GREETNGS A Hi how are you doing B

GREETİNGS A: "Hi, how are you doing? " B: "I'm doing great. How about you? " A: "Not too bad. " B: "Do you come to this restaurant often? " A: "I've been here a couple of times, but I don't come on a regular basis. What have you been up to? " B: "I'm pretty busy at work these days, but otherwise, everything is great. " A: "Well, have a good evening. " B: "You too. "

A: "It's nice to meet you. My name is Jack. " B: "I'm Steve. It's a pleasure to meet you. " A: "What was your name again? " B: "Steve. " A: "So Steve, What do you do for a living? " B: "I work at the public library. How about you? " A: "I'm a University student. " B: "That's great. It was nice meeting you. " A: "Yeah. It was a pleasure meeting you. "

A: "Hey Jack, it's good to see you. " B: "Wow. How long has it been? It seems like more than a year. I'm doing pretty well. How about you? " A: "Not too bad. " B: "What movie did you come to see? " A: "I came here to see Matrix Revolution. How about you? " B: "I'm going to watch Finding Nemo. "

Greeting someone you never met: • "Hi, my name is Steve. It's nice to meet you. " • You can respond to this by saying, • "It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Jack. " Another common question to ask is • "What do you do for a living? « • You can respond to this by saying, • "I work at a restaurant. " • "I work at a bank. " • "I work in a software company. " • "I'm a dentist. " Usually, you will not need to ask for a name. It is implied that each person should say their name. But in case they don't, you can ask, • "What is your name? " Many times, I don't hear the name. If you would like for them to repeat their name, you can say, • "What was that again? " • "Excuse me? " • "Pardon me? "

Greeting Someone you Know • "Hey John, how have you been? " • "Hi Bob, how are you? " • "Hi Nancy, what have you been up to? " • "Andy, it's been a long time, how are you man? " If you meet someone unexpectedly, you can say, • "Hey Jack, it's good to see you. What are you doing here? " or • "What a surprise. I haven't seen you in a long time. How have you been? " • If you see the person at a restaurant, you can say, "Do you come to this restaurant often? " • Or at the movie theater, "What movie did you come to see? " Appropriate responses: • "Hi Steve, my name is Mike. It is nice to meet you as well. " • "I heard a lot about you from John. He had a lot of good things to say. " • "Wow. How long has it been? It seems like more than a year. I'm doing pretty well. How about you? "

A typical response to this type of greeting is simple. • "Not too bad. " If asked what you have been up to, you can respond with, "Same ole same ole. " Or, "The same as usual. " Here are some other example responses. • "I'm pretty busy at work these days, but otherwise, everything is great. " • "I'm doing very well. " • "I finally have some free time. I just finished taking a big examination, and I'm so relieved that I'm done with it. " Restaurant Responses • "I've been here a couple of times, but I don't come on a regular basis. " • "I come pretty often. This is my favorite restaurant. " • "I can't believe we haven't seen each other before. I come here at least twice a week. " Movie Response • "I came here to see Matrix Revolution. How about you? "

EXAMPLE CONVERSATİONS Person A: "Hi, my name is Steve. It's nice to meet you. " Person A: "What is your name? " Person B: "I'm Jack. It's a pleasure to meet you, Steve. " Person A: "What was that again? " Person A: "What do you do for a living Jack? " Person B: "I work at the bank. " Person B: "Jackson. "

Person A: "Hey John, how have you been? " Person B: "What a surprise. I haven't seen you in a long time. How have you been? " Person A: "I'm doing very well. How about you? " Person B: "I finally have some free time. I just finished taking a big examination, and I'm so relieved that I'm done with it. " Person A: "Hi Nancy, what have you been up to? " Person B: "The same ole. " Or, "The same as usual. How about you? " Person A: "I'm pretty busy at work these days, but otherwise, everything is great. "

Person A: "Andy, it's been a long time, how are you man? " Person B: "What a surprise. I haven't seen you in a long time. How have you been? " Person A: "Do you come to this restaurant often? " Person B: "I've been here a couple of times, but I don't come on a regular basis. "

BORED Being bored means having nothing to do. When someone is bored, they often call people and try to entertain themselves or try to find something to do with a friend. So being bored is a good starting point for conversational English. There a couple of situations you can express to someone that you are bored. Most commonly, you will call a friend and tell them that you are bored or ask them to do something together. The other time is when someone asks you how you are doing. We will cover both situations in this session.

