Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "ESLPod635 airport shuttle.mp3". Audio name on your CD: "ESLPod635 airport shuttle.mp3".
Questions about context? How are they getting to their hotel? What were the options available?
Vocabulary, Double check. to make sure. Airport transfer. Shuttle. small vans tjat pick you from the airport. Nix. Verb. say no to it. reject. Limo. limousine. Be out. be impossible.
relish. enjoy, look forward
Useful Expressions.
Hindsight is 20-20. this is a saying which means that it's easy to know the right thing to do after something has happened. an arm an a leg. too much.20-20. perfect vision. Give a call. On its way.
Vocabulary.
Advocate. Noun. One that defends or maintains a cause or proposal.
Chicken coop. Noun. the place where chickens live.
Get accross. Verb. To make clear or convincing.
Inquisitiveness. Noun. Always willing to ask questions.
Make up. Verb. invent.
Outdoors. Noun. Outside buildings or houses.
Squeeze. Verb. Compress.
Reassure. Verb. To restore to confidence.
Exercise.
Jane Goodall is a world famous British scientist who has spent a lifetime learning about chimpanzees. After listening to the interview and finding out more about who she is, write a biography in your own words.
Questions about Context.
what was the name of her chimpanzee when she was a child?
What's a good definition for Ms. Goodall?
How do chimpanzees reassure each other?
Who is Jane Goodall?
What's the message she always tries to get across?
What's the book "Me Jane" all about?
When Jane was a kid, what did she want to do with her life?
Who made the drawings and diagrams contained in the book?
What's the book "The Watcher" all about?
Where's Jane Goodall from?
What's typical behavior from chimpanzees?
Why did she spend so much time at the chicken coop when she was a kid?
According to Jane, what's the morale from the story at the chicken coop?
How does her life when she was a child compare with today's kids?
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Ellen's animals". Video name on your CD: "Ellen's Animals" Quick Time movie.
To download the Quicktime software, click http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
Exercise about context.
Write about your childhood ambition.
Put it in Writing Exercise on page 21. Text:
there are more than nine thousand books in the library daily newspapers from 4 different cities within washington state are available new movies arrive on videos and dvds every day our wonderful story time reader ruth chavers will enchant your toddler or young child.
Things to do:
1. Capitalize and puntuate the following paragraphs.
2. Write a topic sentence for the paragraph above.
3. Write another sentence that could support your topic sentence.
Losing your Luggage on page 24. Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "goFluent: Podcast #1 Losing your luggage at the airport".
Audio name on your CD: "goFluent_ Podcast #1 Losing your lug.mp3".
Questions about context.
1. What’s the passenger’s last name?
2. What’s her flight number?
3. How many bags are missing?
4. What does one of the bags look like?
5. Does it have any ID tags?
6. Is there anything else to help recognize that bag?
7. What are the contents in that bag?
8. Is she still taking a connecting flight or she’s staying at a hotel? What’s the name of the hotel? How many nights is she being there?
Wilson Pickett Song. Exercise.
Write the song lyrics.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "How To Pay an Online Service". Audio name on your CD: "How To Pay an Online Service.mp3".
Exercise.
1. Write the steps to follow so you can get access to the service offered.
2. What’s the e-mail address you should write to in case you experience some trouble signing in?
Extra Work: Signing with your Baby Video. Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Signing with your Baby".
Video name on your CD: "Signing with your Baby" iTunes music player file. To download iTunes, go to http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ Questions about context
1. What are the benefits of using sign language with babies?
2. Does it have an impact on older kids? How come?
3. What’s the story behind Carrie and her baby?
4. What do some experts think about using sign language with babies?
Extra Work: Making a Rental Car Reservation. Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "74 ESLPodcast 74 - Reserving a Renta".
Audio name on your CD: "ESL Podcast 74 - Reserving a Rental.mp3".
Questions about context.
Find out about some details about the reservation and write them down.
Extra exercise.
Make a reservation at http://www.avis.com/car-rental/avisHome/home.ac (no need to give a credit card) and forward us the mail they sent to you. Once you do that, you can immediately cancel the reservation.
Extra work: Las Vegas's Changing Landscape Video. Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Las Vegas's Changing Landscape". Video name on your CD: "Las Vegas's Changing Landscape" QuickTime movie file. To download the quicktime software, click http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ Questions about Context.
Mention some of the things landscape artists and government are doing to reduce the use of water in Nevada. Extra Info.
More commercials to promote conserving the water at http://www.snwa.com/cfml/video/index.cfml?CID=39 .
Extra work: Mobile Distractions Video. Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Notebook: Mobile Distractions". Video name on your CD: "Notebook_MobileDistractions" iTunes music player file. To download the quicktime software, click http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ Questions about Context.
- What would your mother say to you if you were about to cross the street?
- What happens to pedestrians when texting and talking on the phone while walking?
- Compared to two years ago, how many walkers have ended up in ER because they were distracted by cellphones?
Extra Work: The Right Way to Spend Money When Traveling.
Text name on your CD: "How To Spend Money When Traveling.pdf".
Exercise.
1. Talk about an awkward situation in any recent trip in which you probably didn't do the right thing.
2. On the other hand, talk about a situation in which you probably did the right thing.
