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Mandarinmaybethemostcommonlyspokenlanguageinthe
world,butEnglishisnotfarbehind.Thatmeansmanyofthe
peopleyouwillmeetwillbeabletospeakalittleEnglish.Having
evenabasicgraspoftheEnglishlanguagewillhelpyoutalkto
peoplefromallovertheworld.ThinkofEnglishasthebridge
thatallowsyoutocrossoverthelanguagebarrier.
WhatbenefitscanyougetfromEnglishconversationlessons?
Besidesbeingabletospeaktoalargernumberofpeople,itmight
alsohelpyougetajob.Manycompaniesdobusinessalloverthe
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worldnowadays.
Knowingmorethanonelanguagecanmakeyouaveryvaluable
assettoacompany.KnowingEnglishdialoguescanalsohelpyou
inasocialsetting.Itsamazinghowmuchyoucanlearnabout
someonefromanothercountrybysimplyknowingafewsimple
Englishphrases.Theworldhasgrownawholelotsmallerbecause
ofsocialmediasiteslikeFacebookandYouTube.Justthinkhow
manymorepeopleyoucouldgettoknowifyoucouldtalkto
themonline.

Somethingassimpleas,Wazzup?couldopenthedoorto
gettingtoknowsomeonebetterandmakefriendsintheprocess.
BeingabletotakepartinandunderstandtheseEnglish
conversationsmayleadtoyougettingabetterunderstandingof
thelanguageandotherpeople.
YoudonthavetobecomeamasteroftheEnglishlanguagetobe
abletocommunicate.Short,simplephrasesandabasicgraspof
thelanguageareusuallyallyouneed.Theworldisgettingsmaller
everydayastheinternetconnectsusall.Ifyouwanttobeapart
ofthatsmallworld,afewEnglishconversationlessonscanhelp
youdothat.

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WelcometoEverydayEnglishConversations.MynameisDon,
andIamanEnglishconversationinstructorinBangkok,
Thailand.Ihavespentthepastseveralyearstryingtofindfairly
easyEnglishconversationstohelpwithteachingmy7ththrough
12thgradeThaistudentstospeakEnglish.TheproblemthatI
keeprunningintoisthattheonesIfindareeithertoshortand
easy,ortolongandcomplicatedforthem.
Ineededtocomeupwithsomethinginbetweenthattheycould
handle,butwouldntfallasleepduring.But,Ihadtokeep
poundingthebasicsintotheirheadstomakesurethattheyhada
goodfoundationtobuildon.Hereare10examplesofsomepretty
easyEnglishconversationsthatIhaveeitherwritten,orfoundon
theinternet.Theeasiestonesareonly4setslong,andverysimple
tochangetosuityourneeds.
Dependingontheclassskilllevel,Iusethemuptothe7thor8th
gradeformystudents.My10ththrough12thgradersusually
workwithEnglishconversationsthatare6setslonganduse
sentencesthatarealittlemorecomplicated.Iwillgetthoseup
hereassoonasIcan.
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Hereareafewexamples.JustclickonEasyConversationsor
MoreConversationstoseemore.Foranyteachersthatmay
stumbleacrossthispage,pleasefeelfreetocheckoutanyofmy
lessonplanexamples.Ihopethatyouwillfindsomethingthatyou
canuseinyourclasses.
1.Whoareyou?
A.Whatsyourname?
B.MynameisBobby.Whatsyours?
A.MineisTom.
B.Wheredoyoulive?
A.IliveinLopburi,andyou?
B.IliveinSaraburi.
A.Itsnicetomeetyou.
B.Itsnicetomeetyoutoo.
2.Goingtothepark
A.Whereareyougoing?
B.Iamgoingtothepark.
A.Whatwillyoudothere?
B.Iwillplayfootball.
A.Whowillyouplaywith?
B.Myfriends.
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A.MayIplaytoo?
B.Yes,youmay.
3.Schooltime
A.Whattimedoyougotoschool?
B.Igoat7am.
A.Howdoyougettoschool?
B.Igettoschoolbybus.
A.Whatgradeareyouin?
B.The6thgrade.
A.Doyouhavefunatschool?
B.Yes,Ido.
4.Homework
A.Whatareyoudoing?
B.Imdoingmyhomework.
A.Whichclassisitfor?
B.ItsforMathclass.
A.Isithard?
B.No,itsnot.
A.Willyouhelpmewithmine?
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B.Yes,Iwill.
5.Mybirthday
A.Whenisyourbirthday?
B.MybirthdayisonAugustthe14th.
A.MineisonMaythe3rd.
B.Doyouhaveapartyonthatday?
A.Yes,Ido.Doyou?
B.Yes,wehavelotsoffun.
A.Whatdoyoudo?
B.Weplaygamesandeatcake.
6.Whattodo?
A.Whatdoyouwanttodo?
B.Idontknow.
A.Wecouldplaytennis.
B.No,itstoohot.
A.Wecouldplaybasketball.
B.No,itstoohotforthattoo.
A.Doyouwanttogoswimming?
B.Thatsacoolidea.
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7.Funnystory
A.Whyareyoulaughing?
B.BecauseIheardafunnystory.
A.Whotoldyouafunnystory?
B.Ericdid.
A.Whendidhetellittoyou?
B.Afewminutesago.
A.Willyoutellittome?
B.Yes,Iwilltellyou.
8.Inthedark
A.Oh!Theelectricityisoff!
B.Icantseeanything.
A.Meeither.
B.Whatshouldwedo?
A.Weneedaflashlight.
B.Whereisit?
A.Ithinkitsinthekitchendrawer.
B.Yes,hereitis.
9.Lostbackpack
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A.Haveyouseenmybackpack?
B.No.Whydoyouask?
A.BecauseIcantfindit.
B.Didyoulookinyourcloset?
A.Yes,Itwasntthere.
B.Didyoulookunderyourbed?
A.No,notyet.
B.Ibetthatswhereitis.
10.Popcorn
A.Areyoureadytowatchthemovie?
B.No,notyet.
A.Whynot?
B.Becausesomethingismissing.
A.Whatsmissing?
B.Popcorn!
A.Icanwatchamoviewithoutpopcorn.
B.Well,Icant.

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OfcourseImright,Imateacher!Sometimesitshardtofeelas
confidentasyouneedto.Nomatterhowmaydegreesandlesson
plansyouarearmedwith,nothingpreparesyouforthefirst
momentyouarestandinginfrontof40ofthelittle
umm..darlings.YoucangrabthisTeachersarealwayswritet
shirt,andlotsofothergreatteesatMobiisBubble.
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