GENERAL PHRASES • • • "I'm dying from boredom. " "I hate being bored. " "I don't have anything to do. " "My life is so boring. " "Life is so boring. " "I'm just watching TV until I find something to do. " "I was bored all weekend. " "I am so bored today. " "I get bored very easily. " "I get bored all the time. " A common place to get bored is when you have to visit family members. • "It's always boring whenever we go to our relatives. " • "It's nice to visit my grandmother, but it gets boring after a couple of hours. " • "My cousins are so boring. All they do is watch tv. " • "There's nothing to do in the country side. I'm always bored there. " If you think you are a boring person, here is a way to say that you are boring. • "I think I'm a little boring. " • "I'm a boring person. "

Boring can be used to describe someone. • "He is a boring person. " • "His personality is very boring. " • "It's boring whenever she's around. " Using bored to answer a question is very common. Here are some general questions that someone might ask. • "How was your trip? " • "How was your vacation? " • "How was your weekend? " • "How was the lecture? " • "How was the class? " • "How was the game? " Any of these types of questions can be answered with a simple answer. • "It was pretty boring. " • "It was boring. I didn't do much. " • "It wasn't as fun as I thought. It was a little boring. " • "I was bored most of the time. " • "Because it was disorganized, we had too much extra time. I was bored during our free time. "

CALLİNG SOMEONE The conversation when you call someone might sound something like this. • "Hello. " • "Hi Jane, this is Jill. Do you have time to talk? " • "Hi Jill, sure, I was just watching TV. " • "What are you watching? " • "I was just watching a re-run of friends. How about you? What are you doing? " • "Nothing much. I really wanted to start studying for the Psychology test coming up, but I can't seem to motivate myself. " As you can see, Even though Jill is very bored, she didn't say that she was bored. To sensitive people, they can misinterpret the situation. If I am bored and I call you, then that could mean that I am only calling you because I have nothing better to do. So if you are not very close friends, it is better to say something like, 'nothing much' instead of 'I am bored. '

If you are very close friends with someone, then the conversation can be more direct and honest. • "What are you doing? " • "I'm doing the laundry. " • "I'm so bored. I have nothing to do. " • "Why don't you come over and help me with the laundry? " • "I'd rather do my own house chores. Hey, you wanna take a break from your house work and have coffee at Starbucks with me? " • "Sure, that sounds great. I'll meet you there in thirty minutes. "

BORİNG WORK A different situation you can tell someone you are bored is when you are simply talking with a friend concerning a part of your life that is boring. For example, if you have a boring job, you can explain to your friend how boring it is. • "How is your work these days? " • "Work is so boring that I'm going crazy. " • "I ran out of things to do and management is too busy to give me more work. I tried to find things to do with no luck. I'm basically sitting in my chair pretending to work. " • "That sounds so boring. " • "Tell me about it. Time goes so slow when you're bored. I'd rather be busy. Then at least the day would go by faster. "

Similar type of boring work is when doing something that is routine. Some sentences expressing boring work are: Because some people are so busy, they envy people who have nothing to do at work. • "I'm doing the same thing over and over again. " • "I'm so bored. I have nothing to do at work. I just surf the Internet all day long. " • "My work is so repetitious that I am getting bored of it. " • "Dang! I'm so busy at work, it's driving me crazy. I really wish I had your job. " • "My work does not interest me. " • "I'm only working to pay the bills. " • "I wish I had your job. "

BORED PRACTICE A: "Hey there. What have you been up to? " B: "Nothing really. " A: "How about your work? " B: "It's so boring there. I really wish I had a different job. " A: "Is it really that bad? " B: "Yeah. Most of the time, I have nothing to do. But whenever I have something to do, it's boring work because it is the same old thing. " A: "Why don't you find a different job then? " B: "Maybe I should. "

A: "Hi Steve, what's your plan for tonight? " B: "I don't have any plans. Are you doing anything special? " A: "Well, if you're bored, let's plan on meeting up tonight. " B: "That sounds like a good idea. Should we invite Bob? " A: "He's a little boring. " B: "What do you mean? " A: "Well, he doesn't drink, play video games, pool, or really anything. The only thing he talks about is history. " B: "You do have a point. We'll leave him out tonight. " A: "Alright. Let's meet at 8: 30 in front of the university bookstore. " B: "Perfect. I'll see you later tonight. "

