ONE SMALL STEP – Speaking Practice

Marcia says that all of her friends have a cell phone, but Marcia’s mom doesn’t want to buy her one. Marcia’s mom doesn’t want Marcia to play video games either. What is more, the Internet scares her. Marcia’s mom says, “If Marcia has a cell phone, how do we know whom she is talking to?…

Graham: Oh, I fell asleep. Where are we? Barbara: We’re almost there. Graham: Oh no! I wanted to look out of the window to see all the places we flew over. Why didn’t you wake me up? Barbara: You looked very tired so I didn’t want to. Graham: I was asleep for over three hours….

Last Saturday, Anna went to the park with her best friend, Lisa. They walked along the path together and talked about school. Anna brought a basket filled  with sandwiches, fruit, and juice. Lisa carried a blanket with bright red and blue patterns.   At the park, they saw many people enjoying the day. Some children…

I will introduce my family to you. My parents are dairy farmers.They always look busy. My Mom,Nobumi,is taller than me. She has short, curly black hair. She has big eyes. She is very kind. My Pop, Mitsugu, is smaller than me. He has short, black hair. He has small eyes. He has a nice smile….

Connected Speech is When people speak fluently, they often connect words together   4 types of Connected speech : Linking : link the final consonant with initial vowel Watch out   Insertion : insert /w/ and /y/ sounds between vowel Be able   Deletion : delete /t/ and /d/ sounds in consonant groups Blind man…

  1)    Which room are they in? 2)   Who sees who first? 3)   How does Rachel behave? 4)   What class do they have together? 5)   Where does Rachel sit in that lesson? 6)   Who does Ben see behind Rachel? 7)   What adjective does he use to describe her? 8)   Rachel thinks Ben means her! What…