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  • Mike, I'm glad you could make it! How are you?

  • Hi Julie. We're fine. Have you met my wife Susan?

  • Hi Suzan, nice to meet you!

  • Nice to meet you too. Thank you for inviting us!

  • You're welcome!

  • Please, come on in and enjoy the party.

  • Hi Gus, how are you doing?

  • This is my wife, Susan.

  • It's a pleasure to meet you, Susan.

  • Mike is always talking about you!

  • Pleased to meet you too.

  • Look who it is. Hey, Laura... I've missed you girl.

  • I've missed you too.

  • Long time no see! How have you been?

  • I'm good, and you?

  • Oh, I'm great too!

  • Sorry that I'm a little bit late to your party.

  • Traffic was really bad on my way here.

  • No problem. You're right on time.

  • Go in and meet everyone!

  • Hello everybody. I'm Laura.

  • Hi Laura! Good to meet you. I'm Gus.

  • Susan.

  • And my name is Mike.

  • Nice to meet you all. How's it going?

  • We're all good! We were just talking about work.

  • Oh, I used to work with Julie a long time ago.

  • Do you all work together?

  • Yes, most of us are co-workers with Julie except for Susan.

  • Oh really! Susan, what do you do?

  • Actually, I work at the mall selling watches.

  • And you? What do you do?

  • I used to work as a software engineer

  • but now I'm running my own small business.

  • How interesting. I'm sure it is very challenging.

  • Hi John. I'm glad you are here!

  • Good to see you, Julie.

  • Was it easy to find my address?

  • Very easy. I know this neighbourhood well.

  • Please, come on in and help yourself to snacks and drinks in the kitchen.

  • Thank you, I can see that your party is rocking!

  • I just need to go to the toilet first.

  • Where is your washroom?

  • Go straight ahead and it will be the first door on the right.

  • Great, thanks!

  • Hey guys, all good?

  • Great party, Julie! It's amazing!

  • All good, Julie. Thanks!

  • Definitely!

  • Have you got any more pretzels?

Mike, I'm glad you could make it! How are you?

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A2 US julie susan laura party missed glad

Easy English conversations | Small talk for beginners

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    面梟 posted on 2021/08/31
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Keywords

straight

US /stret/

UK /streɪt/

  • adjective
  • honest and direct
  • Continuous; uninterrupted.
  • Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • Heterosexual.
  • Honest; frank; straightforward.
  • In proper order; correctly arranged.
  • Not gay; heterosexual
  • Without bends or curves; proceeding in the same direction without deviation.
  • adverb
  • in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
  • In a straight line; directly.
  • Immediately; at once.
  • noun
  • A heterosexual person.
  • other
  • To make or become straight.
bit

US /bɪt/

UK /bɪt/

  • noun
  • A former coin worth 12.5 cents.
  • The basic unit of information in computing.
  • The basic unit of information in computing, representing a binary digit (0 or 1).
  • A mouthful of food.
  • Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • A particular thing or experience.
  • A person's contribution to an effort.
  • Small piece of something
  • A short period of time.
  • A very small amount of money.
  • A small piece or amount of something.
  • A small acting role or part in a performance.
  • The part of a tool that cuts or bores.
  • other
  • To do one's part.
  • Not at all.
  • verb
  • Past tense of 'bite'.
  • (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
  • adverb
  • Slightly; somewhat.
address

US /əˈdrɛs/

UK /ə'dres/

  • noun
  • A location in a computer's memory
  • A formal speech delivered to an audience.
  • The particulars of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated.
  • Exact street location of a place
  • A formal speech to a group of people
  • other
  • Think about and begin to deal with (an issue or problem)
  • To speak to someone using a formal title or form of address.
  • Write the name and address of someone on an envelope or package
  • Speak to (a person or an audience), typically in a formal way
  • To deal with or start to discuss a problem.
  • To speak to someone.
  • To write an address on an envelope or package.
  • verb
  • To write the place someone lives on a letter
  • To refer to someone or something formally
  • To make a formal speech to a group of people
  • To try to find a solution to; think about
challenge

US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

  • other
  • To demand identification from someone.
  • To dispute the truth or validity of something.
  • To invite someone to engage in a contest or fight.
  • To invite someone to engage in a contest.
  • To object to something as being incorrect or unjustified.
  • To test someone's abilities or resources.
  • noun
  • A difficult task or problem; something that is hard to do.
  • A difficult task or problem.
  • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • A formal objection or query.
  • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
  • A demand by a sentry for identification.
  • An invitation to engage in a contest.
  • An objection or query about something.
  • A difficult task or problem.
  • Something that threatens or questions the status quo.
  • A question to determine correctness of something
  • verb
  • To formally invite someone to compete at something
  • To question the correctness of something
pleasure

US /ˈplɛʒɚ/

UK /'pleʒə(r)/

  • noun
  • Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
  • Sensual gratification; indulgence in one's desires.
  • A thing that causes enjoyment or delight.
  • A person's will or desire; preference.
  • other
  • A feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment.
  • other
  • To give someone pleasure or satisfaction.
amazing

US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

  • adjective
  • Surprising in a pleasing way
  • Causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing.
  • verb
  • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
glad

US /ɡlæd/

UK /ɡlæd/

  • adjective
  • Happy or pleased about something/to do something
  • Happy that something happened; pleased
great

US /ɡret/

UK /ɡreɪt/

  • adverb
  • Very good; better than before
  • adjective
  • Very good; excellent.
  • Used to describe the relationship between a grandparent, aunt, uncle, etc. and their grandchild, nephew, niece, etc.
  • Very large in size
  • Very important
  • Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the average
  • Remarkable or outstanding
  • Very good at a particular activity
  • Very good; fantastic; wonderful
  • noun
  • Successful and well-admired person
find

US /faɪnd/

UK /faɪnd/

  • verb
  • To become aware of something that is happening
  • To discover or meet by chance
  • To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
  • To learn through study, research, or effort
  • To discover something by looking for it
  • noun
  • Object discovered by chance
  • Things that have been discovered from searching
business

US /ˈbɪznɪs/

UK /ˈbɪznəs/

  • noun
  • A company formed for making profit
  • A task or matter; an affair.
  • A company or firm.
  • The set of rules and processes that govern how data is handled in a software system.
  • A task or duty.
  • Matter that has to be dealt with; task; situation
  • Activity of working to make a profit
  • A matter or issue to be dealt with
  • A person's regular occupation, profession, or trade
  • A person's reason or purpose for doing something.
  • Right or justification for doing something.
  • A task or errand
  • other
  • A particular activity or pursuit.
  • A matter or affair; something that concerns someone.
  • A field of study concerned with commerce and management.
  • The state of being busy; busyness.
  • Commercial activity; the exchange of goods or services for profit.
  • A person's duty, role, or responsibility.
  • A particular sector of commerce or industry.
  • A person's regular occupation, profession, or trade.
  • A specific task or purpose.
  • Minor actions and movements of actors on a stage.
  • Small actions and movements on stage that make the scene more realistic.
  • Small actions performed by actors on stage
  • The volume of trade or commercial activity.
  • adverb
  • Seriously; with determination.
  • Engaged in work or commercial activity.
  • adjective
  • Proceeding in the normal way.
  • other
  • A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.