Hello, welcome.
"Speak American English with Lyman Holton"
My name is Lyman Holton.
In this lesson you and me are going to have a conversation...
as two people discussing our children.
Are you ready?
Let's begin.
Repeat everything I say for Lyman and Kelly.
Lyman, do you have any children?
Yeah, Kelly. I have two kids, a boy and girl.
Oh, really? I've never heard you mention anything about them.
Hmm...you're right. I guess they just never came up in our conversations.
So, how old are your kids?
My daughter's 19 years old, and my son is 17.
That's interesting. Is your daughter in college now?
She'll start next fall. She wanted to take a break after high school.
Yeah, I can understand that. How's the boy doing?
Ah, he's okay. I think he misses fighting with his sister.
Oh, your daughter doesn't live at home now? Did she get married?
No. She's spending a year in New York City with her aunt.
Why's that? Did she want to experience life in the big city?
Well, that's half the story. She's just always been very close to her aunt.
Sounds nice. I have a son about that age. I'm sure he'd like to go there too.
She's lucky she can stay with her aunt. Otherwise, it'd be too expensive.
What about her college tuition? That's really going to be expensive!
Yeah, but I saved up for that. I did not plan for her to visit New York.
How about your son? Will he go on a long break too?
Nope. No breaks for the boy. He's going to college and getting a job ASAP! (as soon as possible)
Let's begin our 1st conversation!
Speak out loud as Kelly. Just listen when Lyman speaks.
Lyman, do you have any children?
Yeah, Kelly. I have two kids, a boy and a girl.
Oh, really? I've never heard you mention anything about them.
Hmm...you're right. I guess they just never came up in our conversations.
So, how old are your kids?
My daughter's nineteen years old, and my son is 17.
That's interesting. Is your daughter in college now?
She'll start next fall. She wanted to take a break after high school.
Yeah, I can understand that. How's the boy doing?
Ah, he's okay. I think he misses fighting with his sister.
Oh, your daughter doesn't live at home now? Did she get married?
No. She's spending a year in New York City with her aunt.
Why's that? Did she want to experience life in the big city?
Well, that's half the story. She's just always been very close to her aunt.
Sounds nice. I have a son about that age. I'm sure he'd like to go there too.
She's lucky she can stay with her aunt. Otherwise, it'd be too expensive.
What about her college tuition? That's really going to be expensive!
Yeah, but I saved up for that. I did not plan for her to visit New York.
How about your son? Will he go on a long break too?
Nope. No breaks for the boy. He's going to college and getting a job ASAP!
Let's begin our 2nd conversation!
Let's switch dialogs. I'm still Lyman. You're still Kelly.
Hey, Kelly. Do you have any children?
Yeah, Lyman. I have two kids, a boy and a girl.
Oh, really? I've never heard you mention anything about them.
Hmm...you're right. I guess they just never came up in our conversations.
So, how old are your kids?
My daughter's 19 years old, and my son is 17.
That's interesting. Is your daughter in college now?
She'll start next fall. She wanted to take a break after high school.
Yeah, I can understand that. How's the boy doing?
Ah, he's okay. I think he misses fighting with his sister.
Oh, your daughter doesn't live at home now? Did she get married?
No. She's spending a year in New York City with her aunt.
Why's that? Did she want to experience life in the big city?
Well, that's half the story. She's just always been very close to her aunt.
Sounds nice. I have a son about that age. I'm sure he'd like to go there too.
She's lucky she can stay with her aunt. Otherwise, it'd be too expensive.
What about her college tuition? That's really going to be expensive!
Yeah, but I saved up for that. I did not plan for her to visit New York.
How about your son? Will he go on a long break too?
Nope. No breaks for the boy. He's going to college and getting a job ASAP!
That concludes our lesson.
I hope you enjoyed it.
Good-bye for now...