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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 |

DON'T BE CHEEKY

A: Don‘t be cheeky.                        
B: What did I say?
A: You know what I mean.
B: No, I don‘t.
   
                         (BD)

I HAD TO SEE YOU

A: What do you want?
B: I had to see you.
A: You haven‘t shown up for the past five years.
B: Did you miss me?
   
                    (BD)

LEND AND BORROW

A: You stole it.
B: I did not! I borrowed it from you. That's a big difference!
A: But I didn't lend it to you.
B: You said I could take it home.
A: When?
B: I can't remember!
A: Because it never happened! You stole it!
B: Stop repeating that!
   
                    (BD)

MONEY (Version 1)

A: Where did you get the money?
B: I found it.
   
               (BD)

MONEY (Version 2)

A: All right, for the last time. Where did you get it?                         
B: I‘ve told you. I found it.
A: Look, I‘ve been very patient with you, but you‘ve got to tell me the truth.
B: This is the truth.
A: Come on, I know you!
B: Well, apparently you don‘t! I have changed!
A: Then prove it! Be honest!
B: I am being honest! The money is clean.
   
               (BD)

TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED

A: Just tell me what happened.                      
B: I‘m telling you! First, I opened the door.
A: And then?
B: Then I turned on the light.
A: Yes, and then?
B: Don‘t rush me!
   
               (BD)

YOU BROKE IT

A: You broke it.                       
B: No, I didn't.
A: I saw everything.
B: What do you mean?
   
               (BD)
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