B1 Dialog #26. Talking about people in English

Today we are going to talk about people. As always you can read the text in PDF, which you can find in the description. Follow our podcasts on iTunes and Yandex Music. For more new dialogs please subscribe to our channel.

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  2. Listen to the dialogue again, repeating the questions and answers aloud (!!!).
  3. Come up with your own answers to the questions. Use PDF vocabulary if needed.
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Talking about people in English

(1) Are people strange?

Yes they are strange indeed.  

(2) What’s the worst thing about people?

We can’t live in peace. How many wars did we make? How many people died in these wars. That’s terrible.

(3) What are people best at?

We can create really wonderful things in arts, music, technologies, science. People are the best at many different fields. 

(4) Why do people dislike each other so much?

That’s a good question. I read the book “The clash of civilizations” by Samuel Hantington. In his book he is trying to find the answer to this question. So I recommend it to everyone. Shortly to say, we are different and just can’t exist in peace. 

(5) Do people ever confuse you with other people?

No, they don’t. I am not similar to anybody. 

(6) Do guns kill people or do people kill people?

I think people kill people. Guns are only a tool, which was made by people by the way. As I said, we are strange.

(7) What kind of people do you like best?

I like polite people that are interesting to talk with. 

(8) What kind of people do you get fed up with?

I am fed up with empty people that do nothing useful for this world. There are so many of them on YouTube. I also don’t like boasters and arrogant people. 

(9) What different kinds of groups of people can you think of?

Men-women, black-white, smart-dumb, rich-poor and so on.

(10) When can we use ‘persons’ instead of ‘people’ in English?

It depends on the situation. People is a more general word. Persons are people with some personal features. For example:

Those salesmen from the supermarket are such good persons. I like them.

Rinat —->Anya

(1) What are ordinary people? Do ordinary people vary from country to country?

Ordinary means plain and common people. Yes they vary from country to country of course. Mentality is different. 

(2) Are you a morning person?

No, I don’t like getting up too early. It’s difficult for me.

(3) Do you believe what people tell you?

I used to believe what people told me, but now I’m getting more and more careful. Maybe it’s because of age. I don’t know. 

(4) What can we do to protect indigenous people around the world?

Stop killing each other. To be honest, I’m very disappointed in people. I think that we will destroy each other one day. 

(5) Do you like reading about famous people?

Sometimes. It depends on what they do. I don’t like gossips and yellow presses. It’s better to follow some person you like on social networks. Now it’s very convenient. 

(6) Are you a people person?

I don’t know really. I think people need time to get used to me. I can’t say that I am a people person.   

(7) What do you think of Internet sites that help you find people?

I think it’s a good way to stay in touch with people you know. Also some websites help people to find their partner. I think it’s not bad.

(8) Which people are best?

Our mothers.