Unit 1 Welcome to L.A!
Warm Up
Exercise C
Listen.Where are these people?Circle the correct picture above.
M1:Okay.Quiet!Cameras, zoom in on Carl...Ready?
Lights! Camera! ACTION!
M2:Elizabeth,this is Matthew Jones. Matthew,this is Elizabeth Berg.
F1:Hello,Mr.Jones. Nice to meet you.
M3:Hello,Ms.Berg. Nice to meet you, too.
F1:Please,call me Elizabeth. M1:Cut!Very good.
Conversation Welcome to Hollywood Oaks Apartments.
Exercise A Look at the story and listen.
Jason:Hi,My name is Jason Garcia,and this is my brother Brad.
Mrs.Davis:Hello,boys. Nice to meet you.
I'm Annie Davis,the apartment manager.
Brad:Nice to meet you,Mrs.Davis. Mrs.Davis:Please, call me Annie.
Mrs.Davis:So,Brad, what do you do? Brad:I'm a...
Jason:[interrupting] He's a student at UCLA.I'm an actor. Mrs.Davis:Oh,I see.
Mrs.Davis:Well,this is apartment three Brad:[unsure]It's...
Jason:[with certainty] It's fine. Mrs.Davis:Welcome to L.A.!
Grammar in Context Making introductions
Exercise B. Listen to the conversations.
Jason:Hello.My name's Jason and this is Brad.
Ken:Hi.Nice to meet you.I'm Ken Sao. I'm in apartment 4.
Brad:Nice to meet you,Ken.We're in apartment 3.
Ken:Oh,we're neighbors.
Ken:Jason,Brad,this is Mike Cohen.He's in apartment 4,too. We're roommates.
Mike:Hi,Jason.Hi, Brad.Nice to meet you.
Jason:Nice to meet you too,Mike.
Grammar in Context Asking about and identifying people.
Pronunciation and Exercise B. Listen to the stressed words.
F1:Are you Jason? Jason:Yes,I am.
M1:Are they in apartment 2? F1:No,they aren't.
Exercise C. Listen.Circle the stressed words.
1.F1:Are you Jason? Jason:Yes,I am.
2.M1:Are they in apartment 2? F1:No,they aren't.
3.F1:Are they Jason and Brad? M1:Yes,they are.
4.M1:Is she an apartment manager? F1:Yes,she is.
5.F1:Is Jason a student? M1:No,he isn't.
Exercise D. Listen again and repeat.
1.F1:Are you Jason? Jason:Yes,I am.
2.M1:Are they in apartment 2? F1:No,they aren't.
3.F1:Are they Jason and Brad? M1:Yes,they are.
4.M1:Is she an apartment manager? F1:Yes,she is.
5.F1:Is Jason a student? M1:No,he isn't.
Vocabulary in Context Talking about occupations
Listening
Exercise B. Listen to the examples.
F1:What do you do? M1:I'm a doctor. M1:What does he do? F1:He's an engineer.
F1:What dose she do? M1:She's a student.
Exercise C. Listen to the questions.Circle the correct answer.
1.What does he do? 2.What does she do? 3.What do you do?
4.What does he do? 5.What do you do? 6.What do they do?
Listening in Context
Exercise A.
Listen and number the conversations (1-3)as you hear them.
Conversation 1
Jason:Hi,I'm Jason. What's your name?
Andy:My name's Andy. This is my mom,and this is my dad.
Susan:Hi,I'm Susan and this is Kevin, my husband.Nice to meet you.
Andy:Hey,watch me!Mom! Jason:Nice to meet you,too.
Susan:So,what do you do,Jason?
Jason:Well,I'm an actor.How about you?What do you do?
Susan:I'm a teacher. I teach at Los Angeles Community College.
Andy:Hey,look at me, Mom.
Conversation 2
Ken:Hey,Nathan,this is Brad.
Nathan:Hi,Brad.How's everything?This is Karen,my wife.
