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$MODULE
FORMAT: 2
TITLE: Book 4 · Lesson 1 — Story Edition
DESCRIPTION: Sports, the city, and the simple past — with Sam, Kim, Linda, and the mystery of Mr. Lugo's missing cake. Fully voiced rewrite of Lesson 1.
TARGET_LANG_G: en
HOME_LANG_G: en
VOICE_DEFAULT: aoede | Warm, friendly narrator with a hint of dry amusement
VOICE_INTRO: aoede | Speak like a friendly teacher who enjoys the story
VOICE_PROMPT: gacrux | Questions and cues, read clearly
VOICE_RESPONSE: schedar | Model answers, warm and clear
VOICE: Sam | gacrux | Relaxed male student who believes tennis is the only real sport
VOICE: Kim | schedar | Bright, energetic female student
VOICE: Lugo | achernar | Warm older Italian-American man, quietly proud of his cooking
# ############################################################################
$LESSON 1A: Sam and Kim
# New text; images from LLA 1A.
$DIALOGUE Meet Sam and Kim
INTRO: This course has a story, and the story has people. First: Sam and Kim. They are students in San Antonio, Texas, and they think about sports all day. Listen and repeat each new word and sentence.
INSTRUCTION: Repeat each word and sentence.
REPEAT
VOCAB: play
VOCAB: game
VOCAB: ball
LINE: Sam and Kim play a game with a ball almost every day. {page_007_001.jpg}
VOCAB: tennis
LINE: Sam plays tennis. {page_007_004.jpg}
LINE: Sam plays tennis every day. Every single day.
VOCAB: football
LINE: Kim plays football on Saturdays. {page_007_002.jpg}
VOCAB: soccer
LINE: Their friend Carlos plays soccer after school. {page_007_005.jpg}
VOCAB: baseball
LINE: Joe plays baseball on weekends. {page_007_003.jpg}
VOCAB: basketball
LINE: Kim also plays basketball at school. {page_007_006.jpg}
VOCAB: sports
LINE: Tennis, football, soccer, baseball, and basketball are sports.
LINE: Sam says tennis is the only real sport. Kim does not agree.
# Images from LLA 1A Figure 2 option pool.
$SELECT Identify the Game
INTRO: Listen to a sentence about Sam, Kim, and their friends. Tap the correct picture.
INSTRUCTION: Tap the correct picture.
OPTION: a | ball {page_008_001.jpg}
OPTION: b | football {page_008_002.jpg}
OPTION: c | baseball {page_008_003.jpg}
OPTION: d | tennis {page_008_004.jpg}
OPTION: e | soccer {page_008_005.jpg}
OPTION: f | basketball {page_008_006.jpg}
PROMPT: Sam and Kim watch soccer games on TV.
ANSWER: e
PROMPT: Sam is playing tennis. Again.
ANSWER: d
FEEDBACK: Correct. It's always tennis with Sam.
PROMPT: Joe plays baseball on weekends.
ANSWER: c
PROMPT: The children play with a ball after school.
ANSWER: a
PROMPT: The basketball game is at eight o'clock tonight.
ANSWER: f
PROMPT: Kim plays football on Saturdays.
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: Right. Saturday is football day. Sam stays home. He doesn't approve.
# New text; images from ST.
$DIALOGUE What Do They Like to Do?
INTRO: People like different things. Sam likes tennis. Kim likes everything else. Listen and repeat.
INSTRUCTION: Repeat each word and sentence.
REPEAT
VOCAB: like
LINE: Kim likes sports. All of them.
VOCAB: like to
LINE: Joe likes to play baseball. {st-page_007_001.jpg}
VOCAB: watch
LINE: Mr. and Mrs. Adams like to watch games on television. {st-page_007_004.jpg}
LINE: The children like to play with a ball. {st-page_007_002.jpg}
LINE: Kim and her friends like to go to football games. {st-page_007_003.jpg}
LINE: And Sam? Sam likes to play tennis. You knew that already.
$SELECT Who Likes What?
INTRO: You will hear a short conversation. Listen, then tap the correct statement.
INSTRUCTION: Tap the correct sentence.
PROMPT: Kim, do you like football games? — Yes, I do!
OPTION: a | Kim likes football games.
OPTION: b | Kim doesn't like football games.
