Basic dialogues for beginners BASIC DIALOGUES FOR BEGINNERS Pedro Civera Coloma 2004 Basic dialogues for beginners Presentations The first lesson Viajes grupo 4 Vidal book shop Gathering information for the trip At the airport On the plane Arriving in London A taxi 10 At the hotel 11 In the room 12 Hotel services 13 At the film shop 14 At the bank 15 At Macdonald’s 16 Going for a drink 17 The restaurant 18 Tickets for the concert 19 At the restaurant II 20 Going to the concert 21 After the Phill Collins concert 22 The doctor Basic dialogues for beginners 23 Bed and breakfast 24 Shopping at a department store 25 Portobello road 26 A taxi to the bank 27 At the bank again 28 At the post office 29 The train 30 At the newsagent’s 31 The picnic in Greenwich 32 Buying clothes Basic dialogues for beginners PRESENTATIONS CORIN: Excuse me, is this Peter Civera’s classroom? JUAN: I don’t know I am a new student CORIN: So am I How you do? LAURA: How you do? CORIN: My name´s Corin and this is Juan my husband LAURA: Pleased to meet you Corin, Pleased to meet you Juan LAURA: Are you from Elda? JUAN: No I’m not, I’m from Cuenca, and my wife is from Alicante, but we live in Elda Where are you from, Laura? CORIN: I am from Elda I live in Sagasta Square Basic dialogues for beginners A New Student Excuse me Peter Civera’s classroom I don’t know I am So am I How you do? My name´s Corin Pleased to meet you Where are you from? I live in Sagasta Square Basic dialogues for beginners PRESENTATIONS CORIN: Excuse me, is this Peter Civera’s classroom? JUAN: CORIN: So am I How you do? LAURA: CORIN: My name´s Corin and this is Juan my husband LAURA: LAURA: Are you from Elda? JUAN: CORIN: I am from Elda I live in Sagasta Square Basic dialogues for beginners THE FIRST LESSON Good afternoon I am Peter I am going to be your new teacher of English this year I am forty-one years old, I am married and I have two daughters, their names are Sara and Inma This year you are going to learn a lot You will be able to express yourself in many different situations, restautants, hotels, airports, shops and many more I hope you’ll enjoy the classes I’ll try to my best Don’t hesitate to ask I sometimes run PETER: Hello Juan, Hello Corin, How are you? JUAN : Fine and you? PETER: Not bad Corin why are you learning English? CORIN: Now I want to learn English because I’m working in an office in a shoe factory and I also want to travel and surf the Internet PETER: And you Juan? JUAN: I want to understand the lyrics of Phill Collins songs and travel with my wife English is vital nowadays PETER: Pleased to meet you Juan and Corin JUAN: Pleased to meet you too PETER: Hello Laura, and you why you want to learn English? LAURA: I have some English friends and I want to send them emails in English I love surfing the Internet and the best web pages are in English, you know PETER: Isabel and you, why you want to learn English? ISABEL: I play in a handball team and we travel a lot Basic dialogues for beginners New This Year Forty-one Year Old Their Names Hello Now Because And To surf the Internet Too Good afternoon I am Peter I am going to be Teacher of English I am forty-one years old I am married I have two daughters How are you? Fine and you? Not bad I want to learn English I’m working in a shoe factory I also want to travel Corin, this is Juan He is a teacher from Cuenca Basic dialogues for beginners He is now living in Elda Pleased to meet you Basic dialogues for beginners THE FIRST LESSON PETER: Hello Juan, Hello Corin, How are you? JUAN : PETER: Not bad Corin why are you learning English? CORIN: PETER: And you Juan? JUAN: PETER: Pleased to meet you Juan and Corin JUAN: PETER: Hello Laura, and you why you want to learn English? LAURA: PETER: Isabel and you, why you want to learn English? ISABEL: 10 Basic dialogues for beginners VOCABULARIO First class Train Pounds Platform To leave 117 Basic dialogues for beginners THE TRAIN It is Saturday and they go to Oxford with the Passat they have rented for the day After spending the day there, they go to the station to take a train back to London CLERK: Yes, sir? JUAN: CLERK: Which train? JUAN: CLERK: 50 pounds, please JUAN: CLERK: Platform 2, sir JUAN: 118 Basic dialogues for beginners AT THE NEWSAGENT’S Corin wants something to read on the train so she goes to the newsagent’s CORIN: Juan, you want anything for the train? JUAN: Buy some chewing gum, please and ask if they sell any Spanish newspapers SHOP ASSISTANT: Can I help you? CORIN: Yes, a packet of chewing gum SHOP ASSISTANT: Which flavour? CORIN: Strawberry, please SHOP ASSISTANT: Anything else? CORIN: Do you have El País or ABC by any chance? SHOP ASSISTANT: I’m afraid I only have a copy of El Mundo left CORIN: Ok, I’ll have it, please and also a copy of Hello Magazine SHOP ASSISTANT: That’s pounds 30p, please CORIN: Thank you very much Good-bye SHOP ASSISTANT: Good-bye 119 Basic dialogues for beginners VOCABULARIO Chewing gum Newspaper Flavour Strawberry Anything else? To have something left 120 Basic dialogues for beginners AT THE NEWSAGENT’S Corin wants something to read on the train so she goes to the newsagent’s CORIN: JUAN: Buy