Lesson 6.1

Lesson 6.1

To keep your dog at arm's length you keep it on a leash.
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SLANG: at arm's length means nearby

Lesson 5.4

Hi!

Today just listen to this
short story using the practice words for this week three times.
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My car purrs
when I start it up. You know, like the sound your cat makes when it's
happy.
I love my car. The inside is light brown like the color of coir, and I never travel without
without singing or playing some song.



Try not to miss a beat* of what I'm saying. Riding in my car is freeing; it's the only time
I know I'm going somewhere. You know?

*SLANG: to not miss a beat means to hear every word and understand completely.

Lesson 5.3

Lesson 5.3

Please play the audio five times through.
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Dialogue - Bad Food
Guest 1: How's yours?

Guest 2: I don't think it's dead yet; I'm waiting for it to purr at me.


Guest 1: I wonder what's in it, looks like coir. I can't believe Jenn recommended this place!

Guest 2:(slang) Next time let's just stick to IHOP. You can't beat it!

Lesson 5.2

Coconut Fruit Rope Mat

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Coir fibers are found between the husk and the outer shell of a coconut. They are generally spun to make yarn that is used in mats or rope.

Beat can mean to hit someone. It can also mean the rhythm or tempo of a song.

A purr is a sound that a cat makes.

Lesson 5.1

Lesson September 23rd 2009

Hello Sophie,

I was a pleasure meeting with you yesterday.
To start, please listen to the chart of short vowel sounds.
It is the chart that I gave you today - Table 4.2:
http://hctv.humnet.ucla.edu/departments/linguistics/VowelsandConsonants/course/chapter4/4vowels.html#five

Then take some time to work on your written assignment.

Lesson 4.4

Lesson - September 21st

The following is a dialogue (conversation) between two women meeting
for the first time at a national (a meeting within the USA) conference.

Listen to the dialogue three times while paying attention to how each woman answers.
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Woman 1: Excuse me, have we met?

Woman 2: No I don't believe we have. My name is ... it's nice to meet you.

Woman 1: My name is Lis, Lis Carpenter. It's nice to meet you too.

Woman 1: I really enjoyed your talk this morning.

Woman 2: Oh thank you. That's very nice of you to say.

Woman 1: What line of business are you in?

Woman 2: I'm actually a nurse and I also work in part-time pastorial care as a counselor.

Woman 1: Wow I could tell by the wisdom you shared in your talk that you worked daily with people.

Woman 2: Oh thank you. You're too kind.

Woman 1: Do you know many people here?

Woman 2: No. Actually it's my first time coming to the Women in Leadership conference.

Woman 1: Well I can introduce you to a few...

Woman 1: Could you hang on a moment. I'm getting a call from my sister. Just a sec...

Woman 2: No problem.

Woman 1: ... ... ...(on the phone)

Woman 1: So where are you staying?

Woman 2: Oh I'm staying in this hotel.

Woman 1: Okay great! We'll have to get together later. Here's my number. Let me get yours.

Woman 2: Oh okay, it is 549-000-0000

Woman 1: I hate to go, but my sister is in the middle of an emergency.

Woman 2: Oh my, that's terrible, Is she okay?

Woman 1: Yeah, she's fine, but I have to go see about her (to see
about someone is to check up on them or to see how he or she is doing).

Woman 1: See you later, okay?

Woman 2: Yes. It was nice meeting you.

Lesson 4.3

Listen and think of the appropriate response. You have 7 seconds after each comment.
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Mind if I join you?



Is this your first visit to Fort Myers?



Would you excuse me? I have to make a phone call.



I must get going.



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Listen to the Point of View story in for talking about future actions five times.
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I will take a nap in my leisure time this afternoon. I'll close the door to my room so nobody disturbs me. Who'd disturb me? Well that is quite easy: my mother, brother, and father. All ye (you, plural) that hear me, don't ram on my door while I am napping, please.

Lesson 4.2

Lesson September 17th 2009
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Today I will introduce you to a little bit of slang, which is also called "idiomatic speech,"
using the practice words for the week.

"at your leisure" (slang: when you are free / when you have some free time)
Please finish correcting this paper at your leisure.

"at the door" (slang: at the door of your heart / nearby / literally at the door of your house)
Hope was at the door; we knew she would make it somehow.

"who'd wanna" (slang: "Who would want to...")
Who'd wanna play on his team? He's so mean when he loses.

"come ye sinners"
Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,
Weak and wounded, sick and sore;
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity, love and power.
-Joseph Hart

"ram in the bush" (slang: a replacement (like Jesus) or a miracle)
God had reserved a ram in the bush for us when we tried to check into the Grand Hotel during New Year's without a reservation. There was just one room available.

Lesson 4.1

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leisure
During my leisure time on Saturday I will help my friend set up for her job's Kids Day.

door
Close the door or bugs will get in the house.

who'd (who would)
Who'd want to eat spoiled cabbage?
Germans call it sauerkraut.
Koreans call in kimchi.
I'd want to eat it. I think both dishes taste delicious.

ye (you)
Come home, come home, come home,
Ye who are weary, come home;
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
Calling O sinner come home!

ram (means to hit something hard.)
Don't ram (stuff, pack) your beliefs about evolution down my throat!
You can ram others with toy cars but not on the real road.

Lesson 3.1

Lesson 3.1 - September 11th 2009

Please listen to Week 3 Practice. (Click the text)

that

zip

heat

hate

hoed

bude

rye

ye

chime

jive

ram

rang

ran

ring

mizzen (One of the sails on a ship.)

Please listen to rhyming sentences. (Click the text)

When I eye (see) rye bread, I want to buy it.

Hear ye (you), hear ye (you), it’s fun being me.

Every time the clock chimes (make a sound) an hour has passed.

When I’m on live, I shrive (try hard) to jive with my audience (the people watching).

*To be “on live” means to be on television show recording at that moment. It is not a recorded before the show is viewed.

Then listen to the story about big dreams. (Click the text)

Everyone knows that my family came to America with a lot of hope but little money. My parents work hard every day so that my sister and I can go to school. My sister has big dreams that don’t jive with my parents plans for her life. They want her to go to medical school. She wants to start a clothing store called White or Rye. In fact, every time the clock chimes at 8 AM, I know that is what she’s been dreaming about.