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