Synopsis
Improve your English listening with these intermediate level conversations.
Episodes
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Conversations in English: New Cell Phone
26/12/2011 Duration: 58sListen to the following conversation to improve your English. To view the transcript of each conversation or schedule a private English lesson on Skype, visit my website at http://worldenglishteacher.com. Two friends talk about cell phones. A: Hey, look at my new cell phone. B: Where'd you get it? A: I got it at the mall. It was free with my new plan. B: So what stuff can it do? A: It has text messages, voice-mail, Internet and instant messenger too. I think you can even watch TV on it. B: Cool. What about music? Can you use it like an mp3 player? A: Umm... I think so. Let me look... Yeah, it has a USB card to hold the mp3s. B: I think I may need to go get one too. How long of a contract do you have to sign? A: Just a year, I think. B: That's not too bad.
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Conversations in English: The Post Office
26/12/2011 Duration: 01minListen to the following conversation to improve your English. To view the transcript of each conversation or schedule a private English lesson on Skype, visit my website at http://worldenglishteacher.com. Two friends are in line at the post office and are losing their patience cause the line's moving slowly. A: We've been waiting in line for like 20 minutes. B: No, it's been like an hour. A: No way. You always exaggerate. It does feel like way more than 20 minutes, though, cause the line's moving so slow. Probably cause there's only two people here. B: I bet they have more than just two people here. They're probably just taking breaks or goofing off somewhere. A: Finally, the line's starting to move. B: Hey, I didn't know you get passports at the post office. I just saw a sign for it. A: Yeah, I got mine here last year. B: Cool. I still need to get mine. I haven't ever been out of the country, so I haven't needed one. A: But you're going to Europe this summer, right? B: Ye
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Conversations in English: Did you see the last episode?
26/12/2011 Duration: 32sListen to the following conversation to improve your English. To view the transcript of each conversation or schedule a private English lesson on Skype, visit my website at http://worldenglishteacher.com. Two friends talk about a soap opera A: Did you see the last episode? B: Nope. What happened? A: Let's see.... Angela got pregnant. B: Really? Who's the father? A: Robert. B: Wow. So does everyone know or is it a secret? A: No one knows. If Angela's dad knew about it, he'd be really pissed. B: I bet. He's really protective of her. A: The next episode starts in an hour. You wanna stay and watch it? B: Of course I will. Thanks.
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Conversations in English: Driving to the Vet
26/12/2011 Duration: 01minListen to the following conversation to improve your English. To view the transcript of each conversation or schedule a private English lesson on Skype, visit my website at http://worldenglishteacher.com. Jake, a dog, is sick and needs to go to the veterinarian (vet). One person holds him, while the other drives the car. A: So when did Jake start throwing up? B: He's been throwing up every day this week. Poor thing. A: At first, I just thought he ate some bad food, but if he's been throwing up every day, he's probably sick. B: Yeah, I think he might have worms. A: Hopefully not. B: Well, he needs to get his shots anyway. A: Do you have insurance? B: No, it's not worth it. I only come to the vet like twice a year. A: Ah, ok. So which street do I turn on? B: 5th. Thanks for driving, by the way. I have to hold Jake whenever he's in the car, or else he'll get scared. A: No problem.
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Conversations in English: Shopping for a Picnic
26/12/2011 Duration: 46sListen to the following conversation to improve your English. To view the transcript of each conversation or schedule a private English lesson on Skype, visit my website at http://worldenglishteacher.com. Two friends are at the grocery store to buy food for a picnic the next day. A: So, what do we need to get, again? B: Just a few things for the picnic tomorrow. Like paper plates, bread, lunch meat, chips. Stuff like that. A: What about soda? B: That too. I'm trying to remember what kind they wanted. A: Let's just get Coke or Pepsi, and maybe some Sprite too. Everyone likes those. B: Sounds good. Let's split up, so we get everything faster. A: I'll get the bread and sodas. You can get the other stuff. B: Alright. Let's meet at register 3. A: Ok. See you in a minute.
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Conversations in English: Email Lingo
26/12/2011 Duration: 33sListen to the following conversation to improve your English. To view the transcript of each conversation or schedule a private English lesson on Skype, visit my website at http://worldenglishteacher.com. “E-mail Lingo” Cody helps Elaine with her e-mail account. Elaine: Just let me check my e-mail real quick. Cody: Alright, no problem. Elaine: Look. What's this mean? Cody: It says your inbox is full. So it won't let you receive any new e-mails. Elaine: Then I need to delete some messages to make room. Cody: Yeah. Why don't you delete everything in your junk mail folder first. Elaine: It should be fine now. I deleted a few e-mails with really big attachments that were taking up a lot of space.
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Conversations in English: I Couldn't Sleep
19/12/2011 Duration: 01minCody stayed late at work and his wife, Elaine, was still awake when he returned home. Cody: Hey. Why are you still up? Elaine: I couldn't sleep, so I decided to read for a little bit. Cody: Is everything alright? Were you worried about something? Elaine: Well, not really. I don't know. Cody: Do you wanna talk about it? Remember, we said that we wanted to tell each other everything and be honest. Elaine: It's not a big deal. I'm sure she'll be fine. Cody: Who? Elaine: My sister called and said that our aunt is having surgery tomorrow. So I was just worried about her. Cody: What's wrong? Elaine: I'm not sure exactly. She said it wasn't anything major. Cody: I'm sure she'll be fine. Let's go get some sleep and tomorrow we'll call and see how it went. http://worldenglishteacher.com
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Conversations in English: That's a Good Deal
19/12/2011 Duration: 42sA: So, I found a new apartment. B: I didn't know you were moving out. A: Yeah. My lease is up and I need a cheaper place. B: How much is the new one? A:$400/month, all bills paid. Plus, it's a two bedroom. B: Whoa, that's a good deal. A: I know. It's a steal.. I'm moving in this Thursday. B: Is it furnished? A: Yeah, but I still need a TV. I wanna get a free one. I already looked on Craig's List but didn't see anything. B: I have an extra one you can use until you find a better one. A: Really? Thanks. I appreciate it. http://worldenglishteacher.com
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Conversations in English: Getting Up Early
19/12/2011 Duration: 33sBrittany's car is getting repaired at the mechanic. So her friend, Sharon, is driving her to work and she doesn't like it. Brittany: I really appreciate you getting up early to drive me to work. Sharon: It's ok. But you owe me one. Brittany: My car should be out of the shop soon. I'm still not sure what's wrong with it. Sharon: Hopefully it'll be easy to fix. What a minute... how are you getting back home? Brittany: Well.... Sharon: No. Take the bus. Brittany: There's no direct bus to get home. Sharon: Then take a taxi. Brittany: Come on. It's only for a few days.... Why are we stopping? Ouch! http://worldenglishteacher.com
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Conversations in English: I Got in a Wreck
19/12/2011 Duration: 52sTwo friends talk in the parking lot. A: Is that a new car? B: No, it's just a rental. A: That makes sense. I didn't think you could afford a car that nice. Wow, it's a convertible too. B: Yeah, it's really nice. I got in a wreck. So I'm just using this car until they fix mine. A: When'd you get in a wreck? How'd it happen? B: It was on Monday. The other driver wasn't paying attention, ran a stop sign, and hit me. A: No one got hurt, right? B: No. We were both fine. http://worldenglishteacher.com