Conversations

PART A.

Choose the correct word to complete the following conversations.
Click on the word and then click in the space provided.

close confuse curious coincidence influence personality environment realize concentrate wonder sibling

1. Two students talking
   
   A. What do you know about the new student?
   B. Nothing, why?
   A. Oh, no reason. I'm just ________________
   
   
2. Two students talking before the start of class.
                                                                                                                                                                                   A. I ________________ if our teacher will be here today.
   B. Yeah, I know. She's been sick for 3 days. I hope she's feeling better.
   A. I sure do miss her.
   
   
3. Two friends talking.
   A. Are you doing anything special on the weekend?
   B. Yes, I am going to the new casino in Niagara Falls.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   A. What a ________________! I'm going there too.
   
   
4. Two friends talking on the phone.
   Ring Ring
   A. Hello
   B. Hi Laura, what's up!
   A. I'm sleeping. It's 12:30 in the morning!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           B. Sorry, I didn't ________________ it was that late.
   
   
5. Two friends talking.
   A. Have you heard ... Dina and Diane are not talking to each other.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   B. I can't believe that.  They were so ________________. What happened?
   A. Well, apparently Dina went out with Diane's boyfriend!
   B. Wow!
   
   
6. Two acquaintances meet while walking down the street.
   A. Hi Lucy, nice to see you.
   B. I'm Lorraine, Lucy is my sister.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           A. Oh I'm sorry.  I always ________________ you with your sister. You look so much alike.
   B. That's okay... everyone does.
   
   
7. Two roommates talking.
   A. Hey, Bob turn down the music! It's too loud. I can't _________________ on my homework.
   B. Sure, no problem.
   
   
8. Two students talking.
   A. So have you decided what you're doing after graduation?
   B. I want to go to university, but Pete keeps telling me I should take a year off and travel around Europe.
       He says it was the best thing he did.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   A. Don't let Pete ________________ you. Make up your own mind. Do what you want to do.
   B. Yeah, I guess you're right.

PART B: Writing

Write a sentence for each of the following:

1. wonder:       _______________________________________________________________
2. realize:        _______________________________________________________________
3. personality:  _______________________________________________________________
4. influence:     _______________________________________________________________
5. environment: _______________________________________________________________

PART C: Pair Work

Ask you partner the following questions:

1. How many close friends do you have? Describe one of them.
2. What characteristics and physical features did you inherit from your parents?
3. How many siblings do you have?
4. What are you curious about?
5. What makes it difficult for you to concentrate in class?

PART D: IDIOMS

NO wonder! = It's not surprising.

1. Two mothers talking in the van.
   A. My children have never been to Canada's Wonderland.
B. No wonder they are so excited!


2. Two friends in a movie theatre.
   A. Hey, wake up!  The movie's over.
   B. Sorry! I am tired because I stayed up until 3:00 working on my presentation for school.
   A. No wonder you fell asleep!

Close, but no cigar: Spoken
used when something someone does or says is almost correct or successful.

1. Two friends talking.
   A. Did the Raptors win?
B. It was close, but no cigar. They lost to the Lakers 100-98.


2. A teacher and a student talking in class.
   A. Who knows when Canada's birthday is?.
   B. I know, I know! It's July 1st, 1866.
   A. Johnny, close but no cigar. It's July 1st, 1867.

You will practice the conversations in PART A, C and D in class.
The teacher will take up PART B in class.