some chewing gum, please and ask if they sell any Spanish newspapers SHOP ASSISTANT: Can I help you? CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: Which flavour? CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: Anything else? CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: I’m afraid I only have a copy of El Mundo left CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: That’s pounds 30p, please CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: Good-bye 121 Basic dialogues for beginners THE PICNIC IN GREENWICH CORIN: Look Juan, this is Harrods The best department store in the UK They send everything to the Queen Why don’t we buy something to eat? You can buy anything here, an elephant or an island, or so they say SHOP ASSISTANT: Can I help you? CORIN: Yes please, we want Scottish smoked salmon SHOP ASSISTANT: How much? CORIN: Enough to prepare sandwiches SHOP ASSISTANT: Ok, Anything else? CORIN: One of these boxes of chocolates with almonds SHOP ASSISTANT: What kind of chocolate? dark chocolate or milk chocolate? CORIN: Milk would be better SHOP ASSISTANT: Anything else? CORIN: Some cheese, please SHOP ASSISTANT: Cheddar or Stilton? CORIN: Cheddar One pound please Can I have it sliced? SHOP ASSISTANT: Sure, here you are CORIN: Excuse me, what is this fruit? SHOP ASSISTANT: It’s a tropical fruit It’s called passion fruit CORIN: Let me have two and and two big apples That’s all 122 Basic dialogues for beginners SHOP ASSISTANT: That’s 15 pounds altogether Credit card or cash? CORIN: Cash SHOP ASSISTANT: Here’s your receipt CORIN: Thank you 123 Basic dialogues for beginners VOCABULARIO Smoked salmon Almonds Sliced Receipt Bench It’s high time A proper meal 124 Basic dialogues for beginners THE PICNIC IN GREENWICH CORIN: Look Juan, this is Harrods The best department store in the UK They send everything to the Queen Why don’t we buy something to eat? You can buy anything here, an elephant or an island, or so they say SHOP ASSISTANT: Can I help you? CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: How much? CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: Ok, Anything else? CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: What kind of chocolate? dark chocolate or milk chocolate? CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: Anything else? CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: Cheddar or Stilton? CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: Sure, here you are CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: It’s a tropical fruit It’s called passion fruit CORIN: 125 Basic dialogues for beginners SHOP ASSISTANT: That’s 15 pounds altogether Credit card or cash? CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: Here’s your receipt CORIN: 126 Basic dialogues for beginners BUYING CLOTHES Corin and Juan go for a walk in Oxford Street, Corin goes into a Mega Zara and Juan goes into Virgin, a huge record store The decide to meet in a pub hours later CORIN: Excuse me, have you got this sweater for me? SHOP ASSISTANT: Which colour you want? CORIN: I’d rather have it in blue or pink SHOP ASSISTANT: Medium size, isn’t it? CORIN: It is SHOP ASSISTANT: We have it in white and grey, but not in pink CORIN: Can I try it on? SHOP ASSISTANT: The changing rooms are over there on the right, next to the lift CORIN: Well I prefer to have the large size please SHOP ASSISTANT: No problem Just a second CORIN: Thank you SHOP ASSISTANT: Do you need anything else? CORIN: I also want to have a look at a dress, I need one for my little sister’s wedding SHOP ASSISTANT: This morning we received some that you might like CORIN: I want something classic SHOP ASSISTANT: They’re very elegant 127 Basic dialogues for beginners CORIN: That’s what I’m looking for SHOP ASSISTANT: Follow me, please CORIN: Oh! They’re really elegant SHOP ASSISTANT: I think you’ll look great in this one Would you like to try it on? CORIN: You were right I like it I’m going to have it SHOP ASSISTANT: There is no need to alter anything It is as though it had been made to measure CORIN: You’ve been a great help Thanks a lot SHOP ASSISTANT: Don’t mention it 128 Basic dialogues for beginners VOCABULARIO Brand Changing rooms I’d rather have Can I try it on? Made to measure 129 Basic dialogues for beginners BUYING CLOTHES Corin and Juan go for a walk in Oxford Street, Corin goes into a Mega Zara and Juan goes into Virgin, a huge record store The decide to meet in a pub hours later CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: Which colour you want? CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: Medium size, isn’t it? CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: We have it in white and grey, but not in pink CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: The changing rooms are over there on the right, next to the lift CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: No problem Just a second CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: Do you need anything else? CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: This morning we received some that you might like CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: They’re very elegant 130 Basic dialogues for beginners CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: Follow me, please CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: I think you’ll look great in this one Would you like to try it on? CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: There is no need to alter anything It is as though it had been made to measure CORIN: SHOP ASSISTANT: Don’t mention it 131 [...]