Canada
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Jeff
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Todd
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Todd: OK, hello.
Jeff: Hello.
Todd: How are you doing?
Jeff: Good morning. Good.
Todd: Could you introduce yourself please?
Jeff: I'm Jeff Eagar.
Todd: Jeff. OK, and where are you from?
Jeff: I'm from Canada.
Todd: OK, where in Canada?
Jeff: I'm from a little island on the east coast of Canada. A small island called Cape Breton.
Todd: Cape Breton.
Jeff: Cape Breton.
Todd: OK. and where do you live now?
Jeff: I'm living in Japan now, in Saitama.
Todd: Oh, OK. All right, so tell me about Canada.
Jeff: Big, big country, very big..
Todd: Yeah.
Jeff: Nice country. Clean. Friendly, friendly people.
Todd: Yeah.
Jeff: Cheap. Nice..cold, cold winters, long winters, very long..
Todd: Oh, OK. How much longer do you think your going to be in Japan?
Jeff: In Japan? I like Japan. Nice place and I have a Japanese girlfriend now so I'm not sure that's.. with her I'm not sure what I'll do so it.. it'll be a little while.
Todd: OK.
Jeff: But I like it.
Todd: Oh, great. All right thanks.
how are you doing?
Hello. How are you doing?
When you ask somebody 'how are you doing?' it means you are
asking after their welfare or his health and emotions.
Notice the following:
- He phoned me to ask me how I was doing.
- I just popped in to see how you are doing?
introduce
Could you introduce yourself please?
When you 'introduce' yourself to someone it means that you
are meeting them for the first time and you are telling them
your name.
Notice the following:
- I do not know anyone here as the host has not introduced
me to anybody yet.
- If you want I can introduce you to him.
clean
Nice country! Clean and friendly, friendly people.
When something is 'clean' it means that it is well
maintained and not dirty.
Notice the following:
- Your house is impressively clean.
- I like it when I have clean bedding on my bed.
long winters
Cheap. Nice cold winters, long winters, very long.
'Long winters' means that the cold weather and snow lasts
for a long time in comparison to the summer months.
Notice the following:
- I would like to live somewhere that had long winters as
I like to ski.
- We had a long winter this year, I am really looking
forward to summer!
little while
I'm not sure what I'll do so it'll be a little while.
'A little while' means a short period of time or some
amount time, depending on how you use it or say it.
Notice the following:
- I will come over for dinner in a little while.
- It will only take a little while.
Vocabulary Quiz
long winters • little while
