SPEAK - Basic Level

Conversation 1: At Home

🧍‍♂️ Boy: Where is Jane?
['wɛr ɪz ʤeɪn]

🧍‍♀️ Girl: She is in the living room.
[ʃi ɪz ɪn ðə ˈlɪv.ɪŋ ruːm]

🧍‍♂️ Boy: What is she doing?
[wɒt ɪz ʃi ˈduː.ɪŋ]

🧍‍♀️ Girl: She is playing the piano.
[ʃi ɪz ˈpleɪ.ɪŋ ðə piˈæn.oʊ] 🎹

🧍‍♂️ Boy: Where is the car?
[wɛr ɪz ðə kɑːr] 🚗

🧍‍♀️ Girl: It is in the garage.
[ɪt ɪz ɪn ðə ɡəˈrɑːʒ]

🧍‍♂️ Boy: Where is the dog?
[wɛr ɪz ðə dɒɡ] 🐶

🧍‍♀️ Girl: The dog is in front of the door.
[ðə dɒɡ ɪz ɪn frʌnt əv ðə dɔːr] 🚪

🧍‍♂️ Boy: What is the dog doing?
[wɒt ɪz ðə dɒɡ ˈduː.ɪŋ]

🧍‍♀️ Girl: The dog is eating.
[ðə dɒɡ ɪz ˈiː.tɪŋ] 🍖

english-conversations-0001-1-at-home-1.mp3

Conversation 1: Returning a Book

👦 : Where are you?
/wer ɑːr juː/
👩 : I am in the kitchen.
/aɪ æm ɪn ðə ˈkɪtʃən/

👦 : What are you doing?
/wʌt ɑːr juː ˈduːɪŋ/
👩 : I am cooking dinner.
/aɪ æm ˈkʊkɪŋ ˈdɪnər/

👦 : Where are Bill and Mary?
/wer ɑːr bɪl ənd ˈmeri/
👩 : They are in the living room.
/ðeɪ ɑːr ɪn ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ ruːm/

👦 : What are they doing?
/wʌt ɑːr ðeɪ ˈduːɪŋ/
👩 : They are watching TV.
/ðeɪ ɑːr ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ ˌtiːˈviː/

👦 : Where is the cat?
/wer ɪz ðə kæt/
👩 : She is in the dining room.
/ʃiː ɪz ɪn ðə ˈdaɪnɪŋ ruːm/

👦 : What is she doing?
/wʌt ɪz ʃiː ˈduːɪŋ/
👩 : She is sleeping.
/ʃiː ɪz ˈsliːpɪŋ/

english-conversations-0002-2-at-home-2.mp3

Conversation 1: Returning a Book

👦 Who is she?
/huː ɪz ʃiː/
👩 She is my sister.
/ʃiː ɪz maɪ ˈsɪstər/

👦 What’s her name?
/wɒts hɜːr neɪm/
👩 Her name is Jennifer.
/hɜːr neɪm ɪz ˈdʒɛnɪfər/

👦 Where is she in this photograph?
/wer ɪz ʃiː ɪn ðɪs ˈfəʊtəɡrɑːf/
👩 She’s in Toronto.
/ʃiːz ɪn təˈrɒntəʊ/

👦 What is that building behind her?
/wʌt ɪz ðæt ˈbɪldɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd hɜːr/
👩 She’s standing in front of the CN Tower.
/ʃiːz ˈstændɪŋ ɪn frʌnt əv ðə ˌsiːˈen ˈtaʊər/

english-conversations-0003-3-my-favorite-photographs.mp3

Conversation 1: Returning a Book

👦 Where is the school?
/wer ɪz ðə skuːl/
👩 It’s between the library and the park.
/ɪts bɪˈtwiːn ðə ˈlaɪbrəri ənd ðə pɑːrk/

👦 Where is the post office?
/wer ɪz ðə poʊst ˈɒfɪs/
👩 It’s across from the movie theater.
/ɪts əˈkrɒs frəm ðə ˈmuːvi ˈθɪətər/

👦 Where is the royal bank?
/wer ɪz ðə ˈrɔɪəl bæŋk/
👩 It’s next to the supermarket.
/ɪts nekst tuː ðə ˈsuːpərmɑːrkɪt/

👦 Where is the gas station?
/wer ɪz ðə ɡæs ˈsteɪʃən/
👩 It’s around the corner from the church.
/ɪts əˈraʊnd ðə ˈkɔːrnər frəm ðə tʃɜːrtʃ/

