Hello. Welcome.
"Speak American English with Lyman Holton"
My name is Lyman Holton.
In this lesson you and I are going to have a conversation...
as two people discussing plans to go on vacation to Canada!
Doesn't everyone want to go to Canada?
Are you ready?
Let's begin.
Repeat everything and I say for Lyman and Kelly.
Hi, Lyman. Hey, what's the date today?
It's August 15th. Why? What's going on, Kelly?
I wasn't expecting to see you here today.
Why is that? Where did you think I'd be today?
I thought you told me that your vacation starts on the 15th.
Oh, no. It starts on the 25th.
Oh, yeah. I guess I got my dates confused.
Yep. On the 25th I'll be on my to Canada.
How are you going to get there, drive?
No. I signed up for a tour. It's going to be great!
Really? What's the plan? Give me the highlights.
Well, we're going to fly out at 11 AM on the 15th.
Okay. Then what? Where are you flying to?
We land in Ontario. From there we get on a tour bus.
Sounds nice. How many days will you be on the bus?
Five days. We'll be going to many of the top tourist attractions.
That's great, Lyman! Will you be staying at some I'll the nicer hotels?
Four nights in a row, at four of the best ones.
Wow! That's sounds terrific, but I bet it's really expensive, huh?
Nope! The travel agency gave me a big discount for buying the last seat.
Let's begin our 1st conversation!
Speak out loud as Kelly. Just listen when Lyman speaks.
Hi, Lyman. Hey, what's the date today?
It's August 15th. Why? What's going on Kelly?
I wasn't expecting to see you hear today.
Why's that? Where did you think I'd be today?
I thought you told me that your vacation starts on the 15th.
Oh, no. It starts on the 25th.
Oh, yeah. I guess I got my dates confused.
Yep. On the 25th I'll be on my way to Canada.
How are you going to get there, drive?
No. I signed up for a tour. It's going to be great!
Really? What's the plan? Give me the highlights.
Well, we're going to fly out at 11 AM on the 15th.
Okay. Then what? Where are you flying to?
We land in Ontario. From there we get on a tour bus.
Sounds nice. How many days will you be on the bus?
Five days. We'll be going to many of the top tourist attractions.
That's great, Lyman! Will you be staying at some of the nicer hotels?
Four nights in a row, at four of the best ones.
Wow! That sounds terrific, but I bet it's really expensive, huh?
Nope. The travel agency gave me a big discount for buying the last seat.
Let's begin our 2nd conversation!
Let's switch dialogs. I'm still Lyman. You're still Kelly.
Hi, Kelly. Hey, what's the date today?
It's August 15th. Why? What's going on, Lyman?
I wasn't expecting to see you here today.
Why's that? Where did you think I'd be today?
I thought you told me that your vacation starts on the 15th.
Oh, no. It starts on the 25th.
Oh, yeah. I guess I got my dates confused.
Yep. On the 25th I'll be on my way to Canada.
How are you going to get there, drive?
No. I signed up for a tour. It's going to be great!
Really? What's the plan? Give me the highlights.
Well, we're going to fly out at 11 AM on the 15th.
Okay. Then what? Where are you flying to?
We land in Ontario. From there we get on a tour bus.
Sounds nice. How many days will you be on the bus?
Five days. We'll be going to many of the top tourist attractions.
That's great, Kelly! Will you be staying at some of the nicer hotels?
Four nights in a row, at four of the best ones.
Wow! That sounds terrific, but I bet it's really expensive, huh?
Nope! The travel agency gave me a big discount for buying the last seat.
That concludes our lesson for today.
Goodbye for now.