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!
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.
No i don't. However, i always dream of having my own house near the sea because of the remarkable view at sunrise and sunset.
No, I don't. However, I will really like to live near the sea in view to have that sight on the sea at the sunrise and the sunset. It will be beautiful, calm and relaxing.
No I don't but i wish i have a home near the sea to wake up one day and see this wonderful view . OH , i think it was inspire .
i live in a big city near the sea and the beach it has always been a part of my life
I just moved a city which is near by the sea. I used to live in a little town without sea
Do you live near the sea?
No, I live in downtown, I like sea but don't want swimming. I like see the sunset into the ocean, so when I get more older than now, I will stay in near the sea more worming area.
I live near the sea. It is nice to go to the beach when the place is not cold. Unfortunately, the weather is not on my advantage here. Indeed, we can have a temperature of 12 degrees in summer. So, I don't really take advantage of the seaside.