Real English Conversations Episode 2- Making Comparisons in English

Hello students. Welcome to the second episode  of our new series, Real English Conversations.  

My name is Danny. Please like, subscribe, or  follow, and share this video. In this lesson,  

I will introduce a real English conversation.  The grammar in this English conversation is  

comparative adjectives. You will  learn how to use comparisons  

in English conversations. I have linked this  video in the description below to help you review  

comparative adjectives. I will also introduce and  explain a few important vocabulary words. After  

the conversation, I will give a short lesson about  the conversation. Let’s study the conversation. 

Danny: Hey Sarah, how’s it going? Sarah: I’m good. How about you.  

You look a little stressed out. Danny: Oh, I guess I’m a bit stressed. 

Sarah: Why? What’s going on? Danny: I broke my smartphone yesterday  

and I don’t have much money to replace it. Sarah: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. Do you  

want to go shopping for a smartphone now? Danny: Sure, let’s do it. I could use your advice. 

At the phone store Sarah: Ok so, what kind of phone do you want?  

How about this one? Danny: Hmmm. I think I’d  

like a larger phone than that one. Sarah: Larger? Ok, try this phone.  

It has a larger screen and a nicer case. Danny: This phone is more comfortable to  

hold than the first phone. Hmmm, I’m not sure. Sarah: So, this phone is nicer than the first  

phone. It’s more comfortable and larger  than the first phone. What’s the problem? 

Danny: Well, this phone is more  expensive than the first one.  

How many megapixels does the phone’s camera have? Sarah: Let’s see here… It has a 12-megapixel  

camera. It also has 128 gigabytes of storage. Danny: Well, the second phone also has more  

megapixels than the first phone and larger  storage. That means it will be easier  

to store more videos and apps. That’s great! Sarah: Yeah, I agree. I think the second  

phone is more useful than the first phone. Danny: Well, I guess I’ll have to get the first  

phone because I don’t have enough money. Sarah: How much are you short? 

Danny: Well, the phone is $250 and I have $200. Sarah: I can lend you $50 until we get paid. 

Danny: Oh wow, thanks. I got a raise in pay this  month so my pay will be higher than last month. 

Sarah: Ok, let’s buy this phone then. Alright, as I mentioned before,  

this conversation uses comparative adjectives  in the grammar. If you want to review and learn  

more about making comparisons in English  I will link this video in the description. 

Let’s learn about a few vocabulary  words in the conversation.  

The first one is stressed out. We use this  when someone is nervous or anxious because of  

some kind of pressure. For example, my friend was  stressed out because he didn’t have enough money. 

Another word is advice. Advice is when someone  tells you their opinion about something  

or gives you a suggestion about something. Another phrase is at the end of the conversation  

when Danny says he got a raise in pay.  A raise in pay just means that you  

will get paid more money from your job. Let’s listen to the conversation again. 

Danny: Hey Sarah, how’s it going? Sarah: I’m good. How about you.  

You look a little stressed out. Danny: Oh, I guess I’m a bit stressed. 

Sarah: Why? What’s going on? Danny: I broke my smartphone yesterday  

and I don’t have much money to replace it. Sarah: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. Do you  

want to go shopping for a smartphone now? Danny: Sure, let’s do it. I could use your advice. 

At the phone store Sarah: Ok so, what kind of phone do you want?  

How about this one? Danny: Hmmm. I think I’d  

like a larger phone than that one. Sarah: Larger? Ok, try this phone.  

It has a larger screen and a nicer case. Danny: This phone is more comfortable to hold  

than the first phone. Hmmm, I’m not sure. Sarah: So, this phone is nicer than the  

first phone. It’s more comfortable and larger  than the first phone. What’s the problem? 

Danny: Well, this phone is more  expensive than the first one.  

How many megapixels does the phone’s camera have? Sarah: Let’s see here… It has a 12-megapixel  

camera. It also has 128 gigabytes of storage. Danny: Well, the second phone also has more  

megapixels than the first phone and larger  storage. That means it will be easier to  

store more videos and apps. That’s great! Sarah: Yeah, I agree. I think the second  

phone is more useful than the first phone. Danny: Well, I guess I’ll have to get the first  

phone because I don’t have enough money. Sarah: How much are you short? 

Danny: Well, the phone is $250 and I have $200. Sarah: I can lend you $50 until we get paid. 

Danny: Oh wow, thanks. I got a raise in pay this  month so my pay will be higher than last month. 

Sarah: Ok, let’s buy this phone then. Alright, so how can you  

use this lesson? You can watch and practice the  conversation several more times. This practice  

will help you improve your ability to have and  make conversations in English. You can also make  

your own conversation about comparisons. Thanks  for watching and I’ll see you in the next video.