Bonus Practice: #109 Talking about ageing parents (Med)

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Practise speaking the dialogue from episode Bonus Practice: #109 Talking about ageing parents.

This bonus episode provides interactive speaking practice for the words and phrases you learnt in #109 Talking about ageing parents.

Be sure to speak slowly and clearly. It’s the best way to improve your speaking skills!

Allan: I’ve been checking in on my parents a lot lately. Sometimes it feels like I’m stretched a bit too thin.

Claire: I hear you...I’m worried about my parents too. They’re overseas and it’s hard not being there for them.

Allan: Yeah, that must be tough.

Claire: It is. I call them all the time just to see how they’re going...but there’s not much I can actually do.

Allan: Yeah, I’m always running errands for mine...doctor’s appointments, groceries, stuff like that. It all adds up.

Claire: Maybe it’s time to bite the bullet and ask your siblings to pitch in a bit.

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Credit: Paul Nicholson and Lily O'Sullivan voiced the characters of Allan and Claire and Professor Lynda Yates was our educational consultant.

Transcript

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spk_1

Hi, I'm Kate. This is the bonus episode for, episode 109, talking about ageing parents. As usual, we'll listen to the dialogue first, and then we'll practise our speaking skills together, line by line. Let's begin.

spk_2

I've been checking in on my parents a lot lately. Sometimes it feels like I'm stretched a bit too thin.

spk_3

I hear you. I'm worried about my parents too. They're overseas and it's hard not being there for them.

spk_2

Yeah, that must be tough.

spk_3

It is. I call them all the time just to see how they're going, but there's not much I can actually do. Yeah,

spk_2

I'm always always running errands for mine, doctor's appointments, groceries, stuff like that.

spk_2

It all adds up.

spk_3

Maybe it's time to bite the bullet and ask your siblings to pitch in a bit.

spk_1

Now it's time to practise. First, listen to Alan and repeat after him. Then listen to Claire and repeat after her too. Be sure to speak slowly and clearly. It's the best way to improve your speaking skills.

spk_2

I've been checking in on my parents a lot lately.

spk_2

Sometimes it feels like I'm stretched a bit too thin.

spk_3

I hear you. I'm worried about my parents too.

spk_3

They're overseas and it's hard not being there for them.

spk_2

Yeah, that must be tough.

spk_3

It is. I call them all the time just to see how they're going.

spk_3

But there's not much I can actually do.

spk_2

Yeah, I'm always running errands for mine.

spk_2

Doctor's appointments, groceries, stuff like that, it all adds up.

spk_3

Maybe it's time to bite the bullet.

spk_3

And ask your siblings to pitch in a bit.

spk_1

How did you go? If any of those words or phrases were difficult, you can always go back to episode 109, talking about ageing parents. We explain each phrase in detail and give you more examples to use in real life conversations.

spk_1

Family's so important because they're irreplaceable. I hope this episode will come in handy when they need some help. Until next time.

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