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Just Speak Up 1 Transcript 1
Just Speak Up 1 Transcript 1
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Listen to the speakers. Write the questions Listen to the speakers. Write the questions
that they answer. that they answer.
a. Speaker #1: My favorite teacher is Mr. Leonard. a. Speaker #1: A famous food from my country is
He is my science teacher. I think he explains things the candy called Chewy Bears. You may have tasted
well, and he makes every science lesson fun. this candy. They are small jelly bears that taste like
fruit. Kids all around the world love them.
b. Speaker #2: My favorite video game is Pirate
Treasure. It is a game that you play online. You get to b. Speaker #2: A really big company in my country
make your character and go on adventures. Its a lot is Star Technology. That company makes all kinds
of fun. of things, from cars to televisions. In fact, I saw some
products from this company when I visited my uncle
c. Speaker #3: My favorite sport to play is tennis.
in Australia.
Tennis is better than other sport because you can
play it at any time of year. You also only need one c. Speaker #3: In my country, there are no real
other person to play this sport. Its easy to find a traditional clothes for men and women. Women and
friend to play with. men generally wear casual clothes such as pants and
shirts. For work or more formal situations, women
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and men both wear suits.
Listen to each response and match it to the Track 6
question it answers.
Response #1: My favorite TV show is the sitcom Listen to each response and match it to the
(situation comedy) Townhouse because it is very
question it answers.
funny. I think the characters are very original, and the Response #1: The best and the most popular
dialog is very creative. It always makes me laugh. restaurants are those that serve our more traditional
food types. Seafood is very popular, as are different
Response #2: My favorite hobby is collecting coins.
types of curry dishes. There is a big restaurant chain
I like to collect coins and bills from different countries
called Sea Harvest, which is very popular in my
around the world. I always feel good when I get a
country.
new type of currency from another country.
Response #2: The main universities in my country
Response #3: My favorite pets are dogs because dogs
are Central University, National University, and
are very faithful and protective of their owners. Dogs
City University. They are located in the capital city,
are affectionate, and they actually like getting their
quite close to the center of the city. Of the three
owners attention. Other pets are not as much fun as
universities, National University is the largest.
dogs.
Response #3: Yes, there are theme parks in my
country. The most popular is Disney World, similar
to Disney World in the US. It is very popular in my
country. Sea World is also very popular, especially
during the summer.
Listen to the speakers. Write the questions Listen to the speakers. Write the questions
that they answer. that they answer.
a. Speaker #1: A good thing to do in class is a. Speaker #1: My favorite actor is Dustin Hoffman.
participate actively. If you do this, you will most I like him because he is able to play many different
likely learn more from the lesson. So even if you types of people. A lot of famous actors are simply
dont like some activity or you think an exercise is themselves in movies, but Dustin Hoffman can seem
boring, you should still try your best. like a different person each time.
b. Speaker #2: It is important to do your homework b. Speaker #2: No, I dont like watching horror
because it is additional practice and reinforcement movies. I usually have nightmares after I watch them.
of what you are studying in class. If you dont do I think some people enjoy being scared because they
your homework, then you are more likely to forget get a thrill from the excitement, but not me.
what you learned in class that day. Your homework
c. Speaker #3: An action movie is usually a fast,
can also help prepare you for the next lesson.
exciting movie where lots of things are happening.
c. Speaker #3: I learned to read English by using a Usually, there is a hero who fights bad people.
computer game when I was five years old. My parents Famous action movies from my country include The
bought a CD-ROM for me and showed me how to Myth and Fearless.
use it. It was difficult at first, but with practice, it got
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that they answer. that they answer.
a. Speaker #1: The last restaurant I went to was a. Speaker #1: My favorite radio station is a sports
Burger World. I went there for lunch with my station, not a music station. Sometimes this station
friends. I like that restaurant because it is not plays music when there is not a game on, but most of
expensive and the food is good. the time they are talking about sports or broadcasting
a game. I guess Im not a big music fan.
b. Speaker #2: When I eat out, I usually order iced
tea to drink. I dont like drinking colas. They are too b. Speaker #2: Yes, I like to sing with friends. One of
sweet, and I dont like the bubbles. Also, I think iced the ways that young people spend time in my country is
tea is better with a meal than water. to go out and sing together. We do that a lot more than
going places to dance. Some of my friends sing and
c. Speaker #3: Seafood is good for your health
dance, but I just like singing.
because it has good oil in it. I think it also has fewer
chemicals in it than chicken or beef. Those kinds of c. Speaker #3: The last time I bought a CD was
meats can have lots of unnatural things in them. probably two years ago. I quit buying CDs, and
now I usually just download songs that I like.
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I think its better to just buy the songs you like
Listen to each response and match it to the instead of buying a whole CD that might have
question it answers. some songs you dont like.
