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Steve Price

English for Breakfast Conversation 2

English convesations for Non English speakers


To the people who inspire me on a daily basis


BookRix GmbH & Co. KG
80331 Munich

I have a cold

 

Aom: Hi Joe: How are you feeling?

Joe: I am sick. I have a cold

Aom: Oh! I'm sorry to hear that.

Joe: Thanks! I have had it about a week now.

Aom: I think it must be the change in the weather?

Joe: Yes! I think you are right. many people have colds.                       

Aom: Have you taken anything for it?

Joe: Not yet? I am going to the pharmacy today

Aom:Well, I hope you feel better soon?

Joe: Yes, so do I. I hate feeling like this.

Aom:Would you like me to go to the pharmacy for you?

Joe: That would be nice, thank you

Aom: Would you like me to get you anything else?

Joe: Yes could you please buy me a box of tissues.

Aom: No problem.

Joe: It is horrible having this cold. A headache and my nose keeps running.

Aom: Ok! I will leave now and be back very soon.

Joe: Thanks Aom. You are very good friend.

 

It's so cold!

 Joe: Hello Aom! Are you ok?

Aom: No Joe! It's so cold

Joe: It is 14 degrees, that's not cold.

Aom: It is for me.

Joe: In England this would be a warm day.

Aom: We are not in England Joe?

Joe: In Iceland this would be a hot day. Ha ha ha.

Aom: Have you forgotten you live in a hot country Joe?

Joe: How would you survive in England in winter time?

Aom: How cold does it get in England?

Joe: Sometimes as low as -5 degrees

Aom: O.M.G. I would die.

Joe: No you would not. You would just need to wear clothes that make you feel warm.

Aom: How do people stop feeling cold in England?

Joe: We have warm air heaters.

Aom: What clothes do English people wear, to stop feeling cold?

Joe: Wooly hats, gloves, a scarf and thick Jackets and long trousers.

Aom: I am still cold now Joe.

Joe: Go and put some warm clothes on then or go back to bed. Ha ha ha

Starting a business

Aom: Hi Joe!

Joe: Hi Aom. You look happy?

Aom: Yes! I have started a new business.

Joe: Wow! What is the business?

Aom: I am selling beauty products online.

Joe : What products are you selling?

Aom: Soaps and creams

Joe: Have you left your job?

Aom: No! I am still working, but selling the products part time

Joe: Do you have a website?

Aom: Not yet. I have just started selling them on Facebook to my friends.

Joe: That's a good idea.

Aom: Wouldyou like to buy some of my products?

Joe: No thank you Aom! I am a man and don't use beauty products

Aom: I will do a special price for you?

Joe: No thanks Aom. But I will tell my female friends about your page on Facebook

Aom: Thank you Joe.

Joe: Good luck with the business

 

 

I'm getting fat!

Joe: I'm getting really fat!

Aom: You don't look fat.

Joe: I am. I have put on 5kg in the past month

Aom: How much do you weigh?

Joe: About 95kg

Aom: What type of food do you eat?

Joe: I eat hamburgers and fast food.

Aom: That is the problem then.

Joe: I am too lazy to exercise.

Aom: Why?

Joe: I don't like going on my own.

Aom: I go to the gym three times a week for an hour

Joe: Really?

Aom: Yes! Why don't you come with me?

Joe: Great idea!

Aom: We can go to the market and buy you some fruit and vegetables.

Joe: I am not a good cook?

Aom: I will teach you and you can start eating healthy food

Joe: Thank you.

Aom: You will start to lose weight very quickly.

Joe: If I can get down to 85kg. I would be very happy.

Aom: Ok! We will start today.