Composing dialogues in English exercises. Simple and interesting dialogues for preschoolers and elementary school children with voice acting. Greetings and farewells

The ability to conduct a conversation is a talent, and the ability to conduct a conversation in English is an even more unique and very necessary talent. In this article we will tell you how to greet and say goodbye to your interlocutor, express agreement and disagreement in English, interrupt your interlocutor and deal with rudeness. We will also provide a list of recommended and prohibited topics for conversation.

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Greeting in English

Any conversation begins with a greeting. We offer you two lists of expressions: formal and informal greetings in English. Use the former when communicating in a business environment or when meeting a person, the latter when talking with friends. However, you don’t have to learn all the phrases in a row. To begin with, you can learn just a couple of greetings, use them and gradually learn the rest.

Formal greetings in English are appropriate when communicating with colleagues, business partners, and people you are meeting for the first time. In the latter case, you will also need to find out the person’s name, give yours in response and say that you are pleased to meet him. Here is a set of phrases for a formal greeting:

Possible greeting responses:

How do you do? - an outdated greeting. It is sometimes used as a phrase, “Nice to meet you,” and is only said when seeing a person for the first time. The correct answer to How do you do? - this is How do you do?, that is, you don’t need to talk about your business.

If you didn't hear how a person said something to you, ask them to repeat it by saying Sorry?, Pardon? or Could you repeat, please?

Informal greetings in English that you can use when meeting friends:

The answer to an informal greeting might sound like this:

How to start a conversation in English

After you have greeted the person, you need to somehow continue your conversation. If you are talking with a friend, then, of course, you will quickly find a topic for communication. However, if you just met a person at a friend’s house or at an official event, then you need to “break the ice”, that is, establish contact between you and your new acquaintance. Our teachers’ blog has a good article “Breaking the ice: how to start a conversation in English”, read this material and use it in practice. In this article we will give you a small selection of phrases that will help you start a conversation with your interlocutor.

If you are at a formal event, you can use the following conversational phrases in English to start a conversation:

Do you need to start a conversation in English in an informal setting? The following phrases would be appropriate at a party:

How to express your opinion on any issue

So, your mission has been a success: you have attracted the attention of your interlocutor and he answered the question. Now it’s important to keep his attention and continue the conversation. Most likely, your new acquaintance will ask you a question similar to yours or ask you to express your opinion on some topic. To answer him confidently, you need to know how to express your opinion in English. Of course, you can immediately express your point of view, but we suggest that you learn special phrases that will make your speech more beautiful and persuasive. You can use them in both formal and informal settings. At an official event, try to formulate your thoughts more softly, with less emotionality, than when communicating with friends.

If you are not entirely sure of your words or want to more accurately present your point of view at an official event, then you can express your opinion in English using the following phrases:

How to maintain a dialogue: phrases of agreement and disagreement in English

So, you have successfully started a dialogue with your interlocutor, discussing a topic, exchanging opinions with him. To avoid awkward pauses, after an exchange of opinions, continue the discussion: express your agreement or disagreement with the point of view of the interlocutor.

First, let's look at how you can express consent in English. All of the phrases listed below are appropriate in both formal and informal settings. They are neutral, so if you are at a social event, just say them in a calm tone, but at a party with friends you can say them more emotionally. Please note: the pronoun you in English means both “you” and “you,” so you can’t go wrong using these phrases in any setting.

Now here are a few more emotional and informal phrases that are appropriate to use when communicating with friends:

With disagreement, things are a little more complicated. When you want to express disagreement in English, you need to be extremely polite so as not to offend the person, especially if you have just met your interlocutor or are at an official event. We recommend using the following polite phrases to express disagreement:

If you are talking to an old acquaintance, you can express a stronger disagreement with his opinion. However, in the midst of a dispute, we still recommend that you think about what is more valuable to you: a friend or the truth. To soften the severity of the following phrases a little, you can start your speech with I am afraid... (I'm afraid...).

How to politely interrupt someone you're talking to

Interrupting your interlocutor without him being offended by you is a skill. Of course, it is best not to interrupt the person talking to you, but to endure until the end of his speech and only then speak out. However, sometimes there are situations when you simply need to urgently intervene in a conversation and end it when you are at a formal event, or “put in your two cents” in a conversation with a friend. In this case, try to break into a pause in speech and say one of the following phrases. And to make everything sound as polite as possible, don’t forget to say Excuse me... first.

