Unit 10  My week

Vocabulary Task

Answers

Play tennis                                Tuesday evenings

Clean my room                         Saturday mornings

Go to the park                          Saturday afternoons

Go to work                              Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Go to school                            Tuesday and Thursday

Watch TV                                Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings

Go to the movies                      Sunday

Eat dinner with friends             Friday evenings

Script

On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I work at SnoCo Web Design.

On Tuesday and Thursday I have classes. I go to school at Simmons College.

Tuesday evening, I play tennis at Golden Racket Club.

Most evenings, I stay at home and watch TV.

On Friday, I usually eat dinner with friends.

I always clean my apartment on Saturday morning.

On Saturday afternoon, I sometimes go to the park.

On Sunday afternoon, I often go to the movies.

Listening Task

1 First Listening

Answers

1.     She teaches on Tuesday and Thursday.

2.     She doesn’t have class on Wednesday morning.

3.     He sleeps late on Saturday morning.

4.     He goes to the park with his friends on Sunday.

2 Second Listening

Answers

1.     It’s a fun job.

2.     We usually drink coffee and just talk.

3.     I rarely get up before 10 or 11 o’clock.

4.     It’s a good place to relax.

Script

1.    A:     Are you free in the afternoon?             ?

    B:    Hmm. Not on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. I go to work. I teach swimming. I like to swim, so it’s a fun job.            ?

2.    A:     Do you have class every day?

    B:     No. On Wednesday morning, I don’t have any classes. I often meet my friends then. We usually drink coffee and just talk.

3.    A:     Are you busy Saturday morning?

    B:    Well, on Saturday morning I always sleep late. Very late. I usually wake up at 6 o’clock for work, so on Saturday morning I rarely get up before 10 or 11 o’clock.

4.    A:     What do you do on Sunday?

    B:     Well, on Sunday I usually go to the park with my friends. Sometimes we eat lunch there. We often bring a soccer ball. It’s a good place to relax.

Real World Listening

1 Predict

Answer

Friday evening

2 Get the main ideas

Answers

Celia is busy: every morning (she’s at school), three nights a week (working at Cesar’s), Friday evening (she goes to Silver Gym)

Laura is busy:  Tuesday and Thursday (she works at the mall), Monday, Wednesday, Friday (she works at KPFA, a radio station), Monday and Wednesday nights (she has dance class), Saturday (she usually goes to Silver Gym)

Script

Celia:          Hey, Laura! How’s it going?

Laura:         Oh, Celia, hi! I’m doing fine. What are you up to?

Celia:          School and work, mostly. I go to school in the morning. And I work three nights a week at Cesar’s…you know, the new Italian restaurant downtown. How about you?

Laura:         Right now, I have two jobs. On Tuesday and Thursday I work at the mall.

Celia:          Uh-huh.

Laura:         And on Monday, Wednesday and Friday I work for DPFA, the radio station.

Celia:          Oh, interesting.

Celia:          It’s so good to see you. Let’s get together some night.

Laura:         Sure.

Celia:          How about Monday night?

Laura:         Oh, I can’t on Monday night. I have dance class. How about Tuesday?

Celia:          Oh, Tuesday I work in the evening. But how about Wednesday or Thursday?

Laura:         Mmm…Wednesday I have my dance class again, and Thursday evening I work at the mall. Friday?

Celia:          Actually, every Friday evening I go to my health club. Usually, I swim or lift weights or…

Laura:         Where do you go?

Celia:          I go to Silver Gym on East Main Street…

Laura:         You’re kidding! I go to Silver Gym, too. I seldom go to Friday, though. I usually go on Saturday.

Celia:          Well, do you want to go this Friday night? About 6 o’clock? We can exercise, and then go to dinner or something.

Laura:         Sure. Sounds good. See you then.