Hello students. Welcome to the second episode of our new series, Real English Conversations.
My name is Danny. Please like, subscribe, or follow, and share this video. In this lesson,
I will introduce a real English conversation. The grammar in this English conversation is
comparative adjectives. You will learn how to use comparisons
in English conversations. I have linked this video in the description below to help you review
comparative adjectives. I will also introduce and explain a few important vocabulary words. After
the conversation, I will give a short lesson about the conversation. Let’s study the conversation.
Danny: Hey Sarah, how’s it going? Sarah: I’m good. How about you.
You look a little stressed out. Danny: Oh, I guess I’m a bit stressed.
Sarah: Why? What’s going on? Danny: I broke my smartphone yesterday
and I don’t have much money to replace it. Sarah: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. Do you
want to go shopping for a smartphone now? Danny: Sure, let’s do it. I could use your advice.
At the phone store Sarah: Ok so, what kind of phone do you want?
How about this one? Danny: Hmmm. I think I’d
like a larger phone than that one. Sarah: Larger? Ok, try this phone.
It has a larger screen and a nicer case. Danny: This phone is more comfortable to
hold than the first phone. Hmmm, I’m not sure. Sarah: So, this phone is nicer than the first
phone. It’s more comfortable and larger than the first phone. What’s the problem?
Danny: Well, this phone is more expensive than the first one.
How many megapixels does the phone’s camera have? Sarah: Let’s see here… It has a 12-megapixel
camera. It also has 128 gigabytes of storage. Danny: Well, the second phone also has more
megapixels than the first phone and larger storage. That means it will be easier
to store more videos and apps. That’s great! Sarah: Yeah, I agree. I think the second
phone is more useful than the first phone. Danny: Well, I guess I’ll have to get the first
phone because I don’t have enough money. Sarah: How much are you short?
Danny: Well, the phone is $250 and I have $200. Sarah: I can lend you $50 until we get paid.
Danny: Oh wow, thanks. I got a raise in pay this month so my pay will be higher than last month.
Sarah: Ok, let’s buy this phone then. Alright, as I mentioned before,
this conversation uses comparative adjectives in the grammar. If you want to review and learn
more about making comparisons in English I will link this video in the description.
Let’s learn about a few vocabulary words in the conversation.
The first one is stressed out. We use this when someone is nervous or anxious because of
some kind of pressure. For example, my friend was stressed out because he didn’t have enough money.
Another word is advice. Advice is when someone tells you their opinion about something
or gives you a suggestion about something. Another phrase is at the end of the conversation
when Danny says he got a raise in pay. A raise in pay just means that you
will get paid more money from your job. Let’s listen to the conversation again.
Danny: Hey Sarah, how’s it going? Sarah: I’m good. How about you.
You look a little stressed out. Danny: Oh, I guess I’m a bit stressed.
Sarah: Why? What’s going on? Danny: I broke my smartphone yesterday
and I don’t have much money to replace it. Sarah: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. Do you
want to go shopping for a smartphone now? Danny: Sure, let’s do it. I could use your advice.
At the phone store Sarah: Ok so, what kind of phone do you want?
How about this one? Danny: Hmmm. I think I’d
like a larger phone than that one. Sarah: Larger? Ok, try this phone.
It has a larger screen and a nicer case. Danny: This phone is more comfortable to hold
than the first phone. Hmmm, I’m not sure. Sarah: So, this phone is nicer than the
first phone. It’s more comfortable and larger than the first phone. What’s the problem?
Danny: Well, this phone is more expensive than the first one.
How many megapixels does the phone’s camera have? Sarah: Let’s see here… It has a 12-megapixel
camera. It also has 128 gigabytes of storage. Danny: Well, the second phone also has more
megapixels than the first phone and larger storage. That means it will be easier to
store more videos and apps. That’s great! Sarah: Yeah, I agree. I think the second
phone is more useful than the first phone. Danny: Well, I guess I’ll have to get the first
phone because I don’t have enough money. Sarah: How much are you short?
Danny: Well, the phone is $250 and I have $200. Sarah: I can lend you $50 until we get paid.
Danny: Oh wow, thanks. I got a raise in pay this month so my pay will be higher than last month.
Sarah: Ok, let’s buy this phone then. Alright, so how can you
use this lesson? You can watch and practice the conversation several more times. This practice
will help you improve your ability to have and make conversations in English. You can also make
your own conversation about comparisons. Thanks for watching and I’ll see you in the next video.