We would like to focus on polite language, but sometimes it becomes necessary to abruptly interrupt the interlocutor. For example, if a person touches on a topic that is painful for you or is trying to humiliate someone around you, you need to act more decisively. Use the following phrases only as a last resort, they are harsh and rude, and after such a statement the interlocutor may be offended.

If you interrupted a person politely and expressed your opinion, then you need to give the floor to him again. Use one of the following phrases:

Desirable and undesirable topics for conversation in English

So, we have given you some good phrases to help you start and maintain a conversation in English. All that remains is to understand what to communicate about: which topics of conversation are welcomed by English speakers, and which are best avoided.

1. Events in the host city

   A good topic for conversation is recent events in the city. The only condition is that the events must be good and evoke positive emotions, for example: a city day, the opening of a new ice skating rink, etc. You should not discuss news about a maniac or a recent accident, few people find this pleasant.

2. Funny case

   Laughter brings people together, helps them loosen up and relax - exactly what is needed when talking. Remember a funny incident from your life and tell it to your interlocutor, this will help you find a common topic for conversation and feel more free.

3. Trips

   Almost all people like travel and stories about distant (and not so distant) countries, so this is a fertile topic for conversation. Tell us about your trip or simply ask your interlocutor if he likes to travel and where he has already visited.

4. Job

   An ideal topic of conversation, especially if you are communicating with a person at a formal event. At the same time, the rules of politeness require that the conversation take place in a positive way. That is, you may be interested in how long a person has been working in his industry and in a particular company, what attracts him to work. Avoid questions about salary and relationship with management, in this case it is inappropriate.

5. Hobby

   Well, who wouldn’t want to talk about their favorite activities?! Ask the person what he likes to do in his free time, how long he has been interested in his hobby, etc. Sometimes a real strong friendship begins with such an unobtrusive conversation.

6. Music, books, cinema

   The simplest and most obvious thing is to start a conversation by finding out the musical and other tastes of your interlocutor. Try discussing the latest in music or cinema, as well as best-selling books, this will help you quickly establish contact with your interlocutor.

7. Holidays

   Think about the nearest holiday and ask the person how he usually celebrates it, where he recommends you go and how to have fun.

8. Food

   The topic is a universal one. If you are at a banquet, it would be logical to say something unobtrusively about how excellent the food is, or ask your interlocutor if he knows what those nice canapés are made of.

9. Weather

   The topic is quite banal, but unobtrusive; it will come to the rescue if you don’t know where to start a conversation in English.

10. Sport

    A harmless and quite interesting topic, especially if you are going to start a conversation with a man. However, keep in mind that you yourself must be interested in some kind of sport, otherwise you simply will not be able to carry on a conversation on this topic.

11. Entertainment venues (local bars, cafes, clubs, etc.)

    Ask your new friend which places are worth visiting and which ones to stay away from. And if he himself recently arrived in the city, you can offer to go to some interesting place together.

Want to find more interesting conversation topics in English? We recommend taking a look at the page, where you will find 250 interesting questions that will help you start a conversation.

Taboo topics for conversation in English (and any other) language:

1. Personal life. If you are not talking to an old friend, this topic is taboo - you may inadvertently hurt the feelings of your interlocutor.
2. Complaints about work, salary, boss and generally about any topic.
3. Gossip.
4. Discussion of age, weight or appearance.
5. Criticism of someone or something.
6. Bad habits.
7. Indecent topics.
8. Disease and death.
9. Bad news (discussions of crime news, disasters, etc.).
10. Religion.
11. Policy.
12. Finance.
13. Specialized topics that are understandable and interesting only to a narrow circle of people.

What to do if you are rude?

Everyone encounters unpleasant interlocutors from time to time. What to do if you are rude? If you respond to a person with similar insults, you will lower yourself in the eyes of others, so we recommend that you act differently. Sometimes it happens that a person “breaks down” on you, and then asks for forgiveness if you managed to cool his ardor. In any case, we advise you to adopt the following phrases that will help you decisively and at the same time politely deal with rudeness.

