BC LearnEnglish Podcasts Series 02 Episode 03

November 4, 2017

Reference :  # BC LearnEnglish Podcasts Series 02 Episode 03

Summary

Asking for and giving advice, meditation, things and places in airports, space exploration, Carolina meets Jamie’s parents, a joke, ‘too’ and ‘very’.

[When we meet others]

A: It’s a bright sunny morning, isn’t?

B: ~ Yeah. That’s true.

[Giving advice]
  • Why not (do sth….) ?
    -example: Why not write and tell us when and where you listen to our podcasts?
  • It’s easy to …
  • Well, you could just not (do sth…).
    -example: Well, you could just not reply.
  • Or you could …
    -example: Or you could ask her where you met.
  • Well, why don’t you say (sth…)?
    -example: Well, why don’t you say, yes, you’ll be her friend?
  • You don’t have to (do sth), do you?
    -exmaple: You don’t have to write to her, do you?
[Asking for advice/response]
  • Do you listen at your computer or do you download us and listen on the bus, in the car, at the gym? Let us know. 
  • I really can’t think who she is. I mean, it’s not a really big problem but what do you think I should do (Peter)?
  • Hmm. That’s a bit embarrassing.
[Agree others] Honestly, sometimes I think I spend too much time on the computer.

  • I know what you mean. 
  • Yeah. That’s true.

I wanted to ask you about something. You know I’m on Facebook, right?

  • Right

Shall we get on with it, then?

  • OK then. 
[Divert topic]
  • Oh, that reminds me – I wanted to …

 

[….later]
  • We’ll give you the email address a little later.
[….one once]
  • I listened to one once when I was running.
[Place – on, in, at]
  • Do you listen at your computer or do you download us and listen on the bus, in the car, at the gym?
  •  I usually listen at home.
  • Honestly, sometimes I think I spend too much time on the computer.
  • I know you’re not on Facebook but you’re on a few other networking sites 
[time]
  • It’s easy to spend hours and hours on the internet just looking at different things. Surfing the net.
[#quantifiers : Q&A]
  • Do you listen to any podcasts Ravi?
    ~ I do, actually, yeah. I listen to a couple of things 
  • How about you?
    ~ No, not really. I’m too busy with my social networking site to have time for podcasts. Honestly, sometimes I think I spend too much time on the computer.
    (I’m too busy with “thing1” to have time for “thing2”)
  • I know you’re not on Facebook but you’re on a few other networking sites

 

 

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