LISTENING 1

Listen to three people talking about special days. What are the dates of the special days?

Conversation 1: ____________________________________

Conversation 2: ____________________________________

Conversation 3: ____________________________________

Listen again and fill in the blanks

Conversation 1:

I’m going to graduate from high school on ***. I’m going to _________ __________ in September.

Conversation 2:

My ______________ birthday is on ***. I’m going to go skydiving for the 1 st time. I can’t wait.

Conversation 3:

My boyfriend, Kenta, and I are going to __________ __________ on ***. We’re going to have a big _________.

LISTENING 2

Listen to Martin answering the questions and complete the table

What’s your favorite…?

time of day:

• during the week? ____________________________________

• on the weekend ____________________________________

day of the week? ____________________________________

month? ____________________________________

season? ____________________________________

holiday? ____________________________________

What’s your favorite…? Why?

time of day:

• during the week? ____________________________________

• on the weekend ____________________________________

day of the week? ____________________________________

month? ____________________________________

season? ____________________________________

holiday? ____________________________________

TRANSCRIPT

1
Interviewer What's your favorite time of day?

Martin It depends. During the week it's seven in the evening, because that's when I get home from work and
when I can relax. But on the weekend, my favorite time is breakfast time. I have a big breakfast, and I have
time to read the papers and listen to the radio.

Interviewer What's your favorite day of the week?

Martin My favorite day of the week is Friday, because then I know the weekend is near. Interviewer What's
your favorite month?

Martin Probably May. It's when the weather starts to get warm and the evenings are long.

Interviewer What's your favorite season?

Martin Spring, because it means that winter is finally over. I love riding my bike, and spring is a great time for
bike riding- not too hot and not too cold.

Interviewer What's your favorite holiday?

Martin Probably New Year's Eve, because you don't need to worry about buying presents or cooking a big
lunch, and everybody's in a good mood.

VOCABULARY

 Interview /ˈɪn.t̬ ɚ.vjuː/ (v)

___________________________________________________________________________________
 Favorite /ˈfeɪ.vər.ət/ (a)
___________________________________________________________________________________
 Depend /dɪˈpend/ (v)
___________________________________________________________________________________
 Big breakfast (n)
___________________________________________________________________________________
 Season /ˈsiː.zən/ (n)
___________________________________________________________________________________
 Spring /sprɪŋ/ -> summer /ˈsʌm.ɚ/ -> autumn /ˈɑː.t̬ əm/ /fall /fɑːl/ -> winter /ˈwɪn.t̬ ɚ/ (n)
___________________________________________________________________________________
 Present /ˈprez.ənt/ (n)
___________________________________________________________________________________
 To be in good mood /muːd/ (n)
___________________________________________________________________________________

BE GOING TO

Complete the table with your future plans.

Time Plans

Next week

Next month

Next year

Next semester

2
 In three years

LETTER TO A FRIEND

Hi, Fred!

It's been a while since we have been in touch. How has your semester been?

I wanted to send you an email update to you let you know how things have been going during my semester
abroad here in Málaga, Spain. I've already been here for six weeks, and I feel like I am finally adapting to the
culture. I'm also speaking the language more fluently.

I arrived during the first week of September. The weather has been very nice. Even though it's October, it's still
rather sunny and warm. In fact, I went to the beach and swam in the Mediterranean Sea earlier today.

I am living with a very welcoming host family. I have my own private bedroom, but we eat breakfast, lunch,
and dinner together. On Sundays, we eat a big home-cooked paella for lunch. In Spain, lunch is usually the
biggest meal of the day. It's also very common for the people to take a midday nap right after a big meal. I am
actually just waking up from my nap right now!

On weekdays, I take classes at the local university. There, I met several native Spanish speakers. They have
been very kind and patient with me. At first, I struggled to comprehend their Spanish, but now I understand
most of our conversations. They have commented that my Spanish has improved a lot since we first met. Now,
I am more confident to use the language in other places like stores and restaurants.

I am so glad that I decided to spend the semester here in Spain. We have an extended weekend coming up, so
a group of my friends and I are going to travel to France for four days. It's so easy and inexpensive to travel
internationally in Europe. I love it!

I look forward to hearing from you soon. Like I said, don't hesitate to stay in touch more often. Perhaps you
could even come to visit! What do you think?

Best wishes,
Patrick

Answer the questions with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS

1. How long did Patrick stay in Spain? ______________________________________________________

2. What is the weather like there? _________________________________________________________

3. Who does he have meals with? _________________________________________________________

4. Which meal do Spanish people eat the most? ______________________________________________

5. How is his Spanish now? _______________________________________________________________

6. What is traveling around Europe like? ____________________________________________________

3
VOCABULARY

 Semester /səˈmes.tɚ/ (n)

___________________________________________________________________________________
 Culture /ˈkʌl.tʃɚ/ (n)
___________________________________________________________________________________
 Fluent /ˈfluː.ənt/ (a) => fluently (adv)
___________________________________________________________________________________
 Host family /hoʊst/ (n)
___________________________________________________________________________________
 Private /ˈpraɪ.vət/ (a)
___________________________________________________________________________________
 Common /ˈkɑː.mən/ (a)
___________________________________________________________________________________
 Take a nap /næp/ (n)
___________________________________________________________________________________
 Kind /kaɪnd/ (a)
___________________________________________________________________________________
 Patient /ˈpeɪ.ʃəns/ (a)
___________________________________________________________________________________
 Improve /ɪmˈpruːv/ (v)
___________________________________________________________________________________
 Confident /ˈkɑːn.fə.dənt/ (a)
___________________________________________________________________________________
 Decide /dɪˈsaɪd/ (v)
___________________________________________________________________________________
 International /ˌɪn.t̬ ɚˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ (a)
___________________________________________________________________________________