Real English Conversations
GOING HOME
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Description:
Gabrielle is heading back to New Zealand. She talks about her plans.
Country: Gabrielle from New Zealand and Todd from the U.S.
Time: 1:24
Level: Intermediate
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Audio Script
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TODD: Hello, Gabrielle! |
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GABRIELLE: : Hello!
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TODD: How are you doing today?
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GABRIELLE: Good! thanks! |
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TODD: Gabrielle, I hear that you are going
back home to New Zealand.
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GABRIELLE: That's
right. I'm going home for summer. |
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TODD: OK. Uh, what are your plans?
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GABRIELLE: Umm… Probably a week relaxing, going camping, and
then I'm going back to work.
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TODD: Oh, OK. Where do you work (in New Zealand)?
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GABRIELLE: Umm, I teach as an English teacher in Christchurch, in New Zealand. |
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TODD: Oh, OK. And that's where you're from, naturally. |
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| GABRIELLE: That's right. |
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TODD: Were you born there? | |
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GABRIELLE: I was, yeah!
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TODD: Ok, well, you’ll have this short little break, uh, break or vacation, uh, you’re gonna to the beach...or the mountains? | |
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GABRIELLE: Aaah...Probably…probably to the beach and camping for about a week with friends, yeah! |
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TODD: Actually, how warm is it in the
summer? |
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| GABRIELLE: Mmm, Probably a maximum of 30 degrees. So it’s a nice dry heat! Very comfortable. |
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TODD: So when you go to the beach is the water warm enough (to swim
in)? |
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GABRIELLE: (Oh No, no, no!) We swim but it is not warm. Yeah! It's pretty chilly actually,
but... |
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TODD: OK. Any
other plans when you go home? |
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GABRIELLE: Umm,Yeah, I'm looking forward to catching
up with friends and family and
animals. |
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TODD: Animals! |
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GABRIELLE: Well, I miss my
pets. |
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TODD: OK,
well, what pets do you have? |
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| GABRIELLE: Umm, well, I have a cat and a dog and a sheep called Sydney and two gold fish. |
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TODD: Wow! | |
| GABRIELLE: Yeah! And I really miss them. |
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TODD: I'm sure they're really excited to see you. Alright, thanks a lot. | |
| GABRIELLE: Cheers! |
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Vocabulary Notes
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Short break |
"I'm going home on a short break for the summer".
A 'short break' is time that is used to relax and escape from the stress of daily life. This can be a few minutes, hours or days depending on what you are talking about. Notice the following:
- I always need to take a short break from work in the afternoon.
- A weekend away will be a short break from life.
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Warm enough and chilly |
"Is the water warm enough to swim in? No, it's actually pretty chilly".
If a temperature is 'warm enough' then it is high enough to be comfortable. If something is 'chilly' it is too cold to be comfortable. Notice the following:
- Is the soup warm enough for you?
- It's a little chilly outside today.
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Look forward |
"I look forward to going home".
You 'look forward' to a future event that you are excited about. Notice the following:
- I am really looking forward to having my own apartment.
- Do you look forward to graduating?
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Catch up |
"I'm going to catch up with friends and family and animals".
To 'catch up' with people means to talk to them and find out what they are doing now in their lives or any recent news that they have. Notice the following:
- It was really nice to catch up with you.
- We can get coffee and catch up.
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Miss (my pets) |
"I really miss my pets".
To 'miss' a person or a place is have positive feelings about something that is not physically close to you right now, and you sometimes have some feeling of longing or regret. Notice the following:
- What do you miss the most about Mexico?
- She loved her new school, but missed her old friends.
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