Oprah Winfrey is a-------------------American TV talk show host. ------------------------people in ------------------countries----------her show every week. She -----------in California but she also has an----------------------in Chicago, where she------Oprah is one of the------------------women in America. She earns--------------------of dollars every year. She----------------a lot of money to charity. • 23 C. Oprah the TV star • In 1984 Oprah------------------to Chicago to work on a TV------------------------called A.M. Chicago. She talked to lots of------------------------people about their------------------. Oprah says, “People’s problems are my problems.” The show was very-------------------, so in ---------------- it was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show. In 1993 she interviewed Michael Jackson and 100 million people-------------------the program. Last year she------------------------------------- • In 1998 Oprah------------------the charity Oprah’s Angel Network. This helps -------------------------all over the world. In 2007, she---------------a special school in -------------------------, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for ------------. She says, “ When I was a --------------, we were poor and we didn’t have much-----------.So what did I do? I studied hard.” There are-----------------girls at the school, Oprah calls them her --------------------- the children she didn’t have in real--------------- • 28 1989 The year I was born • J: James, D: Dad, M: Mom • J: Dad, tell me about the year I was--------------. I know you and mom were in--------------You had a-------------- there, didn’t you? • D: Yes, that’s right. You were born in-----------------and we left Brazil in-------------and… • J: and you went back to the---------------. • D: Yes, we did. I got -------------------in New York. • M: Yes. The first Bush was President then. Do you remember Robert? He was the---------of George. W. Bush, James. • J: I know that, Mom. Who else was in power then? • D: Well-um- in Russia Mikhail Gorbachev-------------------- the President of Soviet Union. • M: Yes. The first Bush was President then. Do you remember Robert? He was the---------of George. W. Bush, James. • J: I know that, Mom. Who else was in power then? • D: Well-um- in Russia Mikhail Gorbachev--------------------the President of Soviet Union. • M: Oh, yes. It was the time of the Cold War. Did you ------------that James? • J: No, I didn’t, Mom! • D: Yeah, but 1989 was the year the Cold War---------------and everything --------------. • M: That’s for sure. The Berlin wall----------------------- between East and West Germany and the -----------------changed. It was an -----------------time. • D: Yeah. 1989 was exciting-in sports too, James. In October the Oakland A’s beat the San Francisco Giants in the baseball World Series. But do you know a huge----------------hit San Francisco right before Game Three started. • J: No way! Did they stop the game? • D: They did. They ------------------it twelve days later. Sixty-seven people---------in the---- • J: That’s terrible. • M: Sure was. Now what else happened in “89”? Weren’t computers big------------? • J: Computers were new? • D: No, no, a lot of people had--------------- • But the Internet ---------------------in 89- a guy called Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. He --------------$1.5 million for doing that. • M: Oh, and James, you like---------------------------- Nintendo began selling Game Boy in “89. They had-------------------30 million in just three years. • J: Wow! What else? I mean, what did people---------------- on TV? • D: Well, the Simpsons made their television debut. Mom and I didn’t----------------them at first but now… • J: And what about -----------------? Who was-----------------------back then? • D: Let me think. Some--------------------you know: Depeche Mode, R. E.M., New Kids on the Block… • M: Oh, and Madonna sang “Like a prayer,” I loved that. We ---------------the album. • J: Wow, That’s amazing! She’s still-----------------today. Hey, it was a ---------------year, the ---------------------I was born. 30 Conversation1. • A: I can’t find my----------------------. • B: Here it is!. • A: Oh, thank you. Where---------------you ---------------it? • B: in the-----------------------room where you---------------it. Conversation2. • A: Would you like some-------------------------? • B: No, thanks, just-------------------------------for me. • A: but I----------------this cake for you. • B: Did you? I’m sorry! I don’t like--------------------------------. • Conversation3. • A: I have nothing-----------------------for your boyfriend’ • s party. • B: What about your-----------------------------? • A: They aren’t ------------------- • B: Well, -------------------them. You have a---------------------------------, don’t you? • Louis Daguerre was a----------------------for the French Opera, but he wanted to ------------a new type of------------. He started his experiments in the ------------------. Twelve years later he-------------------------the