DIALOGUE, FIRST TIME

M: Alright, so, Casey is in trouble, I think.

E: Yeah, I think her boss is pretty upset.

M: Yeah, well, let’s take a look at some of the language that we saw in this dialogue in “language takeaway”.

Voice: Language takeaway.

M: First word today is deadline.

E: Deadline.

M: Deadline.

E: Deadline.

M: So, Erica, what’s a deadline?

E: It is the last possible date to do something.

M: So, for example, when we were in school…

E: Uhu.

M: Our teacher would send us homework and say it was for Friday.

E: So, the deadline was Friday.

M: Was Friday.

E: Uhu.

M: Right? Or when you’re at work you have projects that you have to finish by a certain date. That’s your deadline.

E: Exactly.

M: Okay, let’s look at our next word – extension.

E: Extension.

M: Extension.

E: Extension.

M: So, extension and deadline go together, right?

E: Exactly, if you can’t reach your deadline or you can’t make your deadline, you must ask for an extension.

M: An extension. So, you ask for more time.

E: Yeah, an extension is moving the deadline in the future.

M: Alright, interesting. Let’s look at our next word – ran into.

E: Ran into.

M: Ran into.

E: Ran into some problems.

M: So, we ran into some problems in this dialogue. Let’s listen to some more examples of run into, so we can understand the meaning.

Voice: Example one.

A: We’ve ran into a storm on our way home.

Voice: Example two.

B: If you’re not careful now, you’re going to run into a lot of problems later.

Voice: Example three.

C: I ran into some trouble with my computer.

M: Okay, good examples, so, it’s clear now, right?

E: Right, if you run into problems, you meet some problems.

M: Right. Many students say it in that way “I met some problems”.

E: Yeah, but that’s wrong.

M: Right. So, you would say “I ran into some problems”.

E: Right, “I met some problems” is wrong, wrong, wrong.

M: Okay, don’t say “met some problems”.

E: I ran into some problems.

M: I ran into, okay. And our last word for language takeaway – delayed.

E: Delayed.

M: Delayed.

E: Delayed.

M: So, when something is delayed, it’s…

E: Late.

M: Late.

E: And the opposite is…

M: On time.

E: Yeah, so, your flight was delayed.

M: Or your flight was on time.

E: The project was delayed.

M: Or your project was on time.

E: Clear.

M: Alright. So, now let’s go back to the dialogue. Let’s listen to it again.

E: And this time it’ll be a little bit slower, so you can understand some of these phrases we just talked about.

DIALOGUE, SECOND TIME (Slow pace)

M: Okay, so, there were some really useful phrases that we saw in this dialogue.

E: Yeah, some wonderful phrases that you can use when you want to ask for more time.

M: Okay, so, let’s look at these phrases in “fluency builder”.

Voice: Fluency builder.

M: Alright, what’s our first phrase?

E: I’ve been meaning to talk to you.

M: I’ve been meaning to.

E: I’ve been meaning to.

M: Okay, we have some really great examples of how you can combine I’ve been meaning to with different verbs.

E: Yeah, let’s listen.

Voice: Example one.

A: I’m sorry I haven’t called you yet; I’ve been meaning to, but I’ve been busy.

Voice: Example two.

B: I’ve been meaning to tell you, but John quit yesterday.

Voice: Example three.

C: I’ve been meaning to see that film for a while.

M: I’ve been meaning to go to that restaurant, but I haven’t had time.

E: So, you’ve been wanting to for a long time.

M: Right. I’ve been thinking about it.

E: Yeah.

M: I’ve been planning to do it.

E: But you just haven’t done it.

M: I haven’t done it.

E: Yeah.

M: Maybe because I haven’t had time or money.

E: Uhu.

M: Okay. Good phrase.

E: Our next phrase is… beyond my control.

M: Beyond my control.

E: It’s beyond my control.

M: So, it means that I can’t control it.

E: You can’t do anything about it.

M: Can’t do anything about it. The weather is beyond my control.

E: Right. Or relate with this project: because Jane was sick for one month, it was beyond my control.

M: Okay.

E: Uhu.

M: It wasn’t you fault.

E: No.

M: Okay. And our last phrase for fluency builder – put this off.

E: Put this off.

M: Put this off.

E: Put this off.

M: So, let’s listen to some more examples of put this off before we explain the meaning.

Voice: Example one.

A: I’ve been putting off this project for a week and it’s due tomorrow!

Voice: Example two.

B: Can we put off our meeting to next week; I’m too busy right now.

Voice: Example three.

C: I’ve been putting off my e-mail all day and now I have fifty messages to respond to!

E: So, Marco, when you put something off, you…

M: Leave it for later.

E: Okay.

M: Right? So, maybe I have to write a report today…

E: Uhu.

M: But I’m gonna put it off till tomorrow.

E: So, you’re gonna do it tomorrow.

M: I’ll do it tomorrow. Okay, so we’ve seen some great words and some really good phrases, so, now let’s listen to our dialogue for the last time and then we’ll come back and talk some more.

E: Uhu.

Date: 2015-12-17; view: 950