adapted from first impact st. john’s & st. mary’s institute of technology josephine huang
TRANSCRIPT
Warm up
Work with a partner. Think of the best places in your area to live. Rank them and explain why.
Place Reason
1.____________________
2._____________________
3._____________________
Example
What makes a city or part of a city a good place to live?Nice homes, convenient shops and services, near work/ school, safety parks and entertainment.
Vocabulary
What’s up be worried about noise apartment recently late at night
cousin
out of hand
loud
slam
pushy
Cultural notes
In north America, many women prefer the term Ms. rather than Miss or Mrs. However, some women, especially those who are more traditional, still prefer Mrs./Miss.
Listening for key wordsListen. Check ( ) the words and phrases you hear.
worried about the noiseworried about your friendsfrom our apartmentfrom the neighborsevery nightlate at night
� It’s probably my cousins�It’s probably my friends�talk very loud �shut the door�ask them to leave�ask them to be more quiet
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Listening for meaning.
Listen again. What is Mrs. Chen complaining about?
The noise from Nick’s apartment.
What is Nick going to do?
Talk to his cousins right away.
Nick: Hey, Mrs. Chen!Mrs.C: Hello, Nick, Uh, Nick…could I talk to you for a minute?N: Sure. 1.___________________.C: I’m a little worried about the noise around hereN: Oh, really. Noise, you mean noise from our apartment?C: Yes, 2._______________________ recently.N: Really, oh, you mean this week?C: Yes, especially the past two or three nights. I hear people walking in the hall
What’s up
It’s become a problem
3. Late at night and they 3._____________________.N: Oh, I think it’s probably my cousins. They are visiting here for the first time and they come home late, and make noise and stuff. I guess they get a little 4._____________________sometimes.C: Oh, I see, they are just….N: They are just a little excited.C: I understand. It’s just that they talk very loud in they hallway and they 5.__________________ and well, you know, it’s very late.N: I’m really sorry, Mrs. Chen. I didn’t realize it’s a problem.
talk very loud and laugh
out of hand
slam the door
C: I wonder if you could just ask them to be more quiet at night. I don’t want to be too 6.______________.N: Oh, sure, Mrs. Chen. I’ll talk to them right away. I’m sorry.
pushy
Conversation Topic : neighbors
Their dogs barks late at night
they park their car in your parking space
they leave garbage outside
they don’t say hello to you
they watch what you are doing
• •They make a lot of noise•they don’t take care oftheir yard•they don’t return things they borrow•their pets make a mess•they argue a lot
A:Where are you going on your vacation?B: I’m going to Hawaii!A: WOW! You always go to such interesting places!B: What are you going to DO there?A: I’m going to go swimming and lie on the beach!
Where are you going on your vacation?
Where are you going on your vacation?
A: Where are you going on ______?B: I’m going to _______!A: WOW! You always go to such _____ places!B : _______A: What are you going to do there?B:I’m going to go _________and ____ ____________!
Usage Notes
Possessive adjectives are Possessive adjectives are located in front of the item located in front of the item owned ( my room, your place).owned ( my room, your place).
Possessive nouns stand alonePossessive nouns stand alone (mine, yours, his, hers, theirs,ours)
Grammar Awareness a messy apartment
bicycle
Hiking boots
clothes
magazine
paints
Clothes next to the door
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Laura Melissa Tom
Noticing. Fill in the missing words. Then listen again and check.
Julie: IS the bicycle in the hall Melissa’s?Laura: No, that’s not _______________.It belongs to her boyfriend, Tom. He comes here a lot.Julie: And these hiking boots under the table? Are they his too?Laura: Yeah, they are ___________.Julie: How about these clothes on the couch? Are they Melissa’s or yours?Laura: Those are __________.
hers
his
hers
•.Noticing. Find the mistakes and correct them.
Julie: How about all these magazines on the table?Laura: Oh, some of them are ____________, but most of them are _____________.Julie: And the paints on the floor? I guess they are ___________.Laura: No. I keep _________ in my own room. Those are _____________.Julie: Whose?Laura: Tom, a painter. At least he thinks he is.Julie: How about those clothes next to the door?Laura: Oh, those are ________.Julie: You mean, ________ and Melissa’s?
mine
hers
yours
minehis
oursyours