www.elfast.com is a good and interesting page for practising conversation in american english.

As you see on your right, there are 25 topics . Each one is divided into some more.Once there you will find different short conversations.

You have the writing and the listening and you ?can, even, download the podcast to reproduce it in another device for your classes, later. Or, just only,for you to improve your english if it is the case….

I think it is a great resource for teachers of secondary and Bach because they are very shoort and common conversations.

And what is more, if you want you can also practise the conversation with a robot named Mike that ?is very smart. You can ask him any questions. When you want to practice the conversations of the topic you are studying you have to type in “Let’s practice topic …” or “I’d like to practice topic …” You must type the exact name of the topic. e.g.Let’s practice topic Weather (2). When you are acting asAand Robot Mike isB, you must type in the exact sentence in the conversation, including the punctuation. If you make a mistake, it is not controlled practice of the conversation anymore. In that case, you need to type “Let’s practice topic …” again to get the robot back on track.

Below you have 365 short stories that you can read and listen too. And, of course, download the podcast.

1.New to America
2.A Haircut
3.The Yardman
4.Grab Your Umbrellas
5.Shopping for Bargains
6.Horses to Ride
7.Does Garlic Mean Garlic?
8.A Shower Injury
9.Pete’s Sharp Knife
10.Provider Overbills Customer
11.A Good Sandwich
12.Sara’s Upset Stomach
13.Please Marry Me!
14.Laundry Day
15.A Noisy Neighbor
16.The New Realtor
17.The Fire Alarm
18.Eddie’s Short Visit
19.Carbon Monoxide
20.A Visit to Asia
21.School Boys
22.The Loose Button
23.The Pile of Paper
24.Brushing and Flossing
25.Raising the Kids
26.A Clean Toilet Bowl?
27.A Love Letter
28.Spock Saves His Dad
29.A Bird Attacks
30.A Daytime Robbery
31.The Motorcycle Rider
32.The Breakup
33.Famous Model Dies
34.Shopping Carts Everywhere
35.Four Slit Throats?
36.Trick or Treat?
37.A Jealous Girlfriend?
38.Towns Hit by Snowstorms?
39.Another Jealous Girlfriend?
40.She Loves Her Son?
41.The Doctor’s Exam?
42.Hospitals Can Make You Sick
43.English Is So Hard?
44.Hollywood Stars and Tourists?
45.GEICO’s TV Lizard
46.Law and Order in LA?
47.Destruction of Iraq
48.Have You Seen This Man?
49.LA Traffic Report
50.LA Radio News
51.Trash Truck Misses Pick-up
52.Her First Driving Accident
53.You’re Not a Good Principal
54.I’ve Got You Covered
55.Paris Goes to Jail in LA
56.A Year with No TV
57.Let’s Buy Some Paint
58.I Need Water for My Clients
59.Putting Bunny to Sleep
60.Where Is That Darn Battery?
61.If You Really Love Me?
62.The Wedding Gift (1)
63.The Wedding Gift (2)
64.Does a Tiger Change Its Stripes?
65.No Place Like an Open House
66.“We Could Have All Died!”
67.It’s the Thought that Counts
68.Who Ordered the Scallops?
69.You’re Not My Daddy
70.Let He Who Is Without Sin?
71.Shopping at the 99 Cents Store
72.Betting Big in Vegas
73.Priced to Sell!
74.The Handyman Comes
75.A Woman Has Needs
76.A Hot Day and a Cool Pool
77.Up, Up, and Away
78.Man’s Best Friend
79.Six Feet Under
80.An Unhappy Worker
81.Why the Sky Is Brown
82.It’s a Small World
83.Suspicious Shoppers
84.Death Is Part of Life
85.Tagger Shoots Woman
86.Crime on the Rise
87.Too Soft on Crime
88.Pluto Chases Kid
89.In Harm’s Way
90.“Semper Buy”91.?A Little Respect, Please
92.A Dream from Beyond (1)
93.A Dream from Beyond (2)
94.A Trip to Egypt
95.No Doughnuts for Old Folks
96.It’s Just Business