Week One
September 15, 2004
The
New Dynamic English radio course will help you learn English through
listening to conversations with Americans.
This week
on New Dynamic English, you will meet Kathy and Max.
Kathy
comes from New York.
She comes from New York City.
Max
comes from San Francisco, California.
He doesn't come from Los Angeles.
You will
also meet Bob Harris, Sara Scott, and Chris Scott.
Bob
Harris is from Florida.
He's from Miami, Florida.
Sara
and Chris Scott are from Chicago.
Chicago is in Illinois.
Chicago is a city and Illinois is a state.
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Meet
Kathy and Max
| Kathy: |
Hello, everyone. |
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My name is Kathy. |
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I come from New York. |
| Max: |
New York? |
| Kathy: |
Yes, New York. |
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Where do you come from, Max? |
| Max: |
I come from San Francisco. |
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San Francisco? |
| Max: |
San Francisco, California. |
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Practice
1: Where do you come from?
Fill in the blanks with words from the column on the right.
| 1. My _______ is Kathy. |
California
come
from
name
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| 2. I _______ _______ New York. |
| 3. Where do you _______ _______ , Max? |
| 4. I _______ _______ San Francisco. |
| 5. San Francisco, _______ . |
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Meet
Bob Harris
| Kathy: |
Where are you from, Bob? |
| Bob: |
I'm from Florida. |
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Disney World is in Florida. |
| Kathy: |
Is Disney World in Miami? |
| Bob: |
No, it's not. |
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It's in Orlando. Orlando, Florida. |
| Kathy: |
Are you from Orlando? |
| Bob: |
No, I'm not. |
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I'm not from Orlando. |
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I'm from Miami. |
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Practice
2: Verbs
Fill in the blanks with words from the column on the right.
| 1. My name _______ Khalid. |
come
do
is
|
| 2. I _______ from Cairo. |
| 3. What city _______ you come from? |
| 4. _______ you come from California? |
| 5. I _______ from New York City. |
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Meet Sara and Chris Scott
| Kathy: |
OK, Sara. I'd like to ask you a question.
|
| Sara: |
Certainly. |
| Kathy: |
What city do you come from? |
| Sara: |
I come from Chicago. |
| Kathy: |
Chris, are you from Chicago too? |
| Chris: |
Yes, I'm from Chicago. |
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Sara and I are both from Chicago. |
| Sara: |
Yes, we're both from Chicago. |
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Practice
3: Contractions
Fill in the blanks with words from the column on the right.
| Max: |
Sara _______ from Chicago. |
are
I'm = I am
is
She's = She is
They're = They are
We're = We are
|
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_______ from Chicago. |
| Sara: |
That's right. _______ from Chicago. |
| Max: |
Sara and Chris _______ from Chicago. |
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_______ from Chicago. |
| Chris: |
That's right. |
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_______ from Chicago. |
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This
Week's Study Activity: Where is it?
Kathy lives in New York City. The Empire State Building is in New
York City.
Where is the Golden
Gate Bridge?
http://members.xoom.com/feekarji/index.htm
The Golden Gate Bridge is in ____________________________.
Where is the Sears
Tower?
http://www.sears-tower.com/home2.html
The Sears Tower is in ____________________________.
Where is the United Nations Headquarters?
http://www.greatbuildings.com/cgi-bin/gbi.cgi/United_Nations_Headquarter.html
/cid_2024967.gbi
The United Nations Headquarters is in ____________________________.
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Daily
Dialog: On an Airplane to New York
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|
Listen to the dialog. Fill in the missing words.
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| Walter: |
Hi, my name is Walter. Walter Kennedy.
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| Michael: |
Hello, my _______ is Michael. Michael Davis. |
| Walter: |
Nice to meet you. |
| Michael: |
Nice to meet you, too. |
| Walter: |
_______ you from New York? |
| Michael: |
No, I'm not. |
| Walter: |
Where are you from? |
| Michael: |
_______ from Arizona.
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| Walter: |
Is the Grand Canyon in Arizona?
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| Michael: |
Yes, it is. |
| Walter: |
What about Yosemite Park? |
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Is it in Arizona?
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| Michael: |
No, it's not. |
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_______ in California. |
| Walter: |
Oh, I didn't know that. |
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