photograph. He -------------his idea to the ------------government in------------------and the government gave it to the---------------. Daguerre called the first---------------------“Daguerreotypes.” They became-------------------very fast. By 1850, there were 70 daguerreotype studios in--------------------------City. The Windshield wiper Mary Anderson from the United States Mary Anderson often visited New York City by--------------.In winter she noticed when it---------------- or------------------ drivers ---------------------of their cars all the time to-------their-------------------. In 1903, she began---------------------something ----------------- windows from inside the car. People, especially men,------------------- at her idea. But they didn’t laugh for-------------------. She invented the ---------------------------in 1905. And by 1906 all American ------------had them. The Bicycle-Kirkpatrick Macmillan from Scotland Long ago in---------------------, Leonardo da Vinci --------------------a design for the modern---------------------, but the first person to make a----------------------was Kirkpatrick Macmillan in----------------------. He lived in--------------------, so people didn’t hear about his--------------------for a long time. Twenty years later, another bicycle came from------- • In 1895, the bike became-------------and everyone could have one. Now people, especially women could----------------to the next town. It helped them----------------someone to marry. • 40 He’s not your type! C: Claudia, N: Neil • C: A year ago, I had a-----------------------named Stuart, I thought he was OK but my friends didn’t-------------------- him. You know how it goes, “Claudia, Stuart‘s just so not your ----------------. He’s boring.” So, what did I do? I --------------------------with him. And as soon as we broke up, my friends ------------------my pictures on a dating website. • N: Yeah, and that’s when I first---------------Claudia. • C: But my friends didn’t ----------------me- I mean, I didn’t know anything about the website----------------------- They said they knew I could--------------------someone better than Stuart. • N: Well, it was lucky for me that Claudia’s friends -------------------her picture. I saw it and --------------------to her. • C: Yeah, I started------------------------lots of e- mails from people I didn’t know. I couldn’t----------------------it. Most of them went to my junk mailbox and I ----------------them. • N: But you didn’t delete mine. My e-mail went into Claudia’s inbox. • C: Yeah, somehow Neil’s got through and I opened it. And for some reason I couldn’t---- thinking about him. It was-------------------- because I usually don’t-----------people online. • N: Well, I didn’t know that. • C: so, anyway, he asked me out for a --------------------------------------. • N: we met in Starbucks and immediately… • C: Yeah, immediately everything just clicked I know it sounds like------------------or something, but it was------------------------. We talked and ------------------- a lot. By the end of a date we just knew. • N: I guess your friends were right, huh? • C: That’s for sure! Poor Stuart, he wasn’t my --------------at all. • Do mothers know best? • E: Eric, L: Lori • E: Our story is easy. We didn’t do anything. It was our---------------------who did it all. • L: Yes, you see, our mothers are --------------------. They met one----------------------- by the -----------. They both have little summer -----------------------there. And of course, they talked a lot about their----------------------. • E:… and they----------------------they wanted us to ------------------- • L: We both thought this wasn’t a very -------------- idea! • L:I -----------------my sister with me. • E:… and I took my best--------------------, Steve. • L: But I was so---------------------! Eric was-----------------------! • E: And of course, I thought the same about Lori. We all had a ------------------------by the lake that summer. And at the end of the ---------------I knew I was in--------------with Lori. • L: That was -------------------ago, and our ----------------------is in the fall. Our mothers are very-------------------, and we are, too! • E: Yes, Sometimes mothers know-------------------. • LISTENING UNIT 9 • 2 • D: Daisy, T: Tom • D: Mmm, I love-------------------------. Do you like it Tom? • T: No-It’s--------------------I like-----------------and I lobe---------------- • D: Yuck! You don’t! You don’t drink-----------------. • LISTENING UNIT 7 • 20 A. Who is she? • Oprah Winfrey is a-------------------American TV talk show host. ------------------------people in ------------------countries--------------------her show every week. She -----------in California but she also has an----------------------in Chicago, where she---------------. Oprah is one of the------------------women in America. She earns--------------------of dollars every year. She----------------a lot of money to charity. • 23 C. Oprah the TV star • In 1984 Oprah------------------to Chicago to work on a TV------------------------called