Karen:Hi,Brad.Nice to meet you. Brad:Nice to meet you,too.
Nathan:So,Brad,are you an actor?
Brad:No,I'm not.Jas- on is the actor I'm a student at U.C.L. A.What do you do?
Nathan:Well,I'm an engineer and Karen's a nurse.
Brad:Oh,I see.And Ken,[fading out] are you a student?
Conversation 3
Annie:Hi,Mike. How's everything? Mike:Just great. Nice party,Annie.
Annie:Thanks.
Mike:How's every- thing with the new neighbors,Jason and Brad?
Annie:Great,I think.
Exercise B Listen again.Which occupations do you hear?Check them.
Conversation 1
Jason:Hi,I'm Jason. What's your name?
Andy:My name's Andy. This is my mom,and this is my dad.
Susan:Hi,I'm Susan and this is Kevin, my husband.Nice to meet you.
Andy:Hey,watch me.Mom! Jason:Nice to meet you,too.
Susan:So,what do you do,Jason?
Jason:Well,I'm an actor.How about you?What do you do?
Susan:I'm a teacher. I teach at Los Angeles Community College.
Andy:Hey,look at me, Mom.
Conversation 2
Ken:Hey,Nathan,this is Brad.
Nathan:Hi,Brad.How's everything?This is Karen,my wife.
Karen:Hi,Brad.Nice to meet you. Brad:Nice to meet you,too.
Nathan:So,Brad,are you an actor?
Brad:No,I'm not.Jas- on is the actor I'm a student at U.C.L. A.What do you do?
Nathan:Well,I'm an engineer and Karen's a nurse.
Brad:Oh,I see.And Ken,[fading out] are you a student?
Conversation 3
Annie:Hi,Mike. How's everything? Mike:Just great. Nice party,Annie.
Annie:Thanks.
Mike:How's every- thing with the new neighbors,Jason and Brad?
Annie:Great,I think.
Exercise C. Check your answers
Conversation 1
Jason:Hi,I'm Jason. What's your name?
Andy:My name's Andy. This is my mom,and this is my dad.
Susan:Hi,I'm Susan and this is Kevin, my husband.Nice to meet you.
Andy:Hey,watch me!Mom! Jason:Nice to meet you,too.
Susan:So,what do you do,Jason?
Jason:Well,I'm an actor.How about you?What do you do?
Susan:I'm a teacher. I teach at Los Angeles Community College.
Andy:Hey,look at me, Mom.
Conversation 2
Ken:Hey,Nathan,this is Brad.
Nathan:Hi,Brad.How's everything?This is Karen,my wife.
Karen:Hi,Brad.Nice to meet you. Brad:Nice to meet you,too.
Nathan:So,Brad,are you an actor?
Brad:No,I'm not.Jas- on is the actor I'm a student at U.C.L. A.What do you do?
Nathan:Well,I'm an engineer and Karen's a nurse.
Brad:Oh,I see.And Ken,[fading out] are you a student?
Conversation 3
Annie:Hi,Mike. How's everything? Mike:Just great. Nice party,Annie.
Annie:Thanks.
Mike:How's every- thing with the new neighbors,Jason and Brad?
Annie:Great,I think.
UNIT 2: This isn't your apartment!
Warm Up
Exercise B. Listen.Match the people with their objects.
Write the number of the person next to each object.
M1:These aren't my keys.They're Bruce's keys.
F1:This isn't my comb.It's Julia's comb.
M2.These aren't my glasses.They're Steve's glasses.
F2.This isn't my purse.It's Lisa's purse.
M3.This isn't my pen. It's John's pen.
Conversation Who are you?
Exercise A. Listen and practice.
Jason:Here we are. Brad:Phew!These bags are heavy.
Brad:Excuse me,but who are you? Stacey:Who am I? Who are you?
Jason:This is our apartment.
Stacey:This isn't your apartment. It's my apartment.
