1.Today’s lesson is the text book, 'Touchstone3’ unit12, ’In the news’,`Local news`.
Natural disaster
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2.Here is a talk from Radio Eikaiwa.
Topic is explanation type, awarding type, object explanation type and description of time and place.
Raj and Yayoi are talking about Jonas..
a Marketing Department.
b Hello, may I speak to Jonas?
a I`m sorry, but Jonas is in a meeting now. May I ask you who is calling?
b This is Raj.
a Raj? It`s Yayoi.
b Oh, Yayoi. How are you? Your voice sounds different.
a Does it? I`m fine, thank you. Where are you working now, Raj?
b I`m in the IT Department of an insurance company in Mumbai.
a Oh, that`s great!
b Actually, I`m coming to Tokyo next month.
a Really? Let`s get together for drinks, then.
b Sounds like a plan.
key sentence Jonas is in a meeting now.
She is a doctor. He is a gentle man. You`re smart. I`m at the station.
Derek is a musician. He is very famous.
My wallet is in my bag. I`ll get it.
Her ramen is the best I`ve ever tasted.
It is really good.
Doug and Shiho are talking about sweet potatos.
a Doug, look. Our neighbor, the farmer, gave us some sweet potatoes.
b Wow, that`s nice of him.
a Yes, these are purple sweet potatoes called murasakiimo.
b I love sweet potatoes. I can make a pie with them.
a Seet potsto pie?
b Yes, it`s a treat in my home state of Texas.
Southern cooking at its finest.
a I am getting hungry, already.
b I`ll make it tonight. My sister sent me a good recipe recently.
a If you do, I`ll give you a kiss. Maybe.
b All right!
key sentence I`ll give you a kiss. Maybe.
My sister sent me a good recipe recently.
I`ll write him a thank-you letter.
I`ll tell you my secret.
I`ll give you a hint. The first letter is C.
My mother gave me a blanket that she made.
I`ll show you.
She cooked me dinner. She made pasta with pesto sauce.
Carolyn and Dr.Downs are talking about Zaitox.
a Irrasshaimase. Oh, you are back.
b Yes, thanks for the great ramen.
a We`re welcom. Would you like to order again?
b Um, not today, thanks. I just wanted to check on something.
a Check on something?
b Yes. The other day, you said you had never seen an alien here.
a Right.
b But I know that an alien did come here.
a Are you calling me a liar?
b Please, don`t get upset.
a Sir, you can leave now. I don`t need your business.
key sentence are you calling me a liar?
She calls me Meg. I prefer your hair dhort.
I want my book back. I saw him in the living room.
My parents call me Kattchan.
I `ll make my visit short.I don`t have much time.
I dyed my hair brown. What do you think?
Rox and her father are talking about Nate.
a Who was that weird man?
b That`s my old friend, Nate Santos. We went university together.
a University? That was in the early 1990s, right ?
b Right. we lived in the same dorm in Berkeley.
a Oh, no wonder he seemed so friendly with you.
b Yeah, we go way back, Nate and I. We are like family.
a So, you must have a lot of good memories.
b We sure had a lot of fun back then. Really nice guy, that Nate.
key sentence we lived in the same dorm in Berkeley.
I`ll do it tomorrow. Stand behind the yellow line.
I arrived at noom yesterday. We met at a cafe near the park.
The movie starts in five minutes. Where are you?
Luke is hiding behind the curtain. He is cute, isn`t he?
I sit at a desk next to a window. The view is very nice.
