Monday, May 6, 2013

Listening: Making a dinner reservation




MAKING A DINNER RESERVATION









What is the name of the restaurant?
A) Apple Tree Restaurant B) Apple Inn Restaurant C) Appeal Restaurant

What day would he like to make a reservation for?
A) Saturday B) Friday C) Thursday

What is the date?
A) 12th B) 2nd C) 22nd

What time would he like to make the reservation for?
A) 18 o'clock B) Eight o'clock C) Nine o'clock

How many people does he make a reservation for?
A) 5 B) 4 C) 3

What is his surname?
A) Leavens B) Liavens C) Leavins

***Making a dinner reservation***


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Sunday, May 5, 2013

READING: NEIGHBORS


READING: NEIGHBORS

Tom: Hi Henry, it's been a long time since we saw each other last. What have you been up to?
Henry: Hi Tom! It's great to see you again. I've been away on business.
Tom: Really, where did you go?
Henry: Well, first I flew to New York for two meetings. After that, I flew to Atlanta, where I had to make a presentation at a company conference.
Tom: It sounds like you've been busy.
Henry: Yes, I've been very busy. It's good to be home again. What have you been doing lately?
Tom: Oh, nothing much. I've been working in the garden these past few days. Alice has been away for the past two weeks visiting her relatives in Chicago.
Henry: I didn't know she has family in Chicago.
Tom: Yes, that's right. We met at university in California. She was born in Chicago and lived there until she went to college.
Henry: How long have you lived here in Colorado?
Tom: We've lived here for over 10 years. We moved here in 1998 because I had a new job as a sales representative.
Henry: Have you lived in the same house since you arrived?
Tom: No, first we lived in a condo in downtown Denver. We moved here four years ago. We've lived on the street for four years and they've been the happiest years of our lives.
Henry: Yes, my wife Jane and I love this neighborhood.
Tom: And how long have you lived in your house?
Henry: We've only lived here for two years.
Tom: That's strange, it seems like you have lived here longer than that.
Henry: No, we moved here in 2006.
Tom: How time flies!
Henry: I have to agree with you on that. It seems like yesterday that I graduated from college. I can't believe I've been working for more than 10 years!
Tom: I've been working for more than 30 years! I'm going to retire soon.
Henry: Really? You don't look a day over 40!
Tom: Thank you. You're a great neighbor!
Henry: No, really. Well, I have to get going. Work is waiting for me. Have a good day.
Tom: You, too. Glad to have you back in the neighbor!




Key Vocabulary


What have you been up to?


I've been away on business


Company conference


What have you been doing lately? relatives


to move


Condo


neighborhood


That's strange


How time flies


To graduate from college or university


It seems like yesterday


To retire


I have to get going


Glad to have you back 



1.  Where has Henry been?

a) He's been away on vacation.

b) He's been away on holiday.
c) He's been away on business.

2. Which city was not a destination on his business trip?
a) Chicago
b) New York
c) Atlanta

3. What has Tom been doing?
a) Traveling to visit relatives
b) Working in the garden
c) Teaching school

4. What has Alice been doing?
a) traveling for work
b) visiting friends in Chicago
c) visiting relatives in Chicago

5. When did Tom and his wife moved to Colorado?
a) 10 years ago
b) more than 10 years ago
c) 2 years ago

6. How long has Tom and his wife lived in the neighborhood?
a) more than 10 years
b) 4 years
c) 2 years

7. How long has Henry lived in the neighborhood?
a) more than 10 years
b) 2 years
c) 6 years

8. How long has Tom long been working?
a) more than 10 years
b) more than 40 years
c)  more than 30 years


9. How long has Henry been working?
a)  more than 10 years
b) more than 20 years
c) more than 40 years

10. What surprises Henry?
a) Tom's wife
b) Tom's age
c) Tom's house






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Saturday, May 4, 2013

Song: L.O.V.E


L.O.V.E - NAT KING COLE




L.O.V.E

L is for the way you _______ at me
O is for the _______ one I ________
V is ______, _______ extraordinary
E is ________ more than __________ that you adore and

Love is _________ that I can give to you
Love is _______ than just a _______ for two
Two in love can ______ it
______ my heart and please don't break it
Love was ______ for me and you

L is for the way you _______ at me
O is for the _______ one I _______
V is _______, _______ extraordinary
E is _________ more than _________ that you adore and

Love is _______ that I can give _____  you
Love is _______ than just a _______ for two
Two in love can _______  it
________  my heart and please don't break it
Love was ________ for me and you

Love was _______ for me and you
Love was _______ for me and you



Friday, May 3, 2013

Listening: London Trip


Listen to the following conversation and try to answer the questions:




  1. How long did he stay in London?
  1. When did he leave?
  1. When did he arrive?
  1. How did he get to the hotel?
  1. What did he get for free in the hotel?
  1. When did he have dinner?
  1. What did he have for dinner?
  1. What tour choices did he have on Saturday morning?
  2. Which tour did he choose?
  1. Where did he have lunch?
  1. What did he do in the afternoon?
  1. Where did he have dinner?
  1. What kind of food did he have for dinner?
  1. Where did he dance?
  1. When did he get back to the hotel?
  1. When did he leave London?



Thursday, May 2, 2013

Comparative - Superlative


COMPARATIVE-SUPERLATIVE

Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives given.



1.  A rock is  than a leaf. (heavy)
2. Our house is than yours. (big)
3. The princess is than the witch. (beautiful)
4. Tom is a student than Mary. (good)
5. Bicycles are than motorbikes. (safe)
6. July is than January. (hot)
7. A lion is than a cat. (dangerous)
8. Helen is than Mary. (happy)
9. Computers are than telephones. (expensive)
10. I think golf is than football. (boring)
Fill in the gaps with the superlative form of the adjectives given.
1. It is the shop in town. (large)
2. Monday is the day of the week. (bad)
3. Ben was the person in his family. (noisy)
4. Sam is the in the class. (popular)
5. Which is the subject at school? (difficult)
6. Jim is the player in the football team. (good)
7. Elephants are the animals. (heavy)
8. Let's pick the apple of the tree. (big)
9. Mary is the girl in the class. (thin)
10. That is the sofa in our house. (comfortable)
Fill in the gaps with the comparative or the superlative form of the adjectives given.
1. This armchair is than the old one. (comfortable)
2. Trains are than aeroplanes. (slow)
3. I bought the souvenir I could afford. (expensive)
4. In this classroom there are girls than boys. (many)
5. Ann is the child in the family. (young)
6. That TV set is the  of all. (cheap)
7. You are here than there. (safe)
8. Fifi is than Kate. (pretty)
9. This is the film i have ever seen. (exciting)
10. Tim is  than Peter. (talented)

***Source***

Wednesday, May 1, 2013