👦 Where is the barbershop?
/wer ɪz ðə ˈbɑːrbərʃɒp/
👩 It’s near the bus station.
/ɪts nɪər ðə bʌs ˈsteɪʃən/

english-conversations-0004-4-location.mp3

🧍‍♀️ Excuse me? Is this your umbrella?
/ɪksˈkjuz miː ɪz ðɪs jʊr ʌmˈbrɛl.ə/

🧍‍♂️ No, it isn't.
/noʊ ɪt ˈɪz.ənt/

🧍‍♀️ Are you sure?
/ɑːr juː ʃʊr/

🧍‍♂️ Yes, I am sure.
/jɛs aɪ æm ʃʊr/

🧍‍♂️ That umbrella is brown, and my umbrella is yellow.
/ðæt ʌmˈbrɛl.ə ɪz braʊn ənd maɪ ʌmˈbrɛl.ə ɪz ˈjɛl.oʊ/

english-conversations-0007-7-color-2.mp3

May I help you?

Yes, please. I am looking for an umbrella.

What's your favorite color?

It's black.

Sorry, we have no black umbrellas right now.

Here is a nice umbrella.

But this umbrella is yellow.

That's OK. Yellow umbrellas are very popular this year.

english-conversations-0006-6-color.mp3

🧍‍♂️ Is Alice young or old?
/ɪz ˈæl.ɪs jʌŋ ɔːr oʊld/

🧍‍♀️ She is young.
/ʃi ɪz jʌŋ/

🧍‍♂️ Is Bill tall or short?
/ɪz bɪl tɔːl ɔːr ʃɔːrt/

🧍‍♀️ He is short.
/hi ɪz ʃɔːrt/

🧍‍♂️ Is Albert’s apartment big or little?
/ɪz ˈæl.bɚts əˈpɑːrt.mənt bɪɡ ɔːr ˈlɪt.əl/

🧍‍♀️ It’s small.
/ɪts smɔːl/

🧍‍♂️ Were the last examinations easy or difficult?
/wɚ ðə læst ɪɡˌzæ.məˈneɪ.ʃənz ˈiː.zi ɔːr ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt/

🧍‍♀️ They were difficult.
/ðeɪ wɚ ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt/

🧍‍♂️ Is Julie married or single?
/ɪz ˈdʒuː.li ˈmær.id ɔːr ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/

🧍‍♀️ She is single.
/ʃi ɪz ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/

english-conversations-0009-9-short-answer.mp3

🧍‍♀️ Are you married?
/ɑːr juː ˈmær.id/

🧍‍♂️ No, I'm not. I'm single.
/noʊ aɪm nɑːt | aɪm ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/

🧍‍♀️ Tell me about your new car. Is it large?
/tɛl mi əˈbaʊt jʊr nuː kɑːr | ɪz ɪt lɑːrdʒ/

🧍‍♂️ No, it's not. It is small.
/noʊ ɪts nɑːt | ɪt ɪz smɔːl/

🧍‍♀️ Are the questions in your English book difficult?
/ɑːr ðə ˈkwɛs.tʃənz ɪn jʊr ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ bʊk ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt/

🧍‍♂️ No, they are easy.
/noʊ ðeɪ ɑːr ˈiː.zi/

🧍‍♀️ Are your new neighbors quiet?
/ɑːr jʊr nuː ˈneɪ.bɚz ˈkwaɪ.ət/

🧍‍♂️ No, they are noisy.
/noʊ ðeɪ ɑːr ˈnɔɪ.zi/

english-conversations-0008-8-no-questions.mp3

🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️ Conversation 10: Returning a Book

🧍‍♂️ Hello, Jack. This is Dave.
/həˈloʊ dʒæk | ðɪs ɪz deɪv/

🧍‍♂️ I want to return the book I borrowed last night.
/aɪ wɑːnt tə rɪˈtɝːn ðə bʊk aɪ ˈbɑː.roʊd læst naɪt/

🧍‍♂️ Will you be home at about six o’clock?
/wɪl juː bi hoʊm ət əˈbaʊt sɪks əˈklɑːk/

🧍‍♂️ Yes, I will. I’ll be cooking dinner.
/jɛs aɪ wɪl | aɪl bi ˈkʊ.kɪŋ ˈdɪn.ɚ/

🧍‍♂️ Oh! Then I won’t come over at six.
/oʊ | ðɛn aɪ woʊnt kʌm ˈoʊ.vɚ æt sɪks/

🧍‍♂️ Why not?
/waɪ nɑːt/

🧍‍♂️ I don’t want to disturb you.
/aɪ doʊnt wɑːnt tə dɪˈstɝːb juː/

🧍‍♂️ Don’t worry! You won’t disturb me.
/doʊnt ˈwɝː.i | juː woʊnt dɪˈstɝːb miː/

🧍‍♂️ OK. I’ll see you at six.
/ˌoʊˈkeɪ | aɪl siː juː æt sɪks/

english-conversations-0010-10-telephone-call.mp3

🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️ Conversation 11: College Costs

