Shadowing Practice: Easy English Dialogues- Everyday Life Conversations - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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What are you doing?
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What are you doing?
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I am making a strawberry cake.
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Where's Lucas and what's he doing?
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He's in the living room.
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He's watching a TV show.
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I see.
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What's he doing later?
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He's going to see a movie.
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He's going to the movie theater in Clark Street, I think.
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He's going to see the new Spider-Man movie that came out last week.
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Who's he going with?
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Ah, well, he's going with a girl.
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But he doesn't want to say who the girl is.
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It's probably the girl he told us about last week.
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You know, the girl he met at the college party last Saturday.
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Oh yeah, I remember.
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Anyway, he wants to take the car.
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I suppose that's okay.
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He can park it in the parking lot at the movie theater.
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I think he's excited about the evening.
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He's even wearing a clean shirt.
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Really?
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It means that's an important occasion for him.
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Hi, may I sit here?
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Yes, sure.
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My name's Mason.
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I'm Laura.
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Nice to meet you.
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You went to Professor Robinson's mathematics lecture yesterday, didn't you?
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Yeah, but I didn't understand very much Neither did I But don't worry about it It's only the first one Yeah,
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I suppose so Anyway How's your first week going?
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Oh, it's just been crazy I haven't stopped since I got here No,
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me neither And it's a huge campus I keep getting lost Yes, so do I.
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Yesterday I was walking around for ages looking for the bookstore.
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Did you find it?
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Yes, eventually, but it took me about half an hour.
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Well, at least you found it in the end.
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Maybe you should get a map.
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I did have a map.
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I just couldn't work out where I was to start with.
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So, what are you studying?
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I'm doing a degree in natural sciences.
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What about you?
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Physics.
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You can do absolutely anything with a physics degree.
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There are physicists who work in finance,
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research, and engineering, to name a few.
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What's more, some even use physics to make music and become musicians.
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Exactly.
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Anyway, do you live here on campus?
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Yes, I do.
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It seemed the cheapest option,
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and I don't want to borrow too much money.
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No, neither do I.
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I've already taken out a student loan,
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and I've spent quite a bit of it already.
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Yeah, I know what you mean.
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Right.
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I must hurry up and finish my meal.
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I have a lecture at two.
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So do I.
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The food is so delicious here.
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Excuse me, I'm sorry to trouble you,
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but could you tell me how I can get to the train station?
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Yes, no problem.
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It's that way.
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Keep walking straight ahead.
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Then after you pass the library,
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you have to turn left.
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Then take your first right,
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and it's across from the bus station.
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You cannot miss it.
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Thank you so much.
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I've only been in town a few days,
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so I really don't know my way around yet.
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Oh, I know that feeling.
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My husband and I moved here a year ago,
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and I still don't know how to find certain places.
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Houston is so big.
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So, just to double check.
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I keep walking straight ahead till I pass the library.
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Then I have to turn left and take the first right.
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Then it's across the bus station.
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Is that correct?
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Yes, that is correct.
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Well, thanks for helping me.
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I must go and catch my train.
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Hopefully I haven't missed it.
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Okay, bye.
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Are you from around here?
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No, I'm from Mexico.
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Oh, really?
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Were you born in Mexico?
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No, I wasn't born there, actually.
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I'm originally from Spain.
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That's interesting.
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So, when did you move to Mexico?
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I moved to Mexico when I was seven years old.
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My parents immigrated there.
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Did you grow up in Mexico?
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Yes, I grew up in Mexico.
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Where did you live?
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We lived in Guadalajara.
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It's a beautiful city in western Mexico.
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Did you go to school in Guadalajara?
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Yes.
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And when did you come to the United States?
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I came here five months ago.
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I'm Juan Martinez.
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It's nice to meet you.
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Nice to meet you, too.
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I'm Olivia Carter.
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And what do you do now?
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I'm a computer technician.
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I see.
