:
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Oh, do they live with you?
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Kim:
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No, they don’t live
with me. They live in Dubai.
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2. Routines
Cloe:
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What do you usually do on your day off, Sam?
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Sam:
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Well, I always get up
very early, around 5 o’clock. And I lift weights for an hour.
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Cloe:
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You are kidding!
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Sam:
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No, and then I
usually run for about 2 hours.
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Cloe:
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Wow! You really like
to stay in shape.
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Sam:
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And after that, I
come home and eat a big breakfast. How about you?
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Cloe:
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Oh, on my day off. I just watch TV all day.
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Vanesa:
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What great muscles, Lim! Do you work out in a gym?
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Lim:
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Yeah, I do.
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Vanesa:
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How often do you work
out?
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Lim:
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Every day after work.
You’re in pretty good shape, too, Vanesa.
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Vanesa:
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Thanks. I take an
aerobics class twice a week.
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Lim:
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Good for you.
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When we talk about
routines there is a frequency. Here some words which refer to the frequency
itself.
Susan:
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What do you do on your day off?
(It means what is the activity that you usually do)
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Paul:
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Nothing much. I sleep
until noon. (It means he always sleeps until noon)
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Harry:
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Do you go out on
Saturday night?
(It means do you
usually go out on Saturday night?)
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Chuck:
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Yes, I do. (It means he often goes out on Saturday
night.)
I go roller skating.
(It means sometimes he goes roller skating)
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Berry:
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Do you drive to school?
(It means do you usually drive to school?)
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Dom:
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No, I don’t. I take
the bus. (It means he never
drive to school.)
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We also can put the
words of the frequency in asking and answering about routines directly in the
dialogues, please see the example below.
Question: What do you usually do on your day off?
Answer:
I always get up early.
I usually run for about
2 hours.
I often eat a huge
breakfast.
I sometimes go downtown
in the afternoon.
Sometimes I just watch
TV.
I never go to discos.
I don’t usually eat
out.
Question: How often do you exercise?
Answer:
I go to the gym every
day.
I jog about once a week.
I play tennis twice a
month.
About three times a
year.
I don’t exercise very
much/ very often.
