Extra Work Lesson 19

Get Get Get Page 5.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Get".Written exercise.
Audio name on your CD: "GetGetGet.mp3".

Exercise about Context.Explain in your own words this family's journey to get to Germany.

Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-19.html .

Rocco's Warehouse page 8.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Radio Ad #1 - Big Sale".

Audio name on your CD: "Englishpod39 - RadioAd.mp3".

Questions about context.
1. What’s the big offer?
a) Kitchen cabinets for sale.
b) Sofas at low prices.
c) Dining room sets at very low prices

2. Are there any other types of furniture offered?
3. What’s the lowest price offered? Which items are sold at that price?
4. Can you explain the paying conditions?
5. When’s that monster sale supposed to finish?
6. Where’s Rocco’s Warehouse?

Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-19.html .

Time off From Work page 10.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "TimeOffFromWork".
Audio name on your CD: "TimeOffFromWork.mp3".
 
Questions about context.
1. What are this guy’s plans for the weekend?
2. What seemed to be the problem?
3. What did he have in mind first to go to Vegas?
4. What did he end up doing to go there?

Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-19.html .


Put it in writing page 11.
Written exercise.
Take each fragment below and turn it into a complete sentence.
- At the firehouse.
- Every fighter at the firehouse.
- Three trucks inside the red brick building.
- The mouse pad on the desk.
- The soda in your cup holder.
- This nice bench at the park.
- The crowd at the coffee shop.

At The Coat Check page 13.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "NYT: Restaurant Update for 03/23/2006".
Audio name on your CD: "V03L19AllEarsCoatCheck.mp3".

Questions about context.
- How much money are you supposed to pay the person who returns your coat in a fancy restaurant?
- What do you have to take into account to tip the guy at the coat check?
- According to this article, how do you think these coat check workers make a living?

Extra work: Tips on tips (in your CD).
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "005 Tips on Tips".
Audio name on your CD: "MrManners05TipsOnTips.mp3".

Questions about Context.
1. What do you have to keep in mind when tipping?
2. What seems to be a good idea when you’re a regular in a restaurant?
3. What is the usual percentage given as a tip in restaurants? Is it any different in large metro areas and high end restaurants?
4. What does Mr Manners suggest doing when tipping in a restaurant? Do yo agree with that?
5. According to Mr. Manners, how much is OK to tip in a restaurant serving a buffet?
6. What does Mr. Manners suggest doing in a bar? How about in a hotel? How about in a taxi? And for the pizza guy?
7. What’s the suggestion in a barber shop or hair salon?
8. And valet attendance?

Extra work: Helicopter Mom (in your CD).
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Helicopter Mom Monitors Sons' Email".
Video name on your CD: "Helicopter Mom Monitors Sons' Email" MPEG-4 file.

Questions about Context.
- Tell us how Robin Lewis keeps track of her sons's schedules.
- Make a list of Robin's duties and share with us your take on them. For instance, would you check their student e-mails? EHy or why not?

Script.
Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-19.html .


Extra work: Interrupting a Conversation (in your CD).
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Rob&Bob Interrupting a conversation".
Audio name on your CD: "Rob&Bob Interrupting a conversation.mp3".

Vocabulary.
Butt in. Verb. To interfere.

Questions about context.
- Write two or three examples in which you interrupt a conversation.

Extra work: Men and Women (in your CD) (explicit).
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Bill Maher: The Decider - Men and Women".
Video name on your CD: "Bill Maher Men and Women" iTunes music player file.

Questions about Context.
Explain to us what happened to this guy who escape from prison.
Explain what Bill thinks happens on board before a plane takes off.

Extra Work: David Pogue's Take on Twitter.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Twitter".

Video name on your CD: "Twitter" Mpeg-4 file.

Your opinion on this issue.
What's so attractive about Twitter for you? What could be if you're not a user now?