ANSWER: a
PROMPT: Sam, do you like soccer? — No, I don't. It isn't tennis.
OPTION: a | Sam likes soccer.
OPTION: b | Sam doesn't like soccer.
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: Correct. It isn't tennis. For Sam, that's the whole problem.
PROMPT: Joe, do you like baseball? — Yes, I do.
OPTION: a | Joe likes baseball.
OPTION: b | Joe doesn't like baseball.
ANSWER: a
PROMPT: Kim and Joe, do you like basketball? — Yes, we do.
OPTION: a | Kim and Joe like basketball.
OPTION: b | Kim and Joe don't like basketball.
ANSWER: a
PROMPT: Sam, do you like basketball? — It's fine. It isn't tennis.
OPTION: a | Sam loves basketball very much.
OPTION: b | Sam thinks basketball is just fine.
ANSWER: b
$PRODUCE What Do They Like?
INTRO: Read the statement on the screen. Then listen to the question and answer it aloud.
INSTRUCTION: Answer aloud based on the reading.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: reveal
EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: Kim plays football on Saturdays.
PROMPT: What does Kim like to do on Saturdays?
RESPONSE: Kim likes to play football on Saturdays.
TEMPLATE: Sam plays tennis every day.
PROMPT: What does Sam like to do every day?
RESPONSE: Sam likes to play tennis every day.
TEMPLATE: Joe plays baseball on weekends.
PROMPT: What does Joe like to do on weekends?
RESPONSE: Joe likes to play baseball on weekends.
TEMPLATE: Mr. and Mrs. Adams watch games on television.
PROMPT: What do Mr. and Mrs. Adams like to watch?
RESPONSE: They like to watch games on television.
TEMPLATE: The children play with a ball after school.
PROMPT: What do the children like to do after school?
RESPONSE: The children like to play with a ball after school.
$SELECT Sound Break: J or Y?
INTRO: A short break for your ears. If you hear the "j" sound as in jet, tap the first option. If you hear the "y" sound as in yet, tap the second option.
INSTRUCTION: Tap the sound you hear.
OPTION: a | j (as in jet)
OPTION: b | y (as in yet)
EXAMPLE
PROMPT: jam
ANSWER: a
PROMPT: year
ANSWER: b
PROMPT: joke
ANSWER: a
PROMPT: you
ANSWER: b
PROMPT: jaw
ANSWER: a
PROMPT: yes
ANSWER: b
PROMPT: juice
ANSWER: a
PROMPT: yard
ANSWER: b
$DIALOGUE Come and Play
INTRO: Kim wants to play this weekend. Sam is listening. Sort of. Listen to their conversation and repeat each line.
INSTRUCTION: Listen and repeat.
REPEAT
Kim: Sam, do you like basketball?
Sam: It's fine. Do you want to play tennis?
Kim: We play basketball on Saturdays. Do you want to play?
Sam: Is it like tennis?
Kim: No, Sam. It's basketball.
Sam: All right. One game.
Kim: One game. See you Saturday at ten.
$CHAT Your Turn: Invite Sam to Play
INTRO: Now talk to Sam yourself. Invite him to play a sport with you this weekend. Be strong. He will suggest tennis.
SCENARIO: Invite Sam to play a sport with you and agree on a day and time.
INITIAL_PROMPT: You are Sam, a friendly student who believes tennis is the only real sport. A classmate is inviting you to play a game. Whatever sport they suggest, first ask politely if they want to play tennis instead. If they insist on their sport, agree cheerfully and arrange a day and a time. Keep your English very simple, A2 level, short sentences.
# ############################################################################
$LESSON 1B: San Antonio
# New text; Texas map from LLA 1A, skyline from ST.
$DIALOGUE The City of San Antonio
INTRO: Our story happens in San Antonio, Texas. Here is the map. Listen and repeat the sentences about cities and towns.
INSTRUCTION: Repeat each sentence.
REPEAT
IMAGE: page_010_001.jpg
VOCAB: city
LINE: San Antonio is a city in Texas.
LINE: Houston and Dallas are cities in Texas, too.
VOCAB: town
LINE: A town is small. A city is big.
VOCAB: live
LINE: Sam and Kim live in San Antonio.
LINE: Joe lives in San Antonio, too.
