Results for ‘conversation’

Lessons

• Help: ask for support and say what you can do Ask for help, offer it, name the person and task, and use help as a verb or a noun in everyday situations. A1
• Available and free: check time, access and price Ask whether something can be used, arrange a time to meet, and distinguish free time from a free service. A2
• Cost an arm and a leg: meaning and use Describe a high price in conversation. Practice cost and paid, past and present forms, and more neutral ways to discuss money. B1
• Past simple: finished events, questions and negatives Tell someone what happened, choose regular and irregular past forms, and use did, didn't, was and were. A2
• A, an, the or no article? Choose articles by countability, sound and what your listener can identify, with practice in everyday situations. A2
• Appointment: arrange, change and keep a time Use appointment for an arranged visit, choose useful booking phrases, and distinguish a meeting from a reservation. B1
• Hit the nail on the head: meaning and use Recognize an accurate comment or explanation. Practice the fixed phrase, verb forms and useful ways to agree or qualify your agreement. B2
• A piece of cake: meaning and use Describe a task that feels very easy. Practice full sentences, short replies, negative forms and considerate ways to talk about difficulty. B2
• A lot, alot or allot: which is correct? Use a lot for quantity or degree and allot for assigning a share. Practice spacing, of, word order and the forms allotted and allotting. B1
• On the same page: sharing an understanding Use on the same page to check a shared plan or understanding. Practice the sentence patterns, clarify a misunderstanding and choose a plain… B1
• Give someone a hand: asking for and offering help Ask for help with give someone a hand. Practice requests, offers, task patterns and past forms, and distinguish helping from applauding. B1
• Spoken English exercises: everyday conversation practice A conversation exercise focuses on a single turn within an everyday exchange rather than an entire memorized script. Each speaking turn… B1 2 s