Keeping a conversation going
Do the preparation exercise first. Then watch the video and do the exercises to check your understanding and practise the language.
Transcript
Ana: Hi! I'm Ana. Welcome to What to Say!
Do you know what to say when you want to keep a conversation going? Listen out for useful language for keeping a conversation going. Then, we'll practise saying the new phrases – after this.
Noelia: Hi, Bob!
Bob: Oh, morning, Noelia.
Noelia: So, what's new?
Bob: New, hmm, let me think. Hmm … Nothing much. Oh, hang on. My dog Bertie had his 14th birthday on Monday!
Noelia: Oh, he's getting old then?
Bob: I guess so … but not as old as his owner.
Noelia: Haha … er, anyway …
Bob: How about you, Noelia? How's it going?
Noelia: Great, actually. Yeah … all good.
Bob: By the way, I wanted to ask you, where in Spain are you from?
Noelia: I'm from Santander.
Bob: Oh, lovely. Wonderful to grow up near the sea.
Noelia: Yeah, it was perfect. Ah, I miss the sea.
Bob: I know what you mean. I used to live in Spain and I absolutely loved it.
Noelia: Really? I didn't know that, Bob!
Bob: Yeah, I had a little bar on the Costa Brava.
Noelia: Wow! So do you speak Spanish then?
Bob: Oh, not much. Ah, those were the days! Excuse me. Perdona, Noelia. Tengo que irme. Me necesitan en el segundo piso. ¡Hasta pronto! [Excuse me, Noelia. I've got to go. They need me on the second floor. See you soon!]
Noelia: Wow!
Ana: Hello again! Wow! Bob is full of surprises. So, did you notice the useful phrases used for keeping a conversation going? Listen to me and then repeat.
So, what's new?
Let me think ...
Nothing much.
Anyway …
How about you, Noelia?
How's it going?
By the way, I wanted to ask you ...
I know what you mean.
Really? I didn't know that!
Ana: Try and use some of these phrases the next time you want to keep a conversation going in English. Bye for now!
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I don’t live near the sea, however somehow I am planning to do that. Even just for experience, because I consider that living near the sea, it is an amazing and so fresh life.
I live in an inland city.So there's no sea.I really wish I had a home near the sea or river, Whenever i want to relax, i would just go and sit near by the water.
No, I don't live near the sea. I am living in big city.
No, I have never lived near the sea. By the way, I'd like to someday.
I didn't live in near sea but I very like live there because that weather is very nice and you can see a beautifull view and go to the beach.
Hi, I live in Riohacha, La Gujirara - Colombia, the city is boardered by the caribean sea. Its sunny all the time, the sunsets are fantastic and the people is always happy, They celebrate everything. I love this type of relationship and nehiborhood.
No, i don't. I think it must be a great experience. But, i'm not sure i wannt to try it.
No, I have never lived near the sea. But I would like to live near the sea in Hawaii or somewhere else.
Same here, I have never lived near the sea.