7.1: Listening and Speaking
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Preview
Read these sentences. Say if you agree or disagree with them. Share your opinion with your partner.
- Vacations are for studying. Agree? Disagree?
- Vacations are for traveling, not for staying home. Agree? Disagree?
- Vacations are for staying home and relaxing, not for getting tired traveling. Agree? Disagree?
Listen
Mei and Santiago are back at school. They are talking about their vacation. Listen to their conversation.
Comprehension check
Main ideas
Directions: Listen again. Choose True or False.
- Mei and Santiago had a great summer. True False
- Santiago went to New York City. True False
- Mei did not go anywhere. True False
Details
Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the correct word in the parentheses.
- Santiago (rested - studied) a lot during the summer.
- Mei took a (helicopter - boat) tour to see the Statue of Liberty.
- Mei (walked a lot - rented a car) to see the city.
Speaking
Activity A
Directions: Work with a partner. Talk about the things Mei did (Y) and the things she did not do (N) in New York City in the table below. Use different verbs such as go, visit, walk, etc. Take turns asking and answering.
Example: Did Mei go to the Statue of Liberty? Yes, she did.
| Yes - things Mei did in New York | No - things Mei did in New York |
|---|---|
| The Statue of Liberty | The Empire State Building |
| Central Park | Rockefeller Center |
| Chinatown | Museum of Modern Art |
| Brooklyn Bridge | Greenwich Village |
Activity B
Directions: Work with a partner. Talk about what the people below did in the last vacation. Make sure you use the past tense.
Example: Student A: What did Russell do in his last vacation? Student B: He went to the beach.
- Russell - go to the beach
- Linda - stay home
- Maria - go on a road trip
- Minh and Huong - take a Caribbean cruise
- George - work part time
- Rebecca - take a conversation course
- Diego - spend time with family
- Jose and Alice - visit grandparents
- The Huangs - sightsee historical places in California
- You: __________________________________________
Listening and Speaking 2
Preview
Work with a partner. Read the sentences. Choose Yes or No. Share your answers and opinions with your partner.
- (a) I know New York City. Yes No (b) I would like to go to New York City again. Yes No
- (a) I don’t know New York City. Yes No (b) I would like to go to New York City. Yes No
- I love to go shopping when I travel. Yes No
- I don’t like to go shopping when I travel. Yes No
- Stores and malls are the same everywhere. Yes No
Listen
Mei and Santiago are still talking about Mei’s trip to New York City. Listen to their conversation.
Comprehension check
Main ideas
Directions: Listen again. Read the sentences. Choose Yes or No.
- Mei also went shopping in New York City. Yes No
- Mei also saw a Broadway show. Yes No
Details
Directions: Listen again. Choose the correct answer in the parentheses.
- Macy’s is a (large - medium) store.
- Macy’s has ten (departments - floors).
- Macy’s is (on the corner of – across from) Broadway Avenue and 34th Street.
Speaking
Activity A
Photo by Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
Directions: Work in pairs. Look at the position of the pegs in the picture. Take turns reading the following sentences.
- The orange peg is across from the blue peg.
- The green peg is between the blue peg and the black peg.
- The black peg is next to the green peg.
Directions: Now take turns with your partner saying sentences about the following pegs.
- the blue peg - the orange peg
- the yellow peg - the blue peg / the red peg
- The red peg - the yellow peg
Activity B
Directions: Work in pairs. You are in a big department store. Your partner is a store assistant. Use the information in the table below to ask and answer where things are in the store. Switch roles.
Example: You: Excuse me. Where is customer service?
Your Partner: It’s on the tenth floor next to the store office.
You: Thank you!
Your Partner: You're welcome!
| Things in the Department Store | Floor Number | Location |
|---|---|---|
| customer service | tenth floor | next to the store office |
| the shopping carts | ground floor (first floor) | across from home furniture |
| the girls’ department | fourth floor | between boys’ and babies’ |
| the restrooms | tenth floor | next to customer service |
| the shoe department | eighth floor | across from the gift wrap shop |
| sale of men’s jackets | third floor | between men’s shoes and men’s jeans |
| the activewear department | second floor | next to the beauty counter |
| the designer department | ninth floor | across from vintage clothing |
| the women's department | fifth floor | between jewelry and Big & Tall |