Practice Listening and Speaking English for Daily Conversation – Part 2

Improve your ability to speak English

Color (1)

Stewart: May I help you?

Sera: Yes, please. I am looking for an umbrella.

Stewart: What’s your favorite color?

Sera: It’s black.

Stewart: Sorry, we have no black umbrella right now.

Here is a nice umbrella.

Sera: But this umbrella is yellow.

Stewart: That’s OK. Yellow umbrellas are very popular this year.

Color (2)

Allen: Excuse me?

Is this your umbrella?

Sera: No, it isn’t.

Allen: Are you sure?

Sera: Yes, I am sure. That umbrella is brown, and my umbrella is yellow. 

No Questions

Dennis: Are you married?

Jane: No, I’m not. I’m single.

Dennis: Tell me about your new car. Is it large?

Jane: No, it’s not. It is small.

Dennis: Tell me about the questions in your English book. Are they difficult?

Jane: No, they’re not. They are easy.

Dennis: Tell me about your new neighbors? Are they quiet?

Jane: No, they aren’t. They are noisy.

Short Answer

Linda: Is Alice young or old?

Glen: She is young.

Linda: Is Bill tall or short?

Glen: He is short.

Linda: Is Albert’s apartment big or little?

Glen: It’s small.

Linda: Were the last examinations easy or difficult?

Glen: They were difficult.

Linda: Is Julie married or single?

Glen: She is single.

Telephone Call (2)

Dave: Hello, Jack. This is Dave. I want to return the book I borrowed from you last night. Will you be at home at about six o’clock?

Jack: Yes, I will. I will be cooking dinner.

Dave: Oh! Well. Then I won’t come over at six.

Jack: Why not?

Dave: I don’t want to disturb you.

Jack: Don’t worry! You won’t disturb me.

Dave: OK. I will see you at six.