Artsun Akopyan - Basic English in Dialogues. 100 Common Questions and Answers Used by Native English Speakers at Home + Audio

© Artsun Akopyan, 2020

ISBN 978-5-0050-7026-5

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The English teach-yourself guide “Basic English in Dialogues: 100 Common Questions and Answers Used by Native English Speakers at Home”contains 100 mini-dialoguesbased on everyday topics: “Getting Up in the Morning”, “Using the Bathroom”, “Morning Exercises”, “Clothes”, “Breakfast”, “Cooking Dinner”, “Setting the Table”, “Plans for the Afternoon”, and “In the Evening”.

This is a conversational English tutorial for beginners learning English as a second language (ESL) / English as a foreign language (EFL). The dialogues are numbered from 1 to 100. A list containing the new wordsalong with their transcriptionfollows each dialogue. If the meaning of any of the words is unclear, use an online dictionary to translate them into your language. To reinforce learning, revision tasksare offered after each topic.

Teacherscan use the handbook to create game situationsand make teaching English as a second language more interesting.

Audio recordingsof all the dialogues are available at

https://artsunakopyan.wixsite.com/dialogues-en.

Artsun Akopyan is a writer and freelance translator based in Russia. He worked at a high school teaching Russian and at a university teaching English. His publications include books for English language learners, short stories and novels, translations of fiction and nonfiction books from English into Russian.

1

“Good morning! Wake up!”

“I am not sleeping.”

good [gud]

morning [‘mɔ: rnɪŋ]

wake [weɪk]

up [ʌp]

wake up [weɪk ʌp]

I [aɪ]

am [æm]

not [nɑt]

sleep [sli: p]

sleeping [‘sli: pɪŋ]

2

“It’s time to get up!”

“I am getting up already.”

it [ɪt]

is [ɪz]

it’s = it is

time [taɪm]

to [tu:]

get [gɛt]

up [ʌp]

get up [gɛt] [ʌp]

getting up [‘gɛtɪŋ] [ʌp]

already [ɔ:l‘rɛdi]

3

“Did you have a good sleep?”

“Yes, I did.”

did [dɪd]

you [ju:]

have [hæv]

a [eɪ]

good [gʊd]

yes [jɛs]

4

“What dreams did you have?”

“I don’t remember.”

what [wʌt]

dream [dri: m]

dreams [dri: mz]

don’t = do not

remember [rɪ‘mɛmbər]

5

“Where are you going?”

“I am going to the bathroom.”

where [wɛər]

are [ɑ:r]

go [goʊ]

going [‘goʊɪŋ]

to [tu]

the [ði, ðə]

bath [bæθ]

room [ru: m]

bathroom [‘bæθru: m]

6

“Put on your slippers!”

“No, I want to go barefoot.”

put [pʊt]

on [ɑn]

put on

your [jʊər]

slip [slɪp]

slipper [‘slɪpər]

slippers [‘slɪpərz]

no [noʊ]

want [wɑnt]

barefoot [‘bɛərfʊt]

7

“The floor is cold!”

“No, the floor is warm.”

floor [flɔ: r]

cold [koʊld]

warm [wɔ: rm]

Translate into your language:

1

“Good morning! Wake up!”

“I am not sleeping.”

2

“It’s time to get up!”

“I am getting up already.”

3

“Did you have a good sleep?”

“Yes, I did.”

4

“What dreams did you have?”

“I don’t remember.”

5

“Where are you going?”

“I am going to the bathroom.”

6

“Put on your slippers!”

“No, I want to go barefoot.”

7

“The floor is cold!”

“No, the floor is warm.”

8

“Son, wash your face with soap!”

“I have washed it, mom.”

son [sʌn]

wash [wɑʃ]

your [jɔ: r]

face [feɪs]

with [wɪð]

soap [soʊp]

washed [wɑʃt]

have washed

mom [mɑm]

9

“Daughter, don’t forget to brush your teeth!”

“I won’t, mom.”

daughter [‘dɔ: tər]

don’t = do not

forget [fər‘gɛt]

brush [brʌʃ]

tooth [tu: θ]

teeth [ti: θ]

won’t = will not

will [wɪl]

10

“Mom, where is my toothbrush?”

“I have thrown it out, sonny.”

my [maɪ]

brush [brʌʃ]

toothbrush [‘tu: θbrəʃ]

throw [θroʊ]

thrown [θroʊn]

out [aʊt]

throw out

11

“Why did you throw it out?”

“It was too old.”

why [waɪ]

throw [θroʊ]

was [wʌz]

too [tu:]

old [oʊld]

12

“What am I going to brush my teeth with?”

“A new toothbrush.”

going to

am going to

new [nju:]

13

“Which one is new?”

“Two of them, red and green.”

which [wɪʧ]

one [wʌn]

two [tu:]

of [ʌv]

them [ðɛm]

red [rɛd]

and [ænd]

green [gri: n]

14

“Whose is the yellow one?”

“Your dad’s.”

whose [hu: z]

yellow [‘jɛloʊ]

dad [dæd]

15

“May I take the red one?”

“Sure.”

may [meɪ]

take [teɪk]

sure [ʃʊr]

16

“Mom, we have run out of toothpaste!”

“Take another tube, honey.”

we [wi:]

run [rʌn]

run out of

paste [peɪst]

toothpaste [‘tu: θpeɪst]

another [ə‘nʌðər]

tube [tub]

honey [‘hʌni]

17