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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