English Conversation: Picnic Plans

Conversations about Plans and Activities

• A boy and a girl discuss what to bring to a picnic, with the girl suggesting sandwiches and fruit, but the boy mentions Harry is bringing fruit, so she decides to make sandwiches instead.
• The girl has fruit at home and is sure her parents won't mind if she takes some.

Holiday Experience

• A boy shares his holiday experience with a girl, mentioning he enjoyed the mountains and got to do some windsurfing on a lake near the hotel.
• He also enjoyed cycling on mountain paths, but didn't have time to go horse-riding.

Homework and School

• A girl discusses her homework with a man, including an art assignment to draw a vase, a history essay due the next day, and a maths assignment due in a week.
• She plans to do her art homework on Wednesday night and her maths homework over the weekend.

School Trip and Animals

• A boy and a girl discuss a school trip, with the boy enjoying the variety of animals they saw.
• The girl prefers the trip to the zoo over a previous trip to a dinosaur exhibit.

Birthday Present and Shopping

• A boy, Max, discusses a birthday present for their dad with Sarah, suggesting she buy a cookery book instead of chocolates.
• Max had already bought the chocolates on special offer at a shop near school.

Weekend Activities

• A boy discusses his weekend with a girl, mentioning a funfair, a football match, and a picnic to the river with his family.
• The family's plans were affected by rain, but they were able to stay dry at the stadium.

Bike Problem and Delay

• A girl calls to inform someone she'll be late due to a problem with her bike tire that she couldn't fix.
• She had to walk home with her bike and is waiting for her dad to give her a ride, but he needs to make a phone call first.