Teacher Notes
Objectives & Sequence: This lesson is intended to be used as a preview of Grammar 1-1.
The following vocabulary words are used in this activity:
Part One
Work with a partner.
For each section below, first, read and listen to the conversation. Then, click the Memory #1 tab. With your partner, reenact the conversation, trying to remember the missing words. Use your mouse to uncover the answers if necessary. Then, go on to Memory #2 and #3. Each tab has more words missing. In Memory #4, see if you can remember all of the conversation without looking at the computer.
Then, go on to the next section.
Conversation #1
Text & Recording Memory #1 Memory #2 Memory #3 Memory #4
A: Hey, Chris!
B: Oh, hi! How are you, Janet?
A: I'm great, thanks! How about you?
B: Oh, pretty good. How's Tim?
A: Tim? He's doing well too.
B: That's good to hear.
A: Hey, Chris!
B: Oh, hi! How are you, Janet?
A: I'm great, thanks! How about you?
B: Oh, pretty good. How's Tim?
A: Tim? He's doing well too.
B: That's good to hear.
A: Hey, Chris!
B: Oh, hi! How are you, Janet?
A: I'm great, thanks! How about you?
B: Oh, pretty good. How's Tim?
A: Tim? He's doing well too.
B: That's good to hear.
A: Hey, Chris!
B: Oh, hi! How are you, Janet?
A: I'm great, thanks! How about you?
B: Oh, pretty good. How's Tim?
A: Tim? He's doing well too.
B: That's good to hear.
A: Hey, Chris!
B: Oh, hi! How are you, Janet?
A: I'm great, thanks! How about you?
B: Oh, pretty good. How's Tim?
A: Tim? He's doing well too.
B: That's good to hear.
Conversation #2
Text & Recording Memory #1 Memory #2 Memory #3 Memory #4
A: What's going on, Steve?
B: Um, not much I guess. You?
A: Nothing. Are you going to Amanda's party on Friday?
B: Yeah, I think so. Are you?
A: Definitely.
B: Cool. It'll be a good time.
B: Yeah, see you there.
A: What's going on, Steve?
B: Um, not much I guess. You?
A: Nothing. Are you going to Amanda's party on Friday?
B: Yeah, I think so. Are you?
A: Absolutely.
B: Cool. It'll be a good time.
B: Yeah, see you there.
A: What's going on, Steve?
B: Um, not much I guess. You?
A: Nothing. Are you going to Amanda's party on Friday?
B: Yeah, I think so. Are you?
A: Absolutely.
B: Cool. It'll be a good time.
B: Yeah, see you there.
A: What's going on, Steve?
B: Um, not much I guess. You?
A: Nothing. Are you going to Amanda's party on Friday?
B: Yeah, I think so. Are you?
A: Absolutely.
B: Cool. It'll be a good time.
B: Yeah, see you there.
A: What's going on, Steve?
B: Um, not much I guess. You?
A: Nothing. Are you going to Amanda's party on Friday?
B: Yeah, I think so. Are you?
A: Absolutely.
B: Cool. It'll be a good time.
B: Yeah, see you there.
Conversation #3
Text & Recording Memory #1 Memory #2 Memory #3 Memory #4
A: Good morning, Mr. Jeffries.
B: Wilson! How are you doing this morning?
A: Very good, Sir. Yourself?
B: I'm well, thanks. It's going to be a busy day.
A: Definitely, but I'm ready for it.
B: Excellent! Let's get started!
A: Good morning, Mr. Jeffries.
B: Wilson! How are you doing this morning?
A: Very good, Sir. Yourself?
B: I'm well, thanks. It's going to be a busy day.
A: Definitely, but I'm ready for it.
B: Excellent! Let's get started!
A: Good morning, Mr. Jeffries.
B: Wilson! How are you doing this morning?
A: Very good, Sir. Yourself?
B: I'm well, thanks. It's going to be a busy day.
A: Definitely, but I'm ready for it.
B: Excellent! Let's get started!
A: Good morning, Mr. Jeffries.
B: Wilson! How are you doing this morning?
A: Very good, Sir. Yourself?
B: I'm well, thanks. It's going to be a busy day.
A: Definitely, but I'm ready for it.
B: Excellent! Let's get started!
A: Good morning, Mr. Jeffries.
B: Wilson! How are you doing this morning?
A: Very good, Sir. Yourself?
B: I'm well, thanks. It's going to be a busy day.
A: Definitely, but I'm ready for it.
B: Excellent! Let's get started!
Part Two
With your partner, decide which conversation you think is the most formal. Which one is the most casual?
Part Three
In each of the "Text & Recording" tabs above, the pronouns in the convesations are in blue. Look at the chart below. What do you know about pronouns? Can you complete the chart below?
Subject Pronouns |
Object Pronouns |
| I | me |
| you | you |
| he | him |
| she | her |
| it | it |
| we | us |
| they | them |
| that | that |
| this | this |
| these | these |
| those | those |