Extra Activity #1 Page 43.
Script.
The local branch of my bank is located just a few blocks from where I live. It’s very convenient, since it has four ATM’s opened 24/7. Today, I had to go in to make a deposit, but since I wanted to cash a check as well, I needed to go inside to talk to a teller. Inside the bank, I got in line for the tellers. All the tellers are behind a large piece of bullet-proof glass. So you have to speak up when you are talking to them. Anyway, when I got to the head of the line, the cashier said “How may I help you?” “Well”, I said, I’d like to deposit this payroll check into my checking account and cash this cashiers check”. “Certainly!”, she said. “Just endorse the back of both checks and put them in the tray”. “Sure. And, can I get that in small bills, tens and twenties?”. I waited for her to process my checks. Then she said “Here you are” and counted out the cash and put it in an envelope. I said “Thank you” and walked away. Now that I have the money burning a hole in my pocket, I guess I better spend it.
Extra audio: British Icons: The Double-decker.
Script.
Richard: For this week’s podcast in English.com we’re going to be looking at the double-decker bus as part of our British icon series. Now, the double-decker bus is one of the most popular symbols of Britain and for many visitors a trip on the double-decker is the highlight of the UK holiday.
Laura: Oh, really? But they look nice Richard, don’t they? I mean, if you see a photo or a picture with a double-decker on it, you know it’s the UK.
Richard: Yes, and actually, especially London, um, London is full of double-deckers and they’re all red. Why do you think that is?
Laura: Um, I don’t know, perhaps because of its strong bright color.
Richard: Yes, easy to see. But there are different color ones, aren’t there?
Laura: Yes, I think so. Outside of London you can see different colors, um, but they’re not just in Britain. There are double-decker buses in other countries too, aren’t they? Um, I think in Europe, for example, there are double-decker buses in Ireland and Germany.
Richard: Mmh, and also in Asia. I know there are some old British double-decker buses in Sri Lanka, for instance. Also, in Hong Kong, I think they’re blue in Hong Kong and Singapur. And also I think in India. I think I’ve seen yellow ones there.
Laura: Well, on the greater cities I suppose.
Richard: Mmh, well, the name double-decker comes from the fact that there are two decks of course, the lower deck and the upper deck. Now I like them because they’re always fun to ride and much nicer than the underground for example.
Laura: Oh yes, my favorite seat is upon the top deck, at the front, because you get a great view, don’t you? You get a great view. Sometimes it feels like the bus is too big, feels too wide, I think it’s going to hit something in…, but it never does.
Richard: It’s that the buses have changed, haven’t they? And I really like the old type buses because they’re open at the back and you get on at the back and you can get on while the bus is still moving and also there’s a conductor who takes the money in addition to to the driver. And also, I like the funny mirror at the top of the stairs so the conductor can see who’s getting on and who’s getting off the back of the bus.
Laura: Yes, they’re nice, aren’t they? But there’s only a few of those left. Most of the buses now, they’re much more modern, they have more modern designs and there are two doors, one for getting on the bus and one for getting off the bus. But I suppose that cheaper you only need one driver, you don’t need a conductor, the driver takes the money as well and I suppose they’re much easier for disabled people and safer
Richard: Yes, off the state that they’re much easier to get on and get off. And, well, that’s progress, I suppose
Laura: Uhuh.
Richard: And the other thing about the buses, especially in London, very popular with the tourists
Laura: Yes,
Richard: The open top buses
Laura: Yes, well there are great way to go sightseeing aren’t they?
Richard: Yes, as long as it doesn’t rain.
3/28/2010
3/27/2010
Scripts Lesson 07
Checking in At the Airport.
Script.
A: Good morning, sir.Can I have your ticket and Passport please?
B: I’ve got them. Here you are.
A: Thank you. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat?
B: I prefer a window seat please.
A: Do you have any baggage?
B: Yes, I have this suitcase and I have this carry on bag too.
A: Alright.I’ll take the suitcase for you…ok. Here’s your passport and ticket. And here’s your boarding pass. Your seat is 32A by the window. Your flight is on time and boarding starts at 11:30 at gate 12. Have a nice flight.
B: Thank you. Bye.
Get in Touch Page 19.
Script.
You know what the word “touch” means. As I type these words, my fingers touch the computer keyboard. If I touch something hot, I will burn myself. But what does it mean if I say that I am “in touch” with someone? Here are some examples.
I have a friend. We were at university together. His career and mine have taken very different paths. We now live about 300km apart. But every Christmas we send each other Christmas cards and a letter saying what we and our families have been doing during the year. Every few years I go and visit him. We are IN TOUCH with each other – we have regular contact with each other. We can also say that we STAY IN TOUCH or that we KEEP IN TOUCH with each other.
I have another friend. We were at school together. But many years ago we stopped writing to each other I do not know what he is doing or where he lives. We have LOST TOUCH with each other. You remember that in our recent podcast, Terry and Terry also lost touch with each other.
