On a Flight to New York – Part 1
On a Flight to New York – Part 1
On a Flight to New York – Part 1
Introducing yourself and talking about people you’ve recently met.
Through guided exercises, students will acquire an intermediate vocabulary and syntax necessary to introduce themselves and hold a simple conversation with a new acquaintance. Students will be able to enquire where people are from, what they do in life, where they are coming from, and going to, what they are going to do, etc. Students will also study how to talk about other people they have met.
Lesson time: Approximately 45 minutes
Role Play
1. Listen to the conversation without stopping the recording.
- Don’t read the text during the first listening.
- If needed, listen to the audio again while reading the text at the same time.
Show Original Version Announcement: (Attention ladies and gentlemen. Our flight time to New York is six hours and thirty minutes. We’ll be serving drinks in about 20 minutes.)
Bill: Where are you from?
Cleo: I’m Greek.
Bill: You live in the States?
Cleo: No. I’m going there for a month.
Bill: On vacation?
Cleo: No. I’m a photographer. I’ve got an exhibition in San Francisco.
Bill: Oh, that’s great! What do you photograph?
Cleo: Oh, anything Greek.
Bill: You speak very good English. Where did you learn it?
Cleo: At school when I was small. My mother’s from New York.
Bill: How many languages do you speak?
Cleo: Well, Greek, of course… English and a little French and Spanish.
Bill: Wow. You ever been to the States before?
Cleo: Aha… I had an exhibition in New York last year.
Bill: What do you think of the States?
Cleo: I think the people are great!
Bill: Oh, by the way, my name’s Bill.
Cleo: Cleo.
2.1 Now, listen to this part.
- Don’t read the text during the first listening.
- If needed, listen to the audio again while reading the text at the same time.
Show Original Version Bill: Where are you from?
Cleo: I’m Greek.
Bill: You live in the States?
Cleo: No. I’m going there for a month.
Bill: On vacation?
Cleo: No. I’m a photographer. I’ve got an exhibition in San Francisco.
Bill: Oh, that’s great!
2.2 Now, without looking at the text:
- One person plays the first role, the other the second.
- Repeat the conversation during the pauses in the audio.
- Act it out as if in a real-life situation, using gestures and facial expressions.
- Do the exercise at least twice for each role, then switch roles.
3. Without recording
- Now, one person asks the questions using the text as support, the other answers without looking at it.
- Finally, act out the roles without the text or the recording.
Show Original Version Bill: Where are you from?
Cleo: I’m Greek.
Bill: You live in the States?
Cleo: No. I’m going there for a month.
Bill: On vacation?
Cleo: No. I’m a photographer. I’ve got an exhibition in San Francisco.
Bill: Oh, that’s great!
Guided Conversation 1
1. Listen to the conversation without stopping the recording.
- Don’t read the text during the first listening.
- If needed, listen to the audio again while reading the text at the same time.
Show Original Version FA 1: Where’s Cleo from? FA 1: Does she live in the States? FA 1: How long is she going to stay in the States? FA 1: Is she going on vacation? FA 1: Where does she have an exhibition?
FA 2: She’s Greek.
FA 2: No. She’s going there for a month.
FA 2: A month.
FA 2: No. She’s a photographer. She’s got an exhibition in San Francisco.
FA 2: In San Francisco.
2.2 Now, without looking at the text:
- One person plays the first role, the other the second.
- Repeat the conversation during the pauses in the audio.
- Act it out as if in a real-life situation, using gestures and facial expressions.
- Do the exercise at least twice for each role, then switch roles.
3. Without recording
- Now, one person asks the questions using the text as support, the other answers without looking at it.
- Finally, act out the roles without the text or the recording.
Show Original Version FA 1: Where’s Cleo from? FA 1: Does she live in the States? FA 1: How long is she going to stay in the States? FA 1: Is she going on vacation? FA 1: Where does she have an exhibition?
FA 2: She’s Greek.
FA 2: No. She’s going there for a month.
FA 2: A month.
FA 2: No. She’s a photographer. She’s got an exhibition in San Francisco.
FA 2: In San Francisco.
Guided Conversation 2
1. Listen to the conversation without stopping the recording.
- Don’t read the text during the first listening.