🧍‍♀️ My daughter is going to college.
/maɪ ˈdɔː.t̬ɚ ɪz ˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ tə ˈkɑː.lɪdʒ/

🧍‍♂️ That’s great, but it must be expensive.
/ðæts ɡreɪt | bət ɪt mʌst bi ɪkˈspen.sɪv/

🧍‍♀️ Yes, but she has a grant.
/jɛs | bət ʃi hæz ə ɡrænt/

🧍‍♂️ A grant? What’s a grant?
/ə ɡrænt | wʌts ə ɡrænt/

🧍‍♀️ The government is giving her money.
/ðə ˈɡʌ.vɚn.mənt ɪz ˈɡɪ.vɪŋ hɚ ˈmʌ.ni/

🧍‍♂️ To pay for her education?
/tə peɪ fɔːr hɚ ˌɛdʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/

🧍‍♀️ That’s right.
/ðæts raɪt/

🧍‍♂️ Does it pay for everything?
/dʌz ɪt peɪ fɔːr ˈɛv.ri.θɪŋ/

🧍‍♀️ No, she has a loan, too.
/noʊ ʃi hæz ə loʊn tuː/

🧍‍♂️ What’s the difference between a loan and a grant?
/wʌts ðə ˈdɪf.rəns bɪˈtwiːn ə loʊn ənd ə ɡrænt/

🧍‍♀️ You have to pay back a loan; a grant is a gift.
/juː hæv tə peɪ bæk ə loʊn | ə ɡrænt ɪz ə ɡɪft/

english-conversations-0011-11-whats-a-grant.mp3

Conversation 1: At Home

🧍‍♂️ Boy: Where is Jane? ['wɛr ɪz ʤeɪn]

🧍‍♀️ Girl: She is in the living room. [ʃi ɪz ɪn ðə ˈlɪv.ɪŋ ruːm]

🧍‍♂️ Boy: What is she doing? [wɒt ɪz ʃi ˈduː.ɪŋ]

🧍‍♀️ Girl: She is playing the piano. [ʃi ɪz ˈpleɪ.ɪŋ ðə piˈæn.oʊ] 🎹

🧍‍♂️ Boy: Where is the car? [wɛr ɪz ðə kɑːr] 🚗

🧍‍♀️ Girl: It is in the garage. [ɪt ɪz ɪn ðə ɡəˈrɑːʒ]

🧍‍♂️ Boy: Where is the dog? [wɛr ɪz ðə dɒɡ] 🐶

🧍‍♀️ Girl: The dog is in front of the door. [ðə dɒɡ ɪz ɪn frʌnt əv ðə dɔːr] 🚪

🧍‍♂️ Boy: What is the dog doing? [wɒt ɪz ðə dɒɡ ˈduː.ɪŋ]

🧍‍♀️ Girl: The dog is eating. [ðə dɒɡ ɪz ˈiː.tɪŋ] 🍖

Conversation 1: Returning a Book

Conversation 1: Returning a Book

Conversation 1: Returning a Book

🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️ Conversation 10: Returning a Book

🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️ Conversation 11: College Costs

🧍‍♂️ Boy: Where is Jane?
['wɛr ɪz ʤeɪn]

🧍‍♀️ Girl: She is in the living room.
[ʃi ɪz ɪn ðə ˈlɪv.ɪŋ ruːm]

🧍‍♂️ Boy: What is she doing?
[wɒt ɪz ʃi ˈduː.ɪŋ]

🧍‍♀️ Girl: She is playing the piano.
[ʃi ɪz ˈpleɪ.ɪŋ ðə piˈæn.oʊ] 🎹

🧍‍♂️ Boy: Where is the car?
[wɛr ɪz ðə kɑːr] 🚗

🧍‍♀️ Girl: It is in the garage.
[ɪt ɪz ɪn ðə ɡəˈrɑːʒ]

🧍‍♂️ Boy: Where is the dog?
[wɛr ɪz ðə dɒɡ] 🐶

🧍‍♀️ Girl: The dog is in front of the door.
[ðə dɒɡ ɪz ɪn frʌnt əv ðə dɔːr] 🚪

🧍‍♂️ Boy: What is the dog doing?
[wɒt ɪz ðə dɒɡ ˈduː.ɪŋ]

🧍‍♀️ Girl: The dog is eating.
[ðə dɒɡ ɪz ˈiː.tɪŋ] 🍖