Family waving goodbye
Key sentences
| Saying goodbye
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Letting their partner go
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| I'd better (verb).
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Yeah, me too.
Yeah, it's getting late.
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| Saying goodbye
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Letting their partner go
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| I (verb) go.
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Ok.
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| Letting their partner go
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Saying goodbye
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| Well, I'll let you (verb).
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Yeah, I'd better get back too.
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| Saying goodbye
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Letting their partner go
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Thanks for (noun).
It was good seeing you.
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You're welcome.
Don't mention it.
It was my pleasure.
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| Saying goodbye
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Letting their partner go
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I'll (verb) you later.
Let's meet again soon.
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Yeah, (agreement).
Definitely.
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Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
I'd better (verb).
| verb
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sentence
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| go
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I'd better go.
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| get back to work
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I'd better get back to work.
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| get going
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I'd better get going.
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| be going
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I'd better be going.
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I (verb) go.
| verb
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sentence
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| should
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I should go.
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| have to
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I have to go.
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| *gotta
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I *gotta go.
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| ought to
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I ought to go.
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Well, I'll let you (verb).
| verb
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sentence
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| get back
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Well, I'll let you get back.
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| go
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Well, I'll let you go.
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| get back to work
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Well, I'll let you get back to work.
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| return to work
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Well, I'll let you return to work.
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Thanks for (noun).
| noun
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sentence
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| lunch
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Thanks for lunch.
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| coffee
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Thanks for coffee.
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| meeting me
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Thanks for meeting me.
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| having me
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Thanks for having me.
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I'll (verb) you later.
| verb
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sentence
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| see
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I'll see you later.
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| talk to
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I'll talk to you later.
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| catch up with
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I'll catch up with you later.
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| email
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I'll email you later.
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Yeah, (agreement).
| agreement
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sentence
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| until then
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Yeah, until then.
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| we should
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Yeah, we should.
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| I'd like that
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Yeah, I'd like that.
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| that sounds good
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Yeah, that sounds good.
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Example
Practice this conversation.
| Saying goodbye
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Letting their partner go
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| I'd better (go).
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Yeah, me too.
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| Saying goodbye
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Letting their partner go
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| I (should) go.
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Ok.
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| Letting their partner go
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Saying goodbye
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| Well, I'll let you (get back).
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Yeah, I'd better get back too.
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| Saying goodbye
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Letting their partner go
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| Thanks for (lunch).
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You're welcome.
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| Saying goodbye
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Letting their partner go
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| I'll (see) you later.
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Yeah, (until then).
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Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Saying goodbye
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Letting their partner go
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I'd better ... .
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Yeah, me too.
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| Saying goodbye
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Letting their partner go
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| I ... go.
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Ok.
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| Letting their partner go
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Saying goodbye
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| Well, I'll let you ....
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Yeah, I'd better get back too.
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| Saying goodbye
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Letting their partner go
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| Thanks for ....
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You're welcome.
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| Saying goodbye
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Letting their partner go
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| I'll ... you later.
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Yeah, ....
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Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Saying goodbye
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Letting their partner go
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| Say goodbye.
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Let your partner go.
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Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |
* "gotta" is a casual way of saying "got to," as in "I got to go," which is a casual way of saying "I have to go."
