UNIT 1.1 – HAVE WE MET BEFORE?
Mr. Evans: Marie, this is Mrs. Novak. She is from Chicago. Marie is our receptionist.
Marie: It’s nice to meet you.
Ms. Novak: It’s nice to meet you, too.
Mr. Evans: I’ll get your tickets.
Ms. Novak: You look very familiar to me, Marie. Have we met before?
Marie: I don’t think so. No.
Ms. Novak: Well I never forget a face. I’m sure I know you from somewhere. I don’t look familiar to you?
Marie: I’m sorry. No.
Ms. Novak: I know. We met in Chicago. You were a waitress in a restaurant near the art institute.
Marie: I’ve never been to Chicago.
Ms. Novak: Oh have you ever driven a taxi in Egypt?
Marie: No.
Ms. Novak: Oh. You were the pilot on a small airplane in China. You flew me over the Great Wall.
Marie: No.
Ms. Novak: Have you ever gone snorkeling in Australia?
Marie: No.
Ms. Novak: Driven a bus in Peru?
Marie: No. Mrs. Novak, I’m quite sure we’ve never met before. I came here only a year ago from Paris.
Ms. Novak: Paris? Oh, my sister Katerina lived there for a year.
Marie: Katerina? Katerina Novak? She lived with me.
Ms. Novak: Of course. You were in all pictures she sent home.
Marie: What a coincidence!
Ms. Novak: You see. I never forget a face.
2.Vocabulary Check (7 mins)
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Where do you often see the receptionist?
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What does a receptionist do?
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Do you buy tickets? What kind of tickets do you buy?
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Do you know the meaning of the word “familiar”?
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If you go to a restaurant, you would like to be served by a waiter or a waitress? Why?
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List some art institutes in Vietnam.
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What do you think about being a pilot?
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Have you been on the Great Wall?
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What is snorkeling?
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3.Comprehension Check-up (7 mins)
Who is the visitor?
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She is from which city?
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Who is the receptionist?
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Where does Mr. Evans go?
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What does Ms. Novak think about Marie?
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Has Marie ever been to Chicago?
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Has Marie ever driven a taxi in Egypt?
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What does Ms. Novak think about Marie’s job in China?
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Did she mention about skiing in Australia?
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Where does Marie come from?
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Who lived with Marie for a year?
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How does Ms. Novak know Marie?
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4.Draw Connections (7mins)
Do you travel by airplane a lot?
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Can you share a coincidence in your life?
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Have you ever been abroad? Tell me something about the country that you’ve visited last?
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How often do you fly?
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Where can you take your ticket?
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What is the purpose of a ticket?
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UNIT 1.2 – HAVE WE MET BEFORE?
Mr. Evans: I have your tickets.
Ms. Novak: Oh, thank you. Did you know that Marie knows my sister Katerina.
Mr. Evans: Really? It’s a small world, isn’t it?
So, are you going sightseeing before you leave?
Ms. Novak: No, I’m going back to the hotel to read.
Mr. Evans: What? You’re visiting our great city and you’re not even going to see it?
Ms. Novak: I’ve come here once a month for 8 years. I’ve seen it all before.
Mr. Evans: I’m sure I can think of something you haven’t seen.
Ms. Novak: I think you’re wrong.
Mr. Evans: Have you visited the Riley Museum of Art?
Ms. Novak: Twenty times.
Mr. Evans: Have you ever been to the top of the Olson building?
Ms. Novak: Just last month.
Mr. Evans: Have you eaten at Andre’s café?
Ms. Novak: Twice.
Mr. Evans: Ever been to cold beach?
Ms. Novak: Yes.
Mr. Evans: Seen the city opera?
Ms. Novak: Yes.
Mr. Evans: Toward the Japanese gardens?
Ms. Novak: Yes.
Mr. Evans: You can’t have done everything in the city.
Ms. Novak: I’m afraid it’s true.
Mr. Evans: Have you ever visited the museum of cheese?
Cheryl: There’s no museum of cheese.
Mr. Evans: Aha, it is really amazing. Everyone goes there. I can’t believe you haven’t been there yet.
Marie, could you call the museum of cheese and reserve tickets for Ms. Novak and me?
Ms. Novak: You’re not serious?
Mr. Evans: I am. It’s in the corner of 7th and Oak. I’ll see you there at 4:00.
Ms. Novak:Okay, I’ll see you there. Thank you.
Goodbye Marie.
Marie: Say hello to Katerina for me.
Mr. Evans: Goodbye.
Cheryl: Bye.
Marie: Mr. Evans, is there really a museum of cheese at 7th and Oak?
Mr. Evans: The wonderful little cheese shop. They have every kind of cheese.
Some of it are very old. So yes, I’d say it’s a museum of cheese. Ms. Novak will love it.
2.Vocabulary Check (7 mins)
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Where do you like to go sightseeing?
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What is your favorite beach?
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Do you go to the beach toward the end of fall?
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Have you eaten cheese?
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Do you need to reserve a table at Cheesecake Factory?
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Was Mr. Evans serious about the museum of cheese?
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Do we need to purchase a ticket for the museum of cheese?
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3.Comprehension Check-up (7 mins)
How many time has Ms. Novak come here for the past 8 years?
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Has Ms. Novak visited the Riley Museum of Art?
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Has Ms. Novak ever been to the top of the Olson building?
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Where does Ms. Novak eat twice per month?
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Has she been to cold beach?
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Has she seen the city opera?
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Has Ms. Novak seen the Japanese gardens?
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Has she done everything in the city?
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Has she ever visited the museum of cheese?
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Mr. Evans talked with Cheryl about what?
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Is there really a museum of cheese at 7th and Oak?
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In fact, what is there really?
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4.Draw Connections ( 7 mins)
Have you ever had a feeling that someone is very familiar to you?
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Did you tell that person like Ms. Novak did with Marie?
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How many jobs have you had?
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Where did you work?
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If you can choose your job and location, what will it be? Why?
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Where is your favorite location to work? Why?
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Can you tell me what your friends do for a living?
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