NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「話題転換のフロー」L238 2023/3/22

Ohnishi: さぁ今日のダイアログはムーゲー話ですね、いいですねぇ。

ラジオ英会話、ハートでつかめ英語の極意、講師の大西泰斗です。

Roza: Hey everyone. Akino Roza here. Umm, I feel like starting the lesson now.

Chris: Hi guys. Chris McVay here. I feel like taking a nap … ah, we’ve got work to do, so huh!

Ohnishi: さ、起きたようですので、さっそく始めていきましょう。

Ohnishi: What does this “like” mean?

Roza: It’s like なんか、みたいな、感じ。

Chris: Yeah, I agree.

Chris: OK guys, it’s practice time. Today, let’s focus on some phrases that can be used to smoothly change the flow of a conversation.

Here we go.

• Talking of food, have you tried the new Indian restaurant across the street?

Talk is going on and on and on, and you could step in smoothly, ah “Talking a food, have you tried the new Indian restaurant across the street?”

OK, one last time,

• Talking of food, have you tried the new Indian restaurant across the street?

Roza: Next example,

• By the way, Chris, are you free tomorrow night? We’re having a party.

So, you are talking about something else, and then you switch. Let’s try one more time,

• By the way, Chris, are you free tomorrow night? We’re having a party.

Chris: OK, continuing on,

• Anyway, the meeting starts at 3 p.m.

Once more,

• Anyway, the meeting starts at 3 p.m.

And another one with “anyway”,

• Anyway, that’s all for today.

Roza: And our last example,

• In any case, we’ll have fun.

One more time,

• In any case, we’ll have fun.

Chris: Great job.

Roza: Anyway, that’s all for today’s practice. Excellent work.

Ohnishi: By the way Chris,

Chris: Well, one tip could be, definitely try not to read your presentation. Try to speak naturally, making good eye contact with the audience. That would be a great help.

Roza: Speaking of

Ohnishi: OK, let’s go. というわけで、今日はこの辺で。

All: Bye.