However, recently I saw my friend’s name on a university website. Surely it must be the same person. So I am going to send him an e-mail, and see if he remembers me. I am going to GET IN TOUCH with him. (I will tell you what happens in a later podcast).
A year ago, my daughter left primary school and started secondary school. But many of her friends from primary school go to different secondary schools. This is how she KEEPS IN TOUCH with them.
I telephone some of my friends and chat with them. Sometimes we arrange that they can come and stay overnight at my house, or I can go to their house.
Her friend Amber KEEPS IN TOUCH with her friends like this.
I have got a website with photos and games and music, and a shout box where my friends write messages to me. I have MSN messenger, and 65 of my friends have MSN messenger too. And sometimes I write a letter to my Nan.
You see. that is the difference between young people like Amber and old people like me. Young people KEEP IN TOUCH with MSN messenger. Old people send each other Christmas cards.
Sesame Street Extra Exercise: Family with Al Roker".
Script (Al Roker's segment).
You know what word I’m really fun of: family. Family is a really good word. Just listen to the way it sounds: family. The word family makes me feel great. Just like a real family does. Hey, would you like to see my family? Take a look. Here’s my uncle bob and that’s my cousin Jim, and over here is my great grandpa, down here I got my aunt Harriet and her family and my second cousin Herb and wait: I got some more family members, hold on, just a second, this is great uncle Ned and of course this is my little Cindy. She’s very sweet. I love…oh I got more pictures too, don’t go, don’t. wait.
Sesame Street Extra Exercise: Mail with Christopher Meloni.
Script.
Letter A: Once upon a time, yesterday, little Billy Post wrote a letter to his grandma in Toledo. Hee, hee, hee, that tickles. And then he mailed me. Wow! My journey had begun. Inside the mailbox there were lots of other letters and packages going to places all over the world.
Letter B: I’m going to the North Pole.
Letter C: I’m going to South America.
Letter A: Wow!
Letter C: And where are you going junior?
Letter A: I’m going to grandma’s house.
Letter C: Wow, lucky you!
Letter A: All of the sudden, The mail box opened…And later another letter carrier delivered me to grandma’s mailbox. Grandma, is that you?
Grandma: Oh, a letter from Billy.
Letter A: Oh, Grandma’s sure glad to get me.
Script.
A: Good morning, sir.Can I have your ticket and Passport please?
B: I’ve got them. Here you are.
A: Thank you. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat?
B: I prefer a window seat please.
A: Do you have any baggage?
B: Yes, I have this suitcase and I have this carry on bag too.
A: Alright.I’ll take the suitcase for you…ok. Here’s your passport and ticket. And here’s your boarding pass. Your seat is 32A by the window. Your flight is on time and boarding starts at 11:30 at gate 12. Have a nice flight.
B: Thank you. Bye.
Get in Touch Page 19.
Script.
You know what the word “touch” means. As I type these words, my fingers touch the computer keyboard. If I touch something hot, I will burn myself. But what does it mean if I say that I am “in touch” with someone? Here are some examples.
I have a friend. We were at university together. His career and mine have taken very different paths. We now live about 300km apart. But every Christmas we send each other Christmas cards and a letter saying what we and our families have been doing during the year. Every few years I go and visit him. We are IN TOUCH with each other – we have regular contact with each other. We can also say that we STAY IN TOUCH or that we KEEP IN TOUCH with each other.
I have another friend. We were at school together. But many years ago we stopped writing to each other I do not know what he is doing or where he lives. We have LOST TOUCH with each other. You remember that in our recent podcast, Terry and Terry also lost touch with each other.
However, recently I saw my friend’s name on a university website. Surely it must be the same person. So I am going to send him an e-mail, and see if he remembers me. I am going to GET IN TOUCH with him. (I will tell you what happens in a later podcast).
A year ago, my daughter left primary school and started secondary school. But many of her friends from primary school go to different secondary schools. This is how she KEEPS IN TOUCH with them.
I telephone some of my friends and chat with them. Sometimes we arrange that they can come and stay overnight at my house, or I can go to their house.
Her friend Amber KEEPS IN TOUCH with her friends like this.
I have got a website with photos and games and music, and a shout box where my friends write messages to me. I have MSN messenger, and 65 of my friends have MSN messenger too. And sometimes I write a letter to my Nan.
You see. that is the difference between young people like Amber and old people like me. Young people KEEP IN TOUCH with MSN messenger. Old people send each other Christmas cards.
Sesame Street Extra Exercise: Family with Al Roker".
Script (Al Roker's segment).
You know what word I’m really fun of: family. Family is a really good word. Just listen to the way it sounds: family. The word family makes me feel great. Just like a real family does. Hey, would you like to see my family? Take a look. Here’s my uncle bob and that’s my cousin Jim, and over here is my great grandpa, down here I got my aunt Harriet and her family and my second cousin Herb and wait: I got some more family members, hold on, just a second, this is great uncle Ned and of course this is my little Cindy. She’s very sweet. I love…oh I got more pictures too, don’t go, don’t. wait.
