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3.1: Listening and Speaking

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    Listening and Speaking 1

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    Preview

    Read the following questions: How do people get to school? How do people get to work? How do you get to work or school? Have you ever tried Park & Ride? Think about your answers before you listen.

    Listen

    Melissa has a new job. It's her first day at the office. She is talking to her co-worker Winston.

     

     

    Comprehension Check

    Main ideas

    Directions:  Listen to the conversation. Then read the following sentences and choose Yes or No.

    1. It’s Winston’s first day at work. _______
    2. Melissa has problems with traffic.  ________
    3. Melissa does Park and Ride.  _______
    4. People who do Park and Ride drive to a train station and then take a train.  _______

    Details

    Directions:  Listen again and complete the sentences.

    1. Melissa leaves home at __________ .
    2. She takes the B train at ____________ .
    3. She arrives at her office at ____________ .
    4. Winston arrives at ____________.

    Speaking

    Activity A

    Directions:  Work in pairs. Take turns talking about the daily activities of the people in the chart.

    Example:  Lisa gets up at 6 o’clock.

    People - Activity - Time
    People Activity Time
    Lisa get up 6:00 am
    Hanh have breakfast 7:00 am
    The children take the school bus 7:30 am
    James have lunch noon (12:00 pm)
    Diana go to the gym 2:45 pm
    Pete and Howard leave the office 5:00 pm
    Priya have dinner 7:15 pm
    Kim go to bed midnight (12:00 am)
    I go to bed ?

    Activity B

    Directions:  Work in pairs. Ask your partner about the daily activities in the list. Change roles. 

    Example:  Study the example.

    A:  What time do you get up?
    B:  I get up at 6:00 am / at 6 o'clock in the morning.

    1. get up
    2. have breakfast
    3. get to work / school
    4. have lunch
    5. get back home
    6. have dinner
    7. study / do your homework
    8. go to bed

    Listening and Speaking 2

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    Preview

    Lynh and Mario are taking ESL classes at Evergreen Valley College. How many classes do you think they are taking? 

    Listen

    Directions:  Listen to the conversation and compare the information with your predictions.

     

     

    Comprehension Check

    Main idea 

    Directions:  Listen again and choose Yes or No. Write Y or N on the line.  

    1. Lynh and Mario are talking about their work and study schedule.  ________
    2. Mario is working full time. ________
    3. Lynh is working part time. ________

    Details

    Directions:  Listen again and complete the sentences. 

    1. Mario works ___________________ time, and Lynh works ___________________ time.
    2. Mario comes to class on ___________________, ___________________, ___________________, and ___________________.
    3. Lynh is taking a/an ___________________ morning class and a/an ___________________ evening class.

    Speaking

    Activity A

    Directions:  Work in pairs. Talk about the schedule of the people below. Use the expressions every day, on +day…. on weekends,  on weekdays.

    Example:  Gustav goes to the gym every day.

    People and Activity
    People Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
    Gustav gym gym gym gym gym gym gym
    Rita park supermarket park supermarket park swim visit children
    The girls school school school school school park park
    Tom and I work work work volunteer go to the movies library visit friends
    Your friend ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

    Activity B

    Directions:  Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about your weekly schedule. Use the activities in the list. Change roles. 

    Example:  You: When do you come to class?  Your Classmate: I come to class on Mondays and Wednesdays.

    1. come to class
    2. exercise
    3. do your homework
    4. visit your friends / your family
    5. rest and relax
    6. do laundry
    7. go to the supermarket
    8. go to work
    9. clean your room
    10. [your own ideas]

    This page titled 3.1: Listening and Speaking is shared under a CC BY 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Maria Antonini de Pino, Erika Bourne Lawson, Huong Pham, Rebecca Kallen Reddy, Kelly N. Nguyễn-Jardin, Pradeep Reddy, Richard Lawson, and Adam Bloom (Open Educational Resource Initiative at Evergreen Valley College) .