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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 don't. I live in the middle of Pianura Piadana, a region in the the north of Italy. Anyway I prefer mountains and so it's not a problem for me!
Do you live near the sea?
No ı dont. But I wish I could live near the sea. I love see and I'm relaxing when I walk near the sea. But There is no chance for this because there isnt sea in my city . However I afraid of sea and sound of wawes on the night especialy in the autum. It scares me when I hear hgh sound of waves . So maybe ıt would be better I live far from sea.
oh really?? u are the first person that i know, that don´t like the sound of the waves during the night
No, I don't live or work near the sea. But we have a flat by the coast and we spend our weekends there. It's always nice to walk on the beach or in the dunes.
Not at the moment because I had to leave my country 2 years ago, but in my country I used to live 3mins from the sea and it was so nice to go and see the sunrise and also the sunset, definitely I missed those days so much.
No I’m not lived near the sea.But I love sea so I want to buy a house near the sea. My dream house is blue color and it’s verandah is white I want to see the sunset and sea view on this verandah. I think this feeling is great and pleasure for me.
I like the sea very much. It' pity I don't live near the sea. I love to swim in the sea on holiday.
Do you live near the sea?
No, I am not live near the sea but I like it the flat or house near the sea where I can swim and relax my mind. I like to swim every morning if the sea is near me. The sea in our country is very far from us but rivers are existed near to me. Two months before I went to Saudia and visited the sea. I enjoyed that trip. I still miss it a lot. In the future, I have a plan to buy a flat near the sea.
Yes, I live near the sea and love it so much. There has been a lot of activities place in a coastal area. Those activities include not only the business activities but also leisure activities. On the entertainment front, my favorite hobby is to go immediately after the sunrise and have a good swim there.
No, I don't. But I kind of like the idea of living by the sea, it was my child dream - to be born near the ocean and have the opportunity to swim every day from sunrise till the sunset. However, I used to living by the sea for a couple of months when the war started, and I actually really liked it, despite the water was cold.