Vicki is trying to learn to touch type so she is trying not to look at the keys. In this funny English conversation, Jay is surprised to see that she has covered her fingers with stickie notes. Trying to learn conversation What are you doing? Oh, I’m trying to learn to touch type. But what are all the stickie notes for? Oh, I’m trying not to look at the keys. Good luck with that. Click
Get ready to talk to a doctor in English with this doctor patient conversation. A doctor tells a patient not to take some sleeping tablets until they go to bed, but the patient takes them anyway. Notice how the doctor gives the instruction in English and also how they use the word effective. What does effective mean? Video script Here are some strong sleeping tablets, but don’t take them until you go to bed. Why
Is it worth paying the extra to fly business class? Vicki and Jay think it is, but their boss disagrees. In this funny English conversation they try to persuade her that its worth it. Business class conversation script Hi Kathy. How are you? Fine. You know we’re both flying to Frankfurt next month? Yes. Can we fly business class? Absolutely not. The tickets would cost five thousand dollars. It would be worth it for such
In this English conversation Vicki and Kathy are opening their office suggestions box. The first idea they read is to create a Facebook page. They like it. The second idea is to have casual dress days every day of the week. They are not so sure about that. Notice the English phrases used to make suggestions in the conversation. Suggestion Box Conversation OK, let’s open the office suggestion box. Yeah! Two suggestions! That’s great. Open
Jay and Vicki are in Egypt and they want to take a photo of themselves in front of a pyramid. They need some help so they ask a passerby. Notice the way they make their request. They use the verb mind which is followed by a gerund – a noun form of the verb. And notice how the passerby agrees to their request. She says no. Would You Mind Conversation Script Let’s ask someone. Excuse
Vicki invites Jay to play a game. He wants to so she explains the game’s rules. They’re both going to put a sweet in their mouths at the same time. (Sweet is a British English word. Americans call it candy.) The winner will be the person who can make their sweet last the longest. Conversation transcript Do you want to play a game? Yeah. OK. You take a sweet and I’ll take a sweet. You
Nobody likes giving bad news. If we have to deliver it, we often like to give some good news too. But what happens if the news is all bad? Click here to see some more short conversations for speaking practice. Good news bad news joke Oh hi doctor. What’s up? I’m afraid I have some bad news and some very bad news. Oh no! Give me the bad news first. The lab called with your
At your first meeting with a new business contact, you’ll want to make a good impression. What could go wrong? Well quite a lot. First impressions count so here you’ll learn English phrases and expressions to make yours a great one. Click here to see more everyday situations where you’ll want to be polite. Click here to see more Business English conversations. First impression script So you’re meeting a new business contact. Hi! First impressions
Deadlines! They’re so hard to meet when you’re busy. Here we see Vicky and Jay asking for a deadline to be extended so they can have another week. Click here to learn about the difference between the prepositions by and until. Click here to see more short conversations for speaking practice. Click here to see more Business English conversations. Deadline conversation Hey Zeynep! Hello Vicki and Jay! Did you get my email? Yes. And we’re
You need to attend an English meeting. Are you going to understand what everyone is saying? And are you going to be able to manage everyone’s time effectively and make good decisions? We can help! Here is a series of 3 videos designed to help you manage discussions and communicate clearly in business meetings. They focus on: 1. Managing time 2. Making Decisions 3. Achieving Understanding Make sure you scroll down to the end to