LINE: Joe's father and mother don't live in the city. They live in the small town of Castroville.
VOCAB: visit
LINE: Every month, Joe's parents visit him in the city. Every month. Without fail.
$DIALOGUE Downtown
INTRO: Now some words about life in the city. Listen and repeat each word and sentence.
INSTRUCTION: Repeat each word and sentence.
REPEAT
IMAGE: st-page_009_001.jpg
VOCAB: downtown
LINE: The tall buildings are downtown.
LINE: Sam and Kim like to walk downtown after school.
VOCAB: restaurant
LINE: There is one restaurant downtown that everybody knows.
VOCAB: cook
LINE: It's Lugo's Italian Restaurant. Mr. Lugo is the cook. {st-page_010_001.jpg}
LINE: Mr. Lugo cooks very good food. He knows it. {st-page_010_001.jpg}
VOCAB: start
LINE: Dinner at Lugo's starts at six o'clock.
VOCAB: end
LINE: It ends late. Nobody wants to go home.
$SELECT City Listening
INTRO: Listen to a short context and a question, then tap the correct answer.
INSTRUCTION: Tap the correct answer.
PROMPT: Joe lives in San Antonio. He works in San Antonio. What does he do in San Antonio?
OPTION: a | He works in San Antonio.
OPTION: b | He plays tennis in San Antonio.
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: Right. Only Sam plays tennis everywhere.
PROMPT: Castroville is very small. Is it a city or a town?
OPTION: a | It's a town.
OPTION: b | It's a city.
ANSWER: a
PROMPT: Mr. Lugo has a restaurant downtown. Where are the tall buildings?
OPTION: a | In Castroville.
OPTION: b | Downtown.
ANSWER: b
PROMPT: Kim is at Joe's house. They are talking. What is Kim doing?
OPTION: a | Kim is sleeping.
OPTION: b | Kim is visiting Joe.
ANSWER: b
# New text; images from ST.
$DIALOGUE All Day Long
INTRO: Some people do things for a whole morning, a whole day, a whole year. Here is the phrase for that — and here is Linda. Remember the name.
INSTRUCTION: Repeat each sentence.
REPEAT
VOCAB: all
VOCAB: long
LINE: James sleeps from 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. He sleeps all night long. {st-page_014_001.jpg}
LINE: Mr. Wilson works every work day of the year. He works all year long. {st-page_015_001.jpg}
VOCAB: clean up
LINE: Linda cleans up her house every Saturday. She cleans all morning long. {st-page_015_002.jpg}
LINE: Every Saturday. All morning. Nobody knows why.
VOCAB: show
LINE: The children like to watch shows on TV. They watch shows all morning long. {st-page_015_003.jpg}
$PRODUCE Make Sentences
INTRO: Make your own sentence with each time phrase, like in the examples. Then listen to one possible answer.
INSTRUCTION: Make a sentence like the examples.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: reveal
EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: all morning (long)
RESPONSE: Linda cleans all morning long.
EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: all year (long)
RESPONSE: Mr. Wilson works all year long.
TEMPLATE: all day (long)
RESPONSE: Sam plays tennis all day long.
TEMPLATE: all night (long)
RESPONSE: James sleeps all night long.
TEMPLATE: all week (long)
RESPONSE: Kim watches football all week long.
TEMPLATE: all afternoon (long)
RESPONSE: Mr. Lugo cooks all afternoon long.
TEMPLATE: all evening (long)
RESPONSE: They talk at the restaurant all evening long.
$DIALOGUE Reading: They Visit Every Month
INTRO: Now read the story of Joe and his parents. It ends at a restaurant. Stories in San Antonio usually do.
INSTRUCTION: Read the paragraphs.
Narrator: Joe lives in the city of San Antonio.
LINE: His father and mother don't live in the city.
LINE: They live in the small town of Castroville.
LINE: Every month, they come to the city and visit Joe.
LINE: Their visit always starts on a Friday and ends on a Sunday.
LINE: On Saturday nights, they go to a good restaurant.
LINE: They always go to Lugo's Italian Restaurant. {st-page_010_001.jpg}
LINE: They know Mr. Lugo. He cooks very good food. {st-page_010_001.jpg}
LINE: Mr. Lugo agrees. {st-page_010_001.jpg}
$PRODUCE Answer the Questions
INTRO: Answer the questions about the story. You can type your answer or say it aloud.
