VOCABULARY CONVERSATION 4 [M = Spanish]

M1: I’m in the mood for a good concert. What’s playing at the
A 1:22 Read and listen . . . Festival?
Suggested 2 Your actual M2: The Boston Symphony Orchestra. They’re doing
teaching time: minutes teaching time: Beethoven’s Fifth tonight.
M1: That sounds great. What time?
M2: At 7:45. Let’s do it.
Vocabulary Flash Card Player
M1: Well, it’s 6:30 now. Meet you there in an hour?

• After students repeat, check comprehension. Ask:

Is Blues Explosion a movie? (No, it’s not.)
D 1:24 Listen to draw conclusions
Suggested 5 Your actual
Is Hamlet a play? (Yes, it is.)
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Is the lecture on Tuesday? (No, it’s not.)
• In the illustration for a movie, point out the place where
• Before listening, have students look at the chart. Ask What
tickets are sold. Say This is the box office. Write the word information are you listening for? (The kind of event, the
on the board. time of the event, and whether the person wants to go.)

Option: (+10 minutes) Extend the activity by bringing in a

local entertainment listing from a newspaper or website. now you can Accept or decline an invitation
Write the following questions on the board:
What movie would you love to see?
A Conversation activator
What play would you love to see? Suggested
teaching time:
7–10
minutes
Your actual
teaching time:
What concert would you love to see?
What talk would you love to go to?
Conversation Activator Video
What art exhibit would you love to see?
Have students write answers to the questions, and then ask
and answer the questions with a partner. • Note: You can print the script or you can show a running
transcript on the video player on the ActiveTeach. The
script also appears on page 179 of this Teacher’s Edition.
B Pair work
Suggested 2–3 Your actual
FYI: When the is necessary with a place name, it is included
teaching time: minutes teaching time: in the list of place names.
• While students ask and answer questions, listen for • For a warm-up, ask Which event do you want to go to?
correct use of prepositions of time and place. • Have students notice the abbreviations of the days.
• If necessary, review common errors students made. don’t stop! Extend the conversation. If Student B at first
declines Student A’s invitation, A can say What about . . . ?
C 1:23 Listen for details and suggest another event or day.
Suggested 6–8 Your actual • Be sure to reinforce the use of the conversation strategies.
teaching time: minutes teaching time:
• Remind students to use the language in the Recycle box.
• Have students read the options in both columns first. • For more support, play the Conversation Activator Video
before students do this activity themselves. In Scene 1, the
AUDIOSCRIPT actors use different words in the gaps from the ones in
CONVERSATION 1 [F = British English] the Conversation Model. In Scene 2, the actors extend the
M: Are you free on Sunday at 11:30? Nick Hornby’s going to be conversation. After each scene, ask students to say how
at the City Nights Bookstore.
the model has been changed by the actors.
F: Nick Hornby? I love his books. What’s he doing there?
M: Giving a talk about his novel Slam. Want to go? Conversation Activator Video Script; Conversation
F: Absolutely. Activator Pair Work Cards
CONVERSATION 2
F1: What’s playing at the Cinema Center? B Change partners
F2: There’s an old Marilyn Monroe movie showing at 7:10—
Suggested 7–10 Your actual
Bus Stop. Interested?
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F1: Not really. I’m not a Marilyn Monroe fan.
• Be sure that all students have the chance to accept and
CONVERSATION 3
M: Oh, look. Agamemnon is at the Theater in the Circle. decline an invitation.
F: What’s Agamemnon?
M: It’s a famous Greek play. It’s great. There’s a performance
tonight at eight o’clock. Do you want to go? extras
F: At eight? Maybe. Workbook or MyEnglishLab

Speaking Activities: Unit 2, Activity 1

T17 UNIT 2, LESSON 1