11 Real Conversation - Speak English With Vanessa

Speak English With Vanessa
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1.5 Hour English Conversation
Dear English Learner,
Get ready to speak confidently with these common English phrases. I recommend reading these
sample sentences out loud and using the blank space on the last page to answer my challenge
question using the vocabulary. Thanks so much for learning English with me!
Your teacher,
Vanessa
Topic 1: Family
What is an interesting fact about your family history?
1. They didn’t keep any records.
2. She would go on about these stories.
3. Did your grandma know any German? -Very little.
4. They were trying to scrub out a lot of the German-sounding things.
5. We’re getting a little ahead of ourselves.
6. As legend has it… my great-grandfather saw his future-wife outside a window.
7. She is the matriarch of the family.
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Topic 2: Childhood
What’s something that you did as a child that you still do now?
8. I’m a little bit youthful in my approach.
9. Dan catches critters now, too.
10. She didn’t know what she was signing up for.
11. He’s crazed about that kind of stuff.
12. This will drill in the point that Dan loves critters.
13. There was a hygiene section of the Home Ec class.
14. I was so naive at that time.
15. I have come full circle now.
16. She’s not your typical girly-girl.
Topic 3: Hobbies
If you could wake up tomorrow with any education, talent, or skill set,
what would it be?
17. When you like a sport, you get into the flow. You live in that moment.
18. Maybe I would be beating everybody right and left.
19. A piano isn’t as portable as a ukulele.
20. Unlimited patience is a character trait.
21. Kids certainly test your patience.
Topic 4: Travel
Where is the next place in the US that you’d like to visit?
22. Seattle is cool, and you could jump up to Vancouver, too.
23. I’m going to book a bunch of places.
24. Even though the US is the same country, that part feels so different.
Topic 5: Food
What is a food from your travels that you wish you could have again?
25. This answer is very tied up in nostalgia.
26. The food is less rich, so we lost weight.
27. When I think back to it, we did a lot of nice hikes.
28. I hope she is world-renowned as the best dak galbi chef.
Topic 6: Nature
If you could have any defense mechanism of an animal, what would
you have?
29. A defense mechanism is used to get a predator to go away.
30. My answer is a little bit of a cop out.
31. Who doesn’t want to fly?
32. In a dangerous situation, your fight or flight kicks in.
33. Shooting blood out of your eyes isn’t going to win you a lot of dates.
Topic 7: Holidays
What is your favorite holiday tradition?
34. As a kid, you can’t get enough of Christmas.
35. Decorating a Christmas tree hits all of the right senses and feelings.
36. I’ll set the stage.
37. It’s more known now that you should always keep water in the basin.
38. You can buy a Christmas tree with a root ball.
Topic 9: Sports and Exercise

What is the most recent sport that you did?
39. Dan’s brother-in-law is obsessed with rock climbing.
40. He geared Dan up to rock climb.
41. Dan’s not afraid of heights.
42. He wanted to move on to something more challenging.
43. Jim persevered, and he was inspiring to Dan.
44. The other people are experienced, so they could do it easily.
45. Rock climbing takes a lot of upper body strength.
46. There was some good camaraderie between everyone climbing.
47. Everyone is trying to size each other up.
48. I have always liked hitting a baseball.
49. I played baseball up until “coach pitch.”
Topic 10: Electronics

If you could invent any new electronic device, what would it be and
what would it do?
50. When I think of noble uses of electronics, I think of the medical field.
51. There might be a tiny robot, for lack of a better word, that finds cancer.
52. Nothing sucks more than cancer.
53. It’s cool inside, and it’s muggy/humid outside.
54. It’s only a matter of money!
55. I must say that Dan’s cancer fighting robots are a better idea.
Topic 11: Money
What is something that you can justify spending more money on?
Why?
56. My grandfather gave us access to a simple cabin in the mountains.
57. The cabin has to be off grid.
58. You can justify it by saying that it’s an investment.
59. The best thing about the cabin was a loft.
60. Would it be just as fun for us now that we’re adults?
61. We prioritize buying better quality food.
62. I can justify spending more money on better quality animal products.
63. We are intentional about the food we buy.
Topic 12: Games