INSTRUCTION: Answer the questions about the story.
INPUT: either
CHECK: llm
SHOW_PROMPT
PROMPT: Where do Joe's father and mother live?
RESPONSE: They live in the small town of Castroville.
PROMPT: Where does Joe live?
RESPONSE: Joe lives in the city of San Antonio.
PROMPT: When does their visit always start?
RESPONSE: Their visit always starts on a Friday.
PROMPT: Where do they go on Saturday nights?
RESPONSE: They go to Lugo's Italian Restaurant.
PROMPT: Who cooks the food at the restaurant?
RESPONSE: Mr. Lugo cooks the food.
PROMPT: Does Mr. Lugo cook good food?
RESPONSE: Yes, he cooks very good food. He agrees.
# ############################################################################
$LESSON 1C: Yesterday
$GRAMMAR The Simple Past Tense
In English, when something happened **yesterday** — and it's finished — the verb changes: you add **-ed**.
*Sam plays tennis every day.* → *Sam **played** tennis **yesterday**.* (Of course he did.)
That's the whole trick for regular verbs:
* {play} + ed = {played}
* {cook} + ed = {cooked}
* {study} + ed = {studied}
If the verb already ends in **-e**, just add **-d**: {close} → {closed}.
One thing to **listen** for: *-ed* doesn't always sound like "ed". There are three sounds:
* **/d/** — soft, like in {played}, {cleaned}, {lived}, {studied}
* **/t/** — sharp, like in {walked}, {cooked}, {liked}, {watched}
* **/ɪd/** — an extra syllable, like in {wanted}, {started}, {visited}, {ended}
The /ɪd/ group is easy to spot: it's the verbs that already end in a **t** or **d** sound. You'll practice all three sounds next.
$DIALOGUE Yesterday at Lugo's
INTRO: Let's use the past tense on our friends. Yesterday was a normal day in San Antonio — which means everyone ended up at Lugo's. Listen and repeat.
INSTRUCTION: Repeat each sentence.
REPEAT
LINE: Yesterday, Mr. Lugo cooked all afternoon long. {st-page_010_001.jpg}
LINE: Sam and Kim visited the restaurant after school.
LINE: They talked about sports.
LINE: Sam talked about tennis. Kim listened. She is very patient.
LINE: Joe's parents visited too. They liked the food very much.
LINE: Dinner started at six and ended very late.
LINE: A normal day at Lugo's.
$SELECT Which -ED Sound?
INTRO: Listen to the past tense verbs. Decide if the -ED ending sounds like the D in "played", the T in "worked", or the ID in "wanted".
INSTRUCTION: Tap the sound of the -ED ending.
SHOW_PROMPT
OPTION: a | /d/ sound (played)
OPTION: b | /t/ sound (worked)
OPTION: c | /ɪd/ sound (wanted)
EXAMPLE
PROMPT: opened
ANSWER: a
EXAMPLE
PROMPT: corrected
ANSWER: c
PROMPT: cooked
ANSWER: b
PROMPT: visited
ANSWER: c
PROMPT: cleaned
ANSWER: a
PROMPT: talked
ANSWER: b
PROMPT: ended
ANSWER: c
PROMPT: played
ANSWER: a
PROMPT: watched
ANSWER: b
PROMPT: studied
ANSWER: a
PROMPT: started
ANSWER: c
PROMPT: liked
ANSWER: b
$PRODUCE Write the Verb Forms
INTRO: Remember: verb plus E D makes the past. Read the sentence and type the past tense form of the verb in parentheses. Then listen to the full sentence.
INSTRUCTION: Type the correct past tense verb.
INPUT: type
CHECK: exact
TEMPLATE: Mr. Lugo ____ a big dinner for Joe's parents last night. (cook)
RESPONSE: Mr. Lugo cooked a big dinner for Joe's parents last night.
ACCEPT: cooked
TEMPLATE: Sam ____ tennis all day yesterday. (play)
RESPONSE: Sam played tennis all day yesterday.
ACCEPT: played
TEMPLATE: Kim ____ the football game on TV last night. (watch)
RESPONSE: Kim watched the football game on TV last night.
