 Lesson
1 - Welcome!
In this lesson Anna moves to Washington, DC. She meets
Pete at her new apartment. They fumble around a bit.
There is a bit of confusion about the spelling of her
name. Pete then welcomes Anna to her new apartment. |
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Lesson Video
Watch the video and then do the activities on this page. |
Video Script
Pete: Hi! Are you Anna?
Anna: Yes! Hi there! Are you Pete?
Pete: I am Pete
Anna: Nice to meet you
Anna: Let's try that again. I'm Anna
Pete: I'm Pete. "Anna" Is that A-N-A?
Anna: No. A-N-N-A
Pete: Well, Anna with two "n's" ... Welcome to ... 1400 Irving Street!
Anna: My new apartment! Yes! |
Listening
Now practice listening to only the audio portion of the conversation. |
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Speaking
Watch the video and record yourself. Listen to yourself. Then listen to the
video again. |
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Pronunciation
In careful speech, we say words with a small break. In everyday speech, the
sounds come together with little or no break. Watch the video to learn about how
the sounds change. Practice the example. |
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New Words |
- apartment -
n. a usually rented room or set of rooms that
is part of a building and is used as a place to live. She lives in an
apartment.
- meet -
v. to see and speak to someone for the first
time. Pete meets Anna on the street.
- new -
adj. not known before; recently bought or
rented. Anna has a new friend.
- nice -
adj. good and enjoyable . It is nice to see
you.
- street -
n. a road in a city, town, or village. Anna
lives on Irving Street.
- try -
v. to make an effort to do something. Please
try to say it again.
- welcome -
interjection. used as a friendly greeting to
someone who has arrived at a place. Welcome to America!
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 Activity
Introduce yourself in the Facebook Comments section
below. Do the activity and learn the alphabet and
numbers.
Click
lesson activity to get the printable PDF version. The
page opens to a new window. |
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Source:
Voice of America |
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