Kathy’s Schedule
Kathy is a writer. She works for a newspaper, and she also writes books. Her schedule changes every day. She often works late at night. As a result, she doesn't like to get up early. Sometimes she gets up so late that she doesn't have time for breakfast.
Today, for example, she got up at 9:15. She didn't eat any breakfast. She just had a cup of coffee.
Then she worked on her computer at home until 11:30. She left home at 11:45 and took a bus downtown to her office at the newspaper.
It's now 2:00 and she is eating a late lunch. She's very hungry, so she's having a large lunch. She’s hungry because she didn’t eat breakfast.
Later this afternoon she's going to have a meeting with her boss. She's going to make a request. She wants to take a week off so that she can go to Paris.
Her best friend, who lives in Paris, is going to get married.
This evening she's going to interview an important person. The interview is scheduled to last for an hour, from 6:30 until 7:30. She's going to interview the person about the problem of nuclear waste. After the interview she's going to work late.
She wants to finish the story before she goes to bed.
She thinks it's going to be an important story. We all need energy, but we have to think carefully about safety.
Diane’s Schedule
Diane is a housewife and mother. Her husband, Dick, drives a taxi. Their two children both go to school. Their school is about twenty minutes away by car.
This morning, Diane got up early, at 6:30. She cooked breakfast for her family at 7:00. They started eating at 7:15. At 7:45 she drove her kids to school.
After taking her kids to school, she and a friend went shopping together. They went to a shopping center and bought some clothes for their children.
After that she and her friend went to a health club. evening Diane is going to attend her art class.
Twice a week, in the evenings, she studies painting.
Diane enjoys her class very much. According to her teacher, she's getting to be pretty good.
Review (at the end of Diane’s Schedule)
Let's assume that today is Wednesday, and it's 2:00 in the afternoon.
Kathy took a bus to work this morning. It’s now 2:00 and she’s eating a late lunch. This evening she’s going to interview an important person.
After the interview she’s going to work late.
Diane drove a car this morning. Now Diane is back at home. She is cleaning the house. This evening she’s going to attend her art class.
Comprehension Questions
What time did Kathy get up? Did she eat breakfast?
What did she do after she had some coffee?
When did she leave for work? How did she go downtown? Is she having an early lunch or a late lunch? What is she going to do this evening?
When is the interview going to start? What is the interview going to be about?
What does Diane's husband do?
How long does it take them to get to their school?
How do they usually get to school?
What time did she start to eat?
When did they leave for school?
Where did she go after she took her kids to school?
Who did she go shopping with?
How long were they at the health club?
What is Diane doing right now?
How much longer is she going to be at home?
How does she feel about her class?
Who got up earlier, Diane or Kathy?
Who got up later?
Do you ever use a bus? Can you drive?
Do you usually eat breakfast?
New Dynamic English
Question Practice w/SR
What’s the interview going to be about?
What is Diane going to do this evening?
Do many people drive cars?
What time did she get up?
Who usually takes a bus?
Who didn’t take a bus this morning?
When is the interview going to start?
How long is the interview scheduled to last?
Who doesn’t usually eat breakfast?
Who ate breakfast this morning?
Who didn’t eat breakfast this morning?
Does Kathy ever take a bus?
Did Kathy take a bus this morning?
What does her husband do?
Do Kathy and Diane both paint?
Who doesn’t have a painting class?
Who interviews famous people?
Who doesn’t interview famous people?
What did they buy?
Who is going to interview someone this evening?
Who isn’t going to interview someone this evening?
Do many people study painting?
What did she do at 11:45?
What is Diane doing right now?
When did she leave for work?
Does Diane ever interview people?
Focus Exercises
After [that] [she] and [her] friend [went] to a health club.
This morning she [didn’t] [get up] [until] 9:15.
At 11:45 she [left] home and [took] a [bus]
downtown.
She [takes] a [bus] to [work].
It’s now 2:00 and [she] is [eating] a [late] lunch.
This evening she’s [going to] [interview] an [important] person.
The interview is [scheduled] to [last] [for] an hour, [from] 6:30 [until] 7:30.
She’s [going] to [interview] the person [about] the [problem] of nuclear waste.
Later this afternoon she’s [going] to [have] a [meeting] with her boss.
They [go] [by] [car].
[Their] school is [about] 20 minutes [away] by car.
This morning Diane [got up] [at] 6:30.
After [taking] her kids to school, she and a friend [went] [shopping] together.
They [bought] [some] clothes for [their] children.
She [went] [shopping] [with] a friend.
They [were] [at] the health club [for] [about] an hour.
She [has] about an hour [before] she is [going] to [leave].
Diane [enjoys] her class very [much].
This evening Diane [is] [going] to [attend] her art class.
Kathy is [going] to [interview] [someone] this evening.
This [evening] Diane is going to [attend] a [painting] class.
As a result, she [doesn’t] [like] to [get up] [early].
She’s very hungry, [so] she’s [having] a [large]
lunch.
