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This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Contents Preface vii Introducing yourself and others 1 Expressing opinions, likes, and dislikes 13 Describing people, places, and things 25 Striking up a conversation 35 Making dates and appointments 47 Expressing wants and needs 59 Making requests and offers 69 Expressing doubts and uncertainty 81 Talking about future events 93 Making a case or arguing a point 103 Narrating a story 115 Retelling a conversation 127 Electronic conversation 139 Appendix A: Irregular past tense and past participle forms 145 Appendix B: Short tag questions and answers 149 Appendix C: Glossary 155 Answer key 161 v [...]... or even social life I don’t have time to see you this week, with my nonstop schedule Other ways to indicate nonstop activity are around-the-clock or twenty-four-seven (twentyfour hours a day, seven days a week) I get telephone calls around-the-clock He works twenty-four-seven, so I hardly ever see him A mix A mix refers to a combination of different elements, usually indicating variety There will be... say and what each of your friends would say Ask an English- speaking friend to check your answers Write a conversation between two people, using at least eight of the expressions explained in this chapter Ask an English- speaking friend to check your answers P ra c tic e M akes P e rfe c t English Conversation Expressing opinions, likes, and dislikes Conversation: Getting acquainted Hi—you must be Sarah... twenty-four-seven 2 extraordinaire b a com bination 3 awesome c an understanding male 4 a mix d arrive 5 you're w elcom e e attend 6 nonstop f be accepted 7 hopefully g- current events here 8 in shape h fantastic 9 a couple o f i glad to help you 10 a good guy j- have plans for someone 11 any tim e k if w e are lucky 12 th e local scene I 13 look forward to m 14 have in store for n round-the-clock... 7 You should go to college g- I'm a college student from Ohio 8 You're a doll h No problem 9 Is this your doll? i No, I'm not W hat does he do? j- Then you can show us a good tim e k Welcome 10 I m n P ra c tic e M akes P e rfe c t English Conversation Yeah, right! Yes, it is You're welcome Write a tag answer for each of the following questions 1 Do you w ork twenty-four-seven? 2 Are you from New York?... m e you can't go! 8 Finally! ite a conversation between two people in which they ask each other and tell each other what they like and what they like to do Ask an English- speaking friend to check it for you Expressing opinions, likes, and dislikes 23 Answer the following questions Ask an English- speaking friend to check your answers 1 W hat do you like to do w hen... Little League 5 I've had a really bad day a That's awesome b Even if it's raining c I can tell d Even if you're tired P ra c tic e M akes P e rfe c t English Conversation appropriate remark or question for each of the following responses Ask an English- speaking friend to check your answers 1 _ That's awesome 2 Speaking o f which, I played in th e Little League 3 ... We're leaving at six to m orrow morning a Awesome c A n y tim e b I'm in shape d No, I'm not P ra c tic e M akes P e rfe c t English Conversation 4 I w ork all th e tim e a Yes, you're a party animal b Yes, you got in c Yes, you have just arrived d Yes, you're busy twenty-four-seven 5 Are you coming to my party? a I'm looking forward to i t b It's a mix c I'm in shape d I can assure you th a t ite a... o f fact 3 almost never c basically 4 not to m ention d hardly ever 5 next e 1 mean 6 it's no surprise th at f 1 w onder 7 very g- I'm like 8 in other words h no w onder 9 1 don't know i plus I'm thinking j- really k so 1 then 10 P ra c tic e M akes P e rfe c t English Conversation ... could say she’s in love You might say the cafeteria food is gross Speak To speak means to use a language orally They don’t speak English at home She lost her front teeth and speaks with a lisp The teacher spoke for almost two hours P ra c tic e M akes P e rfe c t English Conversation Speaking of which is an expression that indicates that something mentioned reminds one of other information about it... loves baseball He’s been playing it ever since he was in Little League P ra c tic e M akes P e rfe c t English Conversation Write a question using like for each of the following answers 1 _ I'd love to have dinner w ith you 2 No, I don't like fast-food restaurants 3 We'd like to go to th e mountains 4 . 97 8-0 -0 7-1 7708 5-9 MHID 0-0 7-1 7708 5-2 e-ISBN 97 8-0 -0 7-1 7708 6-6 e-MHID 0-0 7-1 7708 6-0 Library of Congress Control Number 2012931072 McGraw-Hill, the McGraw-Hill Publishing logo, Practice Makes Perfect, . nonstop activity are around-the-clock or twenty-four-seven (twenty- four hours a day, seven days a week). I get telephone calls around-the-clock. He works twenty-four-seven, so I hardly ever see. alt="" Preface Practice Makes Perfect: English Conversation is designed to give you practice with the vocabulary and structures that are most often used in common types of infor mal conversations. The