Conversation 1 Situation: Speech act: Personal information about Erick Estrada Introducing friends; talking about a 3rd person.

(Nationalities, age, origins and professions) To be (short forms) a/an 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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Narrator:

This is Erick Estrada. Erick is Mexican. Hes from Hermosillo, but hes in Tucson on vacation. He is an engineer. Hes 24 years old.

Vocabulary This Is Mexican He is from But On vacation An engineer 24 years old

Conversations for beginner at ITH

Conversation 2 Situation: Erick meets Nicole outside the Holiday Inn hotel in Tucson. Grammar: Wh questions (where, what), to be. Speech acts: Introductions, sharing personal information, asking for addresses, and making invitations. Erick: Nicole: Erick: Nicole: Excuse me, maam. Where is the Holyday Inn hotel? Its that building. Oh, thank you. My name is Erick. Nice to meet you, Erick. My name is Nicole.

Erick: Nicole: Erick: Nicole: Erick:

Nice to meet you, too. Where are you from? Tucson, what about you? Mexico. Really? What city? Hermosillo. Im here on vacation.

Nicole: Erick: Nicole: Erick: Nicole:

Wow, thats nice. What do you do? I work at ford. Im an engineer. You? Im a nurse, but in this moment I dont working. Ok, hey, would you like to have dinner this week? Sure, my cell phone number is 520 444 315. Call me.

Conversation 3 Situation: Erick calls Nicole to invite her to have dinner together. Speech Acts: Greetings, Making/Accepting invitations, Grammar: Wh questions. Can. There is/are. Erick: Nicole: Erick: Nicole: Erick: Nicole: Erick: Nicole: Erick: Nicole: Nicole, this is Erick. Remember me? Oh, Erick! Yes, of course I remember you! How are you? Uh, fine. You? Im good. (silence) whats up? listen, would you like to have dinner tonight? Sure, where? Theres a restaurant in the hotel. Can you come? Ok. What time? Is 8:00 ok? Sure. See you there.

Conversation 4 Situation: Erick and Nicole get together to talk and have dinner. Speech Acts: Greetings. Asking and answering personal questions. Grammar: Part 1 Erick: Nicole: Erick: Nicole: Erick: Nicole: Erick: Part 2 Erick: Nicole: Erick: Nicole: Erick: Part 3 Nicole: Erick: Nicole: Erick: Nicole: Im 23 years old. And you? Im 24. Do you have a facebook account? yeah. Its sexynicky@hotmail.com. S-E-X-Y-N-I-C-K-Y. Ok, thanks. Can I send you a friends request? sure, and you can call me Nicky, too. All my friends call me like that. So, youre from Tucson? Yeah, my parents are from Mexico, but I was born here. Do you speak Spanish? I understand it a little, but I cant speak it. You speak English very well! Thanks, in Mexico you have to speak English to graduate and to get a good job. Hey, Nicole, how are you? Im ok. Thanks. And you? Me too. You look good! thanks. You too. Do you want to have dinner now, or do you prefer to have a drink first? Lets have a drink first. Ok, lets go sit at the bar. Questions with do; questions with can.

Ericks sends a private message to Nicole. Writing practice. Hi Nicole, How do you feel? I hope you are ok. Last night, I had a good time. Its great we can be friends. But I dont know much about you, and I would like to know you better. Do you have any brothers and sisters? My family is a traditional Mexican family. We are 7 brothers and sisters. I have 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Im the sixth one. All my brothers are married, except for one. We are a happy family but I dont live with them. I live alone since I finished the university. I dont have any pets. I like dogs, but I dont have time to attend them. So, right now, I only work and work. What about your family? Is it big? Do you have any pets? Do you have a boyfriend? I had a good time last night. Lets go out again soon. See you later, Erick

Conversation 5 Situation: Speech act: Grammar: Next day, Erick calls Nicole again. Invitations. Making requests: Would you like to. Present progressive.

Part 1

Nicole: Erick: Nicole: Erick:

Hello. Hello Nicole. This is Erick, again. oh, hi, Erick, how are you? Im fine. I have a question for you. What do you prefer: to go to the cinema or to go dancing? I like both. Why? What do you prefer to do tomorrow night? I think I prefer to go to the cinema. Would you like to go to the movies with me tomorrow? Sure, but I have a problem. I dont have a car.

Nicole: Erick: Nicole: Erick: Nicole:

Part 2

Erick: Nicole: Erick: Nicole: Erick: Nicole:

Dont worry. I can pick you up. What is your address? 7204 Valencia Blvd. South East Tucson. Thats near the Airport, right? Yes, thats right. Ok. See you at 6:30 in your house, ok? sure. See you tomorrow.

Conversation 6 Situation: Erick goes for Nicole to go to the movies together. Hi, Come in. you are Nicoles friend, right? Yes, maam. My name is Erick Estrada. Pleased to meet you. Pleased to meet you, too. My name is Carmen. Please sit down. Nicole is almost ready. Would you like a glass of water? Coffee? No, thanks. You have a very nice house. Thanks. So, how is Hermosillo lately? Dangerous? Not really. Its big but very quiet. Its nice. Its like a big town.

Nicoles mother: Erick: Nicoles mother:

Erick: Carmen: Erick:

Carmen: Erick:

Do you live in Hermosillo with your parents? Yes, I live in Hermosillo but I dont live with my family. I rent an apartment in the center of the city. Why? Because I like to live alone. I think its important to be independent. How often do you come to Tucson? Very often. I usually come to conferences about my company. Hi, Erick. Im sorry Im late.

Carmen: Erick: Carmen: Erick: Nicole:

Erick: Nicole: Erick: Carmen: Erick: Carmen:

Its ok. I met your sister. thats my mother, Erick. She is very young. what time are you coming back? I think around 11 pm. ok. Be careful. Have fun.

Conversation 7 Situation: Erick and Nicole take a taxi to the movie theater.

Erick: Tadi driver: Erick: Taxi Driver: Erick: Nicole: Part 2 Erick: Nicole:

Taki!!! Please, take us to the movie theater. ON Maddison Blvd.? yes, thats right. Yeah, I know where it is. Come on. Let me open the door for you. Nicole, what kind of movies do you like? I like romantic comedy.

Really? Which is your favorite movie? well, I dont have a favorite one, but I really like The Proposal with Sandra Bullock. Yes! I love that movie! How about you? What kind of movies do you like? I like Science fiction; my favorite movie is The Matrix

Erick: Nicole: Erick:

Conversation 8 Situation: Erick and Nicole at the movie theater talking about free time activities.

Nicole: Erick:

How often do you go to the movies, Erick? Not very often. I love watching movies, but I dont have a lot of free time. I work all week, from Monday through Friday. =o!! and what do you do in your free time?

Nicole:

Erick:

I try to rest; I watch a lot of movies but at home. Sometimes I go to a bar. Once in a while, I go dancing. And you? well, right now, I have a lot of free time!! Jajaja. Im trying to get a job.

Nicole: