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Week Three

I Have One Child. What Do You Do? Where Do You Live?

The New Dynamic English radio course will help you learn English through listening to conversations with Americans.

This week on New Dynamic English, you will meet Richard Chen, Sara Scott, and Henry Thornton.

Richard Chen is a teacher. Richard is married. He has one child, a son.

Sara Scott is a doctor. Sara is single. She lives with her sister in a large apartment.

Henry Thornton is a businessman. Henry is single. He lives by himself in a large house.

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Meet Richard Chen

Kathy: Richard, tell us a little about your family.
Richard: Well, I'm married and I have one child.
Kathy: A boy or a girl?
Richard: He's a boy.
Kathy: What's his name?
Richard: His name is Jason.
Kathy: How old is he?
Richard: He's five years old.

Practice 1: Pronouns

Fill in the blanks with words from the column on the right.

Kathy: What do          teach?
I

she

her

you

your

Richard:          teach science and math.
Kathy: Do          like it?
Richard: Yes, I do.          love teaching.
Kathy: What's          wife's name?
Richard:          name is Jenny.
         and I both come from Hong Kong.

Interview with Sara Scott

Kathy: What do you do in Chicago?
What kind of job do you have?
Sara: I'm a doctor.
Kathy: A doctor?
Sara: Yes, I work in a hospital.
I work in a large hospital in Chicago.
Kathy: Do you like your work?
Sara: Yes, I do.
I work hard but I like it.

Practice 2: Scrambled Sentences

Unscramble these words to make sentences.

1. a doctor I'm I'm a doctor.
2. a hospital I in work                 
3. a doctor is Sara                 
4. an apartment building I in live                 
5. I live my sister with                 

Meet Henry Thornton

Kathy: What do you do?
Henry: What do I do? I'm a businessman.
Kathy: Where do you work?
I mean, who do you work for?
Henry: I work for myself.
I have my own company.
Kathy: What's the name of your company?
Henry: It's Titanic Limited.
Kathy: Titanic? How do you spell that?
Henry: T-I-T-A-N-I-C. Like the ship.
Kathy: What do you do?
Henry: What do I do? I'm the president.
Kathy: The president?
Henry: Yes, I'm the president of my company.

Practice 3: Prepositions

Fill in the blanks with words from the column on the right.

1. My mother and father live          Seattle.

2. I live          a large house.

3. Who do you work         ?

4. I work          myself.

5. I'm the president          my company.

6. What's the name          your company?

for

in

of

Last Week's Practice 1: Answers

1. his name what's ? What's his name?
2. come does from he where ? Where does he come from?
3. in is Salzburg Germany ? Is Salzburg in Germany?
4. come do from Paris you ? Do you come from Paris?
5. France in is Paris ? Is Paris in France?

Last Week's Practice 2: Answers

1. Maria  speaks  Spanish.

2. Does she  speak  Spanish?

3. Does Kathy  speak  Spanish, too?

4. Maria's father  speaks  a little English.

5. Does he  speak  Spanish?

6. Do you  speak  Spanish?

7. I  speak  Spanish and English.

Last Week's Practice 3: Answers

1. Pat comes  from  Canada.

2. We both live  in  the US.

3. We're students  at  American University.

4. People speak French  in  Montreal.

5. I have a question  for  you.

6. Thank you  for  calling.

This Week's Study Activity: Jobs

Now let's meet some other Americans. What do they do? Who is a doctor? Who is a businessperson? Who is a teacher?

Mr. Ogawa is a                                 .

Ellen J. Kullman is a                                 .

Thomas Fogarty is a                                 .

Who works for Dupont?                  works for Dupont.

Who teaches English?                  teaches English.

Who works at the Stanford University School of Medicine?                  does.

Answers to last week's Study Activity

In Spain, people speak  Spanish .

In Portugal and Brazil, people speak  Portuguese .

In Russia, people speak  Russian .

In Germany, people speak  German .

Daily Dialog: At a Party

Listen to the dialog. Fill in the missing words. Bob and Sam are at a party.

Bob: Oh. Who's she?
Sam: Ohhh, that's Tina Harrison.
Bob:          she married?
Sam: No, she isn't.
Bob: Really? What does she         ?
Sam: She's a lawyer.
Bob: Where does she         ?
Sam: At Ford McKenzie.
Bob: Oh, that's a big firm!
Where does she         ?
Sam: She lives here in Washington.
Bob: In an apartment?
Sam: No, she has a small house.
Bob: Really. I'd like to meet her.

Missing words from last week's Daily Dialog: speak, Are, from, Korean.

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