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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