A.M. Chicago. She talked to lots of------------------------people about their------------------. Oprah says, “People’s problems are my problems.” The show was very-------------------, so in ---------------- it was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show. In 1993 she interviewed Michael Jackson and 100 million people-------------------the program. Last year she-------------------------------------In 1998 Oprah------------------the charity Oprah’s Angel Network. This helps -------------------------all over the world. In 2007, she---------------a special school in -------------------------, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for ------------. She says, “ When I was a --------------, we were poor and we didn’t have much-----------.So what did I do? I studied hard.” There are------------------------girls at the school, Oprah calls them her--------------------- the children she didn’t have in real--------------- • 28 1989 The year I was born • J: James, D: Dad, M: Mom • J: Dad, tell me about the year I was--------------. I know you and mom were in--------------You had a--------------there, didn’t you? • D: Yes, that’s right. You were born in-----------------and we left Brazil in-------------and… • J: and you went back to the---------------. • D: Yes, we did. I got -------------------in New York. • M: Yes. The first Bush was President then. Do you remember Robert? He was the---------of George. W. Bush, James. • c • D: Yeah. 1989 was exciting-in sports too, James. In October the Oakland A’s beat the San Francisco Giants in the baseball World Series. But do you know a huge----------------hit San Francisco right before Game Three started. • J: No way! Did they stop the game? • D: They did. They ------------------it twelve days later. Sixty-seven people---------in the---- • J: That’s terrible. • M: Sure was. Now what else happened in “89”? Weren’t computers big------------? • J: Computers were new? • D: No, no, a lot of people had--------------- • But the Internet ---------------------in 89- a guy called Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. He --------------$1.5 million for doing that. • M: Oh, and James, you like----------------------------Nintendo began selling Game Boy in “89. They had-------------------30 million in just three years. • J: Wow! What else? I mean, what did people--------------------on TV? • D: Well, the Simpsons made their television debut. Mom and I didn’t----------------them at first but now… • J: And what about -----------------? Who was-----------------------back then? • D: Let me think. Some-A: but I----------------this cake for you. • B: Did you? I’m sorry! I don’t like--------------------------------. • Conversation3. • A: I have nothing------------------------------------------you know: Depeche Mode, R. E.M., New Kids on the Block… • M: Oh, and Madonna sang “Like a prayer,” I loved that. We ---------------the album. • J: Wow, That’s amazing! She’s still-----------------today. Hey, it was a ---------------year, the ---------------------I was born. • 30 • Conversation1. • A: I can’t find my----------------------. • B: Here it is!. • A: Oh, thank you. Where---------------you ---------------it? • B: in the-----------------------room where you---------------it. • Conversation2. • A: Would you like some-------------------------? • B: No, thanks, just-------------------------------for me. • for your boyfriend’ • s party. • B: What about your-----------------------------? • A: They aren’t ------------------- • B: Well, -------------------them. You have a---------------------------------, don’t you? • c • Louis Daguerre was a----------------------for the French Opera, but he wanted to ------------a new type of-------------------. He started his experiments in the ------------------. Twe lve years later he-------------------------the photograph. He -------------his idea to the ------------government in----------------------and the government gave it to the---------------. Daguerre called the first---------------------“Daguerreotypes.” They became-------------------very fast. By 1850, there were 70 daguerreotype studios in--------------------------City. • The Windshield wiper • Mary Anderson from the United States • Mary Anderson often visited New York City by--------------.In winter she noticed when it----------------or-------------------drivers ---------------------of their cars all the time to-------their-------------------. In 1903, she began---------------------something ----------------- windows from inside the car. People, especially men,-------------------at her idea. But they didn’t laugh for-------------------. She invented the---------------------------in 1905. And by 1906 all American------------had them. • The Bicycle • Kirkpatrick Macmillan from Scotland • Long ago in---------------------, Leonardo da Vinci --------------------a design for the modern---------------------, but the first person to make a----------------------was Kirkpatrick Macmillan in----------------------. He lived in--------------------, so people didn’t hear