Basic usage of 'I'm' Variations of 'I'm in/at/on' 3. I'm good at 4. I'm + (verb) 5. I'm getting 6. I'm trying + (verb) 7. I'm gonna + (verb) 8. I have + (noun) 9. I have + (past participle) 10. I used to + (verb) 11. I have to + (verb) 12. I wanna + (verb) 13. I gotta + (verb) 14. I would like to + (verb) 15. I plan to + (verb) 16. I've decided to + (verb) 17. I was about to + (verb) 18. I didn't mean to + (verb) 19. I don't have time to + (verb) 20. I promise not to + (verb) 21. I'd rather + (verb) 22. I feel like + (verb-ing) 23. I can't help + (verb-ing) 24. I was busy + (verb-ing) 25. I'm not used to + (verb-ing) 26. I want you to + (verb) 27. I'm here to + (verb) 28. I have something + (verb) 29. I'm looking forward to
1. I'm calling to + (verb) 2. I'm working on + (noun) 3. I'm sorry to + (verb) 4. I'm thinking of + (verb-ing) 5. I'll help you + (verb) 6. I'm dying to + (verb) 7. It's my turn to + (verb) 8. It's hard for me to + (verb) 9. I'm having a hard time + (verb-ing) 10. I think I should + (verb) 11. I've heard that + (subject + verb) 12. It occurred to me that (subject + verb) 13. Let me + (verb) 14. Thank you for 15. Can I + (verb) 16. Can I get + (noun) 17. I'm not sure if (subject + verb) 18. Do you mind if I + (verb) 19. I don't know what to + (verb) 20. I should have + (past participle) 21. I wish I could + (verb) 22. You should + (verb) 23. You're supposed to + (verb) 24. You seem + (adjective) 25. You'd better + (verb) 26. Are you into + (noun) 27. Are you trying to + (verb) 28. Please + (verb) 29. Don't + (verb) 30. Do you like
1. How often do you 2. Do you want me to + (verb) 3. What do you think about (verb-ing) 4. Why don't we + (verb) 5. It's too bad that 6. You could have + (past participle) 7. If I were you, I would + (verb) 8. It's gonna be + (adjective) 9. It looks like + (noun) 10. That's why + (subject + verb) 11. It's time to + (verb) 12. The point is that + (subject + verb) 13. How was + (noun) 14. How about + (verb-ing) 15. What if + (subject + verb) 16. How much does it cost to + (verb) 17. How come + (subject + verb) 18. What are the chances of + (verb-ing) 19. There is something wrong with + (noun) 20. Let's not + (verb) 21. Let's say that + (subject + verb) 22. There's no need to + (verb) 23. It takes + (time) + to + (verb) 24. Please make sure that + (subject + verb) 25. Here's to + (noun) 26. It's no use + (verb-ing) 27. There's no way + (subject + verb) 28. It's very kind of you to + (verb) 29. There's nothing + (subject) + can + (verb) 30. Rumor has it that + (subject + verb)
There are many ways to greet someone. We'll learn about the most common way to greet someone in this lesson. I'll give a variety of example sentences. Greeting someone you never met: "Hi, my name is Steve. It's nice to meet you." You can respond to this by saying, "It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Jack." Another common question to ask is "What do you do for a living?" You can respond to this by saying, "I work at a restaurant." "I work at a bank." "I work in a software company." "I'm a dentist." Usually, you will not need to ask for a name. It is implied that each person should say their name. But in case they don't, you can ask, "What is your name?" Many times, I don't hear the name. If you would like for them to repeat their name, you can say, "What was that again?" "Excuse me?" "Pardon me?"
Hey John, how have you been?" "Hi Bob, how are you?" "Hi Nancy, what have you been up to?" "Andy, it's been a long time, how are you man?" If you meet someone unexpectedly, you can say, "Hey Jack, it's good to see you. What are you doing here?" or "What a surprise. I haven't seen you in a long time. How have you been?" If you see the person at a restaurant, you can say, "Do you come to this restaurant often?" Or at the movie theater, "What movie did you come to see?" Appropriate responses: "Hi Steve, my name is Mike. It is nice to meet you as well." "I heard a lot about you from John. He had a lot of good things to say." "Wow. How long has it been? It seems like more than a year. I'm doing pretty well. How about you?" A typical response to this type of greeting is simple. "Not too bad." If asked what you have been up to, you can respond with, "Same ole same ole." Or, "The same as usual." Here are some other example responses. "I'm pretty busy at work these days, but otherwise, everything is great." "I'm doing very well." "I finally have some free time. I just finished taking a big examination, and I'm so relieved that I'm done with it." Restaurant Responses "I've been here a couple of times, but I don't come on a regular basis." "I come pretty often. This is my favorite restaurant." "I can't believe we haven't seen each other before. I come here at least twice a week." Movie Response "I came here to see Matrix Revolution. How about you?"
