Artsun Akopyan
© Artsun Akopyan, 2019
ISBN 978-5-0050-7026-5
Created with Ridero smart publishing system
Introduction
The workbook “Dialogues in English at Home” contains 94 mini-dialogues based on everyday topics: “Getting Up in the Morning”, “Using the Bathroom”, “Morning Exercises”, “Clothes”, “Breakfast”, “Cooking Dinner”, “Setting the Table”, “Plans for the Afternoon”, and “In the Evening”. The book is for learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) / English as a second language (ESL).
Audio recordings are available here.
How to Use the Workbook
1. Read and listen to a mini-dialogue in English.
2. Translate the new words given below the dialogue into your language.
3. Translate the dialogue into your language.
4. Continue to the next mini-dialogue.
5. In the “Revision” section, translate the text into your language.
6. Continue to the next topic.
How to Memorize the Dialogues
Make your own audio recording of the dialogues using your phone or computer software. First, read your translation of a sentence in your language, then make a pause, and read the text in English. The pauses should be long enough for you to recall the translation.
Study the dialogues using your audio recordings. Every day, practice the dialogues that you have learned without looking at the text. Try to say the translation out loud during pauses without any errors. Play the audio as many times as necessary to ensure that you make no mistakes.
How to Improve Your Knowledge
Ask your family members to learn the dialogues together. Use the learned phrases and sentences to speak English at home to improve your speaking skills.
Getting Up in the Morning
“Wake up!”
“I am not sleeping.”
wake —
up —
wake up —
I —
am —
not —
sleep —
sleeping —
“It’s time to get up!”
“I am getting up already.”
it —
is —
it’s = it is —
time —
to —
get —
up —
get up —
getting up —
already —
“Did you have a good sleep?”
“Yes, I did.”
did —
you —
have —
a —
good —
yes —
“What dreams did you have?”
“I don’t remember.”
what —
dream —
dreams —
don’t = do not —
remember —
“Where are you going?”
“I am going to the bathroom.”
where —
are —
go —
going —
to —
the —
bath —
room —
bathroom —
“Put on your slippers!”
“No, I want to go barefoot.”
put —
on —
put on —
your —
slip —
slipper —
slippers —
no —
want —
barefoot —
“The floor is cold!”
“No, the floor is warm.”
floor —
cold —
warm —
Revision: 1—7
Translate into your language:
1
“Wake up!”
“I am not sleeping.”
2
“It’s time to get up!”
“I am getting up already.”
3
“Did you have a good sleep?”
“Yes, I did.”
4
“What dreams did you have?”
“I don’t remember.”
5
“Where are you going?”
“I am going to the bathroom.”
6
“Put on your slippers!”
“No, I want to go barefoot.”
7
“The floor is cold!”
“No, the floor is warm.”
Using the Bathroom
“Son, wash your face with soap!”
“I have washed it, mom.”
son —
wash —
your —
face —
with —
soap —
washed —
have washed —
mom —
“Daughter, don’t forget to brush your teeth!”
“I won’t,