English listening and conversation practice.
Lesson two.
This is Jack and this is RIA.
They met each other at Ryan's party
who happens to be their common friend.
Jack has started to like RIA and phoned
her to ask out for a dinner date.
Listen to their conversation and focus
on the highlighted words in context.
Later I will explain the meaning with more sentences.
It will give you a good
listening practice and help you understand.
Native English accent.
Hello? Hi.
Is RIA there? This is RIA.
May I know who's this?
Hi, RIA, this is Jack.
I bumped into you at Ryan's party last Saturday night.
Oh yes.
Hi Jack.
I'm a bit dazed. You called.
Did you enjoy the party?
Well, I had a great time.
How about you?
It was great of the next morning was tough.
I called in sick.
It was real fun, especially meeting you.
It was great meeting you too. Roya.
Can I take you out to dinner followed
by a movie or something like that?
Well, I am a little swamped with office
deadlines, the regular work stress and all. I see.
A couple of hours shouldn't hurt much.
I'll make sure you have a good time
and it will help you relieve some stress.
Sounds really good.
But we can talk about your work projects.
Maybe I can help you.
Well, if you say so.
I am in.
I am free this Friday after seven.
How does that sound to you?
That sounds good.
Do you want to meet somewhere or would
you like me to pick you up?
Don't bother yourself.
I'll see you at Times Square.
Hit me up once you reach there.
Sounds amazing.
I'll see you then.
Bye RIA. Bye.
I hope you enjoyed the conversation.
Now let's take a closer look at the
sum of keywords and phrases one bumped into.
When you bump into someone, you meet them by chance.
I bumped into Rohan on my way back from work.
We chatted over a cup of coffee for an hour.
Number two dazed.
It is a synonym for surprise.
When you were unable to think or react, you were dazed.
As you heard in the conversation.
RIA was dazed to get a call from Jack.
I was left dazed when I got a huge cut in my salary.
Next I called in sick.
When you phone your workplace and tell them
you will not be coming to work because
you are unwell, you called in sick.
The boss was angry when he heard that half of the
staff called in sick and went to watch the cricket finals.
When you are very busy, you are swamped.
You can use it to replace very busy.
I am sorry I can't join you.
I am swamped with the project launch.
Next up shouldn't hurt much.
Quite an interesting phrase, isn't it?
It's another way to say you can manage
to spare some time to do something.
In this case, Jack is asking RIA to spare
some time out of work to relax and enjoy.
It also means asking someone to
do something they usually don't do.
For example, it shouldn't hurt you much
to iron my shirt for once.
I am in.
This means you agree to join or participate
if you are planning a road trip. I am in.
You can also replace this phrase with count me in.
Next.
Hit me up.
Well, it does not literally mean to hit someone.
It's an English slang phrase which means to
ask someone to phone or message you once
you send those emails, just hit me up.
Those were seven key phrases from today's conversation.
Now listen to the conversation one more time and see
how those phrases were used naturally in real time.
Speaking.
Hello? Hi.
Is RIA there? This is RIA.
May I know whose?
Hi, RIA, this is Jack.
I bumped into you at Ryan's party last Saturday night.
Oh yes.
Hi Jack.
I'm a bit dazed you called.
Did you enjoy the party?
Well, I had a great time.
How about you?
It was great of the next morning was tough.
I called in sick.
It was real fun, especially meeting you.
It was great meeting you too, Roya.
Can I take you out to dinner followed
by a movie or something like that?
Well, I am a little swamped with office
deadlines, the regular work stress and all. I see.
A couple of hours shouldn't hurt much.
I'll make sure you have a good time
and it will help you relieve some stress.
Sounds really good.
But we can talk about your work projects.
Maybe I can help you.
Well, if you say so.
I am in.
I am free this Friday out of seven.
How does that sound to you?
That sounds good.
Do you want to meet somewhere or would
you like me to pick you up?
Don't bother yourself.
I'll see you at Times Square.
Hit me up once you reach there.
Sounds amazing.
I'll see you then. Bye. Bye.
That's all for today.
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