A: "Hello" B: "Hi Jane" A: "Oh, hi Jill. " B: "What are you doing? " A: "I'm doing the laundry. " B: "I'm so bored. I have nothing to do. " A: "Why don't you come over and help me with the laundry? " B: "I'd rather do my own house chores. Hey, you wanna take a break from your house work and have coffee at Starbucks with me? " A: "Sure, that sounds great. I'll meet you there in thirty minutes. "

HOW İS YOUR DAY • • • "I see Bob over there by the newspaper stand. " "I'm going to the library. " "I'm on my way home. " "I'm going to the bus stop. " "Jack is going to the store. " "Jill is stopping by now. " "The meeting is starting now. " "The manager is waiting for you in her office. " "Tell the receptionist that you are here to see Mr. Hwang. " A very common question you will run into is, • "How are you doing? " • "How is your day going? " • "What are you doing now? " To answer these types of question, you must remember that you are talking about what is currently going on now, so you must use the present tense. Here are some ways to answer the above question. • "I'm enjoying the beautiful weather without any worries in the world. " • "I'm playing a video game on my computer because I have nothing to do. " • "I'm at the grocery store buying ingredients for tonight's dinner. " • "I'm at the gym working out. " As you can see, each sentence is starting with, 'I am' instead of 'I will be' or 'I was. ' We will discuss past tense and future tense in the next sessions.

More descriptive answers you can give are the following: • "I'm pretty busy right now. I'm doing my homework because I have an exam tomorrow. " • "My project deadline is coming up, so I'm currently in the process of finishing my tasks. " • "I'm taking the day off from work today because I have so many errands. I'm going to the post office to send some packages to my friends. " • "I'm looking for a job. The job market does not look that great, but I can't give up. " • "I'm applying for a job at a consulting firm in Taiwan. " • "I'm listening to music while thinking about my situation. "

HOW İS YOUR DAY Person A: "Hi Jack. What are you doing? " Person A: "How is your day going? " Person B: "Hi Mary. I'm filling out a job application. " Person B: "Quite busy. I'm preparing for my presentation tomorrow on our marketing strategy. I'm not even half done yet. " Person A: "Are you finished with school already? " Person B: "No. I have one more semester, but it would be great to have a job lined up. " Person A: "You must feel stressed out now. " Person B: "That's an understatement. "

Person A: "What are you doing now? " Person B: "I'm playing pool with my friends at a pool hall. " Person A: "I didn't know you play pool. Are you having fun? " Person B: "I'm having a great time. How about you? What are you doing? " Person A: "I'm taking a break from my homework. There seems to be no end to the amount of work I have to do. " Person B: "I'm glad I'm not in your shoes. " A: "What are you doing now? " B: "I'm watching TV. " A: "What are you watching? " B: "I'm watching Friends. What are you doing? " A: "I'm doing my homework, but I really need to take a break. " B: "You want to do something? " A: "Yes. But I shouldn't. I got to finish my assignment now. " B: "Alright. Call me later then. " A: "OK. Bye. "

A: "Where are you going now? " B: "I'm going to the bank. " A: "Aren't you supposed to be at work? " B: "I'm working now. I'm making a deposit for our company. " A: "Where do you work? " B: "I work for a restaurant as a controller. " A: "Wow. That's great. " B: "Great seeing you. I have to go now. I'll talk to you later. " A: "Hi Steve. What are you doing here? " B: "I'm meeting a friend here for dinner. How about you? " A: "I'm on my way home but I needed to stop by the book store to buy a text book. " B: "Didn't you finish school yet? " A: "I have one more year, and then I'm done. " B: "What are you majoring in? " A: "I'm majoring in Sociology" B: "How do you like your major? " A: "I really find the subject very interesting. I'm enjoying all my classes. " B: "That's great. " A: "I'd better go now. I don't want to miss the bus. " B: "Alright, I'll talk to you later. " A: "Okay. See you later. "

