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A BANK OF NEVER-ENDING DIALOGUES FOR THE ENGLISH CLASSROOM
(last updated in August 2020)

Edited by Bara Dockalova

Contributing authors:
©Bara Dockalova, Czech Republic (BD)
©Frantisek Chlan, Czech Republic (FC)
©Monika Hagenhoferova, New Zealand (MH)

Index

GRAMMAR POINTS

FUTURE SIMPLE | GOING TO | INDIRECT QUESTION | MONEY IS SINGULAR | PAST SIMPLE | PRESENT CONTINUOUS | PRESENT PERFECT | RELATIVE CLAUSE | REPORTED SPEECH | WISH CLAUSES |

WORDS AND CHUNKS

All I’m saying is | almost | alone | another | answer | apparently | believe | borrow x lend | both | broke | calm | calm down | cheeky | Could I have...? | do it | don't be silly | don't have time to | don't touch | dormant | early | everything | evidently | exactly | expensive | expert on | figure out | find | first | forget about it | found | fuming | give me a hug | give me a second | go to bed | have to | here | honest | How could you? | hurt | hurt a fly | I'm fine | I've only just | I've told you | I am being ... | I can’t stand | I don't know | important | impossible | in a hurry | intentions | it's mine | keep ...-ing | let's go | let me see | look | mad at | make fun of | mushrooms | need help | need you to... | no | none of your business | nothing | not now | pineapple | please | promise | raise one's voice | relax | release | ridiculous | rush | saw | some more | starve | steal | stole | stop ...-ing | stop it | take your time | taking too long | talk | tell | that | that's not true | that one | the future | then | the only one | the past | there | the same | the truth | think | this | this one | threw away | too | unless | upset | volunteer | wait | wake up | was | was not | what | What do you mean? | what else | whatever | where | where is it? | whole | would you like to | yes | you'll have to |

I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START

A: I don‘t know where to start.    
B: Just tell me what happened.
A: You will be mad at me.
B: No, I won‘t.
A: You will.
B: I will not!
A: See? You‘re mad already.
B: I am not mad!
A: Then why are you raising your voice?
B: I‘m sorry. Is it something about the car?
A: No.
B: Then what is it?
A: You are going to kill me.
B: Don‘t be silly. You know I wouldn‘t hurt a fly.
A: Promise?
B: Promise. I‘m very calm. Take your time.
A: Thank you.
B: Well?
   
                    (BD)

IN A HURRY

A: We have to talk.     
B: Not now.
A: It‘s important.
B: We‘ll talk tomorrow.
A: You don‘t understand.
B: No, you don‘t understand. I‘m in a hurry.
   
                    (BD)

INTENTIONS

A: What exactly are your intentions with me?   
B: I‘ll tell you when the time comes.
A: When will that be?
B: Soon.
A: I want to know more.
B: My intentions are good. Are you happy now?
A: No.
B: What else do you need to know?
   
                    (BD)
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