Guided Conversation 15
Resources: Vocabulary: weather, Alpha-math (some/any), time-exp1
8A, 8B 8C
WORDS —
• Here are some questions for you…
What day is it today?
Tomorrow?
The next day?
And the next?
The day after that?
And then?
And then?
What day comes after Monday?
What day comes after Wednesday?
Can you spell “Tuesday”?
Can you spell “Thursday”?
Can you spell Wednesday?
And now, some questions about publications – periodical publications – newspapers and magazines…
Is The Economist a newspaper? (British magazine)
Is it an American magazine?
What about Newsweek? (American magazine)
What about Time? (American magazine)
The Times? (British newspaper)
The New York Times? (American newspaper)
The Herald Tribune? (American paper, published in Europe)
Do you read any English or American newspapers or magazines?
Do you read many books?
Have you got time to read?
Who’s your favourite writer?
What are the three principal meals of the day?
What is a typical English breakfast? (eggs and bacon)
What do English people have at five o’clock in the afternoon?
What “extra” meal can you have late in the evening? (supper)
If you’re hungry between meals, what can you have? (a snack)
Is “roast beef” a vegetarian dish?
What about “steak and kidney pie”?
Fish and chips?
STORY— “Freddie is English. He lives in Bury…”; present tense: third person singular
• Freddie is English. He lives in Bury, near Manchester, and he works in Manchester. He works for a big Italian company. He’s a computer programmer. Freddie speaks a little Italian, but not very much. All the Italian people in his office speak English, of course.
Karla — with a K — is German. She lives in Wiesbaden (W I E S B A D E N), near Frankfurt, and she works in Frankfurt. She works for a big French company. She’s a laboratory technician. Karla speaks a little French, but not very much. All the French people in her office speak German, of course.
Carla — with a C — is Italian. She lives in Lodi, near Milan, and she works in Milan. She works for a big Swedish company. She’s a research assistant. Carla speaks a little Swedish, but not very much. All the Swedish people in her office speak Italian, of course.
François is French. He lives in St.-Etienne, near Lyons, and he works in Lyons. He works for a big Russian company. He’s a systems analyst. François speaks a little Russian, but not very much. All the Russian people in his office speak French.
Pilar is Spanish. She lives in Segovia, near Madrid, and she works in Madrid. She works for a big German company. She’s a graphic artist. Pilar speaks a little German, but not very much. All the German people in her office speak Spanish, of course.
Patricia’s American. She lives in Berkeley, near San Francisco. She works for a large Japanese company. She’s a financial expert. Patricia speaks a little Japanese, but not very much. All the Japanese people in her office speak English, of course.
A tiny follow-up:
Do you work for an international company?
Do you speak French? / Do you know any French words?
Do you speak German? / Do you know any German words?
Do you speak Swedish? / Do you know any Swedish words?
Do you speak Russian? / Do you know any Russian words?
Do you speak Japanese? / Do you know any Japanese words?
I won’t ask if you speak English — of course you speak English
FOCUS — Asking questions with “do”, “does”, “where”, “what”
• Let’s have a little conversation.
But this time you ask me questions. Now, if my answer is:
“My name is [Janice Watson]”, what is your question…? (What’s your name?)
…and if I say: I’m [Australian], evidently the question was…? (Where are you from?)
OK? Let’s begin…
My name is [Janice Watson]. | What’s your name? |
I’m [Australian]. | Where are you from? |
I live in [Turin]. | Where do you live? |
Yes, I speak Italian pretty well. | Do you speak Italian? |
And now, let’s talk about food… | |
No, I don’t have eggs and bacon for breakfast. | Do you have eggs and bacon for breakfast? |
I have tea for breakfast, not coffee. | Do you have tea or coffee for breakfast? |
Yes, I take sugar in my [tea/coffee]. | Do you take sugar in your [tea/coffee]? |
I usually have [a sandwich] for lunch. | What do you (usually) have for lunch? |
I usually have dinner at [eight thirty]. | What time do you (usually) have dinner? |
No, I don’t have coffee after dinner. | Do you have coffee after dinner? |
Now, that’s a difficult question! I suppose my favourite Italian dish is [lasagna]. | What’s your favourite Italian dish? |
Let’s change the subject… | |
I read [the Corriere della Sera]. | What newspaper do you read? |
Yes, I read it every day. | Do you read it every day? |
And now, a common conversation… | |
Today is Monday. | What day is today? |
It’s [the 13th of November]. | What’s the date today? |
It’s [six thirty-five]. | What time is it? |
Now let’s talk about a friend of mine… | |
His name is Peter. | What’s his name? |
He lives in Paris. | Where does he live? |
No, he’s not an English teacher. He’s a journalist for Time magazine. | Is he an English teacher? |
Yes, he speaks French very well. | Does he speak French? |
Yes, he’s married. | Is he married? |
Her name is Juliette. | What’s his wife’s name? |
No, she’s not French. She’s Belgian | Is she French? |
No, she’s not a journalist, she works for an insurance company. | Is she a journalist? |
No, they haven’t got any children. | Have they got any children? |
FOCUS 2 — “That’s right “/ “That’s wrong”; vocabulary; comprehension
• Right or wrong?
