I’m a language teacher, so wherever I go, I keep an ear out for something I could use in class. For my beginners, especially.
One day, while I was waiting for the bus, I sat down in a nearby bakery. I decided to record the conversation so my students could hear how people back home talk to one another.
“This one!”
“Three euros.”
That was the first exchange I recorded. A bit short, but I had high hopes for the next one.
“This?”
“Yes.”
“Here. Two euros.”
“Thanks.”
Not much better.
“How much is this?”
“One euro fifty. How many?”
“Just one.”
“Here you go.”
“Thanks.”
My beginners could have bought their own bread by now.
