Thursday, February 28, 2013

What do people use to carry water?



Student A.  Take turns with your partner. Ask the questions.
1.    What do people use to carry water?  Answer:  a bucket
3.    You want to sweep the floor.  What do you need?  Answer: a broom
5.    Your carpet is dirty. What machine do you need to clean it?  Answer:  a vacuum cleaner
7.    You want to cut something in your kitchen. You don't want to scratch1 your counter2. What do you need? 

  Answer: a cutting board    1 , rayar, цара́пать, يترك أثراً أو علامة     2 , encimera, прилавок

9.    What do you cook and bake food in?  Answer: pots and pans
11. What can you put around your left-over* food  to keep it fresh?  *吃剩的, que sobra, المتبقي   A: plastic wrap
13. You use this to cut food.  Answer:  a knife
15. You use this to add up numbers. Some people can use it without looking at the keys.
       Answer: a 10-key adding machine
17. You use this to dig* holes in the ground.  Answer:  a shovel  /ʃᴧvəl/  *, cavar, копать, حفر

Student B.  Take turns with your partner. Ask the questions.
2.    You use this to dry your hair quickly after you take a shower.  Answer:  a blow dryer
4.    This only has one wheel.  People use it to carry dirt, leaves, and rocks.  Answer:  a wheel barrow
6.    A cashier operates one of these. It's where they keep the money.  Answer:  a cash register
8.    What do people use to cut paper?  Answer:  a pair of scissors or some scissors   wrong:  a scissors
10. You want to cut the grass. What machine do you need?  Answer: a lawn mower
12. On your computer, you can use this to add, subtract, and divide numbers. Answer:  spreadsheet software (Excel)
14. You use a broom to sweep the floor. What do you need to wash the floor?  Answer:  a mop
16. It's a table with wheels. You can carry food and other things around on it.   Answer:  a cart
18. What do you keep your files in? It often has two or three drawers.  Answer:  a file cabinet

Oral Exit Practice: Ask me where the foreign newspapers are.



Student A:  Library                                                
is/are located   , 坐落于…的, se situa, estar situado/ubicado,  находиться  
is/are overdue 过期的, vencido y no pagado, просроченный,  تأخر                       
is/are foreign , extranjero, иностранный  
to owe 欠债, deber/adeudar, задолжать, يستدين
to check out (a book) borrow a book from the library, , tomar prestado, брать книги в библиотеке  
a fee , cargo/tarifa/cuota, плата
1.  Ask me where the foreign newspapers are.
     Answer: Excuse me, where are the foreign newspapers?
3.  Ask me if we have any audio books. (=books you can listen to)
     Answer: Excuse me, do you have any audio books?
5.  Ask me if you can check out magazines.
     Answer: Excuse me, can I check out magazines?
7.  Ask me if we have any DVDs.   Answer: Excuse me, do you have any DVDs?
9.  Ask me where the computers are located.
   Answer: Excuse me, where are the computers located?
11.    Tell me your son lost a book that he checked out. Ask me what you need to do.
     Answer: Excuse me, my son lost a book that he checked out. What do I need to do?



Student B: Library                                               
is/are located   , 坐落于…的, se situa, estar situado/ubicado,  находиться  
is/are overdue 过期的, vencido y no pagado, просроченный,  تأخر                       
is/are foreign , extranjero, иностранный  
to owe 欠债, deber/adeudar, задолжать, يستدين
to check out (a book) borrow a book from the library, , tomar prestado, брать книги в библиотеке  
a fee , cargo/tarifa/cuota, плата
2.  Ask me how you can get a library card.
     Answer: Excuse me, how can I get a library card?
4.  Ask me how long you can keep the books that you check out.
     Answer: Excuse me, how long can I keep books I check out?
6.  You are at the library. Ask me how much overdue fees* are. (Money you must pay for bringing books back late.)   Answer: Excuse me, how much are overdue fees?
8.  Tell me that your book is overdue. Ask me how much you owe on it.
      Answer: Excuse me, my book is overdue. How much do I owe on it?
10.    Tell me you are looking for a book called The Happy Ending, but you cannot find it on the shelves. ( , estanterías, книжная полка)
     Answer: Excuse me, I’m looking for a book called The Happy Ending, but I can’t find it on the shelves.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Tools & Things We Use at Work



lawn mower 
plastic wrap
shovel
spreadsheet software
wheelbarrow
the files
a container
 a handle
a bucket
to dig (挖,cavar, копать)
to wax (...打蜡, encerar,
  вощить)
to wrap
fresh  (新 鲜 的, fresco,
  свежий) 
product




a device (設備, aparato,
  устройство)
to measure (测量, medir,
  измерять)
the vegetables
a towel
to sweep (打掃, barrer,
  подметать)
to swipe
the dirt
a wheel