ACCEPT: watched
TEMPLATE: Joe's parents ____ him in the city last weekend. (visit)
RESPONSE: Joe's parents visited him in the city last weekend.
ACCEPT: visited
TEMPLATE: Dinner ____ at 6:00 and it ____ at 11:00. (start) (end)
RESPONSE: Dinner started at 6:00 and it ended at 11:00.
ACCEPT: started, ended | started ended | started and ended
TEMPLATE: Linda ____ her house all morning long. (clean)
RESPONSE: Linda cleaned her house all morning long.
ACCEPT: cleaned
$PRODUCE Say It in the Past
INTRO: Change each sentence to the simple past tense, like in the example. Say your answer aloud, then listen to the correct sentence.
INSTRUCTION: Change the sentence to the simple past.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: reveal
EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: Sam plays tennis every day. (yesterday)
RESPONSE: Sam played tennis yesterday.
TEMPLATE: Kim watches football every Saturday. (last Saturday)
RESPONSE: Kim watched football last Saturday.
TEMPLATE: Mr. Lugo cooks all afternoon. (yesterday afternoon)
RESPONSE: Mr. Lugo cooked all afternoon yesterday.
TEMPLATE: Linda cleans her house every Saturday. (last Saturday)
RESPONSE: Linda cleaned her house last Saturday.
TEMPLATE: Joe's parents visit him every month. (last month)
RESPONSE: Joe's parents visited him last month.
TEMPLATE: The students study new words every day. (yesterday)
RESPONSE: The students studied new words yesterday.
$DIALOGUE Again
INTRO: When something happens one more time, we use the word "again". With our friends, things happen again a lot. Listen and repeat.
INSTRUCTION: Repeat each pair of sentences.
REPEAT
VOCAB: again
LINE: Sam played tennis yesterday. Today he is playing tennis again.
LINE: Linda cleaned her house last Saturday. This Saturday she is cleaning again. Of course she is.
LINE: Joe's parents visited last month. This month they are visiting again.
LINE: Kim watched the game last week. Yesterday she watched it again.
$PRODUCE Use "Again"
INTRO: Complete each sentence with "again", like in the example. Say your answer, then listen to the correct sentence.
INSTRUCTION: Complete the sentence using "again".
INPUT: speak
CHECK: reveal
EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: Sam played tennis last week. — Yesterday, Sam ____.
RESPONSE: Yesterday, Sam played tennis again.
TEMPLATE: Linda cleaned her house last Saturday. — This morning, she ____.
RESPONSE: This morning, she cleaned her house again.
TEMPLATE: Mr. Lugo cooked fish last Monday. — Yesterday, he ____.
RESPONSE: Yesterday, he cooked fish again.
TEMPLATE: Joe's parents visited the restaurant last month. — Last night, they ____.
RESPONSE: Last night, they visited the restaurant again.
TEMPLATE: Kim watched the show last week. — Last night, she ____.
RESPONSE: Last night, she watched the show again.
TEMPLATE: We studied the new words yesterday. — Right now, we ____.
RESPONSE: Right now, we are studying the new words again.
# ############################################################################
$LESSON 1D: The Case of the Missing Cake
$GRAMMAR Not in the Past: didn't
How do you say that something did NOT happen? Use **did not** — or its short form, **didn't** — and then the verb in its **base form**:
*Sam played tennis yesterday.* → *Sam {didn't play} football.* (Naturally.)
Notice what happened to the verb: it went back to **play**, not *played*. The word **did** already carries the past — so the main verb doesn't need -ed anymore.
The most common mistake: ~~He didn't played soccer~~. One past marker is enough: *He {didn't play} soccer.*
In writing, {did not} and {didn't} mean the same thing — *didn't* is just more relaxed and much more common in speech.
You're going to need this grammar. Something happened at Lugo's, and somebody isn't telling the truth.
$DIALOGUE Something Happened at Lugo's
INTRO: Detective, we have a case. Listen carefully to the facts and repeat each line. Every detail matters.
INSTRUCTION: Listen and repeat. Remember the details.
REPEAT
Narrator: Last Saturday, Mr. Lugo baked a chocolate cake. {st-page_010_001.jpg}
LINE: It was a beautiful cake. Everybody wanted a piece.
LINE: At nine o'clock, Mr. Lugo walked to the kitchen.
