35 Minutes of English Listening and Speaking Practice for Everyone English Conversation
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receiving money
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good morning how can i help you
i come to receive my salary
did you get the arrival notice in sms
yes i received it last week but now i
just have time to collect it
okay we have the ticket dispenser
machine over there you can get your
number and wait till your turn
thank you so much
you are welcome
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number 92
hello
hi please give me your ticket thank you
how can i help you
i’m coming to receive my money i
received the notice last week but now i
just have time can i receive it here
absolutely can i have your money
transfer control number please
um let me check
my partner just sent me a picture which
is the money transfer control number
it is on the top of the receipt can i
have a look please
here you are
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this one
oh i see thank you
what is your name please
my name is anna anna turner
can i have your id please
one two three eight seven seven one five
three
you have one thousand two hundred
dollars from sunshine company in texas
i will give you a form then please fill
it in with all the required information
your name must be written in capital
letters
okay i see
here you are
okay
this is twelve hundred dollars you
should double check it before you leave
then give me your signature here and
your full name as well
okay that’s fine
do you need me to help you with anything
else
no thanks so much
it’s done isn’t it
yes have a nice day
thank you you too
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redecorate a bedroom
kyle we need to fix the bedroom walls
i also want to redecorate the room and
make it more minimal
now we have unnecessary things that take
a lot of space
yes let me fix the wall before
redecorating the paint is peeling off
what new color do you want for the walls
the dark solid color won’t match with
the furniture color so
i think we need to change to another
bright tone color
let’s change to
light green this time
what do you think
whatever you want i’m happy with any
color
also how do you want to rearrange the
room
first we need to clean up those carton
boxes in the room
just old stuff that we never use again
but we are too lazy to throw them away
i want to put a plant there for a more
refreshing feeling
sure i don’t even remember what is
inside those boxes
i also want to move my desk to the other
side of the room facing the brightness
outside hurts my eyes while i’m on my
laptop
if it’s better for your eyes why not
what else
your workout corner
it’s totally a mess there can you do
something about it
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my bad i should not put all the
equipment on the floor like that it is
just a habit it’s for
next time working out i don’t need to
find stuff i need
i may buy a cabinet to keep those things
there
okay let’s do everything this weekend
it’s time for the change
okay i will repair equipment and buy
paints
helping your kid to focus on learning
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tommy turn off the tv now it’s too late
for your learning time
no i don’t want to
tommy
i don’t want to do my homework the
cartoon is more interesting
all right
let me know why you don’t want to do
your homework
you know it’s your responsibility right
yes but i like watching tv
listen to me tommy you didn’t do it then
you cannot pass the exam
but
you can watch tv after completing them
daddy i
i will help you all right
okay
today the teacher gives me too much
homework i don’t know what i should do
first
which subjects do you have tomorrow
i have math physical education art and
science
do you have homework for all of them
no i just have exercises for math and
science
is superman real daddy i just watched a
flying superman on tv
tommy we should begin with math first
then i will tell you a story about
superman later
alright i have to do plus
do you understand what plus is
yes i do
perfect now you should start with
exercise number one
if you can complete three exercises in
30 minutes i will let you go to the park
this weekend
really daddy
yes i promise
as easy as pie
okay then when you finish let me know
then i will help you with your science
exercises
i will stand behind to observe you
hire someone to remodel the room
hi i’m christine from mlg architecture
i have an appointment today for mrs
sharon’s living room redesign
oh hi christine it’s me sharon very nice
to meet you come in
nice to meet you too how are you
i’m very well and you
i’m great
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so is this the living room you want to
redesign
yes this is it has been a long time
since we built the house most of the
things in the room seem to be too old
now i want to make it into a new and
cozier living area
okay let me measure the room first
sure
could i take some pictures of the
current state of the room
yes go ahead
mrs sharon do you have any specific
preferences or requirements for the
design of the room
i’m not very good at these things i just
need it to look suitable for elderly
people
also i want a bright and cozy place that
my kids and grandkids can gather and
comfortably spend time together on the
weekends
i got it is there any furniture you want
to keep
no everything is too old i decided to
have a brand new living room
so miss sharon
i think traditional design will meet
your needs i will design some different
options for you to choose from
can we arrange another meeting in a week
so we can discuss in detail what i bring
those design options for you
sure except for thursday i will be
available the whole week
then how about friday
okay
great that’s all mrs sharon it’s very
nice to meet you today thanks for
choosing our company
you’re welcome
so i will leave now thanks for your time
