PRACTICE MAKE S PERFECT English Conversation PRACTICE MAKE S PERFECT TM English Conversation PrEmium SECOnd EditiOn Jean Yates Phd New York Chicago San Francisco Athens London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi Singapore Sydney Toronto Copyright 2016 by McGraw Hill Education All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976 no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means or stored in a database or retrieval system without the prior written permission of the publisher 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RHR 21 20 19 18 17 16 ISBN 978 1 259 64327 9 MHID 1 259 64327 1 e ISBN 978 1 259 64326 2 1 259 64326 3 e MHID McGraw Hill Education the McGraw Hill Education Publishing logo Practice Makes Perfect and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of McGraw Hill Education and or its affiliates in the United States and other countries and may not be used without written permission All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners McGraw Hill Education is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book McGraw Hill Education products are available at special quantity discounts to use as premiums and sales promotions or for use in corporate training programs To contact a representative please visit the Contact Us pages at www mhprofessional com McGraw Hill Education Language Lab App Audio recordings of all the Conversations in this book are available to support your study Go to www mhlanguagelab com to access the online version of the application or to locate links to the mobile app for iOS and Android devices Note Internet access is required to access audio via the app More details about the features of the app are available on the inside front cover Contents Preface vii 1 Introducing yourself and others 1 2 Expressing opinions likes and dislikes 13 3 Describing people places and things 25 4 Striking up a conversation 35 5 Making dates and appointments 47 6 Expressing wants and needs 59 7 Making requests and offers 69 8 Expressing doubts and uncertainty 81 9 Talking about future events 93 10 Making a case or arguing a point 103 11 Narrating a story 115 12 Retelling a conversation 127 13 Electronic conversation 139 Appendix A Irregular past tense and past participle forms 145 Appendix B Short tag questions and answers 149 Appendix C Glossary 155 Answer key 161 v Preface Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation is designed to give you practice with the vocabulary and structures that are most often used in common types of infor mal conversations The book consists of thirteen chapters each one devoted to a particular con versational function Each chapter begins with a typical conversation followed by a discussion of vocabulary and structures that are particularly important for the type of conversation being addressed Certain expressions are repeated in other chapters so that you will become more familiar with them as they occur in differ ent contexts Following the discussion section are several sets of exercises to help you feel confident that you understand the material The exercises also give you practice in using new vocabulary and structures so that you will be able to include them in your personal conversations Use this book practice your English in conversations with your English speaking friends and continue to enjoy this language vii PRACTICE MAKE S PERFECT English Conversation Introducing yourself and others 1 Conversation Meeting at a party Todd Hi you must be John s cousin Matt right From San Diego Matt Correct I just got in last night Todd I m Todd John s roommate from Tech Glad to meet you I can assure you that I m not anything like what John has told you Matt I m happy to meet you too and yes I have heard about you Football player and party animal extraordinaire Todd Football yes and as a matter of fact I do like parties But tell me more about yourself and what you do in San Diego Matt Well I m more of a surfer than a football player You know San Diego has a fantastic coast and we can surf all day and then party on the beach at night Todd That sounds awesome How long are you staying Matt Well I ll be here for two weeks John has promised me a nonstop schedule kind of a mix of sightseeing meeting his friends checking out the local scene and hopefully camping in the mountains for a couple of days Todd John s a good guy and you can be sure he knows the local scene He knows everybody in town I m sure he ll show you a good time And his friends are here to help Matt Thanks so much I really appreciate that I m still a bit jet lagged at the moment but should be in good shape by tomorrow I m looking forward to hearing what John has in store for me Todd Don t worry We ll all take good care of you And don t be surprised if we show up on your doorstep in San Diego one day ready for surfing Improving your conversation I m Todd Jones Simply using I m and then saying your name is one way to introduce yourself You could also say for example My name s Todd Jones It is customary to offer your right hand in a handshake to the other person In very informal situations you could just say Hi I m Todd with no handshake To introduce one or more people other than yourself say This is my wife Mary And this is Susan Bob and Joe 1 To introduce more than one person and also tell how you know them say These are my friends Susan and Bob And this is Jim my coworker All of the people introduced would then shake hands You could also say I want you to meet my friends Susan and Bob Glad happy to meet you When you have been introduced to someone it is customary to say I m glad happy to meet you or It s nice to meet you The reply is I m happy to meet you or I m happy to meet you too The underlined words are pronounced slightly louder than the others Right Correct Right is an informal way to ask for confirmation that what you have just said is true The answer can be That s right This train goes to Washington right You re from Panama right That s right That s right I am This is an informal answer to a question that asks for confirmation You re Matt aren t you This is Economics 101 right Correct Correct If you want to tell your questioner that he or she is not correct you can politely say this with for example No that s not right No that s not correct No I m not Matt I m Jim No she isn t my sister She s my cousin The …
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