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American Language Course Book 9, Tape 1D

American Language Course Book 9, Tape 1D

Now open your book to the activities for Tape 1D.

Look at the first picture in Figure 1.

Listen and repeat.

The ice cream is cold.

The ice cream tastes good.

The ice cream tastes sweet.

Picture 2. This coffee is very hot.

This coffee tastes bad.

This coffee tastes bitter.

Picture 3. This meat is old.

This meat tastes bad.

This meat tastes salty.

Picture 4. A lemon is not sweet.

A lemon tastes sour.

Look at the pictures in Figure 2.

Listen and complete the sentence.

Circle the letter of the best word.

Number 1. The flowers smell.

The correct answer is C. Good.

Now listen to the sentence and then repeat the correct response.

Repeat. The flowers smell good.

Number 2. The coffee cup feels hot.

Repeat. The coffee cup feels hot.

Number 3. The child feels

hot. The correct answer is A. Sad.

Repeat. The child feels sad.

Number 4. The gym looks

The correct answer is B. Crowded.

The gym looks crowded.

Number 5. The music sounds

The correct answer is C. Awful.

Repeat. The music sounds awful.

Number 6. The food tastes

The correct answer is A. Salty. Repeat. The food tastes salty.

Number 7. The bread smells

The correct answer is C. Delicious.

Repeat. The bread smells delicious.

Number 8. The milk tastes

The correct answer is B. Sour. Repeat. The milk tastes sour.

Look at Figure 3. Make one sentence from the two sentences.

Use because. Listen and repeat the example.

Jill is happy. She bought a new dress.

Jill is happy because she bought a new dress.

Now use because to make a new sentence. Repeat the correct answer.

Number 1. Andy's upset. He lost his wallet.

Repeat. Andy's upset because he lost his wallet.

Number 2. Mary went to the doctor. She broke her arm.

Number 3. Mark was late. He lost the address.

Number 4. The baby is sick. The milk was sour.

Repeat. The baby is sick because the milk was sour.

Repeat. The baby is sick because the milk was sour.

Number 5. Dan was bored. The movie was awful.

Number 6. Susan was late for breakfast. Her alarm clock didn't work.

Repeat. Susan was late for breakfast because her alarm clock didn't work.

Number 7. Steve didn't return the call. He didn't get the message.

Number 8. Matt chose the cherry pie. It looked delicious.

Look at Figure 4. Read the sentences.

Now listen to a statement or question. Select the best response.

Write a number of the statement on the line next to the letter of the response.
You will hear each one twice. Number 1.

Hi Tom. Are you going to the store later?

Tom wants to save some money. What kind of account does he need?

Tom wants to save some money. What kind of account does he need?

Number 3. Alex wants to take money out of his account. What does he want to do?

Number 4. The children were crying. The children were crying.

Number 5. Jim went to the bank to put some money in his account.

What did Jim do? Jim went to the bank to put some money in his account. What did Jim do?

Number 6. Jane took Tom's book. He couldn't find it. What did Jane do with the book?

Number 7. Be careful that road is wet. Be careful that road is wet.

Number 8. How did the dessert taste? How did the dessert taste?

Number 9. Do you have any cash to pay for lunch? Do you have any cash to pay for lunch?

Number 10. Where do I write my name? Where do I write my name?

Check your answers and repeat the answers. Number 1 is letter E.

Listen. Hi, Tom. Are you going to the store later?

Repeat. No. I'm going right away.

Number 2 is letter H. Listen. Tom wants to save some money. What kind of account does he
need?

Repeat. He needs a savings account.

Number 3 is letter D. Listen.

Alex wants to take money out of his account. What does he want to do?

Repeat. He wants to make a withdrawal.

Number 4 is letter I. Listen. The children were crying.

Repeat. They sounded upset.

Number 5 is letter B. Listen.

Jim went to the bank to put some money in his account. What did Jim do?

Repeat. He made a deposit.

Number 6 is letter F. Listen.

James took Tom's book. He couldn't find it. What did Jane do with the book? Repeat. She hid
it.

Number 7 is letter J. Listen. Be careful. That road is wet.

Repeat. It isn't safe.

Number 8 is letter A. Listen. How did the dessert taste?

Repeat. It tasted sweet.

Number 9 is letter G. Listen.

Do you have any cash to pay for lunch?

Repeat. No, but I have my checkbook.

Number 10 is letter C. Listen.

Where do I write my name?

Repeat. Put your signature on the last line.

Look at figure 5. Listen to a paragraph and select the best answer.

Number 1. Tom bought a gift for his friend. He gave him something to keep money in.

What did Tom give his friend?

Number 2. Bob had to write information on slips of paper.

He had to write about the kinds of things he sold, the prices, and how many things he sold.

What was Bob doing?

Number 3.

It was Jim's birthday. Mary made a cake for him. She finished right before he came home.

What did Jim say when he came in?

Number 4.

Alex couldn't find the paper. He looked in the living room. He looked in his desk.

He didn't remember where he put it.

What did Alex do with the paper?

Number 5.

Jane made coffee this morning. She put too much coffee and too little water. Her husband
didn't like it.

It didn't taste good.

Which word best describes the coffee?

Number 6.

Tom and Jane are going on a vacation. They are packing their suitcases and putting things in
the car.

When will Tom and Jane leave?

Check the answers to Figure 5.

Number 1 is C. A wallet.
Number 2 is A. He was filling out forms.

Number 3 is B. What smells delicious?

Number 4 is C. Alex lost it. Number 5 is C. Bitter.

Number 6 is A. Soon.

Look at Figure 6. You will hear a word two times. Circle the number of syllables you hear in
each word.

Number 1. Bill. Bill.

Number 2. Wallet. Wallet.

Number 3. Withdrawal. Withdrawal.

Number 4. Taste. Taste.

Number 5. Complete. Complete.

Number 6. Deposit. Deposit.

Number 7. Information. Information.

Number 8. Sweet. Sweet.

Number 9. Bitter. Bitter.

Check your answers. Number 1 is letter A. The word Bill has one syllable.

Number 2 is letter B. The word wallet has two syllables.

Number 3 is letter C. The word withdrawal has three syllables.

Number 4 is letter A. The word taste has one syllable.

Number 5 is letter B. The word complete has two syllables.

Number 6 is letter C. The word deposit has three syllables.

Number 7 is letter D. The word information has four syllables.

Number 8 is letter A. The word sweet has one syllable.

Number 9 is letter B. The word bitter has two syllables.

Look at figure 7. Just listen to the paragraph the first time.

Next, mark the punctuation in capital letters.

Then rewrite the paragraph with capital letters, commas, periods, question marks, quotation
marks.

This morning, Commander Nelson went to the bank to withdraw some money.

He's going on a trip this weekend. He'll need money for film, food, and gifts for his wife and
children.

Commander Nelson has a checking account at the bank on base.

This morning he asked the clerk, can you give me small bills?

The clerk said, how about 5s, 10s, and 20s?

Commander Nelson said, yes, that'll be fine.

Listen to the paragraph again.

This morning, Commander Nelson went to the bank to withdraw some money.

He's going on a trip this weekend.

He'll need money for film, food, and gifts for his wife and children.

Commander Nelson has a checking account at the bank on base.

This morning he asked the clerk, can you give me small bills?

The clerk said, how about 5s, 10s, and 20s?

Commander Nelson said, yes, that'll be fine.

Let me write your paragraph now.

Turn to the answer page for this tape and check your paragraph.

This is the end of take 1d book 9.

Thank you.