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Ron:

Hi, I'm Ron fromHawaii. I'm here with Marifrom Japan. Today wewill be talking aboutabilities. So, Mari, are youa good cook?

Mari:

I like to cook, morespecifically, I like to cookfor people. I like to havepeople over and eat withpeople. I don't really liketo eat alone, so I don'tlike to cook for myself. Ilike to cook for other people, but more thancooking I like to bake.

Ron:

Baking. What doyou like to bake?

Mari:

Cookies andbrownies and cake.

Ron:

That sounds verygood. I would like to eatone of your brownies. OK,next, are you a goodsinger?

Mari:

I am terrible atsinging. I don't like goingto karaoke and I don't liketo sing. I like music, but Ican’t sing for my life. I,yesterday, or I guess inclass it was a studentsbirthday and I made mystudents sing HappyBirthday but they wouldn'tstart so I had to startthem off singing and myvoice was so bad, theystarted laughing at me, soI'm just a terrible singer.

Ron:

That's funny. OK,next. Are you a gooddancer?

Mari:

No, I'm not a gooddancer. I can't dance atall. I used to when I wasyounger, my parentswould enroll me in balletclasses, so I did ballet for six years but I am notvery good at dancing.

Ron:

So, you're a teacher now right? So, were you agood student when youwere a student?

Mari:

I was a goodstudent because I’m adork. No, yeah, I think Iwas a good student. Itried hard in all of myclasses. I always did myhomework. I was alwaysfocused and took notesduring class. If I didn'tunderstand something, Iwould either askquestions in class or speak to the teacher or professor after class. Ialways really likedlearning and so I thinkthat's why I was a reallygood student.

Ron:

And athletics? Wereyou a good athlete, andare you a good athletenow?

Mari:

That’s a trickyquestion. I like sports,and I like playing sports. Idon't think I'm a verygood athlete, probablycompared to you, I'mprobably not, but I reallyenjoy playing sports. Inhigh school, I playedsoccer. I ran cross-country. I played ice-hockey and a little bit of lacrosse.

Ron:

And which one wasyour favorite sport?

Mari:

My favorite sportwas ice-hockey.

Mari

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1) PlaceGood / BadReason

[ ] supermarket[ ] library[ ] music concert[ ] bowling alley[ ] shopping center[ ] pub / bar[ ] park[ ] gym / health club[ ] bank[ ] cafe

Task 1

Read the text or listen to the audio. Where do Jeff and Jonathan considergoing? Is it a good or bad place to meet people? What are their reasons?

Task 2

Are you good at the following activities? Give a reason for eachone and then share your ideas with a partner.

ex)

good / not good

at dancing because I copy what I see in the music videos.1) I

good / not good

at sports because2) I

good / not good

at English because3) I

good / not good

at Math because4) I

good / not good

at driving because5) I

good / not good

at video games because6) I

good / not good

at ________________ because7) I

good / not good

at ________________ because8) I

good / not good

at ________________ because

Bonus:

Do you agree? What about the other places on the list? Discuss with a partner.

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Ron:

Hi, I'm Ron fromHawaii. I'm here with Marifrom Japan. Today we willbe talking abouta__________. So, Mari,are you a good cook?

Mari:

I like to cook, morespecifically, I like to cookfor p__________. I like tohave people over and eatwith people. I don't reallylike to eat a__________,so I don't like to cook for myself. I like to cook for other people, but morethan cooking I like tobake.

Ron:

Baking. What doyou like to bake?

Mari:

C__________ andbrownies and cake.

Ron:

That sounds verygood. I would like to eatone of your brownies. OK,next, are you a goodsinger?

Mari:

I am t__________ at singing. I don't likegoing to karaoke and Idon't like to sing. I likemusic, but I can’t sing for my life. I, yesterday, or Iguess in class it was astudents birthday and Imade my students singHappy Birthday but theywouldn't start so I had tostart them off singing andmy v__________ was sobad, they started laughingat me, so I'm just aterrible singer.

Ron:

That's funny. OK,next. Are you a gooddancer?

Mari:

No, I'm not a gooddancer. I can't dance atall. I used to when I wasyounger, my parentswould enroll me in balletclasses, so I did ballet for six y__________ but I amnot very good at dancing.

Ron:

So, you're a teacher now right? So, were you agood student when youwere a student?

Mari:

I was a goodstudent because I’m adork. No, yeah, I think Iwas a good student. Itried hard in all of myclasses. I always did myh__________. I wasalways focused and tooknotes during class. If Ididn't understandsomething, I would either ask questions in class or speak to the t__________ or professor after class. Ialways really likedlearning and so I thinkthat's why I was a reallygood student.

Ron:

And athletics? Wereyou a good athlete, andare you a good athletenow?

Mari:

That’s a trickyquestion. I like sports,and I like playing sports. Idon't think I'm a verygood athlete, probablycompared to you, I'mprobably not, but I reallyenjoy p__________ sports. In high school, Iplayed soccer. I rancross-country. I playedice-hockey and a little bitof lacrosse.

Ron:

And which one wasyour f__________ sport?

Mari:

My favorite sportwas ice-hockey.

Ron:

Interesting.

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