Jason:Uh,oh.She's right,Brad.This is her apartment.
That's our apartment over there.
Brad:We're very sorry.We're new here.
Stacey:Oh,are you our new neighbors?
Hi.I'm Stacey. Welcome to Hollywood Oaks.
Jason:Thanks. My name's Jason. Stacey:Hi,Jason.
Jason:And this is my brother.His name's Brad.
Stacey:Nice to meet you,Brad.
Grammar in Context Identifying things and groups of people
Listening
Exercise C. Listen and circle the words you hear.
1.M1:This is my apartment. 2.M1:These are the keys.
3.M1:Are these their children? 4.M1:Who are those people?
5.M1:These aren't your glasses. 6.M1:This is her comb.
Grammar in Context Talking about possession
Pronunciation
Exercise B
Listen to the sound of s in plural nouns
F1:hats/s/ combs/z/ houses/iz/
Exercise C
Listen.Check the correct box.
1.keys Those aren't my keys.
2.students Brad and Ken are students.
3.glasses Are these your glasses?
4.purses These are our purses
5.friends Those people aren't my friends.
6.neighbors Karen and Nathan are his neighbors.
Listening in Context
Listen.Number the picture(1-4)as you hear the conversa- tions.
Conversation 1
Annie:Hello,Ben.Come in and meet my family. Ben:Thanks.
Conversation 2
F1:Hello. Annie:Ben,this is my daughter,Claire.
Ben:Hello,Claire. Nice to meet you.
F1:Nice to meet you, too.Who's this? Ben:This is my parrot.
Conversation 3
M1:Wow,what's that? Claire:Ben,this is my brother,Daniel.
M1:Hi.Nice to meet you.
Claire:Ben is Mom's friend.And that's his parrot.
Ben:Nice to meet you, Daniel.
Conversation 4
M1:What a pretty bird!What's his name? Ben:His name's--
Sebastian:What's his name?What's his name?My name's Sebastian!
M1:What a funny bird!
UNIT 3 Where's the phone?
Warm Up
Exercise A. Listen.Nathan and Karen are visiting Nathan's family.
Check the rooms you hear.
F1:Where is everyone Where's Nathan? M1:He's in the kitchen.
F1:Where? M1:In the kitchen.
F1:Where's Francis? Is he in the bedroom?
M1:The bedroom?I don't know.
F1:Well,where are Alex and Greg?Are they in the family room?
M1:Who?Alex and Greg. Are they in the family room? M1:Oh,I think so.
F1:Where's Ashley? Is she in the bathroom again?
M1:The bathroom? I don't know. F1:Where's Karen?
Karen:I'm in the hall.Where are you?
Exercise B. Listen and number the sentences(1-5) as you hear them.
F1:Hello? Susan:Hi,Karen? F1:No,this is Ashley.
Susan:Oh,hi.This is Sue.Is Karen there?
F1:Yes,she is.Just a minute.Karen,it's for you.
Conversation It isn't in here!
Exercise A. Listen and practice.
Stacey:Hi,Jason.Hi, Brad.How's every- thing?
Casey:Stacey,the phone's ringing. Stacey:Where's the phone?
Casey:I'm not sure. Is it in the living room?
Stacey:No.Maybe it's in the bedroom.
Casey:No.It isn't in here.How about in the bathroom?
Stacey:The bathroom? Hmm.Oh,yes.Here it is. Stacey:Hello?
M1:Hello.Is Casey there?
Stacey:Yes,she is. Just a minute, please.
Stacey:Casey.It's for you. Casey:Who is it?
Stacey:I don't know. Some guy. Casey:Hello?
M1:Hi,Casey.This is Fred.Fred Loveless --from your chemistry class.
Casey:Fred?Oh!Fred. Hi,Fred. Jason:Stacey,who's that?
Grammar in Context Talking about location
Listening
Exercise C.
Room has one syllable: room. Bedroom has two syllables:bed+room.
