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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!
Nope, I am not. But I'm in love with the sea. Even though it is far away from home, maybe a 30-kilometer drive, my family makes time for it every month.
I was live in my own flat it was in a big building twardes the sea I had enjoyed every moment there I used to drink my coffee every day morning in my balcony during that listen to classic music and enjoy every single minute . That was my long life dream but after fulfill it everything changed . That’s the life . But I still remember all good memories there I have had.
No, it takes 2 hours and 30 minutes from my house to Vung Tau beach.
No, I live three hours away from the Atlantic Ocean.
hi everyone,fortunally i was born by the sea and a think i'm very lucky because is one of the most thing that i appreciate here in my city,when i travel in a places where the sea miss i feel a lot of sadness,anyway i thought that the sea is a very important part of my life.
Hello everyone, I live in a beautiful country and have a sea.it’s very important for us because it has affected for us such as Diving and wonderful views!
So,I really grateful for this country
I live in Buenos Aires which is near a river but far from the sea. By the way, my grandfather was born in Santander as Noelia! But he had to migrate to Argentina when he was 11 years old and only accompanied by his older brother (14). The first years of the 20th century were really difficult times for many Spaniards.
No i do not, but there are a lot of beaches in my country, I went there a lot when I was young and I miss them a lot
No , I do not
I miss going to the sea! this summer my parents didn’t take me there , they are so boring really, by the way the distance between our house and the sea is just about 30 minutes by car! Not far , but I think my parents getting old and lost interested in those things :(
I live about one hour drive from the sea, and a friend of mine has a free time he gives me a ride there! However it is the North Sea with a dull grey colour I like it very much and feel its power which is more impressive for me than blue colour southern seas.