New Dynamic English: Week Ten

	New Dynamic English
	Radio English Course

Week Ten
November 17, 2004

I Work with Small Children.

I'm a Fashion Model.

What Do You Do in Your Free Time?

The New Dynamic English radio course will help you learn English through listening to conversations with Americans.

This week on New Dynamic English, Kathy interviews Sara Scott, Jenny Chen, and Henry Thornton.

Sara Scott is a doctor.
She works in a large hospital in Chicago.
She works mostly with children.

Jenny Chen is a fashion model.
She models clothes.
Her pictures are in magazines and newspapers.

Henry Thornton is a businessman.
He likes to work in his garden.
When it's raining, he likes to stay inside and watch TV.

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Question of the Week

Listen to the New Dynamic English radio course on the Voice of America radio network, then answer this week's question.

What is the name of Jenny's husband?

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Conversation with Sara Scott

Kathy:	You work in a hospital, don't you?
Sara:	That's right. I work mostly with children.
Kathy:	With children?
Sara:	Yes, children with medical problems.
Kathy:	Can you give us an example?
Sara:	Certainly. Most children learn to read when they are five or six.
	But some don't. Sometimes they have problems with their eyes or their ears.
Kathy:	With their ears?
Sara:	Yes. Sometimes they have a hearing problem.
	Something is wrong with their ears, and they can't hear very well.
	And when children can't hear very well, they have trouble reading.

Practice 1: Tag Questions

Fill in the blanks with words with doesn't or isn't to make tag questions.

1.	Sara works in a hospital, _______ she?
2.	She's a doctor, _______ she?
3.	She works with children, _______ she?
4.	She likes Chicago, _______ she?
5.	Her apartment's in Chicago, _______ it?
6.	Sara lives with her sister, _______ she?
7.	Her sister is a dancer, _______ she?

Conversation with Jenny Chen

Kathy:	Jenny, I see that you're tall.
	Are most models tall?
Jenny:	Well, many models are tall, but not all of them are tall.
	Some models are short.
Kathy:	What about weight? Are most models thin?
Jenny:	No. As you can see, I'm not very thin.
Kathy:	But many models are thin, aren't they?
Jenny:	Of course, some models are very thin.
Kathy:	In my opinion, some models are too thin.
Jenny:	I agree. Some models are too thin.
	They look like toothpicks!

Practice 2: Scrambled Sentences

Unscramble these words to make sentences.

1. a fashion is Jenny model	Jenny is a fashion model.
2. are many models tall	Many models are tall
3. are models short some	Some models are short.
4. I'm very thin not	IÕm not very thin.
5. are models some thin too	Some models are too thin.
6. blond hair has Inga long	Inga has long blond hair.
7. blue big eyes has she	She has big blue eyes.

Conversation with Henry Thornton

Kathy:	I was wondering, what do you do in your free time?
Henry:	In my free time?
Kathy:	That's right. When you're not working.
	What do you do when you're not working?
Henry:	Oh, I go out to dinner, usually with friends.
Kathy:	When you go out to dinner, where do you usually go?
Henry:	What kind of restaurant?
	Well, I usually go to a steak house.
Kathy:	When you go to a steak house, what do you usually eat?
Henry:	Steak, of course!

Practice 3: What does he do?

Fill in the blanks with words from the column on the right.

1.	What does Henry do ________ he's not working?	on when
2.	He likes to eat steak ________ he goes out to dinner.
3.	________ rainy days, he stays indoors.
4.	He doesn't work in the garden ________ it rains.
5.	________ it's sunny, he works in the garden.
6.	________ it rains, he sometimes listens to music.
7.	He also watches television ________ rainy days.

Last Week's Practice 1: Answers

1.	The flowers and cherry trees are blooming.	It's spring.
2.	This is the coldest season of the year.	It's winter.
3.	The days are long and the nights are short.	It's summer.
4.	This is the season when leaves turn many colors.	It's fall. (or: It's autumn.)
5.	It's very hot. People are swimming.	It's summer.
6.	It's cold and dark. There is snow on the ground.	It's winter.

Last Week's Practice 2: Answers

1. The birds sing.	The birds are singing.
2. The rooster crows.	The rooster is crowing.
3. The animals wake up.	The animals are waking up.
4. The chickens look for food.	The chickens are looking for food.
5. The family eats breakfast.	The family is eating breakfast.
6. The workers leave the field.	The workers are leaving the field.
7. The stars shine in the sky.	The stars are shining in the sky.

Last Week's Practice 3: Answers

1.	Does it ever get cold in Florida?
2.	Florida is always warm, even when it rains.
3.	Does it ever rain in Florida?
4.	On sunny days, I like to go swimming.
5.	When it's warm and sunny , it's a good day to go to the beach.
6.	I never go swimming when it rains.
7.	If the sun is out, it usually gets warmer.

This Week's Study Activity: What do they look like?

Jenny Chen is tall. She's not very thin.
Her friend Inga is very tall. She has long blond hair and big blue eyes.

Look at the the descriptions of these actors from the American television show, the Jamie Foxx Show. Match the names of the actors with their descriptions.
http://www.wbnx.com/show_stuff/Jamiefaxx/jamiefaxx_gallery0.html

___	Jamie Foxx	a.	She has short dark hair. She isn't thin.
___	Garcelle Beauvais	b.	He has short dark hair. He doesn't have a beard
___	Christopher Duncan	c.	He has a mustache and a beard. He is wearing a dark jacket.
___	Ellia English	d.	He has a gray beard. He is wearing a hat.
___	Garrett Morris	e.	She has long dark hair. She is thin.

Daily Dialog: At the Doctor's Office


Natalie is talking to her doctor.
Listen to the dialog. Fill in the missing words.
Doctor:	Good morning, Natalie
Natalie:	Good morning, Doctor.
Doctor:	_______ are you today?
Natalie:	Just fine, thanks.
Doctor:	So what's the problem?
Natalie:	My _______ hurts.
Doctor:	Where does it hurt?
Natalie:	Right here. In my knee.
Doctor:	Does it hurt when you _______?
Natalie:	Yes, it does. It hurts when I walk.
Doctor:	Can you tell me anything else about it?
Natalie:	Yes, it hurts when it _______.
Doctor:	When it rains?
Natalie:	Yes, it hurts on rainy days.
Doctor:	What about on sunny days?
Natalie:	It's fine. It doesn't hurt at all.

Missing words from last week's Daily Dialog: too, up, cold, raining.

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