LINE: The last piece of cake was not there. It disappeared.
LINE: Four friends visited the restaurant that night: Sam, Kim, Joe, and Linda.
LINE: Somebody enjoyed that last piece of cake.
LINE: Your job, detective: find out who.
$PRODUCE It Didn't Happen
INTRO: Every suspect has an alibi. Remember: didn't plus the base verb. Read the facts, then say what the person didn't do. Listen to the correct answer.
INSTRUCTION: Make a negative statement using the cue.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: reveal
EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: Sam played tennis until eight. (eat cake at eight)
RESPONSE: He didn't eat cake at eight.
TEMPLATE: Kim watched the football game all evening. (visit the kitchen)
RESPONSE: She didn't visit the kitchen.
TEMPLATE: Joe talked with his parents at the big table. (walk to the kitchen)
RESPONSE: He didn't walk to the kitchen.
TEMPLATE: Linda cleaned her own kitchen at home until nine. (visit the restaurant before nine)
RESPONSE: She didn't visit the restaurant before nine.
TEMPLATE: The cake disappeared at nine. (disappear at eight)
RESPONSE: It didn't disappear at eight.
TEMPLATE: Mr. Lugo cooked all evening. (watch the cake all evening)
RESPONSE: He didn't watch the cake all evening.
$GRAMMAR Asking About the Past: Did you...?
To ask a yes/no question about the past, start with **Did**, then the subject, then the verb in its **base form**:
*Kim {visited} the kitchen.* → *{Did} Kim {visit} the kitchen?*
Same rule as with *didn't*: the word **did** carries the past, so the main verb loses its -ed. ~~Did Kim visited the kitchen?~~ is the classic mistake — it's *Did Kim **visit** the kitchen?*
To answer, English speakers usually keep it short:
* {Yes, she did.}
* {No, she didn't.}
A detective asks short questions and listens to short answers. Time to interrogate.
$PRODUCE The Interrogation
INTRO: Ask each suspect your question, using the cue words. Then listen to the question a good detective asks.
INSTRUCTION: Ask a question using the cue words.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: reveal
EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: Sam/play/tennis/on Saturday night
RESPONSE: Did Sam play tennis on Saturday night?
TEMPLATE: Kim/watch/the game/at the restaurant
RESPONSE: Did Kim watch the game at the restaurant?
TEMPLATE: Joe/talk/with his parents/all evening
RESPONSE: Did Joe talk with his parents all evening?
TEMPLATE: Linda/clean/her kitchen/until nine
RESPONSE: Did Linda clean her kitchen until nine?
TEMPLATE: the cake/disappear/at nine o'clock
RESPONSE: Did the cake disappear at nine o'clock?
TEMPLATE: Mr. Lugo/bake/the cake/on Saturday
RESPONSE: Did Mr. Lugo bake the cake on Saturday?
$PRODUCE Short Answers
INTRO: Now listen to the suspects' answers. Give the short answer using the yes or no cue on the screen, then listen to the correct answer.
INSTRUCTION: Answer with a short sentence.
EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: Yes, ____.
PROMPT: Did Sam play tennis on Saturday night?
RESPONSE: Yes, he did.
TEMPLATE: No, ____.
PROMPT: Did Kim visit the kitchen?
RESPONSE: No, she didn't.
TEMPLATE: Yes, ____.
PROMPT: Did Joe talk with his parents all evening?
RESPONSE: Yes, he did.
TEMPLATE: No, ____.
PROMPT: Did Linda visit the restaurant before nine?
RESPONSE: No, she didn't.
TEMPLATE: Yes, ____.
PROMPT: Did Mr. Lugo bake the cake on Saturday?
RESPONSE: Yes, he did.
TEMPLATE: No, ____.
PROMPT: Did the cake disappear at eight o'clock?
RESPONSE: No, it didn't.
$SELECT Case Closed
INTRO: Detective, review the facts and answer the final questions. Take your time. Justice is patient.
INSTRUCTION: Tap the correct answer.
TEMPLATE: Sam played tennis until eight. At nine he was at the big table with everyone. Did Sam enjoy the cake?
OPTION: a | Yes, he did.
OPTION: b | No, he didn't.
ANSWER: b
TEMPLATE: Kim watched the game all evening, far from the kitchen. Did Kim enjoy the cake?
