Learn English Easily!

The Podcast created for elementary English

learners of the University of Cauca.

Episode 2 – Day 2: Getting to know you

Activity 2: Conversations about getting to know you

Objective:
- To learn and identify questions people use when talking to someone they are getting to know.

Before you listen

A. Translate the following questions in Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/?hl=es)

and listen to the pronunciation. Write the meaning on the line.

1. Where do you come from? ¿De dónde vienes?

2. Have you been to Spain?
3. What do you do for a living?
4. Is this your first time in Seattle?
5. When did you arrive here?
6. How long are you here for?
7. How long have you been learning English?
8. What do you do in your spare time?
¿Has estado en España?
¿A qué se dedica?
¿Es tu primera vez en Seattle?
¿Cuando llegaste aquí?
¿Por cuanto timpo estás aquí?
¿Cuanto timpo has estado aprendiendo inglés?
¿Qué haces en tus tiempoes libres?

B. Look up this vocabulary in a dictionary like https://www.wordreference.com/. Find the

meaning in Spanish and listen to the pronunciation.

1.whereabouts: ______Paradero________ 6. weather: ________Clima____________

2.foreign: _____Exterior_____________ 7. pity: __________Lastima____________
3. allow: __________Permitir__________ 8. shame: _______Vergüenza__________
4. spend: __________Spend___________ 9. windsurfing: _____Windsurf_________
5. several: ____Varios__________ 10. scuba diving: _____Submarinismo____

While you listen

Conversation 1:

Listen to the conversation and answer the questions about it.

1. Where does the woman come from? ________She comes of Bristol____________________

2. Where is her mother from? __________________She is from Spain_____________________
3. What does the woman do for a living? _______She works as a tour guide _______________
4. Has the woman been to Italy? _______________Several times________________________
Conversation 2:

Listen to the conversation and write the answers to the question with the words they say:

1. Q: Is this your first time in Seattle? 2. Q: When did you arrive here?
A: _____Yes, It is______________ A: _______I got here on Monday________

3. Q: How long are you here for? 4. Q: Where are you staying?
A: _____just a week_________________ A: ________Bridge Hotel______________

5. Q: How long have you been learning English? 6. Q: What do you do in your spare time?
A: ________ten Years_____________ A: _______Learning music, play the
guitar_________________

After you listen

Answer these questions with your information:

1. Where do you come from? Pitalito Huila

2. Have you been to Cali? No, I never
3. What do you do for a living? Study Chemical in UniCauca
4. How long have you been learning English? About six month
5. What do you do in your spare time? Learning music, playing the guitar, sleep.