... 7 23 Basic dialogues for beginners VOCABULARIO Counter Corridor Smoking To board Newsagents To nnounce Nonsmoking Departure Gate Flight On the left We would like to check in Could we have a window seat? Will all passengers go to gate 7? 24 Basic dialogues for beginners AT THE AIRPORT CORIN: JUAN: I don’t know Let’s go to Information INFORMATION: Yes? JUAN: Where’s the Iberia counter, please? INFORMATION:... TOURIST INFORMATION: Can you give me your address please? JUAN: Sagasta Square 12, 2B 03600 Elda, Alicante TOURIST INFORMATION: An your name please, Juan G JUAN: I’d also appreciate some information abouth Health Services and shows TOURIST INFORMATION: No problem sir JUAN: Thank you very much indeed TOURIST INFORMATION: You’re welcome 21 Basic dialogues for beginners VOCABULARIO To call The Tourist Informatio... to go on the 29th Could you get me a city map No problem I suggest surfing the Internet It will be easier 14 Basic dialogues for beginners The tickets will be ready next Tuesday No, thanks I’ll pick them up tomorrow You must check At the airport At least Departure time 15 Basic dialogues for beginners VIAJES GRUPO 4 GRUPO 4: Viajes GRUPO 4, Can I help you? CORIN: GRUPO 4: When are you plannig to go?... I’d like to It would be a great help What do you need? I’d also appreciate some information abouth No problem Thank you very much indeed 22 Basic dialogues for beginners AT THE AIRPORT CORIN: Where’s the Iberia counter? JUAN: I don’t know Let’s go to Information INFORMATION: Yes? JUAN: Where’s the Iberia counter, please? INFORMATION: It’s next to British Caledonian, at the end of this corridor on the... Basic dialogues for beginners VIDAL BOOK SHOP JUANMA: Can I help you? JUAN: JUANMA: Hello Juan, how are things? JUAN: JUANMA: How lucky you are Well, there are several guides, but for me the best one is the Michelín, although I’m afraid I don’t have it at the moment JUAN: JUANMA: Next Friday JUAN: JUANMA: So, how is your wife? JUAN: JUANMA: Remember to give her my regards JUAN: 20 Basic dialogues for beginners. .. Everything is in order Welcome to London and enjoy your stay JUAN: Where can we get a trolley? 32 Basic dialogues for beginners CUSTOMS OFFICER: Just over there, behind the duty free shops The second corridor on the right Don’t worry, you don’t need coins JUAN: Thank you so much 33 Basic dialogues for beginners VOCABULARIO In cash Suitcase Not at all Trolley Coins May I have a look at? What’s the purpose... send them to you? CORIN: GRUPO 4: Remember that you must check in at the airport at least 45 minutes before departure time You must get the boarding passes at the counter of the company 17 Basic dialogues for beginners VIDAL BOOK SHOP Juan is very happy with the surprise and he decides to get information for the London trip so he telephones his friend Juanma of Vidal bookshop JUANMA: Can I help you? JUAN:... GATHERING INFORMATION FOR THE TRIP Juan calls the Tourist Information Office in London to gather information about the trip JUAN: I’d like to gather information about London, We’re going to go in June and it would be a great help to receive some brochures and maps TOURIST INFORMATION: We are here to help you sir, what do you need? JUAN: A city map of London, a guide of the underground and information... You’re welcome Excuse me, what’s this button for? It’s called a jukebox 28 Basic dialogues for beginners Please fasten your seat belts On behalf of Iberia airlines We shall be flying at a height of For your own safety remain seated Smoking is not allowed during the flight In an hour Have a pleasant flight Should you need anything, press the button In a few minutes For your own safety Call me I’m at your... won’t forget it 18 Basic dialogues for beginners VOCABULARIO Bookshop Several Although Can I help you? How are things? Fine thanks and you How lucky you are The best one is I’m afraid I don’t have it at the moment When could I have it? Ok, no problem So, how is your wife? We’re both studying English Now she is all the time visiting English web pages Remember to give her my regards I won’t forget it 19 Basic ... JUAN: 20 Basic dialogues for beginners GATHERING INFORMATION FOR THE TRIP Juan calls the Tourist Information Office in London to gather information about the trip JUAN: I’d like to gather information... 14 Basic dialogues for beginners The tickets will be ready next Tuesday No, thanks I’ll pick them up tomorrow You must check At the airport At least Departure time 15 Basic dialogues for beginners. .. Corin, this is Juan He is a teacher from Cuenca Basic dialogues for beginners He is now living in Elda Pleased to meet you Basic dialogues for beginners THE FIRST LESSON PETER: Hello Juan, Hello