Dialogues for Pronunciation Practice and Oral Presentation

Course I

1. Two students

2. Talking about Tim

3. A student visitor

4. Making a reservation

5. Gossip

6. A picnic

7. A quiet life

8. Arranging to meet

9. Love on the internet

10. Food you like

11. The suspect

12. The lost tie

13. A few errands

14. Christmas preparations

15. After the exams

16. A flying visit

17. Find the culprit

18. Phoning a landlord

19. Going shopping

20. Language school

21. A weather forecast

22. The stonecutter

23. Seven o’clock news

24. Angela

25. All the world’s a stage

Dialogue 1. Two students

A: Hi! I'm Hong Lei. What's your name?

B: Hello, Hong Lei. My name's Ricky.

A: Hi Ricky. Are you a new student here?

B: Yes, I had my first lesson this morning. Are you a new student too?

A: No, I've been here for six months.

B: Six months. That's a long time.

A: It's not so long really. What class are you in? Intermediate or …?

B: Intermediate Three. And what about you?

A: I'm in Advanced One. Who's your teacher?

B: I can't remember her name, but she's got curly red hair.

A: Ah! Does she wear glasses?

B: Yes, I think so.

A: That's probably Anne Wallis.

B: Yes that's right. Do you know her? Is she your teacher too?

A: No. But she taught me last term. How long have you been here?

B: Only a week.

A: Wow, not long. Where do you live? With a family?

B: Well, I'm staying at the YMCA at the moment. I'm looking for somewhere more permanent. Do you know of any good places?

A: Yes. Actually my friend has a spare room in here apartment and she's

looking for a flatmate. Would you like her phone number?

B: That would be great! Thanks for your help. Can I buy you coffee?

Dialogue 2. Talking about tim

Sheila: This is a beautiful park, isn't it?

Tim: Yes, it is.

Sheila: What do you do Tim?

Tim: I'm the assistant manager of the sales department.

Sheila: Did you go to university?

Tim: Oh yes, I went to university for 3 years and then I had to take

a couple of other courses at night school.

Sheila: Where did you go to university?

Tim: Leeds. Dad wanted me to become a lawyer or an engineer,

but I didn't like that idea.

Sheila: What did you want to become?

Tim: I hoped to become a doctor.

Sheila: What happened?

Tim: I didn’t think that I could get enough money to study for

five years.

Sheila: Have you worked for the same company since you finished

university?

Tim: Yes, I have. I would like to go and look at the lake.

Sheila: So would I.

Dialogue 3. A student visitor

S=Sandy

N=Nina

S Our student from Seoul arrived on Monday.

N What’s her name?

S Soon-hee.

N That’s a pretty name! What’s she like?

S She’s really nice. I’m sure we’ll get on well. We seem to have a lot in

common.

N How do you know that already? What does she like doing?

S Well, she likes dancing and so do I. And we both like listening to the

same kind of music.

N What does she look like?

S Oh, she’s really pretty. She has big, brown eyes and long, dark hair.

N Why don’t we do something with Soon-hee this weekend? What should

we do? Get a pizza? Go clubbing? What would she like to do?

S I’ll ask her tonight. She was a bit homesick at first, so I’m pretty sure

she’ll want to go out and make some friends.

N How is she now?

S Oh, she’s OK. She called her parents and she felt much better after she’d

spoken to them.

N Oh, that’s good. I can’t wait to meet her.