Let's look at several example conversations. Then we can move on to the practice section. Person A: "Hi, my name is Steve. It's nice to meet you." Person B: "I'm Jack. It's a pleasure to meet you, Steve." Person A: "What do you do for a living Jack?" Person B: "I work at the bank." Person A: "What is your name?" Person B: "Jackson." Person A: "What was that again?" Person A: "Hey John, how have you been?" Person B: "What a surprise. I haven't seen you in a long time. How have you been?" Person A: "I'm doing very well. How about you?" Person B: "I finally have some free time. I just finished taking a big examination, and I'm so relieved that I'm done with it." Person A: "Hi Nancy, what have you been up to?" Person B: "The same ole same ole." Or, "The same as usual. How about you?" Person A: "I'm pretty busy at work these days, but otherwise, everything is great." Person A: "Andy, it's been a long time, how are you man?" Person B: "What a surprise. I haven't seen you in a long time. How have you been?" Person A: "Do you come to this restaurant often?" Person B: "I've been here a couple of times, but I don't come on a regular basis." The next lesson is the interactive practice section. If you would like to repeat this lesson or previous lessons, feel free to go back and study as many times as you need. When you are ready, go to the practice section. Do you need to Learn English Faster? Do you want to speak English fluently?
A: "Hi, how are you doing?" B: "I'm doing great. How about you?" A: "Not too bad." B: "Do you come to this restaurant often?" A: "I've been here a couple of times, but I don't come on a regular basis. What have you been up to?" B: "I'm pretty busy at work these days, but otherwise, everything is great." A: "Well, have a good evening." B: "You too." 2 Listen All | Person A | Person B A: "It's nice to meet you. My name is Jack." B: "I'm Steve. It's a pleasure to meet you." A: "What was your name again?" B: "Steve." A: "So Steve, What do you do for a living?" B: "I work at the public library. How about you?" A: "I'm a University student." B: "That's great. It was nice meeting you." A: "Yeah. It was a pleasure meeting you." 3 Listen All | Person A | Person B A: "Hey Jack, it's good to see you." B: "Wow. How long has it been? It seems like more than a year. I'm doing pretty well. How about you?" A: "Not too bad." B: "What movie did you come to see?" A: "I came here to see Matrix Revolution. How about you?" B: "I'm going to watch Finding Nemo."
Being bored means having nothing to do. When someone is bored, they often call people and try to entertain themselves or try to find something to do with a friend. So being bored is a good starting point for conversational English. There are a couple of situations you can express to someone that you are bored. Most commonly, you will call a friend and tell them that you are bored or ask them to do something together. The other time is when someone asks you how you are doing. We will cover both situations in this session. General Phrases "I'm dying from boredom." "I hate being bored." "I don't have anything to do." "My life is so boring." "Life is so boring." "I'm just watching TV until I find something to do." "I was bored all weekend." "I am so bored today." "I get bored very easily." "I get bored all the time." A common place to get bored is when you have to visit family members. "It's always boring whenever we go to our relatives." "It's nice to visit my grandmother, but it gets boring after a couple of hours." "My cousins are so boring. All they do is watch tv." "There's nothing to do in the country side. I'm always bored there." If you think you are a boring person, here is a way to say that you are boring. "I think I'm a little boring." "I'm a boring person." Boring can be used to describe someone. "He is a boring person." "His personality is very boring." "It's boring whenever she's around." Using bored to answer a question is very common. Here are some general questions that someone might ask. "How was your trip?" "How was your vacation?" "How was your weekend?" "How was the lecture?" "How was the class?" "How was the game?" Any of these types of questions can be answered with a simple answer. "It was pretty boring." "It was boring. I didn't do much." "It wasn't as fun as I thought. It was a little boring." "I was bored most of the time." "Because it was disorganized, we had too much extra time. I was bored during our free time."
