ESL: Improve listening and speaking skills with this exercise: Small talk dialogue 02 Shadow English

Practice conversational spoken English in the context of small talk at a conference in Marseilles France . This conversational exercise will help you improve your English fluency. It will help you improve your pronunciation and it will help you with you confidence in speaking conversational English. If you have trouble understanding spoken English this is the perfect exercise to help you practice understanding and speaking in a natural way.

If you are taking ESL exams such as IELTS Cambridge TOEFL, this exercise will greatly improve your speaking and listening scores.

Below you will find a copy of the transcript of the conversation: Do NOT read the transcript while practicing and listening to the video! The only way to improve your speaking and listening skills is to practice speaking and listening! Reading will only prevent you from taking full advantage of the exercise.

Person A: That was really interesting what the last speaker said about opening bank accounts in the Cayman islands.

Person 01: Mmmm, lovely coffee! I needed that. I just flew in from London very early this morning. How did you get here?

Person 02: I came on the TGV train from Paris.

Person 01: Really? I’ve never been on the TGV. How long did that take?

Person 02: Oh, about four hours. But I was able to have breakfast and do some reading.

Person 01: That sounds nice. I must try it sometime. Marseille’s really beautiful, isn’t it?

Person 02: Yes, it is. Have you been here before? If you haven’t you must…