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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 Pat Miller, Simon Tompkins, and Sandra Harris.
Pat Miller is a college student. During her summer vacation, she goes swimming. In the winter, she goes skiing.
Simon Tompkins is a photographer. He has a show at the American Museum of Art. The photographs show a farm at different times of the day.
Sandra Harris lives in Miami, Florida. It's usually warm and sunny in Florida. It sometimes rains in Miami, but it never snows.
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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 season does Pat Miller hate because it's cold and dark?
Write to max@dyned.com. Give your answer, your name, your city, and your country.
| Kathy: | What's your favorite season, Pat? |
| Pat: | My favorite season? Well, I like summer a lot, but I think my favorite season is spring. |
| Kathy: | Why is that? |
| Pat: | Well, it's warm. The flowers bloom and the leaves on the trees turn green. In spring, people come here to see the cherry blossoms. |
| Kathy: | Do you like fall? |
| Pat: | I like fall. I like to see the leaves turn colors. It's a beautiful time of year, but it starts to get cool. I don't like cool weather very much. |
Which season is it: summer, fall, winter, or spring?
| 1. | The flowers and cherry trees are blooming. | It's spring. |
| 2. | This is the coldest season of the year. | |
| 3. | The days are long and the nights are short. | |
| 4. | This is the season when leaves turn many colors. | |
| 5. | It's very hot. People are swimming. | |
| 6. | It's cold and dark. There is snow on the ground. |
| Kathy: | We're talking about photographs from Simon's new series: Twenty-Four Hours on the Farm. What about this one? This is in the evening, isn't it? |
| Simon: | Yes. The sun is going down and the sky is beautiful. The animals are going back to the barn. Some of the workers are leaving. |
| Kathy: | Let's look at one more. |
| Simon: | OK. In this one, everything is dark. There are stars in the sky and the house is dark. Everyone is asleep. |
| Kathy: | Look. There's the moon! |
| Simon: | Yes, you can see the moon behind that tree. The moon is just coming up. |
Change these sentences according to the example.
| 1. The birds sing. | The birds are singing. |
| 2. The rooster crows. | |
| 3. The animals wake up. | |
| 4. The chickens look for food. | |
| 5. The family eats breakfast. | |
| 6. The workers leave the field. | |
| 7. The stars shine in the sky. |
| Kathy: | Do you like Florida? Do you like living in Florida? |
| Sandra: | Yes, I do. It's a nice place to live. |
| Kathy: | Why do you think so? |
| Sandra: | Well, I love the weather. I like warm, sunny days. |
| Kathy: | What kind of things do you do on sunny days? |
| Sandra: | On sunny days, I like to go to the beach. We live near the beach. We swim in the ocean, and my daughter, Collette, loves to go surfing. |
| Kathy: | Is it often warm and sunny in Florida? |
| Sandra: | Yes, it's sunny most of the time. |
Fill in the blanks with words from the column on the right.
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1. Does it ever cold in Florida? 2. Florida is always warm, even it rains. 3. Does it ever in Florida? 4. On days, I like to go swimming. 5. When it's warm and , it's a good day to go to the beach. 6. I never go swimming when it . 7. If the is out, it usually gets warmer. |
get rain rains sun sunny when |
1. I get up early every morning, at 6:15.
2. I take a shower
3. Then I eat breakfast.
4. After breakfast, I go to school.
5. I leave the house around 7:30.
6. School starts at 8:45.
| Kathy: | Tell me, who gets up first, you or John? |
| Collette: | John does. He gets up first. He usually gets up at 6:15. I get up fifteen minutes later, at 6:30. We all eat breakfast together |
| Kathy: | What happens after breakfast? |
| Collette: | John leaves the house first. He leaves at 7:30. I don't leave until 8:00. |
| 1. | What time does Martha usually get up? |
| She gets up at five-thirty or six. | |
| 2. | Does she usually drink a cup of coffee? |
| No. She sometimes has a cup of tea. | |
| 3. | How long does she usually work before she has breakfast? |
| She usually works for two or two and a half hours before breakfast. | |
| 4. | Does she usually eat breakfast alone? |
| No. She usually eats with her husband. | |
| 5. | Who usually makes breakfast? |
| Her husband usually makes breakfast. | |
| 6. | Does she ever write in the afternoon? |
| No. She never writes in the afternoon. |
America is a very large country, and the weather is different from place to place.
Look at today's weather in these three American cities. Complete the chart by putting an X in the correct column(s).
| Today's Weather | sunny | cloudy | rainy | snowy | windy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami, Florida | |||||
| Seattle, Washington | |||||
| Washington, DC |
Alexis is in the third grade at Boulder Creek Elementary School.
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Her classes begin at 8:35 (eight forty-five) . Alexis likes to play with her friends during morning recess. Morning recess begins at 10:20 (ten twenty) and lasts for 20 (twenty) minutes. Her morning classes continue until 10:40 (ten fourty) then she has lunch recess. During lunch recess, Alexis eats lunch and then she goes outside to play. Her classes are over at 2:51 (two fifty-one) . |
It's eight o'clock in the morning. Martha is talking to her husband, George.
Listen to the dialog. Fill in the missing words.
| Martha: | Wake up, George. |
| George: | What is it? |
| Martha: | Let's go for a walk. |
| George: | It's early! |
| Martha: | It's eight o'clock! |
| George: | Yes, but it's Sunday morning. I want to sleep! |
| Martha: | Oh, come on, George. Get . |
| George: | But it's raining! |
| Martha: | You can take an umbrella. |
| George: | But it's outside! |
| Martha: | You can wear a raincoat. |
| George: | I want to sleep! |
| Martha: | Come on, George. Get up! |
| George: | Look! It's not any more. |
| Martha: | OK. Then get up. |
| George: | It's snowing!! |
| Martha: | Oh, all right. You can go back to sleep. |
Missing words from last week's Daily Dialog: reservation, time, name, address.
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