What is a game that you are very competitive about?
64. What is a game that Dan isn’t competitive about?
65. It feels really bad to lose Codenames.
66. I have to prep myself because I really like to win games.
67. Why are you so serious? Cut me some slack!
68. I have a 50% chance of winning.
Topic 13: Celebrities
I’m having a special dinner party. Who is someone (dead or alive) who
you would like to invite?
69. Are these politicians as empty as they seem?
70. I can’t imagine that these are the people running the country.
71. I would be interested, from a personal standpoint, to meet my

great-grandmother.
Topic 14: Pets

If you could have any pet, what would it be?
72. I really like dogs, to a degree.
73. Getting a dog is like taking on a new family member.
74. I’m not a fan of small, yippy dogs.
75. I’d never bring myself to spend money on an expensive fish.
76. We go through so many yogurt containers.
77. I would be more inclined to make yogurt at home.
78. The word to describe having a cow is “relentless.”
79. I saw a twinge of regret in her eye.
80. In her previous life, she wasn’t a farmer.
Topic 15: Books
What is a book that you would recommend everyone read because
you loved it so much?
81. The more you learn about children, the more you learn that they are developing
at different rates.
82. Her bad environment made her stronger.
83. I love reading fiction and diving into new worlds.
84. The book confirmed everything I suspected about media.
85. I google a lot of things that I don’t know.
86. It’s ubiquitous that everyone uses technology more than they would like.
Vanessa’s Challenge Question
Use the space below to write a few sentences answering this question: If you could
have any pet, what would it be? (try to use 5 expressions from this lesson)
Sample answer: Last week I visited my friend who just got a new kitten. Even though I
know very little about cats, the more I cuddled with her kitten, the more I wanted one. I
guess it’s only a matter of commitment because having a cat seems a lot more simple
than having a dog. I have always liked animals that mainly take care of themselves, and
who doesn’t want to curl up and read a good book with a cat on your lap?
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2. She would go on about these stories.

3. Did your grandma know any German? -Very little.

4. They were trying to scrub out a lot of the German-sounding things.

5. We’re getting a little ahead of ourselves.

6. As legend has it… my great-grandfather saw his future-wife outside a window.

7. She is the matriarch of the family.

9. Dan catches critters now, too.

10. She didn’t know what she was signing up for.

11. He’s crazed about that kind of stuff.

13. There was a hygiene section of the Home Ec class.

14. I was so naive at that time.

15. I have come full circle now.

16. She’s not your typical girly-girl.

18. Maybe I would be beating everybody right and left.

19. A piano isn’t as portable as a ukulele.

20. Unlimited patience is a character trait.

21. Kids certainly test your patience.

23. I’m going to book a bunch of places.

26. The food is less rich, so we lost weight.

27. When I think back to it, we did a lot of nice hikes.

28. I hope she is world-renowned as the best dak galbi chef.

30. My answer is a little bit of a cop out.

31. Who doesn’t want to fly?

32. In a dangerous situation, your fight or flight kicks in.

36. I’ll set the stage.

38. You can buy a Christmas tree with a root ball.

Topic 9: Sports and Exercise

40. He geared Dan up to rock climb.

41. Dan’s not afraid of heights.

42. He wanted to move on to something more challenging.

43. Jim persevered, and he was inspiring to Dan.

44. The other people are experienced, so they could do it easily.

46. There was some good camaraderie between everyone climbing.

47. Everyone is trying to size each other up.

48. I have always liked hitting a baseball.

49. I played baseball up until “coach pitch.”

Topic 10: Electronics

52. Nothing sucks more than cancer.

53. It’s cool inside, and it’s muggy/humid outside.

54. It’s only a matter of money!

57. The cabin has to be off grid.

58. You can justify it by saying that it’s an investment.

59. The best thing about the cabin was a loft.

60. Would it be just as fun for us now that we’re adults?

61. We prioritize buying better quality food.

63. We are intentional about the food we buy.

Topic 12: Games

65. It feels really bad to lose Codenames.

66. I have to prep myself because I really like to win games.

67. Why are you so serious? Cut me some slack!

68. I have a 50% chance of winning.

71. I would be interested, from a personal standpoint, to meet my

Topic 14: Pets

73. Getting a dog is like taking on a new family member.

74. I’m not a fan of small, yippy dogs.

75. I’d never bring myself to spend money on an expensive fish.

76. We go through so many yogurt containers.