How to Speak English

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Course: How to... Speak English / Unit 1 / Session 23 / Activity 1

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Mark

Err, yeah, could do.

Susie

Just a beer after work or something.

Mark

Yeah, that would be nice. Erm, let me see. I'm free tomorrow, or maybe Thursday?

Susie

No - tomorrow's good for me.MarkOK - great!

William

Susie says, Do you want to meet up for a drink sometime?EXAMPLESusieI was thinking, do you want to meet up for a drink sometime?

William

It's much more natural to say, Do you want to meet up for a drink sometime? than, for example, Do you want to meet up for a drink tomorrow? And it's useful because it gives you options. If the other person seems to like the idea, you can arrange a time to see each other, but if they seem less sure, then you can just leave it as a vague plan. Listen to this:

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Susie

I was thinking, do you want to meet up for a drink sometime?

Mark

Err, yeah, could do.

Susie

Just a beer after work or something.

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