Phrases for Conversation - Low Beginning

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Greeting:

Hi
Hello.

Good morning.
Good afternoon.
Good evening.

How are you?
How are you doing?
How ya doing? (Informal)

Fine. How about you?
Okay. Thanks

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Introducing Yourself

I'm John

• I'm Jackie. (Use first name in informal situations

I'm John Kennedy.

• I'm Jackie O'Neill. (Use full name in business and formal situations

(It's) nice to meet you.

• It's) nice meeting you. (It's) good to meet you

Nice to meet you too.

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Introducing People

This is my friend, Jack.

Hi Jack. I'm Linda

my brother, Bob my sister, Cindy
my father, Mr. Harris
my mother, Mrs. Harris
my teacher, Ms. Watson
my student, Carrie
my friend, Mary Jones
my boss, Mr. Ritter
my co-worker, Penny Pitcher

Nice to meet you

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Identifying People, Things


This is Minnie Rivers

That is Mr. Lewis


Minnie is a writer


Mr. Lewis is a barber


Gail is an artist


He is a photographer


She is a secretary


He's a dentist


She's a doctor


I am a computer programmer


I'm a businessman


I'm a businesswoman


I'm not a mechanic


We are writers


They are engineers


You are a student


You are students


This is an apple


This is a banana


That is an orange


That is not a tomato


It is a telephone


It's a horse


It's not an airplane

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Asking for Information


What is this
This is a table


What is that
That is a chair



What's this
It's a pen



What's that
It's an apple



What are these
These are pencils



What are those
Those are books



Where is Mr. King
He is over there



Where is Ms. Knight
She's (right) here



Where's Johnny
He's in the house



When's the movie
It's at 9:00



When's lunch
Lunch is at noon



How is the food
It's delicious

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Giving Information


Jeremy is from Ohio.
Oh really? What part of Ohio

Kelly is a saleswoman.
Is that right? What company

He's a university student.
Oh. What university

Ronda lives in Texas.
Really? What city (in Texas)

I work at a restaurant.
Oh really? Which restaurant

I live in Florida.
Oh yeah? Where in Florida

Where are you from?
I'm from Delaware

What is your occupation
I'm a police officer

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Simple Sentences

I work in a post office Are you a letter carrier

Greg works in a bank
Is he a teller

They live in Washington
Are they senators

I eat breakfast at 8:00 a.m
What do you eat

She goes to work at 9:00 a.m
Where does she work

Eddy plays basketball every Friday
Where does he play

Penny starts class at 10:00
When does she finish

I don't drink beer
Why not

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Numbers and Counting

How many fingers do you haveI have eight fingers


You have eight fingers
Eight fingers and two thumbs



How many brothers does Ryan have
He has four brothers



How many students in your class
Thirty-five, including me



How old is your sister
She is seventeen



How many hours do you work every day
From nine to five. Eight hours



How many people are in the group
About seventy



How many cookies are left
Five or six



How many toothpicks are in the box
More than a hundred

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Favorite Things


What is your favorite color Purple


What's your favorite kind of music
I like pop music



Favorite sport

Kung fu



Do you have a lucky number
Yes. It's eight



What kind of food do you like best
I like Cantonese food



How about movies
Action



Who is your favorite movie star
Jackie Chan



What city do you like most
Hong Kong, of course

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Talking about here and now


What is Ms. Chan doing
She is writing a letter


What is he doing
He's playing hockey


What are you doing
I'm reading a book



Who is singing that song

Frank is

Who is washing the dishes
The children are



Where are you going now
I'm going to the library