about his--------------------for a long time. Twenty years later, another bicycle came from--------- • In 1895, the bike became-------------and everyone could have one. Now people, especially women could----------------to the next town. It helped them----------------someone to marry. • 40 He’s not your type! C: Claudia, N: Neil • C: A year ago, I had a-----------------------named Stuart, I thought he was OK but my friends didn’t--------------------him. You know how it goes, “Claudia, Stuart‘s just so not your ----------------. He’s boring.” So, what did I do? I --------------------------with him. And as soon as we broke up, my friends ------------------my pictures on a dating website. • N: Yeah, and that’s when I first---------------Claudia. • C: But my friends didn’t ----------------me- I mean, I didn’t know anything about the website----------------------- They said they knew I could--------------------someone better than Stuart. • N: Well, it was lucky for me that Claudia’s friends -------------------her picture. I saw it and --------------------to her. • C: Yeah, I started------------------------lots of e-mails from people I didn’t know. I couldn’t----------------------it. Most of them went to my junk mailbox and I ----------------them. • N: But you didn’t delete mine. My e-mail went into Claudia’s inbox. • C: Yeah, somehow Neil’s got through and I opened it. And for some reason I couldn’t----thinking about him. It was--------------------because I usually don’t-----------people online. • N: Well, I didn’t know that. • C: so, anyway, he asked me out for a --------------------------------------. • N: we met in Starbucks and immediately… • C: Yeah, immediately everything just clicked I know it sounds like------------------or something, but it was------------------------. We talked and-------------------- a lot. By the end of a date we just knew. • N: I guess your friends were right, huh? • C: That’s for sure! Poor Stuart, he wasn’t my--------------at all. • Do mothers know best? • E: Eric, L: Lori • E: Our story is easy. We didn’t do anything. It was our---------------------who did it all. • L: Yes, you see, our mothers are --------------------. They met one-----------------------by the -----------------. They both have little summer -----------------------there. And of course, they talked a lot about their----------------------. • E:… and they----------------------they wanted us to ------------------- • L: We both thought this wasn’t a very ------------------ idea! • E: When my mom said to me” I know a little -------------- for you,” I just thought, “No way.” • L: Me, too! You see, my mom did this a lot, and it was usually------------------------. • E: But we finally said” OK”- just for some peace. • L:I -----------------my sister with me. • E:… and I took my best--------------------, Steve. • L: But I was so---------------------! Eric was-----------------------! • E: And of course, I thought the same about Lori. We all had a ------------------------by the lake that summer. And at the end of the ---------------I knew I was in--------------with Lori. • L: That was -------------------ago, and our ----------------------is in the fall. Our mothers are very-------------------, and we are, too! • E: Yes, Sometimes mothers know-------------------. • LISTENING UNIT 9 • 2 • D: Daisy, T: Tom • D: Mmm, I love-------------------------. Do you like it Tom? • T: No-It’s--------------------I like-----------------and I lobe---------------- • D: Yuck! You don’t! You don’t drink-----------------. • T: Yes, I do. Sometimes my dad ---------------me some of his----------------and I ---------it. • D: Well, that’s different… my dad drinks---------------I don’t like coffee at all. But my mom drinks-----------------and I love------------- • T: No, I don’t like--------------, but I like --------------------------. It’s--------------I like orange juice, but I don’t like------------------. I don’t like ----------------- very much at all. • Except----------------I really like---------------------. • D: Really? I like all-----------------apples,------------------,----------------------, and I love----and what about--------------------, do you like them? • T: No, I don’t-----------------vegetables. • D: what? Never? Not even---------------------? You eat---------------------French fries-I know you do. • T: Yeah, OK.I eat ------------------especially French fries.