DIALOGUE : Meeting An Old Friend

 


Anna: Hey, John! Long time no see.
John: Oh! Hi Anna. Good to see you! It's been ages since I last saw you. 
Anna: Yeah! What a small world.
John: How have you been?
Anna: Well, I got married and moved here in Seoul.
John: Wow! Good for you.
Anna: What about you?  What have you been up to?
John: Well, I've been pretty busy with work. I've just started my own business. 
Anna: Wow! That's great! 
John: Thank you. I'm glad to see you again. 
Anna: Same here. 
John: Oh! I'm getting late for my appointment. I have to go now.
Anna: Sure! See you around.



LANGUAGE NOTES

Long time no see : used as a greeting for someone you haven't seen for a long time.

It's been ages : is another way of saying "It's been a long time." Ages means many years. This phrase is used when you see someone you haven't seen in a long time.

What a small world : is an expression used to show surprise when you meet someone you know at an unexpected place.

Move in : means to go to a different place and begin to live or work there

Good for you : a complimentary expression of encouragement for something that someone has done or received

What have you been up to : is another way of saying, "What have you been doing?" You can ask it to find out everything a person has been doing within a period of time.

Pretty busy : you can use the expression 'pretty' to describe something that's in a moderately high degree. Pretty busy also means quite busy or fairly busy.

Glad to see you : you can say 'glad' when you are happy, so glad to see you means you are happy to see someone.

Same here : you can use this as a response if you have the same feeling or experience as someone has.

Appointment : is an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place.

Sure : you can use this expression to mean that you approve someone's opinion. In this case, Anna is expressing her approval or she's acknowledging that John had to go.

See you around : you can use this expression for saying goodbye to someone when you are not sure when you will meet them again.



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