These are the phrases you can answer a rude person. We don’t recommend getting into an argument with him: you shouldn’t waste your time and nerves on such people, especially since you can almost forget English from stress and still won’t provide any compelling arguments, so your words won’t be convincing.

How to say goodbye in English

After the conversation, you need to say goodbye to your interlocutor. Of course, the standard Goodbye will work for almost any purpose. However, you can say goodbye in a more interesting way. We offer you a list of farewell phrases in English:

You can use the previous phrases in both formal and informal settings. And for communicating with close friends, we will present you with a few more farewell slang phrases in English:

Now you know how to have a conversation in English at a formal event and among friends. We highly recommend that you learn the presented phrases by heart, because they will be useful to you more than once in communication. And if you find it difficult to speak English with a stranger, we invite you to our school. Our wonderful teachers will help you overcome the language barrier. We wish you only pleasant conversations and interesting interlocutors!

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Greetings my dears.

Let's start today with a question for you. Where can you start developing your child’s spoken language?

But it's true! After all, at the beginning of his journey, your baby’s vocabulary for free conversation is at its lowest level - not to say that it does not exist at all. And it’s not always possible to talk “not freely” either. So what's the solution? And the solution is this: dialogues for children in English.

Surprisingly, this technique found a response in the hearts of both children and their parents. The secret here is simple: you can read or listen to simple dialogues - at first I would even recommend mini-dialogues - analyze individual words and phrases in them and tell them. Read them with translation, listen to them in audio and learn.

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Today I'll give you a few different options, on different topics and varying in difficulty.

Speech practice for preschool age is distinguished by its simplicity and theme. It is easiest for such young children to remember what surrounds them: colors, animals, family, etc. Let's start, perhaps, with the “Greeting” and “Introduction” dialogues. For example:

-Hi.(Hello/Good morning/Good afternoon/Good evening)
-Hi.
-What is your name?
-My name is Maria. And yours?
-My name is Diana.

-Hello . (Hello/Good morning/Good afternoon/Good evening)
-Hello.
-What is your name?
-My name is Maria. And you?
-My name is Diana.

This is the easiest option to start with. You can develop the conversation further, for example, like this:

-How old are you?
-I am five years old. And how old are you?
-I am six years old.

-How old are you?
-I am five years old. And how old are you?
-I am six years old.

-Do you speak English?
-Yes, I do. Do you speak English?
- Yes, I do.

-Do you speak English?
-Yes. A do you speak English?
- Yes.

You can also use this addition:

-Where are you from?
-I am from Moscow. And you?
-I am from London.

-Where are you from?
-I am from Moscow. And you?
-I'm from London.

This is the most basic thing you can do with your baby today.

But here are the options, for example, for 2nd grade on the topic of family:

-How many family members do you have?
-I have 4 family members. A mother, a father, me and my older sister. And you?
-I have a father, a mother. I do not have any sisters or brothers.
-This is my mother Tanya and this is my father Vadim. My sister is Olya. She goes to school already.
-My mother’s name is Alina, my father’s name is Nikita.

-How many family members do you have?
-We are a party of four . Mom, dad, me and my older sister. How many of you are there?
-I have a mom and dad. I have neither sisters nor brothers.
-This is my mother Tanya and this is my father Vadim. My sister Olya. She already goes to school.
My mom's name is Alina, my dad's name is Nikita.

For 3rd grade students, you can combine dialogue and play " I can see something blue..." For example:

-I can see something red...
-It’s an apple. It's a towel. It's a shoe.
-I can see something green...
-It's a flower. It's a coat.
-I can see something yellow...
-It's a ball.

-I can see something red...
-This Apple. This is a towel. This is a shoe.
-I can see something green...
-This is a flower . This is a coat.
-I can see something yellow...
-This is a ball.

Talking about animals will help you quickly learn the necessary vocabulary.

-Do you have a pet?
-Yes, I have a rat. His name is Bonny. Do you have a pet?
-I already have two dogs and a fish.
-What are their names?
-My dogs" names are Dilly and Tisha, and my fish is called Loopy.

-Do you have a pet?
-I have a rat. His name is Bonnie. Do you have a pet?
-I already have two dogs and a fish.
-What are their names?
My dogs' names are Dilly and Tisha, and my fish's name is Loopy.