------------------- and hamburgers. I love that for---------------. • D: I don’t like------------------my favorite dinner is-----------------with peas. • T: Peas-yuck! • D; I like-----------------------especially---------------and-------------------oh, and --------------Hey, are tomatoes fruit or vegetable? • T: I don’t know. Anyway, I don’t like------------------except on pizza and----------------. I love---------------- • D: Me, too. • T: Anyway, I know your---------------------------food. • D: No, you don’t. T: Yes, I do. It’s---------------------all girls like-------------------. • D: Boys like-----------------------,too. You-------------all those chocolate chip cookies at my----------------last week. • T: They were-----------------. That’s different. Anyway-You are more than me. • D: No, I didn’t • T: Yes, you did. D: didn’t T: Did! • 7 At the market M: Mom, T: Tom, V: Vendor • M: Tom! Hurry up • T: Aw, Mom, I don’t like---------------------. • M: Come on, Tom. I need your----------------- T: OK. • V: Good morning Ma’am. How can I ----------------you today? • M: Well, I like some--------------------------------, please. • V: How many---------------------------? M: Two, please. • T: but Mom--- I don’t like--------------------- • M: Shh Tom, It’s good for you. Thank you. Here … you can --------------them. • T: Oh, no! • M: And some-----------------------, please. • V: No problem. These tomatoes are very------------------- . There we are. • M: And I like some of that cheddar----------------, please. • V: This one? How much? Is this much OK? • M: That’s fine, thanks. And …is there any whole wheat-----------------? I can’t see any. • V: Sorry, no, there isn’t-but there’s some nice--------------------------------. Look it’s-------- • M: Mmmm… • T: Mom, I really like---------------------------. Please can we have it? • M: Oh, OK, then. Yes, thanks. V: Anything else? • T: Oh, Yeah! Mom! Look at those-----------------! • M: Shh Tom…Um…oh yes, some------------------ • V: How many-one bag or----------------? M: ------------------------, please. • T: Oh, Yuck. Can we have-------------------------? • M: No, we can’t. Here. Take these--------------for me. • T: Oh, Mom! They are-------------------! • M: Thanks… How much-----------all that? • V: Let’s see, that’s -----------------------------M: Here you are. • V: Thanks. And here your ------------------. M: Thanks, bye. • T: Phew! Is that everything! • M: No, Ummm…I still need ummm… • T: Mon, no more. I hate------------------. • M: …need to buy your new-------------but if you don’t want to • T: new---------------cool! • M: …but I thought you don’t like-------------------------…T: Yeah, but… • 8 My favorite national food • Danupol • One dish that is very------------------in my country is the pad---------------. It’s rice---------- • mixed with--------------, chili sauce,-----------------, and ----------------------. Some people like---------------------it with---------------------or pork, but I like it with shrimp! You can find it in many-----------------around the world, but the best pad Thai is made by street vendors in --------------------. When I’m back home in------------------, I always go to my ----pad thai place and offer it with extra--------------------and lime. Mmmm! • Natalie • Now in my--------------, I -------------the world, and I like all kinds of--------------…but my favorite, my-----------------------is um… I always have it as soon as I come------------is a big • --------------------------. Bacon, eggs, sausage, and of course, pancakes. I----------------it, not every day, but when I’m at -------------we have it every-------------- Mmmm…I like it right now. Delicious. • Giulia • We love------------------in my country! One of my favorite national dishes is called ”Bruschetta.” This is actually toast, but you make it with special--------------. You can eat it with a lot of things, but my favorite bruschetta has -----------------, ----------------and olive oil on it. In my town, there is a “-----------------------“ This is a small café-selling only-------It\s my favorite----------------to go. • Sergio • One kind of food that my country is very-------------------for is -------------, especially--- • Everybody------------ a lot of ------------------here. My family eats--------------three or four times a week. There are a lot of different--------------------------, but my favorite is “ bife de chorizo”. This is a big---------------! My mom-----------------it with--------------------and chili peppers. Delicious. • LISTENING UNIT 10 • 12 Who’s at the wedding? • A: Alan, M: Mike • A: Mike, I don’t know any of these people. Who-----------------------? • M: Can you ------------that man over there? He’s------------------down. That’s my----------George. He’s an -------------------. He works in L.A. • A: Sorry, where? • M: You know, L.A. Los Angeles. • A: Oh, yes. • M: And he’s -----------------to James. He’s----------------a blue----------------. He teaches-----at a school in San Francisco. • A: He’s a ----------------? • M: Yes, that’s right. Next to him is Fiona. She’s-------------------a cup of---------------Fiona’s my cousin. • A: and what does Fiona-------------? • M: She’s a ----------------. She writes children’s--------------. She’s talking to Sue. Sue’s ----a ----------------------. She works in a-----------------. She’s a------------. • A; And who are those two over there? They’re----------------------. • M: Oh, that’s Bill and John. They went to ---------------with me. They ------------in Seattle now. Bill is wearing a---------------------------and John ---------------------a green shirt. • A: so, ummm…that’s George and James and…uh…it’s no good, I can’t----------------all those names. • LISTENING UNIT 11 • Future plans • Jack