Artsun Akopyan - SPEAK! American English Conversation. 6,000+ Vocabulary Words and Phrases in Dialogues

my native language

Do you know any…

foreign languages

I don’t speak…

other language

enjoy learning

Do you have a family?

Yes, I have a largefamily.

Do you live withyour parents?

No, theyhave their ownhome.

What doesyour father do?

He’sa musician.

And your mother?

She’s a teacherof English. I want to takeup teaching, too!

Words

does, father, he’s = he is, large, mother, musician, own, parent, take, teach, teacher, teaching, their, they, with

Phrases

have a family

have a large family

live with

their own home

your father

your mother

a teacher of English

take up teaching

Are you married?

I’m single. How about you?

I’m married. I gotmarried five years ago.

Do you have any children?

Yes, two children.

Boysor girls?

One boyand one girl.

A wife, a sonand a daughter! That’sa nicefamily!

Words

ago, boy, child, children, daughter, girl, got ( base form: get), married, marry, nice, one, or, single, son, that’s = that is, two, wife, wives

Phrases

I’m single

I’m married

I got married

five years ago

any children

two children

boys or girls

one boy

one girl

a nice family

What is your husband’sname?

Mark. And your wife’sname?

Anna. What does Mark do?

He’s a lawyer. What about Anna?

An economist, but sheis not working right now.

Why not?

We have recently hada baby.

Congratulations!

Words

baby, but, congratulation, economist, had ( base form: have), husband, lawyer, recent, recently, she

Phrases

your husband’s name

your wife’s name

is not working

right now

why not

We have recently had…

Wholooks after your infant?

My wife and I do.

Do you have a nanny?

No, we manage ourselves.

How oftendo you feedthe baby?

Several timesa day.

Do you get enough sleep?

To tellthe truth, no. We have to get up often at night!

Words

feed, infant, manage, nanny, often, ourselves, several, tell, time, truth, who

Phrases

Who looks after…

my wife and I

manage ourselves

How often do you…

feed the baby

several times a day

get enough sleep

To tell the truth…

get up at night

get up often at night

Do you have any brothersor sisters?

I have an older brother. What about you?

I have a younger sister.

How old is she?

Nineteen.

Is she married?

No, she isn’t. Is your brother married?

Heused to be married. Now he is divorced. Many marriages endin divorce nowadays!

Words

brother, divorce, end, he, isn’t = is not, marriage, nineteen, nowadays, sister

Phrases

brothers or sisters

an older brother

a younger sister

is married

isn’t married

He used to be…

is divorced

end in divorce

Are your grandparents alive?

Yes, but not all of them. One grandfather died. He is buriedin hisvillage.

So you have two grandmothersand one grandfather?

Yes, and one great-grandmother.

Wow! How old is she?

One hundredand two years. She is a widow.

Who’staking careof her?

No one. She’s in good health!

Words

alive, buried, bury, care, die, grandfather, grandmother, grandparent, great-grandmother, health, his ( base form: he), hundred, them, who’s = who is, widow, wow

Phrases

all of them

not all of them

is buried in

one hundred and two

take care of

taking care of

no one

be in good health

Do you have an auntor an uncle?

I have one aunt and one uncle.

Where do they live?

In this town.

Do you see eachother often?

Onceor twicea year.

Why is it so rare?

Because we have no free time!

Words

aunt, each, free, once, rare, twice, uncle

Phrases

an aunt or an uncle

one aunt and one uncle

each other

see each other

once or twice

once a year

twice a year

have free time

have no free time

How many nephewsdo you have?

Not a single one. You?

Two. They’remy brother’s kids.

Do you have any nieces?

Onlyone. She’s my sister’s daughter.

Well, I have threenieces.

Whosechildren are they?

My only sister’s.

Words

nephew, niece, only, they’re = they are, three, well, whose

Phrases

not a single one

my brother’s kids

only one

my sister’s daughter

three nieces

Whose children…

my only sister

my only sister’s

Do you have any cousins?

Yes, I do. Two girls and two boys.