Response #1: I like to order dessert. I really like Track 18
chocolate and fruit. Depending on my mood and if I
am still hungry or not, I sometimes order a piece of Listen to each response and match it to the
fruit torte with chocolate.
question it answers.
Response #1: I like to sing, but I am not sure if I
Response #2: My favorite restaurant is the Golden
am a good singer. I like to sing at home when I do
Dragon, which is located on the corner of Main and
something that does not require concentration, like
5th street. It serves Chinese food that is out of this
doing the laundry or taking a shower. However,
world. The food is also very cheap, so we can go
whenever I sing in front of family members, they tell
there every two or three weeks.
me to be quiet.
Response #3: When I go out, I like to try different
Response #2: I went to a concert last month, and
restaurants, especially when I travel abroad because
I saw my favorite singer, Shakira. She was on a tour
it gives me a chance to sample foods from different
around the major cities of my country, and she
countries. If I find a really special restaurant, I will go
visited my city as well. She sings Latin pop music. I
more than once, or take friends there.
liked the concert a lot because we could listen and
dance.
Response #3: Music can help us learn English
because its one way to practice listening. For
example, you can listen to songs in English and try
to write down the lyrics. Also, when something is
musical, it is much easier to remember the words.
Listen to the speakers. Write the questions Listen to the speakers. Write the questions
that they answer. that they answer.
a. Speaker #1: The most famous artists that I know a. Speaker #1: One way to produce electricity is
are van Gogh, Picasso, and da Vinci. All three of with the wind. These days, some companies make
those artists are from Europe. I think their works of big windmills. When the wind makes the windmills
art can be found in museums around the world. turn, it produces electricity. Ive seen pictures of big
fields with lots of these windmills in them.
b. Speaker #2: Some popular magazines around the
world are Time, National Geographic, and Newsweek. b. Speaker #2: A really bad effect of water
Ive read some articles from all of those magazines. pollution is that it kills fish. Of course, we shouldnt
In fact, several of my English teachers used those kill animals. Thats bad. But when lots of fish die,
magazines in their classes. that means there is less food for other animals that
eat the fish. So, water pollution that kills fish can be
c. Speaker #3: A couple of really famous
bad for other animals as well.
mountains are Mount Everest, Kilimanjaro, and
Mount Fuji. Mount Everest is the tallest of those c. Speaker #3: Global warming is a process where
three mountains. I like hiking in the mountains, but the Earth becomes hotter over time. These days, lots
Ive never visited any of those mountains. of people say that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
is causing global warming. Scientists are studying
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this, while other scientists are searching for ways to
Listen to each response and match it to the cut the amount of carbon dioxide humans produce.
question it answers.
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Response #1: Angelina Jolie, Sandra Bullock, and
Julia Roberts are three famous actresses. Angelina Listen to each response and match it to the
Jolie is very famous because she is in a relationship
question it answers.
with Brad Pitt. She also adopted a child from Africa, Response #1: Cutting down trees causes major
which is another reason that she is famous now. changes in the amount of oxygen that people and
animals have available to breathe. Because trees
Response #2: Dirty Old Town, The Lonesome
consume carbon dioxide and produce oxygen, if we
Boatman, and A Song for Ireland are all popular
keep cutting down trees, we will increase carbon
songs in my country. I really like the song Dirty
dioxide levels but lower oxygen levels.
Old Town because it tells the story of a town in my
country, and it is sung in our traditional style. It is Response #2: There are a lot of things we can do at
still very popular with a lot of people. home to save water. First, we can turn the water off
when we are not using it, like when we brush our
Response #3: John Grisham, J. K. Rowling, and
teeth. Second, we can reduce the amount of time we
Dan Brown are three famous writers. Dan Brown is
spend in the shower or in the bath.
famous for The da Vinci Code. Both the movie and
book were very famous. Many people were annoyed Response #3: Yes, there is a lot of traffic in my
Listen to the speakers. Write the questions Listen to the speakers. Write the questions
that they answer. that they answer.
a. Speaker #1: I usually get up around six oclock. It a. Speaker #1: A time I was really scared was when
takes me about 45 minutes to get ready for school, the electricty went out in my apartment building.
so thats why I get up so early. Most mornings, I At that time, I was in the elevator! I thought I would
don't have time to eat breakfast. be stuck there for hours, so I got scared. Luckily, the
power came back on after a few minutes.
b. Speaker #2: After school, I usually play a
few computer games at home before I start my b. Speaker #2: The best place I ever visited was
homework. I have to think a lot at school, so I need Paris. I had seen pictures of Paris, and I read a lot
some time to relax after I get home. My mom only about it. Then, I got to go there with my cousin. We
lets me play for about 30 minutes. Then, she tells me had a great time! It was just like I imagined.
to start my homework.
c. Speaker #3: People usually get nervous before
c. Speaker #3: My typical weekend is not very they have to do something in front of a lot of people.
interesting. I sleep late on Saturday and Sunday For example, if a person has to sing or dance on stage
because I have to get up early all week. If I dont go in front of people, he or she will probably be nervous
out and meet my friends, I like to stay home and before that. Or if a person has to give a presentation
watch TV or DVDs. My family rents DVDs just in class, he or she will be nervous then, too.
about every weekend.
