Words to know

meet someone by chance, without planning it

be doing something; the question form asks about someone's recent life

stop being in contact with someone over time

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Listen first

No text yet. Listen for who, where and what goes wrong.

EricMia

Practice · 4 min

Take Eric's part first, then Mia's. Both speakers use short, fast lines with a lot of feeling: surprise, warmth, a joke at the end. Copy the rise on "Mia Okafor?" and the fall on "We did."

  1. EricMia? Mia Okafor?
  2. MiaEric! I don't believe it. What are you doing here?
  3. EricI live two streets over. Since March.
  4. MiaYou're kidding. I've been on this street for three years.
  5. EricSo we've been neighbors for months and never noticed.
  6. MiaIt's been ages. What have you been doing with yourself?
  7. EricWork, mostly. I changed jobs last year, which is why I moved.
  8. MiaStill in design?
  9. EricStill in design, different company. Better people. You?
  10. MiaSame hospital, new department. Longer hours, but I like it.
  11. EricWe really lost touch, didn't we?
  12. MiaWe did. That's on both of us.
  13. EricWell, we can fix it. Are you free Saturday?
  14. MiaSaturday morning, yes. There's a good bakery on the corner.
  15. EricI know it. I'm there every Saturday.
  16. MiaThen I've been missing you by about ten minutes every week.
  17. EricNine o'clock? I'll save you a table.
  18. MiaNine o'clock. Don't run into anyone else on the way.

Say it today

Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.