Spoken English Lesson Talking About Your Vacation Simple Past Tense

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daily conversations

talk about your vacation

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there’s a postcard for you alice

for me oh it’s from my father

he was in the bahamas last week

really i was in the bahamas last

summer just you

oops sorry sharon we

were in the bahamas last summer

it was sunny and hot

the perfect weather for swimming and

relaxing

it was fantastic

fantastic yeah fantastic

i’m sure it was i

prefer holidays in the winter

it’s too hot in the summer

i’m like going to the mountains

and skiing

my last holiday was two years ago

two years ago

yes it was a long time ago

i need another holiday soon

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anyway was your father on holiday

in the bahamas alice

no he wasn’t he’s working on a new play

there roy clark oh how

fascinating must it be to be a director

fame money and a lot of

traveling around the world

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and no time for family

just a few calls postcards

and a lot of misunderstandings

why don’t you call him now i don’t

think that’s a good idea

why when was your last call

three weeks ago that’s a long time

come on alice call him

i’m sure he’ll be happy to hear from you

well maybe you’re right

okay i’ll call him

thanks jack for your advice

i mean

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yes that’s exactly what i told him

i sent him an email asking for more

information

no i didn’t i’m sorry

i didn’t have enough time today

okay okay i’ll call him in 10 minutes

bye

hi jack hi anne

so did you have a good day

no i didn’t it was a

horrible day anne i had a lot

of work to do first

i met some clients in the city

we met at nine o’clock and finished at

two after that

i checked the monthly loss and profit

accounts

twice and then i wrote some

letters i’m so tired

well now relax

have a glass of wine you’re lucky

i’m cooking lasagna your favorite dish

no thanks and

i ate lasagna at lunch

oh but it’s not a problem

i’ll prepare something else

and after dinner we can watch

wimbledon on tv

there is a men’s singles match

it should be exciting i’m sorry

anne i i can’t

i have some work to finish

and then i’m going to my karate gym

that’s how i relax

hey jack just a moment

didn’t you notice anything

did you clean the kitchen

no i didn’t oh

did you receive your marvelous set of

chinese plates

no jack nothing about the house

it’s about me oh

i see you bought a new pair of shoes

didn’t you they’re very nice

well i have to go now it’s late

it doesn’t matter go bye

such a waste of time

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hey anne thanks a lot for the tip

on the bookshop oh my god

anne what’s happening here

makeup let me see

a new hairstyle a new dress

you look great

at last somebody noticed my change

it’s impossible not to notice

thanks well what were you talking about

oh i wanted to thank you for the tip on

the bookshop

it’s a great shop great

i’m glad you liked it i love

sitting and drinking a cup of coffee and

looking at books

yes that’s exactly what i did

i sat down ordered a cup of coffee

and red and i found all the books i

wanted

what books did you buy

i bought a biography about virginia

woolf

and a book about archaeology

and you what are you doing

i’m trying not to think about all my

problems so

i’m looking at some pictures

can i see them sure

they’re pictures of us oh

look look at this one

we’re in edinburgh we went on a trip

do you remember yes i do

how funny alice was in that scottish hat

did we go by car oh

no we didn’t we went by train

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and at the very last moment

peter didn’t come because of the

audition

yes as usual

and who is this i don’t know him

oh that’s frank a friend of mine

i met him on holiday in norway

we had a good time together

and afterward

he went his way and i went my way

yeah that’s life

did you have an affair with him

no no i didn’t nothing like that

we were only good friends

do you keep in touch

no we don’t he wrote me a letter

five years ago he sent me an

invitation to his wedding did you go

no i didn’t

well unfortunately i had a lot of work

and i couldn’t get away

hey but this is jack

how smart he looks in this picture

yes he does do you mind

anne if i keep this picture with me

i i do mind

no way i’m sorry sharon but no

why not what do you care about it

and you what do you care about it

hey girls what’s happening here

nothing at all

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