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| I Work with Small Children. | I'm a Fashion Model. | What Do You Do in Your Free Time? |
The New Dynamic English radio course will help you learn English through listening to conversations with Americans.
This week on New Dynamic English, Kathy interviews Sara Scott, Jenny Chen, and Henry Thornton.
Sara Scott is a doctor. She works in a large hospital in Chicago. She works mostly with children.
Jenny Chen is a fashion model. She models clothes. Her pictures are in magazines and newspapers.
Henry Thornton is a businessman. He likes to work in his garden. When it's raining, he likes to stay inside and watch TV.
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Listen to the New Dynamic English radio course on the Voice of America radio network, then answer this week's question.
What is the name of Jenny's husband?
Write to max@dyned.com. Give your answer, your name, your city, and your country.
| Kathy: | You work in a hospital, don't you? |
| Sara: | That's right. I work mostly with children. |
| Kathy: | With children? |
| Sara: | Yes, children with medical problems. |
| Kathy: | Can you give us an example? |
| Sara: | Certainly. Most children learn to read when they
are five or six. But some don't. Sometimes they have problems with their eyes or their ears. |
| Kathy: | With their ears? |
| Sara: | Yes. Sometimes they have a hearing problem. Something is wrong with their ears, and they can't hear very well. And when children can't hear very well, they have trouble reading. |
Fill in the blanks with words with doesn't or isn't to make tag questions.
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1. Sara works in a hospital, she? 2.She's a doctor, she? 3. She works with children, she? 4. She likes Chicago, she? 5. Her apartment's in Chicago, it? 6. Sara lives with her sister, she? 7. Her sister is a dancer, she? |
| Kathy: | Jenny, I see that you're tall. Are most models tall? |
| Jenny: | Well, many models are tall, but not all of them are tall. Some models are short. |
| Kathy: | What about weight? Are most models thin? |
| Jenny: | No. As you can see, I'm not very thin. |
| Kathy: | But many models are thin, aren't they? |
| Jenny: | Of course, some models are very thin. |
| Kathy: | In my opinion, some models are too thin. |
| Jenny: | I agree. Some models are too thin. They look like toothpicks! |
Unscramble these words to make sentences.
| 1. a fashion is Jenny model | Jenny is a fashion model. |
| 2. are many models tall | |
| 3. are models short some | |
| 4. I'm very thin not | |
| 5. are models some thin too | |
| 6. blond hair has Inga long | |
| 7. blue big eyes has she |
| Kathy: | I was wondering, what do you do in your free time? |
| Henry: | In my free time? |
| Kathy: | That's right. When you're not working. What do you do when you're not working? |
| Henry: | Oh, I go out to dinner, usually with friends. |
| Kathy: | When you go out to dinner, where do you usually go? |
| Henry: | What kind of restaurant? Well, I usually go to a steak house. |
| Kathy: | When you go to a steak house, what do you usually eat? |
| Henry: | Steak, of course! |
Fill in the blanks with words from the column on the right.
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1. What does Henry do he's not working? 2. He likes to eat steak he goes out to dinner. 3. rainy days, he stays indoors. 4. He doesn't work in the garden it rains. 5. it's sunny, he works in the garden. 6. it rains, he sometimes listens to music. 7. He also watches television rainy days. |
on when |
| 1. The flowers and cherry trees are blooming. | It's spring. |
| 2. This is the coldest season of the year. | It's winter. |
| 3. The days are long and the nights are short. | It's summer. |
| 4. This is the season when leaves turn many colors. | It's fall. (or: It's autumn.) |
| 5. It's very hot. People are swimming. | It's summer. |
| 6. It's cold and dark. There is snow on the ground. | It's winter. |
| 1. The birds sing. | The birds are singing. |
| 2. The rooster crows. | The rooster is crowing. |
| 3. The animals wake up. | The animals are waking up. |
| 4. The chickens look for food. | The chickens are looking for food. |
| 5. The family eats breakfast. | The family is eating breakfast. |
| 6. The workers leave the field. | The workers are leaving the field. |
| 7. The stars shine in the sky. | The stars are shining in the sky. |
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1. Does it ever get cold in Florida? 2. Florida is always warm, even when it rains. 3. Does it ever rain in Florida? 4. On sunny days, I like to go swimming. 5. When it's warm and sunny , it's a good day to go to the beach. 6. I never go swimming when it rains. 7. If the sun is out, it usually gets warmer. |
Jenny Chen is tall. She's not very thin. Her friend Inga is very tall. She has long blond hair and big blue eyes.
Look at the the descriptions of these actors from the American television show, the Jamie Foxx Show. Match the names of the actors with their descriptions.
| Jamie Foxx | a. | She has short dark hair. She isn't thin. |
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| Garcelle Beauvais | b. | He has short dark hair. He doesn't have a beard. |
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| Christopher Duncan | c. | He has a mustache and a beard. He is wearing a dark jacket. |
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| Ellia English | d. | He has a gray beard. He is wearing a hat. |
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| Garrett Morris | e. | She has long dark hair. She is thin. |
Natalie is talking to her doctor.
Listen to the dialog. Fill in the missing words.
| Doctor: | Good morning, Natalie |
| Natalie: | Good morning, Doctor. |
| Doctor: | are you today? |
| Natalie: | Just fine, thanks. |
| Doctor: | So what's the problem? |
| Natalie: | My hurts. |
| Doctor: | Where does it hurt? |
| Natalie: | Right here. In my knee. |
| Doctor: | Does it hurt when you ? |
| Natalie: | Yes, it does. It hurts when I walk. |
| Doctor: | Can you tell me anything else about it? |
| Natalie: | Yes, it hurts when it . |
| Doctor: | When it rains? |
| Natalie: | Yes, it hurts on rainy days. |
| Doctor: | What about on sunny days? |
| Natalie: | It's fine. It doesn't hurt at all. |
Missing words from last week's Daily Dialog: too, up, cold, raining.
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