Dialogue
In this lesson, your tutor will help you go over this topic: Friends. First, read the following dialogue out loud with your tutor, then switch roles and try again.
Kevin and Dorothy are talking about their friends.
| Kevin: | Thanks for inviting me to your picnic last weekend. I had a lot of fun. | ||||||||||
| Dorothy: | I’m glad you could make it. Did you get to meet my best friend Karen? | ||||||||||
| Kevin: | I’m sure I did. Tell me what she looks like. | ||||||||||
| Dorothy: | She is from Colombia and has big eyes and curly hair. She is quite tall as well. You couldn’t have missed her. | ||||||||||
| Kevin: | Was she wearing sunglasses? | ||||||||||
| Dorothy: | Hmm… I forgot. She was wearing a pink Versace blouse with white Gucci jeans. She likes to dress up for special occasions. | ||||||||||
| Kevin: | Oh, yes! I remember talking to her. We had a long discussion about learning languages. | ||||||||||
| Dorothy: | She is very cosmopolitan. | ||||||||||
| Kevin: | Indeed! Now I want to learn Spanish. | ||||||||||
| Dorothy: | Ask Karen. I’m sure she has some tips! | ||||||||||
Vocabulary
Go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| Expression | Definition | Example | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| thanks for + (~ing) | – | Thanks for giving us the tour. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I’m glad … | – | I’m glad you’re feeling better now. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| curly | having curls | She has curly hair and blue eyes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| someone is quite (adj) | to a very noticeable degree or extent | He is quite ill/rich/busy. The room is quite large/small. |
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| couldn’t have missed | too noticeable to miss | You couldn’t have missed the city hall since it’s so big! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| be wearing | to use or have (something) as clothing: to have (a shirt, pants, etc.) over part of your body | He was wearing blue jeans. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dress up | to wear nice clothes | He doesn’t normally dress up often. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| remember +(~ing) … remember to (verb) |
not forget | She remembers sitting next to me in the class. She remembered to bring homework. |
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| cosmopolitan | a cosmopolitan person, belief, opinion, etc. shows a wide experience of different people and places | She has such a cosmopolitan outlook on life. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| indeed | without any question — used to stress the truth of a statement | Indeed, he is a great poet. = He is indeed a great poet. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
Practice answering the following questions with your tutors. You can use the sample answers to come up with your own answer.
- Who is your best friend?
- My friend from childhood Chris is my best friend.
- My sister is my best friend.
- Your answer:_______________________________
- Tell me what s/he looks like.
- Chris is very tall and slim.
- Dorothy has long black hair and dark eyes.
- Your answer:_______________________________
- What kind of clothing does your friend usually wear?
- She always dresses up.
- He is always in jeans and a t-shirt.
- Your answer:_______________________________
- What do you usually talk about with your friend?
- We talk a lot about dating these days.
- We talk about everything.
- Your answer:_______________________________
- What do you like about your friend the most?
- I think Karen is a lovely person.
- Chris is so energetic, and I always get energy from him.
- Your answer:_______________________________
Conversation
Use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- Tell me a story about your best friend.
- What do you like about your friend the most?
- What do you least like about your friend?
- What do you usually talk about with your friend?
- How did you two become friends?
Wrap-up
Go over any new expressions or vocabulary that you learned today.
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