- If needed, listen to the audio again while reading the text at the same time.
Show Original Version Ask Cleo where she’s from. Ask her if she lives in the States. Ask her how long she’s going to stay in the States. Ask her if she’s going on vacation. Ask her where she has an exhibition.
Bill: Where are you from?
Cleo: I’m Greek.
Bill: Do you live in the States?
Cleo: No. I’m going there for a month.
Bill: How long are you going to stay in the States?
Cleo: A month.
Bill: Are you going on vacation?
Cleo: No. I’m a photographer. I’ve got an exhibition in San Francisco.
Bill: Where do you have an exhibition?
Cleo: In San Francisco.
2.2 Now, without looking at the text:
- One person plays the first role, the other the second.
- Repeat the conversation during the pauses in the audio.
- Act it out as if in a real-life situation, using gestures and facial expressions.
- Do the exercise at least twice for each role, then switch roles.
3. Without recording
- Now, one person asks the questions using the text as support, the other answers without looking at it.
- Finally, act out the roles without the text or the recording.
Show Original Version Ask Cleo where she’s from. Ask her if she lives in the States. Ask her how long she’s going to stay in the States. Ask her if she’s going on vacation. Ask her where she has an exhibition.
Bill: Where are you from?
Cleo: I’m Greek.
Bill: Do you live in the States?
Cleo: No. I’m going there for a month.
Bill: How long are you going to stay in the States?
Cleo: A month.
Bill: Are you going on vacation?
Cleo: No. I’m a photographer. I’ve got an exhibition in San Francisco.
Bill: Where do you have an exhibition?
Cleo: In San Francisco.
Narrative
1. Listen to the conversation without stopping the recording.
- Don’t read the text during the first listening.
- If needed, listen to the audio again while reading the text at the same time.
Show Original Version Sue: Hey Bill!
Bill: Hi.
Sue: Hey, how was the flight?
Bill: Really great. I sat next to this girl.
Sue: I could have guessed… Go on, tell me about it.
Bill: Ah, just listen for a change!
Well, she was reading this foreign magazine, so I asked her where she was from. She’s Greek. I asked her if she lives in the States, and she said she’s just over here for a month. She’s a photographer, and she’s got an exhibition in San Francisco. I asked her what she photographed, and she said she photographs anything Greek. Her English was very good, so I asked her where she learned it. She said she learned it at school when she was small… Her mother’s from New York. I asked her how many languages she spoke, and she said she spoke Greek… of course, English, French and Spanish! I asked her if she’d been to the States before. Apparently, she had an exhibition in New York last year. When I asked her what she thought of the States, she said she thought the people are great.
Sue: Well, it’s lucky you have a sister who works for an airline. I suppose you’ll be going to San Francisco soon!
2.1 Now, listen to this part.
- Don’t read the text during the first listening.
- If needed, listen to the audio again while reading the text at the same time.
Show Original Version Sue: Hey Bill!
Bill: Hi.
Sue: Hey, how was the flight?
Bill: Really great. I sat next to this girl.
Sue: I could have guessed… Go on, tell me about it.
Bill: Ah, just listen for a change!
Well, she was reading this foreign magazine, so I asked her where she was from. She’s Greek. I asked her if she lives in the States, and she said she’s just over here for a month. She’s a photographer, and she’s got an exhibition in San Francisco.
2.2 Now, without looking at the text:
- One person plays the first role, the other the second.
- Repeat the conversation during the pauses in the audio.
- Act it out as if in a real-life situation, using gestures and facial expressions.
- Do the exercise at least twice for each role, then switch roles.
3. Without recording
- Now, one person asks the questions using the text as support, the other answers without looking at it.
- Finally, act out the roles without the text or the recording.
Show Original Version Sue: Hey Bill!
Bill: Hi.
Sue: Hey, how was the flight?
Bill: Really great. I sat next to this girl.
Sue: I could have guessed… Go on, tell me about it.
Bill: Ah, just listen for a change!
Well, she was reading this foreign magazine, so I asked her where she was from. She’s Greek. I asked her if she lives in the States, and she said she’s just over here for a month. She’s a photographer, and she’s got an exhibition in San Francisco.