The Past simple
Posted by Virginia on 29th February 2008
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Archive for February, 2008
Irregular Verbs
Posted by Virginia on 27th February 2008
Listen and Repeat to Learn Verb Conjugation and Pronunciation
sit, sat, sat
spend, spent, spent
ring, rang, rung
wear, wore, worn
sell, sold, sold
beat, beat, beaten
win, won, won
hurt, hurt, hurt
sing, sang, sung
blow, blew, blown
rise, rose, risen
ride, rode ridden
fly, flew, flown
drink, drank, drunk,
forget, forgot, forgotten
throw, threw, thrown
hang, hung, hung,
swim, swam, swum
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Irregular Verbs
Posted by Virginia on 27th February 2008
Listen and Repeat to Learn Verb Conjugation and Pronunciation
feel, felt, felt
hold, held, held
stand, stood, stood
understand, understood, understood
lose, lost, lost
catch, caught, caught
buy, bought, bought
send, sent, sent
fall, fell, fallen
choose, chose, chosen
sleep, slept, slept
speak, spoke, spoken
meet, met, met
lead, led, led
bite, bit, bitten
hit, hit, hit
drive, drove, driven
break, broke, broken
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Irregular Verbs
Posted by Virginia on 27th February 2008
Listen and Repeat to Learn Verb Conjugation and Pronunciation
take, took, taken
put, put, put
tell, told, told
give, gave, given
read, read, read
keep, kept, kept
begin, began, begun
let, let, let
hear, heard, heard
cut, cut, cut
eat, ate, eaten *
run, ran, run
bring, brought, brought
become, became, become
grow, grew, grown
draw, drew, drawn
show, showed, shown
mean, meant, meant
* Note that I clearly pronounced the “t” in “eaten.” Sometimes people don’t, especially when speaking at a normal speed.
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At the post office
Posted by Virginia on 27th February 2008
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At the post office
Air mail, please.
| Postal clerk: | — | Yes, ma´am? |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | How much is a stamp to send a letter to France, please? |
| Postal clerk: | — | Air mail or surface mail? |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | Air mail, please. |
| Postal clerk: | — | That´ll be eighty-five cents. |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | Four stamps, please. How much is that? |
| Postal clerk: | — | Three dollars and forty cents. |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | There you go. |
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Rent-A-Car
Posted by Virginia on 27th February 2008
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Rent-A-Car
I´d like to rent a car.
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | Good morning. May I help you? |
| Mary Jones: | — | I´d like to rent a car, please. |
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | Okay. Full-size, mid-size or compact, ma´am? |
| Mary Jones: | — | Full-size, please. What´s the rate? |
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | 78 dollars a day with unlimited mileage. |
| Mary Jones: | — | And I´d like to have insurance just in case. |
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | Is there an additional driver? |
| Mary Jones: | — | No. |
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | If you want full coverage insurance, it will be 8 dollars per day. It includes collision damage waiver and personal accident insurance. |
| Mary Jones: | — | All right. I´ll take it. |
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | Here is our brochure, ma´am. Err… full-size… OK. Please choose a model in this section. |
| Mary Jones: | — | How about this one? |
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | All right. How many days would you like to use it? |
| Mary Jones: | — | Just one day. |
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | May I see your driver´s license and credit card please? |
| Mary Jones: | — | Is the international driving licence fine? |
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | Yes, it is. (…) Thank you. Please fill in this form. Can you check this box, and put your initials here, and again here. |
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Reservations (airline)
Posted by Virginia on 23rd February 2008
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Reservations (airline)
Do you have any flights to Sydney next Tuesday afternoon?
| Reservations clerk: | — | Northwind Airways, good morning. May I help you? |
| Mary Jones: | — | Yes, do you have any flights to Sydney next Tuesday afternoon? |
| Reservations clerk: | — | One moment, please… Yes. There´s a flight at 16:45 and one at 18:00. |
| Mary Jones: | — | That´s fine. Could you tell me how much a return flight costs? I´ll be staying three weeks. |
| Reservations clerk: | — | Economy, business class or first class ticket? |
| Mary Jones: | — | Economy, please. |
| Reservations clerk: | — | That would be €346. |
| Mary Jones: | — | OK. Could I make a reservation? |
| Reservations clerk: | — | Certainly. Which flight would you like? |
| Mary Jones: | — | The 16:45, please. |
| Reservations clerk: | — | Could I have your name, please? |
| Mary Jones: | — | My name is Mary Jones, that´s M-A-R-Y J-O-N-E-S. |
| Reservations clerk: | — | How would you like to pay, Ms. Jones? |
| Mary Jones: | — | Can I pay at the check-in desk when I pick up my ticket? |
| Reservations clerk: | — | Yes, but you will have to confirm this reservation at least two hours before departure time. |
| Mary Jones: | — | I see. |
| Reservations clerk: | — | Now you have been booked, Ms. Jones. The flight leaves at 16:45, and your arrival in Sydney will be at 9:25 a.m., local time. The flight number is NWA 476. |
| Mary Jones: | — | Thank you. |
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Railway travel
Posted by Virginia on 22nd February 2008
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Railway travel
A ticket to London, please.
Paul Ryefield: — What time does the next train to London leave?
Railway Station Clerk: — At 16:35, from platform 8.
Paul Ryefield: — Is it a direct train to London?
Railway Station Clerk: — No, you have to change trains at Birmingham.
Paul Ryefield: — I see. One ticket to London, please.
Railway Station Clerk: — Single or return, sir?
Paul Ryefield: — Single, please.
Railway Station Clerk: — 64 pounds, please.
Paul Ryefield: — Here you are.
Railway Station Clerk: — Here´s your ticket and change, sir.
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