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| What's Your Favorite Food? | Do You Like Baseball? | Can You Play the Piano? |
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 Maria Alvarez, John Harris, and Chris Scott.
Maria Alvarez lives in San Jose, California. She likes American food, but it's not her favorite kind of food. Her favorite kind of food is Italian food.
John Harris is a high school student. His favorite sport is gymnastics, and he practices every day. He plays baseball sometimes, but he doesn't like it very much.
Chris Scott is a dancer. She likes to listen to classical music. She also likes to dance to rock music.
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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 Max's favorite food?
Write to max@dyned.com. Give your answer, your name, your city, and your country.
| Kathy: | What's your favorite kind of food? |
| Maria: | Italian. I love Italian food. |
| Kathy: | So you like spaghetti and pizza, right? |
| Maria: | Oh, yes. I love pizza! |
| Kathy: | How about Mexican food? Do you like Mexican food? |
| Maria: | Yes, I do. My parents are both from Mexico. And they're both excellent cooks. |
Unscramble these words to make sentences.
| 1. favorite food what's your ? | What's your favorite food? |
| 2. do eat like to you what ? | |
| 3. American do food like you ? | |
| 4. food favorite is kind of what your ? | |
| 5. cook do food Mexican you ? | |
| 6. American does food Maria like ? | |
| 7. favorite her food kind what's of ? | |
| 8. don't food kinds like of what you ? |
| Kathy: | How about tennis, John? Do you play tennis? |
| John: | I play a little, but I'm not very good. Sometimes I play tennis with my sister, Collette. |
| Kathy: | How good is she? |
| John: | She's pretty good. |
| Kathy: | Does she usually win when you play? |
| John: | Yes, she does. She usually beats me. |
Fill in the blanks with words from the column on the right.
| Winston: | John, do you golf? |
don't ever it's know no play to |
| John: | , I don't. I don't how to play golf. |
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| Winston: | Do you watch golf on TV? | |
| John: | No, I . I think boring. I don't like watch sports on television. |
| Kathy: | Can you play a musical instrument? |
| Chris: | I can play the piano. And I can play the guitar a little. |
| Kathy: | How well can you play the piano? |
| Chris: | Pretty well. I can play pretty well. |
| Kathy: | Can you sing? |
| Chris: | No, I can't. I can't sing at all. |
| Kathy: | Not at all? |
| Chris: | No. I'm a terrible singer! |
Read the Conversation with Chris Scott. Are these statements True or False?
| True | False | |
| 1. Chris can play the piano. | ||
| 2. She doesn't know how to play the guitar. | ||
| 3. She doesn't play the piano well. | ||
| 4. She isn't a very good singer. | ||
| 5. She can play the guitar a little. | ||
| 6. She can't sing very well. | ||
| 7. She's a very good singer. |
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1. Sara works in a hospital, doesn't she? 2. She's a doctor, isn't she? 3. She works with children, doesn't she? 4. She likes Chicago, doesn't she? 5. Her apartment's in Chicago, isn't it? 6. Sara lives with her sister, doesn't she? 7. Her sister is a dancer, isn't she? |
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1. Jenny is a fashion model. 2. Many models are tall 3. Some models are short. 4. I'm not very thin. 5. Some models are too thin. 6. Inga has long blond hair. 7. She has big blue eyes. |
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1. What does Henry do when he's not working? 2. He likes to eat steak when he goes out to dinner. 3. On rainy days, he stays indoors. 4. He doesn't work in the garden when it rains. 5. When it's sunny, he works in the garden. 6. When it rains, he sometimes listens to music. 7. He also watches television on rainy days. |
Americans like to eat food from all around the world. Let's look at some restaurants in San Mateo, California.
Match the restaurant with food on the menu. Click on the name of the restaurant to see the menus and check your answers.
| 1. THE VAN'S | won ton soup kung pao prawns Mongolian beef |
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| 2. Nawab Indian Restaurant | chicken enchilada nachos supreme quesadilla with meat |
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| 3. Hong Kong Flower Lounge | chicken pakora vegetable samosa tandoori chicken |
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| 4. Ni-Mo | cheese burger bacon burger turkey burger |
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| 5. El Torito |
pad thai |
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| 6. Narin Thai |
Capellini Pomodoro |
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| 7. Pasta Primavera | chicken teriyaki shrimp tempura sashimi dinner |
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| 8. Taxi's | linguine bolognese veal piccata chicken cacciatore |
| Jamie Foxx | b. | He has short dark hair. He doesn't have a beard |
| Garcelle Beauvais | e. | She has long dark hair. She is thin. |
| Christopher Duncan | c. | He has a mustache and a beard. He is wearing a dark jacket. |
| Ellia English | a. | She has short dark hair. She isn't thin. |
| Garrett Morris | d. | He has a gray beard. He is wearing a hat. |
Mark is talking to Debby on the telephone.
Listen to the dialog. Fill in the missing words.
| Mark: | Would you like to go out to dinner tonight? |
| Debby: | Sure. I'd love to, Mark. |
| Mark: | What kind of food do you like? |
| Debby: | Oh, I love food! |
| Mark: | Uh... Italian food is too fattening. How about Thai food? |
| Debby: | I'm sorry, but Thai food is too for me. Do you like steak? I know a great steak restaurant! |
| Mark: | Uh, I don't eat . I'm a vegetarian. |
| Debby: | You know... I have a lot of homework tonight. |
| Mark: | Me too. Let's go out to some other time. |
| Debby: | Yeah. That sounds good. |
Missing words from last week's Daily Dialog: How, leg, walk, rains.
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