TALKING TO PEOPLE - Making small talk 1
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SURVIVAL ENGLISH FOR TOURISTS
Choose the correct, most natural-sounding response according to the context of the conversation:
ALEJANDRO: Excuse me, is the City Museum around here?
YOU: I don't know. I don't _____________ here.
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ALEJANDRO: Oh! Where are you from?
YOU: I'm from South Africa... I'm here ______________ holiday.
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ALEJANDRO: I'm not from here either. I'm from Argentina. I'm studying at the university.
YOU: Oh, yeah? What ______________?
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ALEJANDRO: Architecture... What about you? Are you a student?
YOU: No, I ____________ last year. I studied Nursing.
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ALEJANDRO: That's a really good profession. There's a lot of demand for it these days.
YOU: Yes, it's hard work, but I find it very ____________. I like helping people.
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