Module 3: Unit 1, Daily Activities
Focused Listening
Focus 1
Focus on Kathy’s Schedule. Listen to each sentence several times. If necessary, use the ABC button to look at the text.
Language Focus
Talking about the recent past, earlier today
Listening Task
Listen for and repeat phrases that indicate past time.
Note the form of the past tense verbs. Some verbs are regular, and some are irregular.
Goal
• Students will be able to introduce Kathy and her usual morning routine, and also talk about what she did this morning and what time she did it.
Student Follow-up
1. Students should make a list of all time expressions and past tense verbs used in the first part of Kathy’s Schedule.
2. Students should talk about what they did this morning and what time they did it.
3. Do Practice Exercises A and B.
Focus 2
Review the first part of Kathy’s Schedule, through 2:00, and then focus on from 2:00 through tonight. Listen to each sentence several times. Use the ABC button to look at the text. Click on the highlighted words to study the glossary examples.
Language Focus
simple past, time expressions, present continuous with V(ing), and future with be going to.
Listening Task
Listen for and practice saying sentences about what she did this morning, what she’s doing now, and what she’s going to do later today: Today she got up at 9:15. She didn't eat any breakfast. She worked on her computer until 11:30. It’s now 2:00 and she’s eating a large lunch. This evening she’s going to interview an important person.
Goals
•
Students will be able to talk about Kathy's entire day, from this morning through this evening, from the reference point of ‘now’ being 2:00.•
Students will be able to talk about their own ‘today,’using ‘now’ as the reference point. For example, if it is 10:00 a.m. then “In about two and a half hours I’m going to eat lunch” would express the fact that they are going to eat lunch at around 12:30.
Student Follow-up
1. Using ‘now’ as a reference point, students should say what they did earlier today, what they are doing now, what they are going to do later today.
2. Write down 10 verbs used in this lesson, and use them to make sentences about your own schedule for today.
3. Do Practice Exercises C and D.
Focus 3
Focus on Diane’s Schedule. Listen to each sentence several times. If necessary, use the ABC button to look at the text.
Language Focus
simple past, present continuous, future with be going to
Listening Task
Listen for and practice saying sentences about what Diane did this morning: She got up at 6:30. She cooked breakfast for her family. She drove her kids to school.
Note which verbs are regular and irregular.
Goals
•
Students will be able to present Diane's morning, afternoon and evening in complete sentences.•
Students will be able to talk about their own activities using simple past.•
Students will be able to use after and then to indicate sequence.Student Follow-up
1. Interview a classmate about their activities for today:
earlier, now, and later.
2. Do Practice Exercises E, F, G and H.
New Dynamic English
Focus 4
Review Kathy’s Schedule and Diane’s Schedule. Then focus on the Question Practice lesson.
Language Focus
Wh- and Yes/No questions about past, present and future.
Listening Task
Listen for and record all of the questions in both lessons.
In the Question Practice lesson, practice asking each question, and listen to your recording.
Goals
•
Students will be able to ask and answer questions about today’s activities.•
Students will be able to use the correct form of regular and irregular verbs in both questions and answers.Student Follow-up
1. Write two Who, When, and What questions in the past, present and future, and answer them. Example:
Who got up early this morning? Who didn’t eat breakfast this morning? Who is going to meet with her boss this afternoon?
2. Write two Yes/No questions in the past, present and future, and answer them.
3. Do Practice Exercises I and J.
Focus 5
Review the Question Practice lesson, and do the Focus Exercises lesson.
Language Focus
habitual activities versus specific activities:
She often takes a bus / She took a bus this morning.
Listening Task
Focus on questions and answers. Focus on the difference between habitual activities and specific events. If a question or sentence is habitual (She takes a bus to work in the morning), make it specific (She took a bus to work this morning.) If a sentence is specific (She didn’t eat breakfast this morning), make it habitual (Sometimes she doesn’t eat breakfast).
Notice the difference between questions about habitual activities (with does) and question about past activities (with did).
Goals
•
Students will be able to understand and express the difference between general and specific times.•
Students will be able to ask and answer questions about the general present, the past, the specific present, and the future.Student Follow-up
1. Ask or write three questions that can be answered by Yes, he/she did; Yes, he/she does; and Yes, he/she is.
2. Present your schedule for this week. What did you do yesterday? What are you doing today? What are you going to do tomorrow?
3. Do Practice Exercises K and L.
Focus 6
Language Focus Language Mastery
Listening Task
Review all of the lessons in this unit several times.
Practice recording 10~15 sentences each time, so that you can say these sentences fluently.
Do the Question Practice and Focus Exercise lessons every day until your Completion Percentage is 80-100%.
Then take the Mastery Test.
Module 3: Unit 1, Daily Activities
a. late at night f. any breakfast
b. going to meet her boss g. she’s hungry
c. a writer h. a bus downtown
d. eating a large lunch i. to get up early
e. have time for breakfast j. a newspaper