Sesame Street Extra Exercise: Mail with Christopher Meloni.
Script.
Letter A: Once upon a time, yesterday, little Billy Post wrote a letter to his grandma in Toledo. Hee, hee, hee, that tickles. And then he mailed me. Wow! My journey had begun. Inside the mailbox there were lots of other letters and packages going to places all over the world.
Letter B: I’m going to the North Pole.
Letter C: I’m going to South America.
Letter A: Wow!
Letter C: And where are you going junior?
Letter A: I’m going to grandma’s house.
Letter C: Wow, lucky you!
Letter A: All of the sudden, The mail box opened…And later another letter carrier delivered me to grandma’s mailbox. Grandma, is that you?
Grandma: Oh, a letter from Billy.
Letter A: Oh, Grandma’s sure glad to get me.
3/18/2010
Extra Work Lesson 10
Far Beyond Page 52.
Exercise.
Read the story and ask the corresponding questions.
_____? She is 5'8”.
_____? She couldn't be any more than 125 pounds
_____? She has blue eyes and black hair.
_____? Her hair is naturally a brownish red but she always dyes it black.
_____? She isn't, she just likes wearing black.
_____? Yeah, she wears black make up around her eyes, black lip stick on her lips, she always dresses in black, everything from her shirts to her pants or skirts.
_____? He' around 5‘11”
_____? He's 170 pounds
_____? He has blue eyes and black hair as well only mine is naturally black.
_____? He's 23 years old, two years older than Becca.
_____? She is a cashier at a local grocery store right down the street from the office.
_____? He works as a computer tech.
_____? Yeah, she's starving.
I'm all ears extra activity # 4 Page 58 (Also in your CD).
The T Sound.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "ETJSHow TSound".
Audio name on your CD: "ETJShow TSound.mp3".
Exercise.
Listen to this exercise and write a few examples.
Script.
You can find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-10.html .
Extra Activity: Facts about New York City.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "English Cafe #62" from 01'05'' to 11'02''.
Audio name on your CD: "AbbreviationsAfterAName.mp3" from 01'05'' to 11'02''.
Vocabulary.
Forthright. Adj. Honest and direct.
In-your-face. Adj. Confrontational. Aggressively confrontational.
Exercise.
Write a few facts about New York City:
1. Mention some facts about the population in NYC (from 01'05" to 02'17")
2. Mention some of the areas or bureaus in New York City and some interesting facts about them, mainly about the most famous (from 02'17" to 05'25")
3. Mention famous sights (places) in NYC (from 05'25" to 07'18")
4. What are people like in NYC (from 07'18" to 09'38")?
5. Mention the main museums, venues and airports in NY metro area (from 09'38" to 11'02").
Extra Work: Dove Commercial (Also in your CD).
Exercise.
Watch this commercial shown at the 2006 Superbowl and describe the girls using your own words.
Script.
You can find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-10.html .
Exercise.
Read the story and ask the corresponding questions.
_____? She is 5'8”.
_____? She couldn't be any more than 125 pounds
_____? She has blue eyes and black hair.
_____? Her hair is naturally a brownish red but she always dyes it black.
_____? She isn't, she just likes wearing black.
_____? Yeah, she wears black make up around her eyes, black lip stick on her lips, she always dresses in black, everything from her shirts to her pants or skirts.
_____? He' around 5‘11”
_____? He's 170 pounds
_____? He has blue eyes and black hair as well only mine is naturally black.
_____? He's 23 years old, two years older than Becca.
_____? She is a cashier at a local grocery store right down the street from the office.
_____? He works as a computer tech.
_____? Yeah, she's starving.
I'm all ears extra activity # 4 Page 58 (Also in your CD).
The T Sound.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "ETJSHow TSound".
Audio name on your CD: "ETJShow TSound.mp3".
Exercise.
Listen to this exercise and write a few examples.
Script.
You can find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-10.html .
Extra Activity: Facts about New York City.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "English Cafe #62" from 01'05'' to 11'02''.
Audio name on your CD: "AbbreviationsAfterAName.mp3" from 01'05'' to 11'02''.
Vocabulary.
Forthright. Adj. Honest and direct.
In-your-face. Adj. Confrontational. Aggressively confrontational.
Exercise.
Write a few facts about New York City:
1. Mention some facts about the population in NYC (from 01'05" to 02'17")
2. Mention some of the areas or bureaus in New York City and some interesting facts about them, mainly about the most famous (from 02'17" to 05'25")
3. Mention famous sights (places) in NYC (from 05'25" to 07'18")
4. What are people like in NYC (from 07'18" to 09'38")?
5. Mention the main museums, venues and airports in NY metro area (from 09'38" to 11'02").
Extra Work: Dove Commercial (Also in your CD).
Exercise.
Watch this commercial shown at the 2006 Superbowl and describe the girls using your own words.
Script.
You can find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-10.html .
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