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!
I am living 15 minutes away from the black sea.I am inlove in it, it's like a magnet.Wherever i go i come back near it.Congrats to everyone who is trying to write, even if is not perfect like mine.
I don't live near the sea. I live near the river, and it's called the New Bug. I like swimming in the river, but I no longer swim in the river because the nearby plant polluted the water and made it dangerous to swim in it.
No,i didnt live near the sea,but i live near the river
no, I don’t live near the sea, but my country has many beautiful beaches because I live in Indonesia. Even I don’t live near the sea, I sometimes visit the beach during holidays with my family
No , I don't live near the sea , but I live in a city that has two rivers .
I don't live in near the sea, but I 'd love to visit it, when I have free time. I really enjoy walking along the beach , listening the sound of the waves and watching sunrise and sunset . If I have a chance I would visit again.
OK
I don't live near the sea.
I live in Brazil and the city where I live is further from the sea, about two hours away.
Thank you teacher FD.
Do you leave near de sea?
No, I did'nt leave near the sea but i leave in the coastline of m'y country. The river in my city is call Wouri.
do you live near the sea?
I didn't used to live near the sea because I live in small city where it hadn't sea. However ı used to love to live city that located near the sea and now ı live in İstanbul. My home dont located to near the sea but ı can visit sea when ı want . One day ı would like to live near the sea not İstanbul .