LESSON
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Take responsibility in a situation
8
GET READY TO WATCH
The student is frightened about an unusual animal
she just saw. Have you ever seen any unusual
animals at your home or school? What happened?
WATCH
Watch the video. Read the statements.
Circle
True
or
False
. Correct the false
statements.
1.
When the student saw the animal, she slammed the door shut.
True
False
2.
The student knows what the animal is.
True
False
3.
The student was hurt.
True
False
4.
Diana asks Paula to lock the door.
True
False
5.
Diana calls Animal Control first.
True
False
6.
The animal removal service will arrive in about two hours.
True
False
CONVERSATION
A
Watch part of the video.
Complete the conversation.
Student:
There’s an animal in the bathroom!
Diana:
An animal? What kind of animal?
Student:
I don’t know. It’s about the size of a cat,
but it’s not a cat. I didn’t see it very closely.
I
the door shut
as soon as I saw it.
Diana:
It’s probably an opossum. We have a lot of
them around here. Which bathroom?
Student:
The women’s room down the hall, on the first floor.
Diana:
OK. I’m going to
the door.
B
PAIRS
Practice the conversation.
C
PAIRS
Practice the conversation again. Make similar conversations.
Report a potentially dangerous situation. Explain what you are going to do about it.
PAIRS
Diana takes responsibility in a potentially dangerous situation.
How about Paula and the student? Do they do everything they should?
What, if anything, would you do differently?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
When a word begins with a vowel
sound, we usually link it to the word
that comes before it.
Listen and repeat. Do not stop
your voice between the linked words.
There’s an animal in the bathroom!
It’s about the size of a cat.
I didn’t see it.
Pronunciation Note
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UNIT 6