TOMORROW'S PLAN • "I'm going to see Bob tomorrow. " • "I'm going to go to the bus stop right after class. " When using 'going to' after 'I am' it is important that a future indicator is present. For example, if I say, 'I am going to meet John', this can also be present tense that we practiced previously. But if you add a future indicator like 'at 6 O'clock tonight' then it becomes future tense. • "I'm going to do that tomorrow. " Other future tense indicators are: • "I'm going to meet John at the airport at 6 O'clock tonight. " • "I'm going to go home in an hour. " • 'going to go' • 'going to be' • 'I will' • 'I have to'

• "I'm going to be dead if I don't finish this project by tomorrow. " • "I'm going to go home next week. " • "I'll meet you there at five. " • "I can't go tonight because I have to work late. " When asking questions about the future, you can ask questions like: • "What are you going to do tonight? " • "What are you doing next week? " • "When do you plan on doing your homework? " • "When are you going to eat dinner? " • "What time do we have to leave for the airport? " • "What should we do tonight? " There are many different questions you can ask. By changing a few words, you can make numerous questions properly about the future.

When you are answering questions that relate to the future, remember to use the future tense. Here are some ways to answer the questions directly above: • "What are you going to do tonight? " • "I plan on meeting John after dinner. We're going to go to a night club. " • "I'm going to go to take my girlfriend out to dinner. And if we have time, we might try to see a movie. " • "What are you doing next week? " • "Since I'm on vacation next week, I plan on going to Pusan to visit some friends down there. " • "Next week I have to go shopping for all the Christmas presents. I have to buy a present for my dad, mom, and my two sisters. " • "When do you plan on doing your homework? " • "I think I'm going to do my homework after I watch the world cup. I don't think I'll be able to concentrate until after the game is over. " • "I'm so unmotivated to do my homework. But I'll eventually have to do it, so I'll get around to them probably after dinner. " • "What time do you have to leave for the airport? " • "The flight comes in at 4: 30, so I plan on leaving at about 3: 30" • "The security is pretty tight so I should get there early. I plan on arriving there 2 hours before my flight leaves. " • "What should we do tonight? " • "After dinner, let's go grab a couple of beers. Then we can go shopping for a couple of hours, and afterwards, we can rent a video and watch it at my place. " • "I'm pretty busy tonight. I have to do the laundry, vacuum, and then make dinner, so I won't be able to meet you tonight. "

Person A: "Bob is in the hospital, did you get a chance to visit him? " Person A: "I'm going home now, do you want to head out together? " Person B: "I'm going to see Bob tomorrow. " Person B: "No Thanks. I'm going to go home in about an hour. " Person A: "I thought you had to meet John tomorrow? " Person B: "I'm going to meet John at the airport at 6 O'clock tonight. " Person A: "Didn't you need to buy a present for your brother's birthday? " Person B: "I'm going to do that tomorrow. "

Person A: "I'm going to go to the bus stop right after class, so I won't have time to meet you. " Person A: "Why do you look so stressed? " Person B: "That's OK. We can always get together tomorrow. " Person A: "I thought you had 2 weeks to finish this project. " Person B: "I'm going to be dead if I don't finish this project by tomorrow. " Person B: "I don't have time to explain now. I'll talk to you later. "

Person A: "Since we are done with school, when are you going back home? " Practice asking questions: Person B: "I'm going to go home next week. " • "What are you doing next week? " Person A: "Me too. Do you want to meet at the train station on Sunday? " Person B: "Sure. I'll meet you there at five. " • "What are you going to do tonight? " • "When do you plan on doing your homework? " • "When are you going to eat dinner? " • "What time do we have to leave for the airport? " • "What should we do tonight? "

A: "Do you have any plans tonight? " A: "Let's go to Everland next week" B: "I have class until 5 O'clock, but I'm free after that. " B: "I can't. I'm way too busy. " A: "Do you want to grab dinner? " B: "On Monday, I'm going to meet my professor. Tuesday, I have a job interview. Wednesday, I'm going to the dentist. And on Thursday, I have to go visit my parents. " B: "I don't have any dinner plans so that sounds great. " A: "What time should we meet? " B: "I need to go to the book store first, so let's meet at 6 O'clock. " A: "What are you doing next week? " A: "Why are you so busy? " B: "I've been procrastinating for a long time. "

A: "What are you doing over the weekend? " B: "I'm going to exercise, meet some friends, and then watch tv. " A: "Who are you going to meet? " B: "My friend from middle school is visiting, so we are going to have dinner on Saturday. " A: "How long is he going to stay? " B: "He is only here for a day. " A: "Where are you going to eat dinner? " B: "I plan on taking him to an Italian restaurant. "

