Cage UC Listen to a conversation between a reporter for the school newspaper and a college soccer player. Fill in the blanks with the words that you hear. i= Jamie: Excuse me, _______ you Daniel Bell? Daniel: Yes, |________. Hello. Are you the reporter? Jamie: Yes. Jamle White, from the university newspaper. Nice to________you. Daniel: Nice to meet you, too. Have a Jamie: Thanks. By the congratulations on the big game! Daniel: Thanks. Yeah, it feels good to win. Jamie: In the story, I'm going to______you to our readers. So first, _—______ are you from? Daniel: A small town in the _______ of Washington, near Seattle. Jamie: How ife there? Daniel: It’s a beautiful area. Jamie: ________ your family there? Daniel: Yes, they_______ | have two brothers there. They love soccer, too. Jamie: So, what about your career, if you don't_____ my asking? Would you ike to be a________ soccer player? Daniel: No, actually. | want to be a like you. Interview a Famous Person With a partner, think of a famous person that you both know a lot about. Use the Internet for ideas. Then decide on roles. One of you Is that person, and the other Is a reporter interviewing him or her. Role-play the interview. Try to include the following: * Introductions + Where the person is from * Basic details about the person's family and career ‘+ What the person wants to do in the future Reminder Some Module 1 Goals in Unit 1 Put a check mark (/) next to the things you can do. Understand and use words and phrases about family, personal details, and simple everyday situations Communicate information about yourself, your family, your job, and where you come from in a simple and direct exchange Build a basic vocabulary of words and phrases to talk about yourself and communicate in common everyday situationsUta Read to Write Read the letter from your new pen friend. Hello, How are you? Let me introduce myself. My name is Anaya, and T live in Vancouver, Canada. I'm 20 years old, and I go to the University of Art and Design. The campus is beautiful. I like urban life! Tr's new for me because I'm from a rural area in India. My parents and my brother live there. I study web design, the designing of websites. Im creative, and I love computers. Someday, Ted like to own a web design company. My classes are hard, but T like them. T study a lot, but also have fun with my friends. Vancouver is amazing What about you? Are youa student? What's your hometown like? What's your future career? Is your family big? Sorry—that's a lot of questions! &y the way, I'm sending a photo. Can you please send me one, too? Anaya Prewrite Get ready to write to Anaya. Use the letter to fill in Anaya’s answers to the questions, and then fill in your answers. Think of two more questions you'd like to ask her. Anaya You How old are you? Where are you from? What are you like? What's your future career? Now Write Respond to Anaya’s letter. Introduce yourself, answer her questions, and ask your questions. Start here and, if necessary, continue on a separate plece of paper. vea UT aye TTC ae ‘Sometimes we say “s0" to start a conversation. ‘Model Conversation Read the conversation. Then listen. Peete pe apart atta chanie iain someone to repeat As a question huis very informal. Jim: So, what do you think of this weather? sential etl Terry: | hate it. It’s so hot here in the summer! I don’t like high temperatures. Jim: Qh. Huh. I'm from Arizona. This feels quite cool to me. Terry: Then you won't like winter here. There's a lot of snow. And it’s really cold, sometimes Jim: Below zero? In Celsius or Fahrenheit? Terry: Celsius. Jim: That's not too bad. Anyway, in the winter, I'm going back Terry: What's the weather like there? Jim: It’s usually sunny and clear. It’s hot and dry, never humid. Terry: It’s great—cool and sunny. Those are the best seasons. five degrees below zero. to my hometown. It’s such a great place. By the way, how's the weather here in spring and fall? In weather forecasts, “C” stands for Calsius.“F" stands for Fahrenheit In the US, people Vocabulary usually use Fahrenhcit. People in other English-speaking countries usually use Celsius. Match the words under the pictures to the correct definitions. —— what it’s like outside: hot, cold, rainy, ete. —— spring, summer, fall, or winter _—— an opinion about how the weather will be —— how hot or cold _— not rainy or wet ___ not cloudy; sunny d. forecast e. clear f. weather Circle the correct answers. 1. The temperature is high. The weather is__.__ a. cold b. hot . rainy 2. The temperature is low. The weather is__. a. cold b. hot . rainy 3. We use degrees to measure _. a. height. rain ¢. temperatures 4. It’s cloudy. The weather is NOT a. dry b.sunny —c. hot 5. It’s humid. The weather is NOT___. a. dry b. sunny c. hot In Your World Work with a partner. Describe the weather. What's it like today? What's it usually like in each of the four seasons?‘Simple present questions with what and how; intensifiers What/How + V + S (+ more information): eae How are you? I'm great. How does Alicia like the cake? ‘She says it’s delicious! What's the weather like? t's sunny and dry. What does Chris do? He's a teacher. What do you think of this weather? [don't like it. / It’s too hot. / I think it’s amazing! What do you think of...? and How do you like...? are both invitations to tell your opinion. How about + noun? can be used in informal English to ask for an opinion: How about this weather? How about that game? In answers, remember to add an -s for third person singular subjects: She really likes it. eee $+ be + intensifier + adj. 5+ be + such (+ article) (+ adj.) + noun Its eally hot. She's so cold! We're quite good. | WS Such an cd.song._ They're such bad students Grammar Practice Circle the correct answers. 4. (How's /What's ) Josh? 7. Roberto is ( quite / quite a) tired, 2. (How's /What's ) Josh like? 8. What (do /are ) they like to eat? 3. (What do you think / How do you like ) of this school? 9. (What's / What ) your name? 4, (What do you think / How do you like) your cake? ‘10. (How/ How are) you feeling? 5. He's (so /such)) fast! 11. You're ( such /such a) good teacher. 6. It’s (such a/0) big dog! 12. That's (such a/ such ) great story. Weather forecasts 1, Find a local weather forecast for the next week. Discuss the forecast with a partner. 2. Write a paragraph about the weather for the next week. Read your paragraph to your partner. 00 100 00) 00 0 tow aaah 0 pie i i et | A ed SSeS eee SSRs esseseeeeeee ne