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
Step 1 of 5
Listen first
No text yet. Listen for who, where and what goes wrong.
- LeoText hidden. Listen first.
- MayaText hidden. Listen first.
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- MayaText hidden. Listen first.
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- MayaText hidden. Listen first.
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- MayaText hidden. Listen first.
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Practice · 4 min
Take Leo's part first, then Maya's. Both speakers use short, fast lines with a lot of feeling: surprise, warmth, a joke at the end. Copy the rise on "Maya Chen?" and the fall on "We did."
- LeoMaya? Maya Chen?
- MayaLeo! I don't believe it. What are you doing here?
- LeoI live two streets over. Since March.
- MayaYou're kidding. I've been on this street for three years.
- LeoSo we've been neighbors for months and never noticed.
- MayaIt's been ages. What have you been doing with yourself?
- LeoWork, mostly. I changed jobs last year, which is why I moved.
- MayaWait, you left the café?
- LeoI did. Office job now, believe it or not. Better hours. You?
- MayaSame studio, new team. Longer hours, but I like it.
- LeoWe really lost touch, didn't we?
- MayaWe did. That's on both of us.
- LeoWell, we can fix it. Are you free Saturday?
- MayaSaturday morning, yes. There's a good bakery on the corner.
- LeoI know it. I'm there every Saturday. Their coffee is almost as good as mine.
- MayaThen I've been missing you by about ten minutes every week.
- LeoNine o'clock? I'll save you a table.
- MayaNine 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.