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| Do You Like to Read Mystery Stories? | Do You Have A Favorite Musician? | Can You Use the Internet? |
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 Martha Harris, Sandy Steele, and Denise Collins.
Martha Harris likes to read mystery stories. Her favorite mystery writer is Edgar Allan Poe. She also likes to read books about history.
Sandy Steele likes to play music. His favorite kind of music is jazz. He plays saxophone in a jazz band.
Denise Collins is a receptionist at a law firm. She is blind, and she uses a computer at work. She is studying law in night school.
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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.
Who writes mystery stories?
Write to max@dyned.com. Give your answer, your name, your city, and your country.
| Kathy: | What else do you like to do in your free time? |
| Martha: | Well, my husband and I take classes at American University, here in Washington. We also like to play cards. We play cards with our friends every Saturday night. |
| Kathy: | What kinds of card games do you play? |
| Martha: | Our favorite game is bridge, but we like all kinds of card games. |
| Kathy: | How about poker? Can you play poker? |
| Martha: | I can't, but my husband can. He's a fairly good poker player. He plays poker with his friends every Thursday night. |
Read the Conversation with Martha Harris. Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
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1. Martha's husband play poker. 2. He to play poker with his friends. 3. His friends can poker. 4. They poker every Thursday night. 5. Martha play poker. 6. She doesn't know how poker. |
can can't likes play to play |
| Kathy: | How big is your band, Sandy? |
| Sandy: | There are four of us. I play saxophone. My friend Tom plays drums. Greg plays bass and Karen plays piano. |
| Kathy: | Are they good musicians? |
| Sandy: | Well, Greg and Karen are both pretty good. |
| Kathy: | What about Tom? |
| Sandy: | Well, he's not the greatest drummer in the world. But he's not bad, and he's getting better. |
Fill in the blanks with words from the column on the right. Pay attention to the meanings of the sentences.
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1. Does Sandy country and western music? 2. No, he it. 3. He can't country and western. 4. Sandy does rock music. 5. But he jazz. 6. Jazz is his . |
favorite hates like prefers stand |
| Kathy: | Do you use a computer when you study? |
| Denise: | Yes, I do. |
| Kathy: | How? |
| Denise: | I can't see, but my computer can speak to me. |
| Kathy: | So you have a computer with speakers? |
| Denise: | That's right. I can't see but I can hear. I can listen to my computer. |
| Kathy: | How does that help you? |
| Denise: | My textbook is on a CD-ROM. My computer can read the textbook out loud to me. |
Unscramble these words to make sentences.
| 1. a fast I'm typist very | I'm a very fast typist. |
| 2. can fast I type very | |
| 3. can computer me my speak to | |
| 4. can I computer listen my to | |
| 5. can Internet the use you ? |
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1. What's your favorite food? 2. What do you like to eat? 3. Do you like American food? 4. What is your favorite kind of food? 5. Do you cook Mexican food? 6. Does Maria like American food? 7. What's her favorite kind of food? 8. What kinds of food don't you like? |
| Winston: | John, do you play golf? |
| John: | No, I don't. I don't know how to play golf. |
| Winston: | Do you ever watch golf on TV? |
| John: | No, I don't. I think it's boring I don't like to watch sports on television. |
| 1. Chris can play the piano. | True |
| 2. She doesn't know how to play the guitar. | False: She plays guitar a little. |
| 3. She doesn't play the piano well. | False: She plays the piano pretty well. |
| 4. She isn't a very good singer. | True |
| 5. She can play the guitar a little. | True |
| 6. She can't sing very well. | True |
| 7. She's a very good singer. | False: She's a terrible singer. |
Sandy Steele loves jazz. His favorite musician is John Coltrane. John Coltrane plays the saxophone.
Match these famous jazz musicians with their instruments.
| 1. Louis Armstrong | clarinet | |
| 2. Art Blakey | drums | |
| 3. Dave Brubeck | guitar | |
| 4. Charlie Byrd | piano | |
| 5. Benny Goodman | saxophone | |
| 6. Lester Young | trumpet |
| 1. THE VAN'S | Capellini Pomodoro Penne Paese Caesar Salad |
| 2. Gandhi Indian Cuisine | chicken pakora vegetable samosa tandoori chicken |
| 3. Hong Kong Flower Lounge | won ton soup kung pao prawns Mongolian beef |
| 4. TOMOKAZU JAPANESE CUISINE | chicken teriyaki shrimp tempura sashimi dinner |
| 5. EL TORITO | chicken enchilada nachos supreme quesadilla with meat |
| 6.Narin Thai | pad thai tom yum with prawns chicken satay |
| 7. Pasta Primavera | linguine bolognese veal piccata chicken cacciatore |
| 8. Taxi's | cheese burger bacon burger turkey burger |
A woman is talking to a travel agent.
Listen to the dialog. Fill in the missing words.
| Agent: | Can I help you? |
| Customer: | Yes, I'd like to go to next month. Can you recommend a place to stay? |
| Agent: | What do you like to do when you're on vacation? |
| Customer: | Nothing. Mostly I like to relax. |
| Agent: | Don't you like to go ? |
| Customer: | Not when I'm on vacation. I'd rather sit and read a book. |
| Agent: | Do you want to be near the ? |
| Customer: | Yes, I love to sit on the beach and watch the ocean. |
| Agent: | Do you like to stay in big hotels? |
| Customer: | No, I prefer hotels. |
| Agent: | Well, I can recommend a very nice small hotel. |
| Customer: | Is it very ? |
| Agent: | No, it's not expensive at all. |
| Customer: | That sounds wonderful! |
Missing words from last week's Daily Dialog: Italian, hot, meat, dinner.
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