A good subject option is a hobby. For example:

-Do you like football?
-Yes, I do. My favorite football team is Barcelona. And you?
-I don't. I like basketball and tennis. What about reading?
-I like reading. I read several books per week. And do you like reading?
-I don't. I like watching films. My favorite films are “Harry Potter” and “Star Wars”.

-Do you like football?
-Yes. My favorite football team Barcelona. And you?
-I don't. I love basketball and tennis. How about reading?
-I like to read. I read several books a week. Do you like to read?
-Me not. I like watching films . My favorite films are Harry Potter and Star Wars.

In addition to the previous one, you can add the following:

-How did you spend your summer?
-We went to the sea. The town was beautiful and the sea was very warm. And you?
-I was in the village with my grandparents. We played football with my brother and swam in the lake.

-How did you spend your summer?
-We went to the sea. The city is beautiful and the sea is very warm. And you?
-I was in the village with grandparents. We played football with my brother and swam in the lake.

For 5th grade students who already have a good vocabulary base, you can combine all these dialogues and cover all these topics one by one: greeting, acquaintance, family, animals, hobbies, etc.

What I want to say finally, my dears, is that with the help of such mini-conversations, your kids can quickly learn new words and also get rid of the fear of talking. I can give you some advice:

• don't try right away cover something large and complex- take small steps towards your big goal.
• make sure your child is familiar with all the words when you say something. Words learned by heart, the meaning of which remains unknown, will bring absolutely no benefit.
• combine the use of this method with some kind of game so that the baby naturally memorized vocabulary.

I recommend that all children and their parents take this course from Lingualeo « For the little ones» . This online course - in a playful and very enjoyable form - will captivate your child and make him ask you “And I also want to play English”. My daughter still likes it)), although we purchased it quite a while ago.

That's all, my dears. I hope that these materials will help you in learning the language. Moreover, you can get even more materials by subscribing to my blog newsletter. Improve your English with my help every day.

A selection of simple dialogues in English for mastering oral speech, for accumulating ready-made phrases and expressions that will help you in communication.

Dialogue about theater

• Do you go to the ballet at the theater? Did you go to ballet at the theater?
• Yes, I do. I had never seen anything more wonderful. Yes, I went. I've never seen anything more beautiful.
• Can you tell us a little more about it? It’s a very interesting for me. Can you tell us a little more about it? This is very interesting for me.
• Yes, of course, with pleasure. The ballet seemed to me a faire-tale. The costumes were fine. The dancing and music were thrilling. From the very first minute I was deeply impressed by everything I saw on the stage. Of course with pleasure. Ballet seemed like a fairy tale to me. The costumes were wonderful. The dance and music moved me extremely. From the very first minute I was deeply amazed by everything I saw on stage.
• I am a theater lover, too. Should I go to the ballet? I also love the theater. Should I go to this ballet?
• Yes, definitely. The performance was a great success. I am recommend this ballet for you. Yes, definitely. The performance was a huge success. I recommend this ballet to you.

A little dialogue about cinema

• I like to go to the cinema. I like going to the movies.
• How often do you go to cinema? How often do you go to cinema?
• When I have free time, I always go to see a new film. As soon as I have free time, I always go to watch a new film.
• What kind of films do you prefer? Which movies do you prefer?
• I prefer feature films, but also enjoy cartoons and popular science films. I prefer feature films, but I also enjoy cartoons and popular science films.
• On which movie did you go to the last time? What movie did you go to last?
• The last film I saw was comedy “Why him?” with James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Zoey Deutch starring. The last film I watched was the comedy “Why Him?” starring James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Zoey Deutch.

A simple dialogue about the museum

• How many museums are there in your town? How many museums are there in your city?
• In town where I live are no big museums, but we have a good Natural History Museum. There are no big museums in the city where I live, but we have a good natural history museum.
• What is interesting is the museum? What interesting things are there in this museum?
• There is ancient vases and coins, dishes and bowls, tools and arms. There is also an aquarium full of different fish, tortoises and shells. Nfv tcnm ancient vases and coins, dishes and bowls, tools and weapons. There is also an aquarium full of various fish, turtles and shells.
• How often do you visit this museum? How often do you visit this museum?
• In truth, not very often, but I was on an excursion at last week. To be honest, not very often, but I went on a tour there last week.

