...
Jack: Yeah. And sorry, you’re …?
Peter: Peter Riley.
Jack: Oh, yeah, we meet on campus last week.
Peter, this is my friend, Ming Lee. She’s
just moved into the building.
Peter: Hi, Ming Lee.
Ming: ... learn English
1. to watch American TV
2. because I like it; it’s a beautiful
language
3. because I work with the foreigners in
my company
4. to graduate
5. to understand how English people ... Tom Hayes.
Tom, these are my parents.
Tom: Please to meet you, Mr. and
Mrs. Tavares.
Mr.& Mrs.Tavares: Nice to meet you, Tom.
For what student level would you teach
this conversation?
...
... matter?
In
my
country,
we
don't
kiss
people
when
we
meet
them
for
the
first
time.
Greeting people
kiss people on both cheeks when
you meet them for the first time
call
older people
by
their first names
use more formal language ... I
was
awful!
I
wasn't
interested
in
studying.
All
Iwanted
to
do
was
go
to
parties,
and
Wendy
used
to
tell
my
parents.
So
I
was
horrible
to
her.
I
used
to
5
pinch
her
and
bite
her.
I
was
very
jealous
of
Wendy
also
because
she
was
more
attractive.
But
she
always
defended
me
when
other
people
6
cr
iticized
me.
Sometimes
it
seemed
as
if
she
was
the older
sister
and
I
was
the
younger
one.
Although
we
were
complete
opposites,
7
we
were
also
very
close
and
had
a
lot
of
fun
together.
We
still
do.
Wendy,
the
younger
sister, ... for
more
details.
mE
Juan
Antonio
Marin
refereed
20 0
league
and
50
international
games
b Because
he
was
a great person.
c Because
he
was
a very good player and a good person.
3 The worst experience he ever had as a referee was
a when a player hit him during a game.
b when...
...
Grammar lesson
Present simple
Look at the verb tables
on
page
110
for the
present
simple of
be,
have got,
can
and like.
We
use the present simple
1 for repeated actions, especially ...
important.
She's been to China.
I've often eaten Chinese food.
(We
don't
know when.
The
fact is
important, not the time.)
We
often use ever and never with the
present perfect ...
Yes,
I have.
OR
No,
I haven'
t.
1 Have you ever
seen
a snake?
2 Have you ever
eaten
snails?
3 Have you ever
drunk
coconut milk?
4 Have you ever
seen
a ghost?
5 Have you ever...