thank you also
situation 4 discussing tutoring your
child
what day is today honey it’s thursday
what’s up babe
oh my god i thought it was friday why is
ann still watching tv she must study
right now doesn’t she
yes she is going to start at 8 30 pm i
reminded her
okay but ann is 12 already her learning
program is going to be harder day by day
especially math i was wondering if i can
help her with her homework anymore or
not
come on mark you are a master in the
university what are you saying
you know i’m a master in social science
only teaching a kid is different from
teaching university students though we
must have a suited method with a kid
so what should we do
you’re always home with her i think you
should take the time to help her with
her homework
you don’t know how to teach her but i
ever had never done it before
so why did you tell me to do it i’m
afraid that even my knowledge is not
correct
emma knowledge is just one part her
behavior and attitudes are quite
important as well i think we need to
figure out which way is the best
do you think we should go meet her
teacher
for what come on emma one teacher will
have to take responsibility for three to
five classes
they don’t have time to focus on only
anne so what should we do
you need to find out one solution not
only deny all of my opinions
what do you think about joining some
workshops or classes to learn effective
ways
does it work
maybe i’m not sure but we can try
i will look it up on the internet
my colleague just sent me some i will
forward you maybe we should take part
together
perfect i’m having a look now
saturday or sunday better for you
sunday i think
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get a wavy haircut
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hi welcome
how may i help you
hi i would like to get a haircut
okay
please have a seat
here’s your water
okay thank you
how would you like your haircut do you
have any preference yet
not sure i have had long hair for quite
some time
maybe i would like short hair
however i’m not sure if it fits my face
my face is a bit round
no worry there are a lot of short
hairstyles which can be suitable for
your face type
let me show you some styles to see which
one you prefer
okay
about the length you better have
shoulder length hair
shorter than that will make your face
look bigger
would you like curly or do you prefer
straight hair
curly ones look great though
do you think so like this one
yes this is a long bomb style with wavy
hair
it suits you even more because your hair
is a bit thin
your hair will look bouncy with curly
hair and your face will look smaller as
well
that sounds exactly what i want
okay let’s do this
i will go prepare for a bit please
wait for me for a few minutes
okay no problem
thank you
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fix the nail
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hi welcome
how may i help you today
hi i’m julie i have an appointment to
fix my nail today at 5 pm
ok
let me check
all right miss miley will take care of
you
please
go this way
miss miley
miss jolie came
hi jolie nice to see you
how are you
hi miley not bad
nice to see you too how are you
i’m great i saw in the appointment note
that you have a broken nail don’t you
yes finally i can meet you
i need to have it fixed
i’ve had that broken nail for a few days
but i was on a business trip
okay
let me fix that for you
what happened did you get hurt
oh it’s okay
i was in a hurry banging my finger on
the edge of a door
luckily no bleeding
well
i’m glad to hear that you didn’t get
hurt but it must be uncomfortable right
not really but you know me i’m a
perfectionist
i can’t stand having a broken nail
okay
please take a seat here
could i have my hair washed and massaged
first
i’m a bit tired after the trip
i came straight here after coming back
from work
i think i need to relax first
sure
then please move to the shampoo station
first
okay
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hey my girl i’m here
oh hi emma long time no see
oh my god
look who it is how have you been
it’s going well
what about you what have you been up to
still journalism
everything is great
no i’m a copywriter now
oh wow that’s a freelance job right
that’s right so my time is very flexible
in contrast to me
every morning i have to get up at 5 45
or even half past 5 o’clock
you are not an early bird
yes
i also want to have the same job as you
but i get used to getting up early in
the morning
really what time do you often get up
about 5 a.m
oh my gosh why do you wake up so early
like that
uh my hobby is running in the early
morning
i prefer doing activities in the daytime
exactly when do you run
20 past five or sometimes half past five
wow you must have taken a lot of
exercises
how long do you run
a half hour or an hour
both are not right one and a half hours
um you also go to the gym right
yes but in the evening around half past
six or seven o’clock
after work
yes
how often do you go to the gym per week
every day
no sometimes
three days per week
what time do you leave the office
five o’clock in the afternoon
so your working time starts at 8am as
usual
um
no actually my work often starts at nine
o’clock
but
if i have a meeting i’ll be earlier
maybe 15 minutes earlier than usual
a quarter to nine
correct ah emma do you know what time it
is
25 to 10. what’s wrong do you have to go
somewhere
no just asking
emma how can you get up so early like
that i’ve tried many times but failed
i don’t know the alarm goes off and i
wake up
how long do you spend sleeping
seven hours
six hours and a half
probably you turn off the lights by 11
o’clock
around that time my sleeping time is not
fixed
you usually go to bed late don’t you
anna
that’s right even there were some days i
slept at the crack of dawn because of
completing work
um for you
emma do you want to go shopping now what
time is it
yes whatever it’s a couple of minutes
past 11.
