B: Really? I’m from São Paolo, too! J: Oh, nice to meet you, Bruno. Play the recording again, pausing at the end of each line and having the students repeat as a class. Ask a couple of pairs of students to practice the conversation in open pairs. Then have the class continue in closed pairs. SUGGESTION If you have pictures of famous people of different nationalities, you can use these for further practice. If not, you can write the names of some famous people whose nationalities students will know on the board for further question and answer practice. 5. This exercise consists of three short conversations with people from different countries, and it is the students’ first unseen listening. They should be well prepared for the language by now, but some students tend to panic without the support of the written word. Explain that they only have to listen for two countries in Conversations 1 and 2, and one country in Conversation 3. Tell them not to worry if they don’t understand every word! Play the first conversation, and elicit where Akemi is from (Japan). Play the rest of the recording, and let students compare their answers in pairs. Play the recording again as many times as is necessary to let students complete their answers. Answers 1. … Luis: Mexico Akemi: Japan 2. … Charles: England Mike: the United States 3. … Loretta and Jason: Australia (CD1 – 23) 1. … L: Hello, I'm Luis. I’m from Mexico.
B: Really? I’m from São Paolo, too! J: Oh, nice to meet you, Bruno. Play the recording again, pausing at the end of each line and having the students repeat as a class. Ask a couple of pairs of students to practice the conversation in open pairs. Then have the class continue in closed pairs. SUGGESTION If you have pictures of famous people of different nationalities, you can use these for further practice. If not, you can write the names of some famous people whose nationalities students will know on the board for further question and answer practice. 5. This exercise consists of three short conversations with people from different countries, and it is the students’ first unseen listening. They should be well prepared for the language by now, but some students tend to panic without the support of the written word. Explain that they only have to listen for two countries in Conversations 1 and 2, and one country in Conversation 3. Tell them not to worry if they don’t understand every word! Play the first conversation, and elicit where Akemi is from (Japan). Play the rest of the recording, and let students compare their answers in pairs. Play the recording again as many times as is necessary to let students complete their answers. Answers 1. … Luis: Mexico Akemi: Japan 2. … Charles: England Mike: the United States 3. … Loretta and Jason: Australia (CD1 – 23) 1. … L: Hello, I'm Luis. I’m from Mexico.