Conversations

Childhood

Childhood lemonade stand
  • 1. What are some of your earliest memories as a child?
  • 2. What kinds of sports or games did you play as a child?
  • 3. What did you look forward to the most as a child? What did you fear the most?
  • 4. Did you have to work as a child? What kind of work did you do? Were you paid?
  • 5. At what age did you feel as though you were becoming an adult? Can you remember some specific experiences that made you feel like you were changing from a child to an adult?
  • 6. Do you still keep in contact with friends from your youth? If so, what are they doing now?
  • 7. Which experiences from your youth are most responsible for making you into the kind of person you are today?

Conversations

~ Conversations in English ~

A phone call between two young men

(The phone rings and a man wearing a yellow bicycle shirt answers.)
Matt: Hello 		man answering phone
This is Matt.
Wellington: Matt, my man! What’s up? wellington
This is Wellington.
Matt: Not much, dude. What’s up with you? man answering phone
Welington: Nothin. Say, I was just thinking about going over to Sarah’s to hang out if you want to come along. wellington
Matt: Aww, dude! I’d love to but I have to work this afternoon. man answering phone
Wellington: Well, that sucks. wellington
Matt: Yeah, but it’s okay ’cause I really need the cash. man answering phone
Wellington: Yeah, no kidding. You still owe me ten bucks, Dude. What time are you getting off? wellington
Matt: I’ll be done around 10. I’m going over to The Dive after that. Meet me there. man answering phone
Wellington: Okay, I’ll see you then. Talk to you later. wellington
Matt: Later.
later: goodbye 		man answering phone

Note: The word "Dude" is often used between friends in the United States. It simply means friend. It can have different meanings depending on the speaker’s intonation.

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