Objectives & Sequence: This lesson is intended to be used as a review of Grammar - Present Simple #3.
Read and listen to the following conversations. Then, practice them with a partner:
Jason & Jeanine
A: Hi, what's your name?
B: My name is Jason. You?
A: Jeanine.
B: What do you do, Jeanine?
A: I'm a dentist. What about you?
B: I'm a teacher. I teach high school math.
A: Nice to meet you!
B: Nice to meet you too!
Justine & Paul & Brenda
A: Brenda, do you know Paul?
B: No, I don't. Hi, Paul!
C: Hey Brenda. Nice to meet you. How do you know Justine?
B: Oh, we're friends from school. You?
C: We work together.
B: So you're a cook too?
C: No, I'm a waiter at the same restaurant. What about you? What do you do for a living?
B: I'm a web designer. I make websites for a living.
C: Cool!
Kim & Jenna
A: What time do you wake up every day, Jenna?
B: Well, you know I'm a baker, right? Bakers usually wake up pretty early. Work for me starts every day at 4 AM, so I wake up at 3 AM.
A: 3 AM? Seriously?
B: Yes, seriously.
A: Wow. That's amazing. Do you like it?
B: Well, it has good and bad things. In the mornings, the streets are very quiet so driving is pretty fun. I finish work every day at 12 PM.
A: What are the bad things?
B: Well, it's difficult to see my friends and family with my schedule.
A: I see.
Wendy & Alan
A: What do you do at your job as a receptionist?
B: I answer the phone for the office.
A: What else do you do?
B: I read and write emails, make photocopies, help customers...
A: Do you like it?
B: Yes, I do. It's great.