Two and two is four… (That’s right.)
Four and four is seven… (That’s wrong. Four and four is eight.)
Seven and seven is seventeen…
Twelve and twelve is twenty-four…
There are twelve hours in a day…
There are sixty minutes in an hour…
English people have roast beef for breakfast…
The English have tea at five o’clock…
You have “dinner” in the morning…
When you meet a person for the first time, you say: “Nice to meet you”…
When you meet a person for the second time, you say: “Nice to meet you”…
A systems analyst works with footballs… (computers)
A laboratory technician works at home… (in a laboratory etc)
A freelance writer works at home…
A “magazine” is the same as a “department store”…
The spelling of “magazine” is M A G A Z E N E…
The spelling of “VirtuAule” is: V-I-R-T-U-A-L-E…
You do lessons with VirtuAule to study English…
You do lessons with VirtuAule every day…
You study English every day…
English is an interesting subject…
Politics is an interesting subject…
Italian politics are easy to understand…
Spanish is easy for Italians…
Japanese is easy for Italians…
English is easy for Italians…
Chinese is a difficult language…
James Bond is a secret agent…
Perry Mason is a secret agent… (lawyer)
You’re Italian…
Your name is [Rossi (student’s last name)]…
The spelling of [Rossi] is [R O S S E (mistake in spelling student’s name) ]…
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday…
(as above) Wednesday, Thursday, Friday…
(as above) Friday, Sunday, Saturday…
(as above) I read, you read, he read; we read, you read, they read…
(as above) I don’t read, you don’t read, he don’t read; we don’t read, you don’t read, they don’t read…
Lesson 15-16
-Ex.1. p. 15
(possible sequence) 3. I get up. 4. I walk to the bathroom 5. I take a shower/bath 6. I look in the mirror. 7. I shave. 8. I drink a cup of coffee. 9. I eat breakfast. 10. I put on my clothes. 11. I go to class. (etc.)
-Ex.10. p. 17
3. have 4. has 5. goes 6. go 7. does 8. do 9. goes … go 10. has
-Ex.14. p. 18
3. doesn’t know 4. don’t need 5. doesn’t snow 6. don’t speak 7. am not 8. don’t live 9. doesn’t have 10. isn’t 11. aren’t 12. don’t have 13. doesn’t have 14. isn’t 15. doesn’t rain
-Ex.15. p. 19
2. knows … doesn’t know 3. want …don’t want 4. isn’t …doesn’t 5. doesn’t drink … drinks 6. am not … don’t have / haven’t got 7. doesn’t belong …belongs 8. don’t live …have 9. is … isn’t … don’t need 10. is … don’t have / haven’t got
-Ex.16. p. 20
2. don’t speak 3. doesn’t shave 4. doesn’t carry 5. don’t go 6. doesn’t smoke 7. don’t eat 8. don’t do 9. doesn’t make 10. doesn’t like 11. don’t do 12. doesn’t put on
-Ex.30. p. 22
2. What is the date? / What is the date? / What date is it? /What is today’s date? 3. What time is it? 4. What month is it? 6. is the date? / What is the date? / What date is it? /What is today’s date? 7. What day is it? 8. is the date? / What is the date? / What date is it? /What is today’s date? 9. What’s the time? / What time is it? 10. What’s the time? / What time is it?
-Ex.34. p. 23
2. 0° C - freezing 3. 38° C - hot 4. 24° C – warm 5. -18° C below freezing
-Ex.30. p. 24
2. are those 3. are those 4. is that 5. are those 6. is this