a little bit late for going shopping but
it’s fine let’s go
tom tom go quickly to gate seven i’m
sorry for being late
what is the time tom
it’s ten past eight am sir
run quickly the departure time is half
past eight
wait mr peter let me tell you
what’s more important we must go quickly
to the gate now
our first flight is delayed the new
departure time is 9 30.
really are you sure
i did hearing the announcement a half
hour ago
are you sure the delayed flight is ours
100
ladies and gentlemen this is an
announcement that flight nc 245 has been
delayed your new departure time is half
past nine
thank you
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you see
okay
so lucky
by the way tell me the schedule during
my business trip
here you are
you’ll first have a meeting with the
director of mapbox mr johnson this
afternoon
what time does the meeting start
a quarter past one
how long does it take place
one hour according to the plan
and then
you’ll go to oriole restaurant to
negotiate one more time the latest
transaction with mrs emily
specific time
at seven o’clock
mrs emily likes people who are ahead of
time so i suggest we should go there at
6 50.
that’s fine
what about meeting with a board of
directors of the chicago branch
the meeting will be delayed until the
next day due to mr alex’s absence
okay what time is the meeting going to
happen
early morning exactly at 7 30 sir
it seems to be an all-day meeting right
definitely sir
mr peter an old friend just contacted
and wants to have a private conversation
with you tonight
who
mr adams sir
great have me arrange that meeting
um
around 8 30 or 9 p.m after mrs emily’s
meeting yes i’ll do it
tom have you got the time
a couple of minutes past nine sir
it’s time to get on the plane let’s go
yes sir
lily
have you almost finished the report i
assigned to you
almost done
if you find it difficult anywhere just
ask me
yes thank you
am hesitating about calculating the
statistic here
let me have a look
with this kind of statistic you should
use the method i told you about
yesterday
oh i got it thank you
oh my god
what happened lily
linda look outside
oh my it’s getting dark
i think it’s just a quarter past 5 or 5
30 at least
lily do you know what time it is
wait for me
i guess it’s six o’clock
you’re wrong it is exactly 6 50.
pardon me
yes you didn’t hear wrong
nearly 7 p.m
of course
working so hard that we don’t know the
time
it was not until i lifted my head that
both of us knew that it was nightfall
we’re all bees
busy as a bee
go home now
i’ll finish the rest of the report it’ll
be soon
so i’ll wait for you and then we’ll go
home together
no you don’t need to do that linda
it’s no problem i’ll wait
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hello my friend sophie
hi buddy what’s up girl
today we have to go back to school
um exactly i’ll pick you up
let me do that
whatever
what time
what time does the first class begin
sophie
half past 12.
so i’ll pick you up at 10 past 12.
that’s fine
sophie this evening one of my friends is
holding a party and do you want to go
with me okay
but i don’t know anyone
that’s no problem you can make
acquaintances with them gradually
okay so what time do we go there
the party starts at 8pm so i think we
can go to my friend’s house at a quarter
past seven
do you want to
buy some new clothes or dresses for the
party
sounds good
if so we have to go by five o’clock
really
because going shopping often takes us an
hour and a half
but our class finishes at 4 45
no problem
i also have lots of things to do at home
after school
how long
about 30 or 40 minutes
so let’s meet at the park near your
house is that okay
i was just going to say that
is 5 30 o’clock fine
it’s up to you
okay
oh sorry elsa i just remembered that i’m
gonna have a class this evening
what time does it begin and finish
i study for two hours and the class
starts at half past five
so it finishes at 7 30 right
yes
i’ll wait for you at the park near my
house
that’s fine but i’m afraid you can be
late when you wait for you
that’s okay i’ll wait for you at 20 to
okay thank you elsa
i’m hanging up now bye
goodbye
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good morning adam
hi how are things
so busy recently
long time no coffee with you
all right
uh adam could you tell me the time
please i left my watch at home
it’s a quarter to nine
sorry
i mean it’s 8 45.
oh
adam would you mind reminding me at half
past 10
uh that’s fine i’ll tell you when the
clock is 10 30.
thank you so much
because i have to do something at my
office around 10 past 11.