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So you're an immigrant to the United States.
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Yes, that's right.
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What are some of the difficulties of being an immigrant in the U.S.?
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I guess one of the biggest difficulties is that I don't have any relatives here.
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I mean, I have a lot of friends,
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but that's not the same thing.
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In Mexico, on holidays or the weekend, we visit relatives.
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It isn't the same here.
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And what do you miss the most from home?
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I miss my parents, friends,
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festivals, and the best food in the world.
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Do you have any siblings, Mary?
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No, I don't.
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I'm an only child.
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Really?
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Yeah.
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What about you, Leo?
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I come from a big family.
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I have two brothers and one sister.
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Wow.
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Do you get along with them?
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Yes.
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They're my best friends, and I'd be completely lost in life without them.
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No one makes me laugh out loud the way they do.
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And we all have similar interests.
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So there's always someone up for a run, hike, coffee, or cake.
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That's nice.
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So, do you like being an only child?
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Of course.
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I get all my parents' attention.
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Yeah, I share my parents' attention with three other people.
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But sometimes I want a brother or a sister.
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Do you ever feel lonely?
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Sure, but it's okay.
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I have lots of friends.
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What does your father do, Mary?
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He is a baker.
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He runs his own bakery.
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Really?
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Do you know the Sweet Spot Bakery?
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It's my father's.
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Yeah, it's located downtown, next to the bookstore.
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Yes.
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I've been there to buy a cake.
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I didn't know it's your father's bakery.
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Anyway, I'm going there a little later.
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Would you like to join me?
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I'll treat you to cakes.
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I'd love to.
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Thanks.
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What about your mother?
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What does she do?
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She is a florist.
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You know, she loves flowers very much.
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That's cool.
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I like flowers, too.
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Does she have a flower shop?
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Yes.
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The shop was opened three years ago.
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Where is it located?
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It's located in Marvel Street,
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between the grocery store and the souvenir shop, opposite the park.
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Good location!
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Does your mother arrange flowers, too?
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Of course.
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She's very good at arranging flowers for any occasion.
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such as birthdays, weddings, and funerals.
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What time does the shop open?
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Does it open every day?
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Yes, it opens every day,
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from Monday to Friday between 8 a.m and 6 p.m.
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On Saturday and Sunday, it opens between 9 a.m to 4 p.m.
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I'm going to Los Angeles next month.
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Have you been there?
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No, I haven't.
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I don't like big cities.
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Really?
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I do.
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I think they're really exciting.
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New York is great, and Houston and Chicago are too.
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I've been to all of them.
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I really like traveling and discovering new places.
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So do I, but I don't like noise and crowds and neither does my husband.
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We prefer to go to quieter places.
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We like to relax on vacation.
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Me too, but I find the big cities very relaxing.
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For example, they all have really nice parks.
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That's true.
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Anyway, I don't have much money to spend on vacations.
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Neither do I.
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I always stay in cheap hotels,
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and I don't go to expensive restaurants.
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But it's hard to find those places, isn't it?
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No, it's the countryside for us.
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I like going for walks,
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and so does my husband.
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My husband does, too.
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We do lots of walking in the cities we visit.
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Well, I can't wait for my next vacation.
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I can't either.
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I'm really looking forward to it.
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Who is that?
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She looks so beautiful in that elegant red dress.
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Do you mean the actress with the long brown hair?
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No, the one with the very dark hair.
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It's almost black.
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Oh, the one with the curly hair.
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No, no. I mean the one wearing the ponytail.
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It looks really good on her.
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Oh yeah, I can see her now.
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It suits her indeed.
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Oh look, that's Jennifer Lawrence.
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She doesn't look so good with her hair in that style.
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What do you call that?
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You mean a bun?
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Yeah, I'm not sure I like it.
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She's got really nice blonde hair.
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She should wear it down.
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Anyway, she's very pretty.
