Do the preparation exercise first. Then watch the video and do the exercises to check your understanding and practise the language.
Transcript
Ana: Hi! I'm Ana. Welcome to What to Say!
Do you know what to say when you want to keep a conversation going? Listen out for useful language for keeping a conversation going. Then, we'll practise saying the new phrases – after this.
Noelia: Hi, Bob!
Bob: Oh, morning, Noelia.
Noelia: So, what's new?
Bob: New, hmm, let me think. Hmm … Nothing much. Oh, hang on. My dog Bertie had his 14th birthday on Monday!
Noelia: Oh, he's getting old then?
Bob: I guess so … but not as old as his owner.
Noelia: Haha … er, anyway …
Bob: How about you, Noelia? How's it going?
Noelia: Great, actually. Yeah … all good.
Bob: By the way, I wanted to ask you, where in Spain are you from?
Noelia: I'm from Santander.
Bob: Oh, lovely. Wonderful to grow up near the sea.
Noelia: Yeah, it was perfect. Ah, I miss the sea.
Bob: I know what you mean. I used to live in Spain and I absolutely loved it.
Noelia: Really? I didn't know that, Bob!
Bob: Yeah, I had a little bar on the Costa Brava.
Noelia: Wow! So do you speak Spanish then?
Bob: Oh, not much. Ah, those were the days! Excuse me. Perdona, Noelia. Tengo que irme. Me necesitan en el segundo piso. ¡Hasta pronto! [Excuse me, Noelia. I've got to go. They need me on the second floor. See you soon!]
Noelia: Wow!
Ana: Hello again! Wow! Bob is full of surprises. So, did you notice the useful phrases used for keeping a conversation going? Listen to me and then repeat.
So, what's new?
Let me think ...
Nothing much.
Anyway …
How about you, Noelia?
How's it going?
By the way, I wanted to ask you ...
I know what you mean.
Really? I didn't know that!
Ana: Try and use some of these phrases the next time you want to keep a conversation going in English. Bye for now!
No I am not living near the sea,but I used to travel to a stste next my state to go to the sea,ig is won wonderful.
I've always lived near the sea. Currently, I live 50 meters from the beach but I hardly ever go
And that's all.
No,I don't. I leave near the mountains. Now in the winter ,the mountains are covering by the snow. Everyone in my country are going to here for do different activities like skiing and playing with snow.
Usually, I don't live near the sea, but now I live near the sea during the last month in Pattaya, Thailand.
I think, it change my way of thinking about speaking .now I understand that speaking requires continous exercise, thank you....
I think to understand English is not to much difficult but the bob make it difficult.i don't know further.
Yes. I'm from Brazil, but live for away of sea. But I want see again,because feeling me better when I'm near of sea.
Do you live near the sea?
No, I'm not live near the sea. Because of the difficult to stay at there for meal and go to university. But I love so much the beach vibe. Feeling is so good that the sea is very pleasant. Once a day, I want to live at there with my family and advanced buy the food and consumption that once a week for my house.
No, I don't live near the sea, but when I was in college, my apartment was near the sea. I went to the sea almost every day and enjoyed going there. I could swim, watch the fishermen, and also eat at a restaurant. I miss the sea very much because right now I live in a big city and there is no sea here. Maybe someday I can go back to the sea and enjoy the vibes.