Welcome to Year 1, Week 18, Lesson 1.18.2. Today we will work on your English listening and reading comprehension via 3 of our Conversation Topics for English Learners activities.
Part 1: Directions: Watch the video, read the text below, then translate the text in your primary language and read it again.
Today’s conversation topic for English Learners is “Parents’ Night Out”. Imagine that you’re a parent and you want to have a night out with your spouse. What would you say to your spouse? What would your spouse say to you? Here are a few suggestions:
- It’s your anniversary, so you call your spouse to say “Happy Anniversary” and make an invitation to a fancy restaurant. Your spouse is happy, but says you need to call a babysitter to take care of the children while you’re out at the restaurant. What would you tell your spouse? What would your spouse tell you?
- You decide to surprise your spouse with a night out to the movies. You call the babysitter to make arrangements for her to babysit your children while you’re out with your spouse. What would you say to the babysitter? What would the babysitter tell you?
- You’re out with your spouse walking at a beautiful park. Your spouse is worried that the children might be misbehaving at home with the babysitter. What would you tell your spouse? What would your spouse tell you?
It’s difficult for parents to have a regular “Parents’ Night Out”, but with proper planning and preparation, it could be a fun, enjoyable event.
Part 2: Directions: Watch the video, read the text below, then translate the text in your primary language and read it again.
The stronger the economy a country has, the better quality of life its citizens have. Sooner or later, you’ll have to talk about the economy in English. Today’s conversation topic for English Learners is: “Discussing the Economy.” What would you talk with others about the economy? Here are a few examples:
— You’ve noticed inflation kicking in and the cost of things raising in all areas. What would say about this to your friends? What would your friends say to you?
— There’s been a report on a major loss of employment in your country and you’re talking with your professor about it. What would you tell your professor? What would your professor tell you?
— Credit has become quite difficult to get in your country. You’re talking with a bank loan officer about it. What would you tell the loan officer? What would the loan officer tell you?
It is important that you’re able to talk about the economy in the English language. What are some of the economic issues affecting your country right now?
Part 3: Directions: Watch the video, read the text below, then translate the text in your primary language and read it again. Finally, add a comment about what you learned from Parts 1, 2, and 3 in the comments section below.
Have you ever visited the dentist? Do you like going to the dentist? Today’s conversation topic for English learners is: :”Dental Appointment”. What would you talk about in English at the dentist? Here are a few suggestions:
— You have a major tooth ache and you’re making a call to your dentist to make an emergency appointment. What would you say? What would the dental office receptionist say to you?
— You receive a call from your dental office that you’re overdue for a tooth cleaning. What would you say? What would the dental receptionist say to you?
— You just got an x-ray for your teeth and your dentist talks to you about needing a tooth implant. What would you tell your dentist? What would your dentist tell you?
Going to the dentist regularly is an important preventative step you can make in order to protect your health. Do you visit your dentist regularly?
Hello,
I am Albertine
Through these topics, I had a good opportunity to improve my listening skills by reading and listening the videos, which is very helpful to me, to improve my English pronunciation.
Thank you
I’m proud of you, Albertine. You’re making great progress here! 🙂
PART 1 PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT
Me) Hello honey, how are you?
Spouse) Hi my love, everything’s okay. Tell me, what’s new?
Me) I just want to thank you for being my wife and wish you a Happy Anniversary.
Spouse) Thanks my darling, that’s wonderful!
Me) I’d also want to invite you for special dinner tonight. Would you like it.
Spouse) Sure, great. Jus let me call the babysitter to watch the kids tonight.
PART 2 DISCUSSING THE ECONOMY
What are some economic issues affecting your country right now?
Currently, Venezuela is suffering a big crisis, which, during Bolivarian Revolution is an ongoing socioeconomic and political crisis that began during the presidency of Hugo Chavez and has continued since. It is market by the hyperinflation, escalating starvation, disease, crime and mortality, resulting in a massive emigration from the country
This situation is the worst socioeconomic and political crisis in venezuela’s history.
PART 3 VISITING TO THE DENTIST.
Me) Oh, my tooth is sore. I have a toothache, I’m going to call to the dentist.
Recepcionist) Hello, this is the dentist office, what can I help you?
Me) I have a toothache and I need the Doctor check me up today. It’s an emergency.
Recepcionist) Ok. Come to the office right now. The Doctor will check you up.
Me) Thank you very much.
At the office…
Doctor) Let me check you up. Ok, ready. You have a toothache because you have a cavity and it began to rot right down to. The root in your tooth. That’s causing you pain in the nerve in you mouth. I’m going to repair it.
Thanks sir i practiced reading and listening my comprehension is improving
Well done, Moh!
Hello. I’m Danijela.
Part 2. -Do you notice how all things have become more expensive. Yes,
compared to last year prices are raised 30%. This inflation worries me. Our government must do something immediately to stop inflation. Yes, I agree.
– Many people lost their jobs due to coronavirus. Yes professor, it’s a very difficult situation. I and many of my colleagues lost jobs. Now I am looking for a new job. It’s not easy to get a new job. I hope that this virus will disappear so that we can return to normal life. We all hope. I wish you to find a new job as soon as possible Danijela. Thank you professor.