Dialogue about the circus

• There is a very good circus at our town. There is a very good circus in our city.
• I know, last time my brother, my mother and I went to the circus during my winter holidays. I know the last time I went to the circus with my brother and my mother was during my winter holidays.
• I dream to someday join the circus. I dream of performing in the circus someday.
• This is great. I really like the circus performers. This is wonderful. I really like circus performers.

Beginners, that is, those who study English at a basic level, are often faced with tasks such as role-playing games and composing dialogues in pairs. In this article we will look at simple dialogues in English for beginners on the following everyday topics: dating, leisure, family, hotel, restaurant, shopping. Their advantage is that they are easy to remember and can serve as the basis for more detailed dialogues.

Acquaintance:

Hello. My name's Valerie. Hello, my name is Valerie.

Hi Valerie! I'm Jim Robinson. This is my wife, Hannah.

Hello Valerie. This is my wife, Hannah.

Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too. Me too.

Free time:

Do you have a lot of free time, Harry? Do you have a lot of free time, Harry?

Oh no, not enough! No, I miss him all the time.

What do you like doing? What do you like to do in your free time?

Oh, a lot of things. Much.

For example? For example?

I love painting. I like to draw.

Painting? That's interesting. Paint? This is interesting.

And I like reading very much. And I really like reading.

What kind of books do you read? What books do you read?

Well, I really like detective stories. Well, I really like detective stories.

What about music? What about music?

I love listening to all kinds of music. I like to listen to any music.

How old's your sister, Danny? How old is your sister, Danny?

Jane? She's twenty-seven. Jane? She's 27.

Is she married? She is married?

Yeah, she is. Yes.

Does she have any children? Does she have children?

Yeah, she has a little boy, Billy. Yes, she has a little son, Billy.

What does she do? What is her job?

She's a dancer. She is a dancer.

Ballet? In ballet?

No, modern dance. No, modern dances.

Does she like her job? She likes her job?

Yeah. She loves dancing and she really likes traveling. Yes. She loves to dance and she really enjoys traveling.

Dialogues in English for beginners on the topics "Hotel", "Restaurant" and "Shopping" are an ideal basis for role-playing games. In order to play out typical situations that arise during tourist trips in class, you need to move away from the framework of the training course and get as close to reality as possible. For example, take a real English-language menu of a cafe or restaurant or its short, educational version (there are a great many of them on the Internet), study it, “place an order,” then “pay the bill.”

It is important not to forget that the main goal of role-playing games is communication, understanding the interlocutor, and not perfect pronunciation and impeccable grammar.

Here we provide mini-dialogues for beginners that can be modified or expanded. Lexical material for “tourist” dialogues are the names of dishes, souvenirs, and items of clothing.

In a hotel:

Excuse me. I have a reservation. I booked a room.

Yes. What's your name please? Yes, what is your name?

Katy Blacksmith. Katie Blacksmith.

How do you spell your last name? Spell out your last name.

B-L-A-C-K-S-M-I-T-H. Blacksmith.

Thank you. You're in room 18A. Thank you. Your number is 18A.

In the restaurant:

A table for two, please. Table for two, please.

Yes, come this way. Let's pass.

Are you ready to order now? What will you order?

Yes, I’d like garlic mushrooms, please. I'd like mushrooms with garlic, please.

Could I have the vegetable soup? Can I have vegetarian soup?

And for your main course? What's for the main course?

I'd like the steak. I'd like a steak, please.

Seafood pasta for me, please. I'll have seafood pasta, please.

Anything to drink? Any drinks?

A large bottle of mineral water. A large bottle of mineral water.

In the gift shop:

Hello, can I help you? Hello, how can I help you?

How much are these pens? How much do these pens cost?

$1.50 each. $1.50 each.

Can I have five pens, please? Give me 5 pens please.

In a clothing store:

Excuse me. Have you got these jeans in my size? Excuse me, do you have these jeans in my size?

Yes. What size are you? What is your size?

Let's see. Here you are. Wait. Yes, please take it.

Can I try them on? Can I try them on?

Of course. The changing rooms are over there. Yes, the fitting rooms are over there.

I think they're too big. I think they are too big for me.

No, that’s the fashion now. No, that's fashionable now.

OK. I'll take them. Can I pay by credit card? Okay, I'll take them. Can I pay by credit card?

Yes, of course. Yes, sure.