English Conversation Practice Easy Where are you from

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where

are you from

leila and katie meet tim on the way to

the library

layla shares her homesickness with tim

and katie

what’s up tim hi where are you going

i’m going to the library i need to

borrow some books

a new semester is coming you’re right

i’m so excited to meet my classmates

again

and this must be your new roommate

you’ve told me about

oh yes this is this is layla

laila this is tim he’s one of my close

friends

hello nice to meet you i’m layla

layla where are you from

i’m from oklahoma oh

really my brother loves the oklahoma

city hunters

so much that he played truant twice to

meet them

and then my mom had to meet his teacher

at school to talk about it

this team must be happy if they know

they have a big fan like your brother

but no one encourages their fans to skip

school to watch them

i know this was totally my brother’s

fault

now he’s much better and how about you

my house is here in new york at least

you don’t have to experience

homesickness

do you yes it’s so bad

i miss my parents so much

my mom is in the hospital right now but

i can’t go home to take care of her

don’t worry layla you need to calm down

and focus on studying

you tried so hard to pass the exam at

this university

don’t forget the reason why you’re here

thank you for reminding me i’ve been

affected too much by homesickness that

somehow i forgot my initial purpose

actually many people have experienced

this feeling

i totally understand

when i was in high school my studying

results were low

one time i saw my mom so sad because i

got just 25 for the final exam of

biology

at that moment i changed my mind and

studied so hard to please my parents

and my mom broke into tears when she

heard the news i passed the exam for the

top 10 universities

of the usa wow

you’re so amazing we all know that our

family members just

wish the best for us hopefully you can

get used to the lifestyle in new york

soon and keep getting good marks

if you need to know anything i’m willing

to help

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kim introduces her husband to her

friends at a party

kim’s friends seem to be happy for her

because kim’s husband is so nice

hi guys long time no see

hello my girl i miss you so much

how long have i not seen you

four years no five years

that’s right i used to be a naughty girl

when i was in university

you were your parents worried for you so

much

but i can’t believe that you changed

completely after your brother’s car

accident

my parents were shocked when he was gone

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it was time i realized i needed to grow

up and take responsibilities for my

family

then you got a scholarship and went to

england

i even got married

angela mia this is paul my husband

he’s from manchester and we’ve been

married for two years

hello paul i’m mia kim’s ex-roommate

i’m sure you would have never loved her

if you saw her old self

i know i even hate myself during i

studied in texas

i was so selfish that i couldn’t breathe

properly any time i woke up

don’t be sad now you’re different you

are beautiful and thoughtful

you deserve all of the best things in

the world

paul which part do you live in

manchester

my uncle used to live there for a year

i live in the mountainous area in the

north of manchester

it takes me four hours to go by train to

sheffield

oh my uncle lived in the southern part

i visited him once before he knew

is there any cuisine in your city

lancashire hotpot i guess i’m so proud

of it

and paul cooks it so well

what i’ve been addicted to it recently

i didn’t know it comes from manchester

it does kim you’re so lucky

your husband knows how to cook my

boyfriend nearly

burned my house down last time when he

was trying to boil eggs

what are you serious

i intended to say goodbye but he

promised to not let it happen again

and he’s registered for a cooking course

for beginners

i will see how he makes progress

paul have you visited many places in

texas

i haven’t we intend to visit some

museums tomorrow

you should go to alamo the most

significant historical

monument here and you should also try

texan barbecues

it’s more than delicious thank you

i still remember when i was homesick

four years ago

he gave me a bunch of blue bonnet

flowers

although he wrapped them so ugly

i was attached and agreed to be his

girlfriend

i envy you kim i don’t know whether my

boyfriend can boil eggs after that

course

sakura and kate share a studio apartment

but they have never met each other

before

they talk to each other a lot on the

first day they meet

hello you must be kate

i am and you are sakura right

yes nice to meet you

are you tired after a long flight from

japan to america

not really i slept most of the time i

was

on the plane i brought some chips for

you

oh thank you where are you from

i live on the outskirts of michigan

the chips are made from my grandmom she

loves cooking

really my mom never asks me to go into

the kitchen

she knows i will burn everything inside

but you’d better cook at home instead of

eating outside

it is quite expensive in washington

oh i’m afraid of it instant noodles are

my first

choice come on i’ll help you don’t worry

so tell me more about your hometown

i was born in kyoto it used to be the

capital of japan

my accent is quite heavy so even if

you’re a master of japanese

you need a lot of time to get used to it

don’t worry i don’t intend to learn

japanese

and we are well known for sushi i’m

addicted to that dish

i don’t know whether i can eat it when i

live here

ah i know a restaurant on island street

the chef is japanese

how about having our dinner tonight

there bill on me

wow amazing thank you

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