Activities to improve spoken English - conversation exercise

Task 1: Complete the following dialogue using these phrases
and practise it by taking turns.

Rahul : Good Morning, Madam! How are you?
Teacher : Fine! Oh! When did you come back from the
inter-school sports tournament?
Rahul : I came this morning, Madam.
Teacher : Did you win the 100 metres race as usual?
Rahul : Yes, Madam, I won the first prize this time
too
Teacher : .................!Keep it up!
Rahul : Thank you, Madam. I read in the papers that
you have been selected for the State Best
Teacher Award................!
Teacher : Thank you, Rahul. I am going to the library
now. See you later.

2:
(Rosy is talking to her uncle in Gujarat over the phone.)
Rosy : Hello, uncle! My friend Nancy is coming by
Navjivan Express in coach S 2 on the 15th of
this month, to Anand. Will you be able to
receive her at the station?
Uncle : Yes, Rosy. I will do that. What does she
look like?
Rosy : She is short and plump. She has thick, black,
curly hair. She has blue eyes and dimpled
cheeks. She is very fair and pretty.
(Nancy is leaving for Gujarat)
Rosy : Nancy, I have spoken to my uncle. He will
receive you at the station.
Nancy : But, how will I identify him?
Rosy : My uncle is very tall and thin. He has brown
eyes and he is totally bald, with a dark
complexion. He sports a beard. He always
carries a walking stick.
Nancy : Does he wear spectacles?
Rosy : No, he doesn’t.
Nancy : But, how will he identify me, Rosy?
Rosy : Don’t worry. I have already described you to
him. There will not be any problem.
Nancy : Thank you, Rosy. I shall leave now.

Task 1: Underline the words which are used to describe
Nancy and Uncle.

Task 2: Now, you give a description of someone you know.
You can make use of these words :
(Grey hair, large eyes, sharp nose, long hands, broad
shoulders, bespectacled, sparkling eyes, straight hair, rosy lips,
pointed chin)