Television has four syllables:
tel+e+vi+sion. Listen again: room bedroom television.
Exercise D. Listen.Write the number of syllables in each word.
kitchen bathroom room keys television telephone apartment Casey sunglasses
Grammar in Context Asking questions about location Pronunciation
Exercise C. Listen to these questions.
Who's in the kitchen?
Is Casey in the kitchen?
Exercise D. Listen.Check the correct box.
Who's in the apartment? Where are the keys? Are they at home?
What's in the hall? Is Casey there? What's in your pocket?
Exercise D Listen again and repeat.
Who's in the apartment? Where are the keys? Are they at home?
What's in the hall? Is Casey there? What's in your pocket?
Vocabulary in Context Making telephone calls
Exercise B. Listen to the conversation.
Number the sentences in the correct order.
F1:Hello? Mike:Hello.This is Mike.Is Sam there?
F1:Yes,he is.Just a minute.Sam,it's for you.It's Mike.
Exercise C Listen again.Check your answers.
F1:Hello? Mike:Hello.This is Mike.Is Sam there?
F1:Yes,he is.Just a minute.Sam,it's for you.It's Mike.
Listening in Context
Exercise A. Listen.Who's calling? Circle the name of the caller.
Conversation 1
Jason:Hello? Brad:Hi.Is Jason there? Jason:This is Jason.
Brad:Oh,hi.It's Brad. I'm at school now,
but how about meeting me for a pizza. In about an hour?
Jason:Sure.Sounds great.
Conversation 2
Susan:Hello? Andy:Hi,Mom.
Susan:Oh hi,Andy. Andy:Mom,I'm still at school. Susan:Where are you?
Andy:I'm at school. Susan:Oh,at school? Are you with your teacher?
Andy:Yes,I am.See you in an hour. Susan:OK.Bye,sweetie. Andy:Bye,Mom.
Conversation 3
Casey:Hello? Stacey:Casey? Hi,it's me.
Casey:Stacey? Hi.What's up? Stacey:Well,... I'm at work...
Casey:At work?
Stacey:Yes,and... Well...my car keys ...They aren't in my purse.
Casey:Oh,Stacey. Where are they? Stacey:I don't know.
Casey:OK.Wait there for me.I'm coming.
Conversation 4
Nathan:Hello? Karen:[surprised]Hi, Nathan.You're home.
Nathan:Karen? Hi.Where are you?
Karen:I'm at the hospital.I'll be home soon. Nathan:Okay.Good.
Karen:See you later. Bye. Nathan:Bye.
Exercise B Listen again.Where are the callers?
Write the callers' names on the line below the correct picture.
Conversation 1
Jason:Hello? Brad:Hi.Is Jason there? Jason:This is Jason.
Brad:Oh,hi.It's Brad I'm at school now,
but how about meeting me for a pizza. In about an hour?
Jason:Sure.Sounds great.
Conversation 2
Susan:Hello? Andy:Hi,Mom.
Susan:Oh hi,Andy. Andy:Mom,I'm still at school. Susan:Where are you?
Andy:I'm at school. Susan:Oh,at school? Are you with your teacher?
Andy:Yes,I am.See you in an hour. Susan:OK.Bye,sweetie Andy:Bye,Mom.
Conversation 3
Casey:Hello? Stacey:Casey? Hi,it's me.
Casey:Stacey? Hi.What's up? Stacey:Well,... I'm at work...
Casey:At work?
Stacey:Yes,and... Well...my car keys ...They aren't in my purse.
Casey:Oh,Stacey. Where are they? Stacey:I don't know.
Casey:OK.Wait there for me.I'm coming.
Conversation 4
Nathan:Hello? Karen:[surprised]Hi, Nathan.You're home
Nathan:Karen? Hi.Where are you?
Karen:I'm at the hospital.I'll be home soon. Nathan:Okay.Good.
Karen:See you later. Bye. Nathan:Bye.