YESTERDAY • "I went to the airport yesterday. " • "I met Bob last week. " • "I was an hour late for my meeting. " • "I went to the bus stop, but I was 30 seconds late. A person on the street told me the bus just went by. " • "I completed that task this morning. " • "I was being polite so I opened the door for him. " • "I stapled the papers together to keep them organized. " • "The paper ripped on the bottom, so I taped them together. " • "I switched the presents around because I found out Jane doesn't like red lipstick. " • "I was very interested in the topic so I paid close attention. "

When asking questions about the past, you can ask questions like: • "How did you enjoy the movie? " • "What time did you get home last night? " • "How was your date with Jackie? " • "How was the traffic going to the airport? " • "What have you been up to? " • "What did you do last weekend? " Here are some ways you can answer these types of questions. Remember to use past tense because these actions already occurred. • "How did you enjoy the movie? " "It was a long movie, but overall, the movie was great. " "I really didn't like the movie. It was slow and boring. " • "How was the party? " "I enjoyed the movie so much that I saw it again. " • "How come you didn't come to class yesterday? " • "What time did you get home last night? " "I got home at two in the morning. " • "How did your presentation go? " "I didn't make it home until eleven last night. " "I made it home at midnight. "

• "How was your date with Jackie? " "The date went so well. We had dinner at a seafood restaurant. And then we saw a movie together. " "I don't think it went too well. We hardly had anything to talk about. I really thought Jackie was bored to death. " "The date was alright. She called me this morning to go out again, but I haven't responded yet. " • "What have you been up to? " "I just graduated from school so I'm happy that I'm done. " "I met Jackie yesterday and we spent the evening together in a nice restaurant. " "The only thing I have done in the last three months is computer games. " • "What did you do last weekend? " "Last weekend, I visited my parents. " "I went golfing on Saturday. I shot a great score. " "I stayed home and watched TV all weekend long. " • "How come you didn't come to class yesterday? " "I was very sick yesterday. " "I missed the bus and by the time I got to campus, class was already over. " "I slept in because I didn't hear the alarm ring. "

• "How did your presentation go? " "It went ok. A few of the people asked some tough questions, but overall it was good. " "I messed up so bad. I brought the wrong folder from my office so I didn't have any notes. " "It was the best presentation of the day. My boss told me I was organized, focused, and spoke clearly. " Person A: "Why didn't you come to my party last night? " Person B: "I'm sorry I couldn't make it. I had to go visit my grandmother at the hospital. " Person A: "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Is she doing ok? " Person B: "They just completed a small operation and the doctors said she should recover. "

Person A: "Did you get a chance to go to that new restaurant down the street? " Person A: "What did you do last weekend? " Person B: "Yeah. I ordered the special, but the server screwed up my order. " Person A: "Really? How was it? " Person A: "That sucks. So what ended up happening? " Person B: "They finally got my steak out, but it was overcooked. It was a terrible experience. " Person B: "I went on a date with Sammy. " Person B: "I couldn't ask for a better night. We talked all throughout our two hour dinner, and then we sat by the river and cuddled in the night. "

Person A: "Didn't you finish finals week? " A: "What did you do last night? " Person B: "Don't remind me. I think I failed most of the exams. " B: "I met some friends and we had some drinks at a bar. " Person A: "Why did you do so terrible? " A: "Did you drink a lot? " Person B: "My mind just went blank. I think I overloaded my brain. I just couldn't concentrate during the exams. " B: "I got so drunk that I don't remember how I got home. " A: "Why did you drink so much? " B: "I was so depressed. I just wanted to forget about everything. "

A: "How was the airplane ride? " A: "What did you do last weekend? " B: "It was a twelve hour flight. It was so boring. I tried to sleep but it was too uncomfortable on the plane. " B: "I went to a party. " A: "How about the movies they play on international flights? " B: "I saw both movies they played. I was just unlucky. " A: "Did you take a book with you? " B: "I accidentally packed it with my luggage that I checked in. " A: "How was the party? " B: "It was way too crowded and the food was gone before I got there. " A: "What time did you get home? " B: "It was pretty boring so I left at ten and got home before eleven. "