Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "California toll lanes up to $9.mp3" from 0'24'' to 5'02''. Audio name on your CD: "California lanes up to $9.mp3".
Exercise. Listen to this Clark Howard show which was on the air just recently and answer the questions down below.
Idiomatic Expressions.
Automatic
transponder
Breathless
excitement
Bumper to
bumper traffic
Car pool
lane
Congestion
Based Pricing
Freeway
speeds
Lexus lanes
My eyes
Popped out of my head
Sit in
traffic
Stuck in
traffic
Questions about Context.
1. Explain how
the Riverside freeway in Orange County works.
2. How much
did it cost Clark to ride the Riverside Freeway a few months or years ago? How
much did it cost at peak hour just recently?
3. Explain
Clark’s example that justifies paying a high toll at the road.
Knob. Noun.
Dashboard. Noun.
Steering wheel.
Scatter. Verb.
Layout. Noun.
Volume. Noun.
Turn on. Verb.
Adjust. Verb.
Flipside. Noun. A reverse or opposite side, aspect, or result.
Clutter. Noun. A crowded or confused mass or collection.
Reach out. Verb.
Featureless. Adjective.
Nerve breaking Adjective.
Idiomatic Expressions.
On display.
Hit the button.
Fancy Schmancy. A high brow word for a common item.
Touch pad.
Highway speeds.
Activity.
Exercise.
Learn about these three different technologies available for your car. Mention the flipsides of each and every one and choose the one you like the best. Tell us why.
Extra work: The I-hate-my-cell-phone Film Festival (in your CD). Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "The I-hate-my-cellphone Film Festival". Video name on your CD: "The I-hate-my-cellphone Film Festival" I-tunes music player file.
Activity.
Listen to this video and find out about the poor service offered in NYC for cellphone users.
Idiomatic Expressions.
A rant is coming on. Questions about context.
What's wrong with the cellphone service according to...
- the guy with the big glasses.
- the chubby guy with a beard.
- the guy in his car.
- the African American with a brown t-shirt.
- The guy with the black t-shirt.
- the woman with the short black hair and glasses.
- the guy with dark straight hair and a shirt.
- the guy with short hair.
- the guy originally from Russia.
- the guy with a black suit.
Extra work: The S-word (in your CD). (Explicit). Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Lesson 123: The S-Word (EXPLICIT)". Audio name on your CD: "Lesson 123: The S-Word (EXPLICIT).mp3".
Written Exercise.
Listen to this audio to learn all the different ways the word "shit" is used in American English. Write a few examples.
Extra work: Airport Layover (In your CD). Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "ESLPodcast AirportLayover)". Audio name on your CD: "ESLPodcast AirportLayover.mp3".
Idiomatic Expressions.
Airport layover. When you don't have a direct flight and you have to go through a city in between. "I have a 3 hour layover in Boston on my way back home".
Frequent flyer. Frequent airline user.
Book a flight. “I booked myself into a hotel”
Time to kill. Extra time for some reason.
Food court. “I’m having a sandwich at the food court”
Check my bags.
Baggage claim area.
Roller bag.
Carry-on bag.
Overhead compartment.
Save a seat. To let people know that the seat will be used or will continue to be used.
Keep an eye on something. Watch. “Can you keep an eye on my stuff”?
I’ll take something with me.
The tables are taken. When Someone is already using a seat there.
You got it. Sure.
Vocabulary.
Log. Verb. Move something that’s heavy or difficult“She Logged her bags with her”
Schlep. Verb. From Yiddish. Log.
Share. Verb.
Packed. Adjective. Crowded. Used in a movie theater, a plane, a food court, etc.
Stuff. Noun.Things.
Exercise.
Write a brief paragraph in your own words to describe what happened at the Denver airport with Ann that Friday afternoon.
Extra work: How to start your car (In your CD). Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "How to start your car". Audio name on your CD: "How to start your car.mp3".
Exercise.
Listen to this podcast and tell us what happened.
1. What was this woman doing right before she started trying to start the car.
2. Who did she call to solve the problem?
3. Why couldn't she start the car? What did she have to do to solve it?
Extra Work: Trailer from Aranofsky's Black Swan. Activity.
Go to http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2011/02/portmans-black-swan.html and make the exercise. Extra Work: Interview with Aron Ralston. Activity.
The movie "127 hours" released in late 2010 is about the extraordinary sequence of events that changed Aron's life forever. Watch the interview, especially if you have seen the movie. The interview obviously contain spoilers.
Questions about Context.
1. What happened to him and where?
2. How did he manage to survive? What did he have to do to free himself?
3. What does he think about the movie?
Extra work: Monsters vs. Aliens Trailer (in your CD).
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Monsters vs. Aliens: Teaser Trailer". Video name on your CD: "Monsters vs. Aliens: Teaser Trailer" MPEG-4 video file.
Activity.
Tell us what the four monsters are like.
Extra Work: Cars with Computers. Activity.
Learn about these three different technologies available for your car and choose the one you like the best. Tell us why.
