Greeting a Neighbor English Speaking Skills Practice
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greeting a neighbor
peter and his mom just moved into a new
neighborhood and they want to properly
greet the gold family who lives next
door
watch the video and see how the
conversations go
good morning
are you mr gold’s daughter
yes i am
and you are
uh nice to meet you i’m peter
i just moved in next door with my mom
ah so you’re my new neighbor
nice to meet you too i’m lauren
my mom said that mr gold has a daughter
around my age so i thought i’d stop by
and greet you properly
oh you’re so friendly
shall we go outside to talk the weather
is very nice today
of course
so
where did you live before moving here
uh i had been living in washington ever
since i was born
it was an amazing city
agreed i visited dc once and i must
admit that i would love to go back
so why did you
move well my mom got an amazing job
offer that she couldn’t say no to
that’s amazing i’m happy for her
yes
she’s a single mom so things are quite
difficult sometimes
but we hope that this new job can give
us a more comfortable life
right
don’t worry i think what really
important is that you two are happy
wow my mom said the exact same thing
well i just hope that everything will
work out well for you and your mom
thank you you are so kind
what was her previous job anyway
you know when you were still in dc
she was a hotel staff at cecile hotel
but now a hotelier
really
that’s what i want to do in the future
cecile hotel is quite a popular chain
so i guess the salary isn’t low
yes fortunately the hotel also has a
branch here in pennsylvania
that’s good for her
i would love to meet your mom one day
she seems like a strong and independent
woman
she sure is i admire her a lot you’ll
definitely meet her considering the fact
that we live right next door
right
so you will go to the school here too
won’t you
yes i start next monday
great we’ll be seeing each other a lot
then
i bet you will love it here newbies are
always welcomed
i’m glad to hear that
i have a meeting with my club in 30
minutes so i should get going
it was nice talking to you
me too
so i guess i’ll see you at school on
monday then
you can count on it goodbye peter
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hello my name is maria gold i’m your
neighbor i came by to say hi
oh hello i’m fiora nice to meet you
nice to meet you too
i prepared this little gift basket as a
welcome present
it’s not much but i hope you like it
wow you are so thoughtful
i already know that i’ll enjoy it a lot
thank you
no problem
well come in then
we can’t stand here all day right
absolutely
oh the interior is so nice everything is
finished already
uh yes um luckily my son peter is a
strong boy
he helped me with almost all of this
would you like some tea
yes please
anyway i think that without peter’s help
everything wouldn’t be done so fast
that’s nice
my daughter lauren talked to him
yesterday he seems friendly
ah right
peter also talked to me about her it’s
nice that the kids already made friends
with each other
so i heard that you’re going to work at
the cecile hotel right
yes i’m happy that the hotel has a
branch here since i really love this job
and it’s also very stable financially
you know
what about you then what do you do
well i’m a dentist i’ve been working at
my friend’s clinic for four years
work is too busy sometimes but i tried
to make time for lauren
really
yes she’s already an only child
sometimes i have to be a mother and an
older sister at the same time
i think not many people can be able to
do that you’re an amazing mom maria
thank you
i try my best
being a single mom isn’t easy either
especially when you have a son
peter and i still live happily together
but boundaries still exist somehow
of course
mom and son can’t be as close as mom and
daughter
but don’t worry i’m sure that peter
still loves and appreciates you very
much
i know and that’s enough for me
but it seems like peter and lauren are
starting to be good friends
since we are neighbors i hope they can
become each other’s brother and sister
that would be amazing i hope so too
lauren sounds like a lovely girl
oh it’s already 4 15.
lauren’s dance class ends at 4 30 so i
need to pick her up now
alright
it’s nice to have you over thank you
again for the gift basket
oh you’re welcome
and if you and peter are free on tuesday
evening would you mind coming over to
have a dinner with my family
of course we won’t mind what time will
it start
we usually have dinner at 7.
perfect
peter and i will be on time thank you
for inviting us
alright goodbye see you later
see you later
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so are you familiar with life in this
neighborhood
i’m still trying to fit in
this place isn’t that different from
washington
but with new faces everywhere i think
it’s going to take a while
sure thing don’t worry it’s just a
matter of time
yes but the people are nice and friendly
so it’s all good
maria told me that you’re a hotelier
aren’t you
indeed i’m working at the cecile hotel
really i have a friend who works there
too his name is charles have you met him
oh he’s actually assigned to help me get
used to the way that the hotel operates
what a small world
i’ve met charles several times he’s a
very responsible man
he really is he’s been a big help to me
these past two days
is also a single father
so i hope you two can talk sometime
he would really appreciate someone who
can understand the difficulties
i will
what about you peter how’s the school
here
it’s amazing mrs gold i already made
several friends they’re all so nice
and there are lots of clubs i’m thinking
of joining one next semester
sounds like you’re fitting in well
peter is a talkative and funny so of
course
it would take no time for him to get
used to everything here
oh wow thank you for the compliment
lauren
i’m only speaking the truth
lauren since you two are the same age i
really hope you can help peter with
schoolwork and stuff
he might be outgoing but he’s not
exactly the brightest
i’ll remember that don’t worry
so peter have you thought about
university
i’ve actually been dreaming of enrolling
at uh notre dame university since i was
in 10th grade so that’s my goal
whoa you have a particular university
already
but it’s quite difficult to get into so
i will have to try a lot
i believe that nothing is impossible so
if you really want it and work hard for
it
you’ll get it
thank you
what about you lauren
well
i still haven’t got any university that
i actually want to attend
so i’m a little jealous of you you have
everything planned out already
i think it’s fine we’re only juniors you
still have a lot of time to figure it
out
i know that already but thank you for
your encouragement
you’re welcome
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