Welcome to American English Conversations: Lesson 1. In this lesson you have 3 dialogues to practice, read, translate, pronounce in English, and read along with the video. Please focus and do your best so that you can learn and improve your listening, reading, pronunciation, and communication skills in English. Don’t forget to use the comments section below to share your thoughts and what you’ve learned today.
PART 1 — DIRECTIONS: Read the dialogues below in English, then translate them and read them in your primary language, if needed.
Dialogue 1: Formal Greetings and Farewells
Paul: Hello. How are you?
Don: Fine, thank you. How are you?
Paul: Fine, thanks. (bus sound effect) Oh, excuse me—here’s my bus. Goodbye.
Don: Goodbye.
Dialogue 2: Informal Greetings and Farewells
Dick: Hi! How are you?
Helen: Fine, thanks—and you?
Dick: Just fine. Where are you going?
Helen: To the library.
Dick: O.K. I’ll see you later. So long
Helen: So long.
Dialogue 3: Formal Introductions
Margaret: Mr. Wilson, I’d like you to meet Dr. Edward Smith.
Mr. Wilson: How do you do, Dr. Smith.
Dr. Smith: How do you do.
Margaret: Dr. Smith is an economist. He’s just finished writing a book on international trade.
Mr. Wilson: Oh? That’s my field, too. I work for the United Nations.
Dr. Smith: In the Development Program, by any chance?
Mr. Wilson: Yes. How did you guess?
Dr. Smith: I’ve read your articles on technical assistance. They’re excellent.
PART 2 — DIRECTIONS: Watch, read-along, and pronounce with the video below a minimum of 2-3 times. After you finish, let us know what you learned via the comments section below.
Thanks for your teaching.Today,I have learned formal and informal greetings and farewells and formal introductions.They are very useful in conversation.
Thank you for practicing your American English conversation skills. I’m glad you’re improving your skills.
Wow! I learned how to pronounce few words after watching and practicing with the video. Thank you.
Now i can mais difference between formal and unformal greeting.
Thanks
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Thanks slot.
It’s very good for learning English and making correct conversation and pronunciation
I’m glad you’re learning English here, Salaman. 🙂
American English conversations dialogue 1 of 3.
I have practised dialogues 3 times. I hope this exercise will help me out.
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Wow! I learned how to pronounce few words after watching and practicing with the video. Thank you.
Hi everybody ! Good to see you.
I’m happy to study with my class. Let’s try together to improve our English skills.
Very useful lesson . Now ,I have learnt how greet people in a formal and informal way
thank you allot my dear teachers and facilitators, you can imagine how big and important for me this opportunity please continue as these programmes
I am learning.
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I’m happy to study with my class to improve my English skills.