Conversation: How to Confess love
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It’s time to tell someone that you love him/her. Learn this English conversation to gain some confidence before you take an action in the important time of your life.
Example 1
You : Ahh. I have something to tell you.
Your target : Yes?
You : I love you a lot and I just wonder if you could be my girlfriend?
Your target : Well. Sorry but I have a boyfriend already.
Example 2
You : Hi. I think we need to talk.
Ms. B : Talk what?
You : I’d like to know what do you think about me.
Ms. B : You are a nice guy
You : I like you. I’d like to know if you could consider me to be your boyfriend.
Ms. B : Glad you finally open up your mind. I like you too.
Conversation - How to Order Pizza
Conversation - How to Order Pizza
People often like to ask each other how they spent their holidays or weekend. There are a number of ways to both ask and answer questions about it.
How was…?
How was your weekend?
It was lovely. How was yours? (great)
It was terrible. (really bad)
It was nice. (fine)
A bit boring. (not very interesting)
Link words: then / after that
- We had a drink. Then we went to the cinema.
- OR We had a drink, and then we went to the cinema.
- I went shopping. After that I met my sister.
- OR I went shopping, and after that, I met my sister.
Anyway, so anyway
In spoken English, you use anyway or so anyway when you want to begin the next part of the story, or go back to then main story.
- Janet didn’t know about it. So anyway, we got in the helicopter, and…
- We drank the champagne. Anyway, we landed and…
Realize, remember, find out
The past perfect is often used after the verbs realize, remember and find out.
Weekends – Asking about what people did?
People often like to ask each other how they spent their holidays or weekend. There are a number of ways to both ask and answer questions about it.
How was…?
How was your weekend?
It was lovely. How was yours? (great)
It was terrible. (really bad)
It was nice. (fine)
A bit boring. (not very interesting)
Link words: then / after that
- We had a drink. Then we went to the cinema.
- OR We had a drink, and then we went to the cinema.
- I went shopping. After that I met my sister.
- OR I went shopping, and after that, I met my sister.
Anyway, so anyway
In spoken English, you use anyway or so anyway when you want to begin the next part of the story, or go back to then main story.
- Janet didn’t know about it. So anyway, we got in the helicopter, and…
- We drank the champagne. Anyway, we landed and…
Realize, remember, find out
The past perfect is often used after the verbs realize, remember and find out.
Agreeing/Disagreeing
There is no clearly defined difference between formal and informal ways of agreeing or disagreeing but it’s good to be careful about using expressions that sound too informal in certain situations.
- Track 1- Simple agreement
- I agree.
- I really agree with you.
- I think you are right.
- I couldn’t agree with you more.
- You said it.
- Can’t say I don’t agree.
- I’m with you on this.
- I partly agree
- I agree on this but not that.
- It’s partly true.
- Track 2 – Accepting/Declining/Expressing acceptance
- I accept your point.
- Please accept this on our behalf.
- Sorry, I can’t accept this.
- I’m 100% with you on this!
- Great idea.
- I’ll take it.
- Sorry, I can’t take it.
- Accept my apology.
- I accept your point.
- Track 3 – Simple disagreement or refusal
- I disagree with you.
- Everyone has their own opinion, right?
- I think you’re wrong on this.
- I’m sorry but I have to refuse your request.
- You’re wrong.
- No way!
- You’ve got to be kidding!
- How can you even say that?
- Where is your logic?
- I disagree with you.
- Track 4 – Strong disagreement
- I completely disagree with you.
- You are very wrong to say that.
- I totally disagree with you.
- I can’t find myself to agree with you.
- You’re dead wrong.
- You’re way wrong.
Apologizing and Explaining oneself·
There are a few ways to apologize but a good thing to remember is that we usually add something to an apology:
- Part 1- Apologies
- I’m sorry…
- I’m very sorry…
- I’m terribly sorry…
- Excuse me…
- Pardon me…
- I apologize…
- I’m afraid…
- Part 2 – Explaining Oneself, Accepting Responsibility
- …I wasn’t very well yesterday
- …I didn’t see you
- …It won’t happen again
- …I’ll be more careful next time
- …I’ll finish it before I go home
- …It’s my fault
- …It’s all my fault
English Greeting Expressions (Formal and Informal)
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There are many ways of greeting people, both formal and informal.
- General greetings (Formal)
- Hello!
- How are you?
- How are you doing?
- How is everything?
- How’s everything going?
- How have you been keeping?
- I trust that everything is well.
General greetings (Informal)- Hi.
- What’s up?
- Good to see you.
- How are things (with you)?
- How’s it going?
- How’s life been treating you?
Greeting a person you haven’t seen for a long time (Formal)- It has been a long time.
- It’s been too long.
- What have you been up to all these years?
- It’s always a pleasure to see you.
- How long has it been?
- I’m so happy to see you again.
Greeting a person you haven’t seen for a long time (Informal)- How come I never see you?
- It’s been such a long time.
- Long time no see.
- Where have you been hiding?
- It’s been ages since we last met.
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