Week Two
| Where is France? | Do You Speak Spanish? | Who is She? |
The New Dynamic English radio course will help you learn English through listening to conversations with Americans.
This week, on New Dynamic English, you will meet Pierre Dubois, Maria Alvarez, Pat Miller and Sandy Steele.
Pierre Dubois is French. He comes from Paris, France.
Maria Alvarez is American. She speaks Spanish and English. Her parents come from Mexico.
Pat Miller comes from Canada. She speaks English and French.
Sandy Steele is from America. He's from Texas. He doesn't speak French.
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Back to Week One
Meet Pierre Dubois
| Kathy: | Pierre, I have a question for you. |
| Pierre: | Please. |
| Kathy: | You're French, right? |
| Pierre: | Yes, that's right. I'm from France. |
| Max: | Do you come from Paris? |
| Pierre: | Yes, I'm from Paris. |
| Kathy: | I love Paris. The Eiffel Tower is in Paris. |
| Max: | And the Prado Museum is in Paris too, right? |
| Pierre: | No. The Prado Museum isn't in Paris. It's in Madrid. The Louvre Museum is in Paris. |
| Max: | Oh, that's right. |
Practice 1: Questions
Unscramble these words to make questions.
| 1. his name what's ? | What's his name? |
| 2. come does from he where ? | |
| 3. in is Salzburg Germany ? | |
| 4. come do from Paris you ? | |
| 5. France in is Paris ? |
Meet Maria Alvarez
| Kathy: | Maria, where do you come from? |
| Maria: | I come from San Jose. San Jose, California? |
| Maria: | That's right. San Jose, California. Your name is Spanish, isn't it? |
| Maria: | Yes, that's right. Alvarez is a Spanish name. My parents come from Mexico. |
| Max: | Do you speak Spanish? |
| Maria: | Yes, I do. I speak Spanish and English. |
Practice 2: Speak or Speaks
Complete these sentences with speak or speaks.
| 1. Maria Spanish. 2. Does she Spanish? 3. Does Kathy Spanish, too? 4. Maria's father a little English. 5. Does he Spanish? 6. Do you Spanish? 7. I Spanish and English. |
Meet Pat Miller and Sandy Steele
| Kathy: | Sandy, Pat, do you both come from the US? |
| Sandy: | No, we don't. I come from the US, but Pat comes from Canada. |
| Pat: | That's right. I'm from Montreal. Montreal, Canada. |
| Pat: | But we both live in the US. We're students at American University. |
| Kathy: | Here in Washington, DC? |
| Pat: | Yes, that's right. |
| Kathy: | Where do you come from, Sandy? |
| Sandy: | Texas. I come from Dallas, Texas. |
Practice 3: Prepositions
Fill in the blanks with words from the column on the right.
| 1. Pat comes Canada. 2. We both live the US. 3. We're students American University. 4. People speak French Montreal. 5. I have a question you. 6. Thank you calling. | at for from in |
Last Week's Practice 1: Answers
| 1. My name is Kathy. 2. I come from New York. 3. Where do you come from , Max? 4. I come from San Francisco. 5. San Francisco, California . |
Last Week's Practice 2: Answers
| 1. My name is Khalid. 2. I come from Cairo. 3. What city do you come from? 4. Do you come from California? 5. I come from New York City. |
Last Week's Practice 3: Answers
| Max: | Sara is from Chicago. She's from Chicago. |
| Sara: | That's right. I'm from Chicago. |
| Max: | Sara and Chris are from Chicago. They're from Chicago. |
| Chris: | That's right. We're from Chicago. |
This Week's Study Activity: Languages of the World
Pat Miller speaks French and English. Sandy Steele doesn't speak French. What do you know about the languages of the world?
| In Spain, people speak . In Portugal and Brazil, people speak . In Russia, people speak . In Germany, people speak . Answers to last week's Study Activity Where is the Golden Gate Bridge? Where is the Sears Tower? Where is the United Nations Headquarters? |
Daily Dialog: At the Tokyo Airport
Listen to the dialog. Fill in the missing words.
| Woman 1: | Excuse me. Do you English? |
| Woman 2: | Yes, I do. |
| Woman 1: | Is this the bus to Yokohama? |
| Woman 2: | Yes, it is. |
| Woman 1: | Thank you. |
| Woman 2: | You're welcome. |
| Woman 1: | you from Yokohama? |
| Woman 2: | No, I'm not. |
| Woman 1: | Where are you from? |
| Woman 2: | I'm Korea. |
| Woman 1: | Really? You're not Japanese? |
| Woman 2: | No, I'm . |
| Woman 1: | But you speak Japanese. |
| Woman 2: | Yes, I do. |
Missing words from last week's Daily Dialog: name, nice, I'm, It's.