you mean
11 10 or 10 50
11 10 o’clock
how far is your company
about 10 kilometers
if so i’m afraid you should leave it
almost 10 20 not half past 10.
i think so do you know what time it is
it’s five to ten
so i will leave in 25 minutes
that’s right
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arranging a company banquet
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okay let’s start everyone today we have
this meeting to discuss the preparation
for our company’s christmas year-end
party next month are you ready
yes we are all ready
okay jessica please note down everything
and make a report for today’s meeting
i will note down all the points
after today’s meeting we need to
finalize the following main points
the date of the event the number of
people which restaurant the food and
drink menu
and the decoration theme
this information will be sent to the
catering company to prepare with the
restaurant
so let’s start with the number of people
kate
after surveying departments the most
reasonable date is probably on
the thursday night of the week before
the holiday
there are
127 people
where do you all think we should hold
this event the catering company has
suggested three restaurants that can
accommodate that number of people as in
the document in front of you all
it’s blue plate via corrada
and scarpetta
i think we need a budget before having
any decision on this
oh yes sorry after the discussion with
the board the agreed budget for a person
is eighty dollars about sixty percent
for food and drink and the rest is for
decorations
gifts and other expenses
i think scarpetta restaurant is the best
one
the place is near our company they also
have a package that has a discount on
alcoholic drinks we can save a lot of
money with this
i think so teal scarpetta seems good
what do the others think do you all
agree with scarpetta
we agree
alright final decision is scarpetta next
the food and drink menu everyone
i think the first thing is to see how
many people have special diets to tell
the restaurant to prepare for them
good idea after today’s meeting josh
takes a look at the number of religious
people or has special diets and sends it
back to jessica so she can include it in
the report we will then ask the
restaurant about these servings
yes
okay with that amount of funds scarpetta
is proposing two options as shown on
page five
who’s with option one
who’s with option two
good then we take option one
the main dishes are stuffed with green
chicken breast with parmigiano grilled
angus new york steak and salmon roulade
okay how about the drink
page six in the package each person can
order an alcoholic drink from the bar
we should put some soft drinks also on
the table for those who don’t drink
alcohol
good we nearly finished only decoration
theme left any ideas
last year we had a black theme with
golden decorations but it was kind of
gloomy how about trying white and red
this year
i agree red makes it feel more like
christmas everyone can dress in white
also still kinda easy
i like red too
okay so dress code white and red kate i
will leave the decoration part for your
team
okay we will take care of it
thanks everyone for joining the meeting
today we’re done here jessica please
send me a report tomorrow afternoon
sure i will
thank you
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prepare a wedding
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ethan we need to discuss our wedding
okay louisa let’s do it i’ve researched
online there are a lot of things that
need to be prepared the first is that we
need to know the number of our guests
can you estimate how much you have on
your side
i’ve already discussed this with my
parents including my friends there will
be about 30 people how about your side
there are only about 20 people on my
side so
a total of 50 people for our wedding
last time jane had a wedding at floral
farm
i extremely like that place i will call
the place tomorrow to check if they are
available on that day and their price
also
maybe a few other places too however i
need to discuss with you some more
information before calling
okay what style do you prefer for our
wedding classic vintage or modern
i like retro style a bit of vintage
orange brown town
you’d love to have an outdoor wedding
wouldn’t you
yes i’ve been looking for outdoor places
i hope it’s sunny that day
by the way jason told me his team would
take our wedding photos for us he said
it’s his wedding gift
wow that’s very nice of him
his wedding photography is amazing i’ll
call him later to thank him
yeah he tony and dan will be my best men
how about yours
you knew it of course alice veronica and
kelly who else can be
oh you reminded me i still have to order
bridesmaids dresses for them
i thought you ordered it with your
wedding dress
no i’m still waiting for the wedding
tone to match the dress color
yeah how about the food and drink menu
i have been looking for menus already i
have a few here but this one is my first
choice check this
yeah that sounds delicious i believe in
your choice
oh we need a wedding song playlist too i
just have beautiful in white on my list
do you have any suggestions
the fastest way is to search on google
here you are thinking out loud marry you
i will always love you so many
let me send you the list no need to
think too much save some time for more
important things
awesome we have so many things to
prepare for i feel a bit overwhelmed
just stay calm i think the most
important thing is the number of guests
the food menu and the decorations
i will take care of finding decorators
and printing invitation cards you can
check venues and prices we will discuss
it again tomorrow
okay thank you baby i really appreciate
your help
not at all remember this is my wedding
too you are not alone
you’re right now let’s get the work done
i’m so eager about the wedding
me too let’s go
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