OPTION: a | Yes, she did.
OPTION: b | No, she didn't.
ANSWER: b
TEMPLATE: Linda cleaned her kitchen at home until nine. Did Linda enjoy the cake?
OPTION: a | Yes, she did.
OPTION: b | No, she didn't.
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: Correct. Linda has an alibi. Linda always has an alibi. Her kitchen is very clean.
TEMPLATE: One person was in the kitchen at nine o'clock. Who enjoyed the last piece of cake?
OPTION: a | Sam
OPTION: b | Kim
OPTION: c | Joe
OPTION: d | Mr. Lugo
ANSWER: d
FEEDBACK: Of course. Mr. Lugo baked it. Mr. Lugo cooked all evening next to it. At nine o'clock, Mr. Lugo enjoyed it. He cooks very good food — and he knows it. Case closed.
$SELECT Sound Break: AH or UH?
INTRO: A detective must listen carefully. These words sound similar. Decide if the word has the AH sound like in "cop", or the UH sound like in "cup".
INSTRUCTION: Tap the sound you hear in the word.
OPTION: a | AH sound (as in cop)
OPTION: b | UH sound (as in cup)
EXAMPLE
PROMPT: pot
ANSWER: a
PROMPT: cup
ANSWER: b
PROMPT: job
ANSWER: a
PROMPT: done
ANSWER: b
PROMPT: rod
ANSWER: a
PROMPT: funny
ANSWER: b
PROMPT: jot
ANSWER: a
PROMPT: up
ANSWER: b
# ############################################################################
$LESSON 1E: Linda's Saturday
# Images from LLA 1A Figure 8 panels.
$DIALOGUE Linda's Routine
INTRO: You met Linda. You know her alibi. Now hear her whole Saturday — every Saturday, the same Saturday. Listen to the story.
INSTRUCTION: Listen to the story.
Narrator: This is Linda. {page_012_001.jpg}
LINE: Linda works in an office. {page_012_001.jpg}
LINE: She works from Monday to Friday. {page_012_001.jpg}
LINE: Linda works all week long. {page_012_001.jpg}
LINE: On Saturdays, Linda gets up early. {page_012_002.jpg}
LINE: She starts to clean her house at eight o'clock. Exactly at eight. {page_012_002.jpg}
LINE: Linda cleans her house all morning long. {page_012_002.jpg}
LINE: After she cleans, she starts to cook. {page_012_003.jpg}
LINE: Linda likes to cook a big dinner for her friends. {page_012_003.jpg}
LINE: She cooks all afternoon long. {page_012_003.jpg}
LINE: Her friends come at 6:30. Never at 6:29. {page_012_004.jpg}
LINE: Sometimes they watch a show on TV. {page_012_004.jpg}
LINE: Sometimes they talk. {page_012_004.jpg}
LINE: Last Saturday, they talked about a cake. {page_012_004.jpg}
LINE: Linda likes their visits very much. {page_012_004.jpg}
$SELECT Linda's Routine: Comprehension
INTRO: Now tap the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence about Linda's Saturday.
INSTRUCTION: Tap the correct option.
TEMPLATE: Linda works...
OPTION: a | all night long
OPTION: b | all week long
ANSWER: b
TEMPLATE: On Saturdays, she starts to clean at ___.
OPTION: a | eight o'clock exactly
OPTION: b | nine o'clock, more or less
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: Exactly at eight. You know Linda by now.
TEMPLATE: After she cleans, she ___.
OPTION: a | starts to cook
OPTION: b | plays tennis
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: Right. Tennis is Sam's department.
TEMPLATE: Her friends come at ___.
OPTION: a | 6:30
OPTION: b | 6:29
ANSWER: a
TEMPLATE: Last Saturday, they talked about ___.
OPTION: a | a cake
OPTION: b | a game
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: News travels fast in San Antonio.
$PRODUCE Mary's Weekend
INTRO: Linda has a friend named Mary. Listen to each sentence about Mary's weekend, and type the missing words. You may notice a pattern.
INSTRUCTION: Type the missing word.
INPUT: type
CHECK: exact
TEMPLATE: Mary ____ weekends.
PROMPT: Mary likes weekends.
RESPONSE: Mary likes weekends.