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I think this hairstyle looks great on her oval-shaped face.
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Look, that's Kristen Krook!
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I saw that actress in a movie recently.
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Is she American?
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No, she's Canadian.
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But her mother is Chinese,
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and her father is Dutch.
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I love her smile.
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She looks so pretty.
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Yeah, and she has a really cute hairstyle.
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I like her bangs.
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Yeah, she looks really cute in bangs.
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That actress with the long brown hair has a great smile, too.
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Do you mean the one with the long, straight hair?
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No, no, it's not really straight,
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but it's not curly either.
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Oh, her?
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Yeah, she has beautiful eyes.
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Are they blue or green?
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I can't tell.
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Anyway, what's her name?
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She's in a lot of movies.
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Yeah, and she travels all around the world.
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She's always helping people.
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But I don't know her name.
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She's a famous Spanish actress,
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but she plays roles in both English and Spanish.
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She looks beautiful with her long brown hair.
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Yeah, it's almost light brown.
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I like it that way.
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Sometimes it's darker than that.
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Yeah, and I like her dress.
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You know, very simple.
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She looks good in light pink.
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So, George, what do you do when you get home in the evening?
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Like, do you have special routines?
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Well, I pretty much do the same thing every night.
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So, what's the first thing you do when you get home?
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I always open the windows as soon as I enter the house.
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I really like fresh air,
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so I open them even when it's cold outside.
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And then, I take everything out of my pockets,
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like my change and my keys and my wallet.
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And I put it all in the nightstand next to my bed.
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Yeah?
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That's probably a good idea,
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so you don't lose anything.
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I have to do that before I change my clothes.
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If I don't, my wallet ends up in the laundry.
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Right.
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Not a good idea.
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So, yeah.
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And then I change my clothes.
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I like to put on something comfortable,
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like jogger pants or shorts,
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and a t-shirt or a tank top.
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You know, get out of my work clothes.
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And let's see.
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Usually I get on my exercise bike and ride for half an hour or so.
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I always feel good after I exercise a bit.
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Good for you.
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I don't exercise enough.
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Then after exercising, I watch a little TV,
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and I relax for about two hours.
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What about dinner?
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Do you cook every night?
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Well, I try to cook something healthy.
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You know, a lot of people just throw something into the microwave.
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But I always cook some meat and vegetables and make a fresh salad.
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That's good.
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Yeah.
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Oh, but first, I usually have to do the dishes,
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like before I cook.
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So yeah, I do the dishes and clean the kitchen.
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I'm always so tired after dinner,
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so I always leave the dishes in the sink.
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And I don't have time to do them in the morning.
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I have to be at work by 8.
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Right.
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So what do you do after dinner?
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Well, I usually sit down and read something,
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just to relax for a bit.
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So, what time do you go to bed?
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Around 10.30.
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I fall asleep right away and don't wake up until 6 in the morning.
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So that's pretty much it.
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The same old thing every evening.
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I don't really go out on weeknights.
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I work so hard during the week,
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so I only have fun on the weekends.
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Thank you.
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In today's fast-paced world, mastering everyday conversation is essential for anyone learning English. The dialogues featured in the video "Easy English Dialogues- Everyday Life Conversations" vividly illustrate typical interactions that can occur in daily life, such as casual chats about weekend plans or introductions in a new environment. The speakers, Mason and Laura, represent university students navigating their new surroundings while discussing classes and common interests. This context provides a rich foundation for learners to not only understand the language but to also immerse themselves in relatable scenarios.
Top 5 Phrases for Daily Communication
- What are you doing? - A common way to initiate a conversation.
- Where's [Name] and what's he/she doing? - A useful phrase for inquiring about someone's whereabouts.
- He's going to see a movie. - A simple yet effective way to share future plans.
- Do you live here on campus? - A great conversation starter, especially among students.
- So, what are you studying? - A friendly way to ask someone about their academic interests.
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