We Used To Be Like That English Speaking Skills Practice

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i used to

dialogue one what did your parents look

like when they were children

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mom what did you look like when you were

young

is it different from now i think it’s a

bit different from now

it’s hard to imagine you when you were

young

okay i will show you my photos of when i

was young

you look so beautiful mom i see a pretty

girl with long blonde hair

yes i used to have long blonde hair

because of my cute appearance people

always think i’m gentle on the contrary

i used to be ambulant even mischievous

i remember me and my surrounding buddies

always played hide and seek

after we got home from school but now

you are gentle

right so when you were young

what did you like when i was young i

loved to sing

after finishing the class i always went

to the club to learn to sing

i used to join a band and got to perform

in many places

how about you dad are you ambulant like

a mother

no i used to be shy and bashful i didn’t

like talking to strangers

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so interesting the parents personalities

are completely opposite

yes that’s funny

dialogue 2 dog and cat

are our friends

this cat is so adorable this cat is

yours isn’t it

yes i just bought the cat last week when

i passed the pet store

she is so cute that i had to buy her

immediately

what is the name of the cat sarah as my

cat is a female i called her katie

is a cat in easy to feed yes she is so

obedient but katie is quite a picky

eater

she doesn’t really like cat food she

enjoys fish bones

rice and tiny shrimp great

i also used to have a lovely pet my

dog’s name is cookie

but i lost him when we walked into the

park

i’m sorry to hear that cookie was a

special gift that my parents gave me at

my birthday party

he was an exotic dog here’s the photo of

me with cookie

whoa his fur coat is stunning such a big

beautiful boy yes

he has white fur smooth as velvet cookie

is a playful but smart

docile and faithful dog did you often

play with him

yes i always used to go for a walk with

cookie but

unfortunately i can’t do that anymore

don’t be sad i think cookie will always

remember you

right i always remember him

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dialogue 3 what did john look like

before

jack are you jack

yes i am are you john yes

i’m really happy to see you here we

haven’t seen each other for a long time

me too you look so much prettier

thanks and you look so different i

almost didn’t recognize you

everybody always says that you look much

more balanced and healthy than before

right as you know i used to be fat and

weak even i had an acne face because i

didn’t exercise

ate fast food ate midnight snacks and

also drank soft drinks

whoa how did you do it i’ve been on a

diet for a couple of months now

and incorporate a little exercise into

my diet

and i do not stay up late and i drink

enough water

up to 10 to 12 glasses i even avoid

caffeine

great i also want to look as healthy as

you

of course i will help you thanks

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dialog 4 we used to be like that

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tony look at the students on the

football ground

i see they look so energetic and healthy

yeah i used to enjoy playing football

when i was a high school student

i was also very ambulant about

participating in the school sports

activities

so am i i also enjoyed playing sports

especially i liked playing badminton i

used to join a club and university and

won many awards

so cool but now we don’t have time to do

anything

because our jobs as accountants make us

have a lot on our plate all the time

right my job always ends at 6 pm

sometimes i even have to work overtime

till 10 o’clock at night

well the same things you do after we

finished work i always rushed to pick my

children up and bathe them

i don’t even have free time to hang out

this office work makes me really tired

ah you know we are not going to work on

the occasion of international labor day

yeah great would you like to ask the

boss to organize a football tournament

great idea i look forward to it

dialog 5 the new language will be

gradually forgotten

when you do not use it much

lucy can you help me of course what’s up

i have a french document that i need to

translate

but no one at my company knows french so

i want to ask for your help because i

know your major was french when you

studied in university

okay let me see if i can i will help you

i used to be fluent in french but now i

don’t use french

so i forgot a lot of words oh no

how long haven’t you used french i used

to use french two years ago

why don’t you use it anymore well

previously i used to work in a company

with mostly french partners but now i

have changed

jobs i don’t know anyone who knows

french except you

as you know when you don’t speak a

second language much

you gradually forget about it what a

pity

but don’t worry let me see maybe i can

help you

yeah thank you so much you’re welcome

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