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!
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.
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.