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Listen to each response and match it to the
Listen to each response and match it to the question it answers.
question it answers. Response #1: I felt really happy during my middle
Response #1: I usually go home at about 4:00 p.m. school graduation because I got the highest score in
because I have to wait for a school bus to take me my class. It happened in May of last year. After my
home. Right after I get home, I have a snack because exams were over, my parents took my sister and me
I am usually starving by then. Then, I take a shower. out for a nice meal to celebrate. It felt great because
Later, I watch television and do my homework. the celebration was for me.
Response #2: We usually talk about all sorts of Response #2: I was really happy on my 11th birthday
things. Usually we discuss the events of our day, because one of my dreams came true. I had been
what happened, whom we met, and so on. We also asking my parents to get me a puppy for a long, long
try to plan activities to do during the weekend. time, but they kept saying no because they didnt
think I was responsible enough to take care of a pet.
When I finally got a puppy for my birthday, I felt
Listen to each response and match it to the Listen to each response and match it to the
question it answers. question it answers.
Response #1: I know some facts about my Response #1: There are many things that bore me
great-grandparents because I was raised by my because I am very impatient, and I cant sit still when
grandmother, who liked to tell me stories of when I am bored. For example, I was once at a presentation
she was young. I know that they had a large family on how to be successful, and the presenter was quite
and owned a Chinese restaurant in the center of boring. I wanted to leave after about five minutes.
Hong Kong.
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Listen to the speakers. Write the questions
that they answer.
Listen to the speakers. Write the questions a. Speaker #1: My favorite food is chicken soup
that they answer. with rice. I know that sounds kind of plain, but I love
a. Speaker #1: I have never been on a plane before. it. I like to eat this kind of soup on cold days when it
Many of my friends have flown on planes, so I have is raining or snowing. It warms me up inside.
heard about the experience. Maybe someday in the
b. Speaker #2: The strangest food that I have tried
near future I will get to fly somewhere.
is raw beef. I ate this in a restaurant near my house.
b. Speaker #2: I think the best way to buy plane My father told me that it was a traditional food from
tickets is online. There are some good websites some country, but I cant remember which one. I
that offer cheap tickets to people. These days most didnt really like it, so I havent eaten it again since
people have e-tickets, so you dont even need to get a then.
real ticket at all.
c. Speaker #3: The typical diet in my country
c. Speaker #3: During a flight, people can read includes lots of meat and potatoes in it. A long time
magazines or watch movies. They can also listen to ago, people would eat meat and potatoes at almost
music. Some planes have small screens on the back every meal. These days, there is more variety. But
of every seat. On those flights, people can even play my family still eats meat and potatoes a lot, just not
video games. every day.
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question it answers. question it answers.
Response #1: There are many features that are Response #1: My favorite dessert is fruit torte because
designed to keep passengers safe on a plane. Flight I love fruit. A fruit torte is a very rich cake with various
attendants usually explain to passengers all the safety kinds of fruit on top. My mom used to bake it for me
information before a flight, such as the way to put on when I was younger because I really like it. Now I
oxygen masks and life jackets. can make it myself.
Health
The Internet
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Listen to the speakers. Write the questions
that they answer. Listen to the speakers. Write the questions
a. Speaker #1: One thing I learned in physical
that they answer.
education class was how to play volleyball. I really a. Speaker #1: People like to use the Internet
like playing volleyball, so Im glad I learned it. I think because it helps them do things faster. For example,
its fun to play volleyball at the beach. if you have to find some information, you can find
it really fast online. You can also shop faster by
b. Speaker #2: The only over-the-counter medication
comparing prices at different stores. Of course, you
that I use is aspirin. Sometimes I take that if I have a
can also use email to send messages to people really
headache or sore muscles. I might also take aspirin if
fast.
I have a fever.
b. Speaker #2: If you spend too much time online,
c. Speaker #3: I never go to the gym. Its too expensive.
you can hurt your body. Your fingers and wrists can
If I want to exercise, I just play basketball with my
start having problems due to too much typing. You
friends. Sometimes I also go jogging around the park
can also have back problems. Most people sit in a
for exercise.
bad position when they use a computer.
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c. Speaker #3: Yes, I think schools should allow
Listen to each response and match it to the students to use the Internet. In modern times, it is
question it answers. important for kids to learn how to use the Internet.
They need to know how to find websites and use
Response #1: Healthy eating habits include eating
email. Schools can also teach them how to use the
lots of vegetables and fruit, drinking water, and eating
Internet wisely.
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