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Expressing Likes and Dislikes
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| 1. I like fruit. 2. Helen likes sports. 3. Ms. Cramer doesn't like coffee. 4. Tony does not like action movies. 5. Does Terry like swimming? 6. Does Phil like soft drinks? 7. Does Sheila like salad? 8. Do you like Chinese food? | What kind? What kind of sports? Really? Does she like tea? Oh. What kind does he like? Yes, he does. No, he doesn't. No, she does not. Yes, I do. / No, I don't. A little. | Oranges and bananas. Football and tennis. Yes, she does. (He likes) drama. |
Simple Shopping
| 1. Where are the pencils? 2. How much is this mirror? 3. How much does this cost? 4. How much are these? 5. Do you have any t-shirts? 6. That comes to $26.59. 7. That will be $17.48. | They're on the second shelf. It's $19.95. That one is $5.00. They're $4.00 each. What size? Medium or Large? Here's $30.00. Here's $17.50. Keep the change. | Okay, thanks. Okay. I'll take it. How about this one? That's too expensive. Large. Your change is $3.41 Thanks. |
Contractions
In speaking, contractions are often used in place of auxiliary verbs such as is, are, am, will, have, has, had, and would.
See the following examples:
| Regular I am British. He is Chinese. They are Italians. There is a man at the door. Where is the butter? What is he doing? Who is that? She is going to the beach. We are going to eat now. They are not ready yet. I will be back in a minute. There will be lots of food. I have seen that movie already. She has finished her homework. I had played that game before. We would be glad to help. They would like to go now. | Contracted I'm British. He's Chinese. They're Italians. There's a man at the door. Where's the butter? What's he doing? Who's that? She's going to the beach. We're going to eat now. They're not ready yet. I'll be back in a minute. There'll be lots of food. I've seen that movie already. She's finished her homework. I'd played that game before. We'd be glad to help. They'd like to go now. |
Short Questions and Answers
| Are you a doctor? | Yes, I am. No, I'm a nurse. |
| Is he from Colombia? | Yes, he is No, he isn't. No, he's from Venezuela. |
| Is it time to go? | Yes, it is. No, it isn't. Not yet. |
| Is she married? | Yes, she is. No, she isn't. I don't know. |
| Are they here yet? | Yes, they are. No, they aren't. |
| Do you live in Oklahoma? | Yes, I do. No, I don't. No, I live in Texas. |
| Does she drink coffee? | Yes, she does. No, she doesn't. No, she drinks tea. |
| Doesitfly? | Yes, it does. No, I don't think so. |
| Do you need some help? | Yes, I do. No, I'm fine. |
| Can I havethis? | Yes, you can. No, you can't. |
| Shouldwego? | Yeah. Okay. No, not yet. |
| Couldyouhelpme? | Sure. No, sorry. |
Closing a Conversation
Before closing
It's been nice talking to you.
Nice talking to you too.
(I'm sorry, but) I have to go now.
Closing
Good-bye
Bye.
See you later.
See ya
(informal)
Catch you later
(informal)