I'm Afraid My English Is Not Very Good

This chant is an example of a speaker criticizing his or her own language ability in the hope of receiving a compliment.

I'm Afraid My English Is Not Very Good

(fishing for a compliment)

I'm afraid my English is not very good.

Don't be silly.

It's wonderful.

I'm afraid my English is not very good.

Don't be silly.

It's wonderful.

It's terrible.

Don't be silly.

It's terrible.

Don't be silly.

I'm afraid my English is not very good.

Don't be silly.

It's wonderful.

 

PRACTICE

I. Listen carefully as your teacher reads the sentences. Then listen again as your teacher repeats them. Fill in the blanks with the correct words. Check your answers in the Appendix. *

1. You _________________ wonderful _____________________.

2. Thanks, ___________________ __________________ you.

3. _____________ ______________ nice ______________ on _______________.

4. _______________ glad _______________ like _____________________.

5. ___________ ____________ nice ______________.Is ______________ new?

6. Oh no. ____________ had ______________ ___________________ years.

7. _________________ beautiful.

8. You _________________ changed ______________ ______________.

9. I ______________ ______________ gloves. Are ___________ new?

10. Yes, ________________ are. I ______________ _________________

__________________ Macy's.

II. Listen as your teacher reads you the clues to the word puzzle. Write the words in the blanks after each number. Check your answers in the Appendix. *

1.                                           G _____ _____ ______ ______

2.                                           R _____ ______

E

E

N

III. Practice this dialogue with a partner.

■ Well, what do you think?

□About what?

■ My hat. Do you like it?

□ It's fine.

■ Is that all you have to say?

□ What do you want me to say? I said it's fine.

■ Do you like it?

□ Of course I like it.

■ I mean do you really like it?

□ I like it. I love it. I'm crazy about it. It's fabulous! You don't have to overdo it.

 

Unit 5

 Inviting /Accepting /Refusing

Ways of inviting someone to do something.

Ways of accepting or refusing an invitation

Notes

Let's Have Lunch

This chant offers practice in the contraction let's and the reduced vowel sounds in today and tonight.

Let's Have Lunch

(a casual invitation)

Let's have lunch today.

OK.

Let's have lunch today.

        OK.

        Let's have lunch.

Let's have lunch.

Let's have lunch today.

        OK.

Let's have dinner tonight.

All right.

Let's have dinner tonight.

All right.

Let's have dinner.

Let's have dinner.

Let's have dinner tonight.

        All right.

 

2. You Call Me or I'll Call You Students practice the contractions I'll, let's, when's, and I'm and the reduced vowel sounds in or, together and to.

You Call Me or I'll Call You

(making indefinite plans to meet)

You call me or I'll call you.

You call me or I'll call you.

Let's have lunch together someday.  

           OK.

           I'll call you.

You call me.

You call me.

You call me or I'll call you.

 

You call me.

You call me.

You call me or I'll call you.

 

When's the best time to call you?

When's the best time to call you?

I'm usually home after seven.

I'm usually home after seven.

When's the best time to call you?

I'm usually home after seven.

 

Can You Come Over?

This chant offers practice in the contraction I'd and the reduced vowel sounds in for, tonight and should. It also provides an example of a polite refusal: I wish I could but I' т afraid I can't.

Can You Come Over?

Can you come over for dinner tonight?

I'd like that very much.

Can you come over for dinner tonight?

I'd like that very much.

What time should I come?

What time should I come?

Come around six if you can.

Fine.

Come around six if you can.

Fine.

Can you come over?

Can you come over?

Can you come over for a drink tonight?

I'd love to.

I'd love to.

Can you come over for a drink tonight?

I'd love to.

Can you come over for lunch tomorrow?

I wish I could but I'm afraid I can't.

Oh, I'm sorry. That's too bad.

I really wish I could.

 

We're Having a Party

Students practice the contractions we're and I'd. This chant provides an example of the vowel reduction in can when used in the body of a sentence, I hope you can come. It also offers practice in the third person s in sounds.

We're Having a Party

We're having a party next Saturday night.

Can you come? Can you come?

I'd love to.

I'd love to.

That sounds great.

I'd love to.

We're having a party next Saturday night.

Can you come?

I'd love to.

We're having a party.

I hope you can come.

That sounds nice.

I'd love to.

Sounds great.

Sounds good.

Sounds like fun.

I'd love to.

We're having a party next Saturday night.

Can you come? Can you come?

I'd love to.

I'd love to.

That sounds great.

I'd love to.