-Excuse me, sir. I need information on the possibility of raising a housing loan. Which are the conditions? All right miss. I will check now. You must have been in permanent employment for more than two years.You must have an average salary higher than 50,000 rad. The participation is at least 20%. Interest rate is 2,6. Thank you very much sir.
Part 3. -Excuse me, sir. Tooth hurts. I want to make an appointment for a dental treatment as soon as possible. You can come today at 3 p.m. Is that all right? Yes, sir.Thank you very much.
– Miss.Rosic, you’re overdue for a cleaning your teeth. Would you like to make an appointment to clean your teeth? Oh, thank you for remind me.Of course, when do you have a free term? Tomorrow at 11 a.m. Is that all right? Yes, thank you very much.
– Danijela, you need a two-tooth implant. You have to do that if you want to have beautiful and healthy teeth. If has to that I then will do it.
Good lesson that olways makes me so happy.
Thank you very much Maestro Sersea.
Well done here, Danijela. 🙂
Thank you so much for the conversation lessons. These are really helpful for me.
I’m happy you’re enjoying our English assignments, Sultana. Keep working hard. 🙂
Good afternoon.
Here, my new vocabulary:
Babysitter, babysit, misbehaving, proper.
I might be learning with more practice and listening these audios.
By the way.
¡What’s interesting topic! The economy in my country is very strange. The inflation kicking us every month, and we need earn money in dollars’ bills because our coin loose values every month. The employer pays in dollar in order to give attractive employment and kept the business open; so the price of things rising like the dollars’ value rise.
Talk about major aches come me memories not good. I broke a little piece of a tooth because I fell down over a lot of bottles. That event sent me to the dental office and it was fixed, so the problem didn’t big but I began this story with major ache.
Thanks a lot.
Nelson
Greetings Maestro Sersea
In my country commonly the grandma or an aunt make the role of a babysitter, sometimes is difficult to get a babysitter on time.
In response, to the questions
What are some of the economic issues affecting your country right now?
In Honduras, the rate of inflation is -4.27% according to data provided by The Central Bank of Honduras estimated on 2021. Regardless of that the authorities to the Central Bank have said that there’s positive news, although the changes to the dollars have suffered the slightest ups and downs, by another lade the fuel prices have had the slightest improvement, to prevent soars to the foodstuffs the government have to take action freezing prices to avoid shortages.
Do you visit your, dentist, regularly?
Yes, it is important mainly to avoid future illnesses that can cause major damage to the health, as in the case of the Coronavirus that can grab to infections and cause until the deaths. So, is important to go to the dentist for a checkup.
Best Regards,
Hello!
Part one
“Parents night out”
You’re out with your spouse walking at a beautiful park. Your spouse is worried that the children might be misbehaving at home with the babysitter. What would you tell your spouse? What would your spouse tell you?
Me: Tonight has been mágica.
Spouse: Has you enjoy the night out?
Me: Yes, I feel relax and very happy.
Spouse: It is nice to hear that.
Me: Yes, thank you so much. Oh God the time flew by, and it’s time to comeback home, the children must be misbehaving with the babysitter, let’s go.
Spouse: Ok. Let’s go.
Part two
” The economy”
You’ve noticed inflation kicking in and the cost of things raising in all areas. What would say about this to your friends? What would your friends say to you?
Me” Hi, how’s it going?
Friend: Hi, good, how about you?
Me: Not good, I’m really worried about the situation, the economy is too bad, the prices of the food is raising, I don’t know what is going to happen with the hight cost.
Friend: You’re right, but we have to be patient, I hope it will be better.
Thank you Maestro Sersea
Hello maestro, I practiced with these topics and i learn New words such as spouce… thank you
Hello maestro sersea;
Parent’s night outs
Julio)hi Kari ,happy aniversary My Love!
Me)My love happy aniversary for you too
Julio)Kari,I want to go with you night out and I make a reservation in a restaurant
Me)okey ,but we don’t have a babysitter for take care the kids
Julio) don’t worry I find one and I tolk with her and she sais it’s free for to night ,everything its ready okey?
Me) see You to night My love
Discussing the economy
Me) do You see the new’s?? Inflation
In our country is getting higher and higher ,things are increasing every week!
Friend)if you’re right,I heard they brouht in a new economy minister.
Me) I hope they know what they do.
Friend ) My to.
Dental appoiment
Me) hello ,! Can I have a emergency appoiment becouse I have an mayor
Tooth ache ?? Please
Dentis) Ok, lady can You tell me your name ,and You can come right now ??
Me ) yes! My name is Karina .
Dentis) Ok Karina ,the dentist is waiting for you .
Me ) thank You so much.
Hello!
Today, I learned a lot from learning videos. I read them out along with the audios. I learned three conversation topics. There are Parent’s Night Out, Discussing the Economy, and Dental appointments. I understand that they are important to speak correctly, and I have to try to practice them. Thank you very much.