Real life Conversation

Dialogue between you and a foreigner who has come to Bangladesh for the first time

Myself :	Excuse me! I guess you’re from Australia.
Mr. Anderson :	I’m afraid. I’m from England.
Myself :	I’m Asif and a student. And you?
Mr. Anderson :	Nice to meet you Asif. I’m Anderson and I’m a tourist.
Myself :	Is it your first visit to Bangladesh?
Mr. Anderson :	Yes, It’s my first visit.
Myself :	How do you find this country? You might have heard about the country early.
Mr. Anderson :	Yes, I found it developing very fast. Everywhere there are the marks of development. Even in the rural areas there are positive sign of a breakthrough.
Myself :	Haven’t you heard that it’s a called a bottomless basket and it depends on foreign aid?
Mr. Anderson :	Yes, I have. But this is more or less true for all nations those have earned their freedom by the way of war.
Myself :	Oh I see. We feel frustrated because of frequent floods, droughts and tidal bores natural calamities and political unrest are the curses of our lot.
Mr. Anderson :	However, the people of this country are brave and diligent.
Myself :	Yea, we are rich with natural scenario. For instance, the largest sea beach in the world, the largest mangrove forest, royal Bengal tigers and so many infrastructures.
Mr. Anderson :	It sounds good. I’ll try my best to visit all of them.
Myself :	That will be our pleasure. Have a nice day.
Mr. Anderson :	You too.

A dialogue between two friends on the problem of load-shedding

Tasia :	Hellow, how things are going on?
Sababa :	Not so good.
Tasia :	Why? Is anything wrong with you?
Sababa :	Yea, the curse of load-shedding. Tomorrow is my exam.
Tasia :	Oh! I see! It should be a matter of concern particularly for exam candidate when the examination is going on.
Sababa :	You know, how important the night before the day of exam is! And if power fails that night, is it tolerable?
Tasia :	I understand. Our area is also the same. Nowadays it occurs everywhere in the country.
Sababa :	In the age of science and technology, power failure is a hindrance for almost every sector.
Tasia :	It also spoils our valuable time in some cases.
Sababa :	Besides, it is a threat for the patient in operation theatre.
Tasia :	Mills and factories are also victim of it.
Sababa :	During the time of load-shedding thieves, snatcher and other criminals commit various crimes.
Tasia :	As a consequence, our national economy is plummeting day after day.
Sababa :	Government should take efficient measures to eradicate this problem as soon as possible.
Tasia :	Actually, people of all classes should come forward to root out this drawback with their helping for the sake of your nation.
Sababa :	Yes, it’s true. I’m in a hurry. Talk to you later.
Tasia :	Okay. Have a nice day.

Daily phrase:

Cut class – to miss class without an excuse

Example: Ted often cuts class to spend more time with his girlfriend.

Example: If you keep cutting French class, you’re going to fail it.

Blow something- to spoil or botch something

Example: Brenda blew the interview and didn’t get the job offer.

Example: Randy managed to get a date with the most popular girl in his call. Now I hope he doesn’t blow it.

Get real! – be serious or realistic about what’s going on

Example: You think you won’t get a speeding ticket when you drive 85 miles per hour? Get real!

Example: You think you’re going to win $1 million in the lottery? Get real!

Not give a hoot- to not care about

Example: Tom likes to walk around town in his pajamas- he doesn’t give a hoot what people think.

Example: Harry doesn’t give a hoot if he’s the only one wearing a green dress to the high school prom.

Drive one crazy – to annoy someone very much

Example: Don’t ask Mrs. Smith how old she is. It drives her crazy.

Example: Please stop chewin gum so loudly. It’s driving me crazy.

Synonyms: to drive one nuts; to drive one up the wall