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CONVERSATION STRATEGY

LA COSA IN THE FOREST

an: Remember that time we were hiking in Utah?

yan: When we got lost? That was funny.

m: Why? What happened?

an: We were on this trail, and it was getting dark. Then Bryan says, where ar

e?

yan: Yeah, we couldnt see a thing, and we walked off the trail. It was that bad

an: Yeah, there were all these trees around us, and we were so lost. And wernking, oh, no. And were both getting kind of scared. We just wanted to get ou

there.

m: I bet.

an: And Bryan says, should we jog a Little?

nd i go, Yeah, i was thinking the same thing. Lets go.

yan: so we startedjogging,.

an: And we said to each other, Weve got to stick together, in case anything

ppens.

yan: Yeah. And all of a sudden, we Heard this noise.

an: And i looked over at Bryan, and i saw his face was White, and he was

arting to run fast.

yan: Well, yeah. I mean, it was a weird noise.

an: So, i was thinking, wait a minute. What happened to our plan to stick

gether? So i started to run with him.

yan: Yeah, we were running through the trees, scared to death. It was

arious! It was just like in a horror movie.

7/26/2019 EXCERCIES

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Complete and practice these dialogues with a partner.

1. Robert : How do you do? My name ______ Robert Brown.

Jack : How do you do? My name ______ Jack Richardson. Where______ you from, Mr. Brown?

Robert : I ______ American. I ______ from Appleton, Wisconsin.

Jack : Oh. That ______ very interesting.

2. Frank : Hello. My name ______ Frank. What ______ your name?

John : My name ______ John. How ______ you?

Frank : I ______ fine, thanks. ______ you a student here?

John : No, I ______ not. I ______ an instructor.

Frank : Oh. Pleased to meet you, Sir.3. Peter : Hello, Mike

Michael : Hello, Peter. Who______ that girl?

Peter : She ______ Mary. She ______ a new student.

Michael : Where ______ she from?

Peter : She ______ from Australia.

Michael :______ she single?

Peter : No, she ______ ______. She ______ married.

Michael : Oh. Thats bad news.

4. Jack : Where ______ you, Jim?

Jim : I ______ here, in the library.

Jack :______ you alone?

Jim : No, I ______ ______. I ______ with my friend Janet. Come andmeet her.

pausa)

Jim : This ______ Janet. She ______ my classmate . She ______rom London.

Jack : Hello, I ______ glad to meet you, Jane. How ______ you?

Janet : I ______ fine, Jack. Im glad to meet you, too.