ACCEPT: likes
TEMPLATE: On Saturdays, she ____ tennis ____ morning.
PROMPT: On Saturdays, she plays tennis all morning.
RESPONSE: On Saturdays, she plays tennis all morning.
ACCEPT: plays, all | plays all
TEMPLATE: Then she goes home and ____ all afternoon ____.
PROMPT: Then she goes home and cleans all afternoon long.
RESPONSE: Then she goes home and cleans all afternoon long.
ACCEPT: cleans, long | cleans long
TEMPLATE: Sometimes on Sundays, she ____ a big meal for her friends.
PROMPT: Sometimes on Sundays, she cooks a big meal for her friends.
RESPONSE: Sometimes on Sundays, she cooks a big meal for her friends.
ACCEPT: cooks
TEMPLATE: Mary and Linda ____ very good friends.
PROMPT: Mary and Linda are very good friends. This explains everything.
RESPONSE: Mary and Linda are very good friends.
ACCEPT: are
$DIALOGUE The Tennis Question
INTRO: One more conversation. Kim asks about last night's game. Sam answers the only way Sam can. Listen and repeat each line.
INSTRUCTION: Listen and repeat.
REPEAT
Kim: Did you watch the basketball game last night?
Sam: No, I didn't. Was it good?
Kim: Yes, it was. They played a very good game.
Sam: I played tennis all evening long.
Kim: Sam. The game was important.
Sam: So was the tennis.
Kim: Do you want to play basketball on Friday?
Sam: Is it like tennis?
Kim: Goodbye, Sam.
# Images from ST page 25.
$PRODUCE Picture Questions
INTRO: Look at the picture and the cue words. Ask a past tense question and give the short answer, then listen to the model.
INSTRUCTION: Ask and answer based on the picture.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: reveal
TEMPLATE: class/start/7:30 {st-page_025_001.jpg}
RESPONSE: Did class start at 7:30? Yes, it did.
TEMPLATE: class/end/12:00 {st-page_025_002.jpg}
RESPONSE: Did class end at 12:00? Yes, it did.
TEMPLATE: Mr. Lugo/cook/beef {st-page_025_003.jpg}
RESPONSE: Did Mr. Lugo cook beef? Yes, he did.
TEMPLATE: Mr. Wilson/walk/downtown {st-page_025_004.jpg}
RESPONSE: Did Mr. Wilson walk downtown? Yes, he did.
TEMPLATE: Beth/study/all morning {st-page_025_005.jpg}
RESPONSE: Did Beth study all morning? Yes, she did.
TEMPLATE: John and Sara/visit/a restaurant {st-page_025_006.jpg}
RESPONSE: Did John and Sara visit a restaurant? Yes, they did.
$PRODUCE Dictation
INTRO: Last exercise, detective. Listen to each sentence and type exactly what you hear.
INSTRUCTION: Type the sentence you hear.
INPUT: type
CHECK: exact
PROMPT: Linda cleaned her house all morning long.
RESPONSE: Linda cleaned her house all morning long.
PROMPT: Sam played tennis again yesterday.
RESPONSE: Sam played tennis again yesterday.
PROMPT: Joe's parents visited the city last weekend.
RESPONSE: Joe's parents visited the city last weekend.
PROMPT: Mr. Lugo baked a beautiful chocolate cake.
RESPONSE: Mr. Lugo baked a beautiful chocolate cake.
PROMPT: The last piece of cake disappeared at nine o'clock.
RESPONSE: The last piece of cake disappeared at nine o'clock.
PROMPT: Dinner at Lugo's starts at six and ends very late.
RESPONSE: Dinner at Lugo's starts at six and ends very late.
$CHAT Dinner at Lugo's
INTRO: The case is closed, and you know the best restaurant in San Antonio. Invite Kim to dinner at Lugo's. Agree on a day and a time. Maybe don't mention the cake.
SCENARIO: Invite Kim to dinner at Lugo's Italian Restaurant and agree on a day and time.
INITIAL_PROMPT: You are Kim, a friendly and energetic student in San Antonio. A classmate is inviting you to dinner at Lugo's Italian Restaurant. You love the idea — Mr. Lugo cooks very good food. Ask what day and what time, agree happily, and maybe joke once about the famous missing cake. Keep your English very simple, A2 level, short sentences.
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