English Telephone Speech Demonstration

Title: eng_4248 Driving Cross Country

Discussion Between Adult Female Friends

Description:File en_4248 is suitable for intermediate/advanced students.

Grammar: Irregular verbs

Grammar Assignment


89.22 92.90 B: yeah so yeah I've been there like {laugh} five or six times

92.74 93.22 A: Wow.

93.64 100.34 B: because I drove across the country three times. I've been there wait, yes three times I think.

101.24 102.39 A: Well this is our second time.

102.61 102.92 B: yeah.

103.54 109.13 A: The first time we had been it was like twelve years ago &Kevin and I went on like a six week camping trip you know we hit --

108.56 110.11 B: %uh that must have been fun.

110.05 114.70 A: -- You know &Washington, we hit you know from &Idaho to &Washington we hit all kinds of national parks and stu- [distortion].

113.33 113.63 B: uh-huh.

114.56 116.68 B: oh yeah it's so beautiful %huh.

115.54 116.19 A: And you know

116.51 120.30 A: You know we spent a l- you know couple days in &Yellowstone and then

120.35 127.97 A: you know a very little time in &Grand &Tetons but we spent a lot of time in the national forests right around there because we (( )) [distorted] you know we were really camping and really serious--

125.09 125.58 B: uh-huh.

127.96 128.61 B: mhm.

128.48 131.24 A: And like we went into &Jackson, the town and we were like --

131.75 140.97 A: -- %ah [[drawn out and in fright]] let me {laugh} out of here. You know it was like a traffic jam and all these stores and we sort of didn't know what was coming. We were like oh my god traffic jams

133.34 134.03 B: {laugh}

135.97 136.33 B: uh-huh.

140.94 144.26 A: What kind of tourist hell is this? Get us out of here [[says laughing]].

142.65 144.06 B: {laugh}

144.44 148.35 A: of course then we were like you know let's stay here a couple days. [distortion]

144.16 147.26 B: {inhale} And now you guys have a five year old and

148.00 148.73 B: {laugh} yeah.

148.39 151.95 A: This is kind of cute. oh look there's the &Benneton outlet.

152.11 152.58 B: {sh}

152.60 155.51 B: oh you guys have really turned into yuppies, %huh? {laugh}

155.30 156.00 A: Scary.

156.05 159.28 B: {laugh} {inhale} What we shouldn't have a house in the suburbs.

157.85 161.31 A: Well if I'm unemployed, if I'm unemployed I can't be a {laugh} yuppie can I?

161.72 162.35 B: {breath}

161.72 163.52 A: {inhale} Don't I need to be professional?

163.57 166.11 B: %um. yeah I guess.

166.35 169.53 B: Well &Norm and I are worse because we live in the suburbs.

170.35 171.64 B: %uh so.