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March 1
Justin bieber

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Happy 18th birthday, Justin Bieber! Justin was born in Canada. As a child, he learned to play the drums, piano, guitar and trumpet. But he didnt have lessons. He likes to sing too. He sang in talent contest. He was 12 years olds. He won second prize. He put videos of his performance on youtube for his friends and family. Many people saw the videos and liked them. Now he is famous.

Conversation A
A: hi, ken! I am so excited! B: what? Why are you so excited? A: I have tickets to a concert. They are an early birthday gift. B: what concert? A: a Justin Bieber. He sings so well! He plays the drums, piano and guitar too. B: won. He has talent. But who is he? He is a famous singer.

Conversation B
A: tell me about him. B: he was born in Canada. He is only 18. He is very young. He sang in a contest. He was 12 years old. He got second prize. Thats nice. He put videos of his songs on youtube. Lots of people liked them. So now he is famous. Yes. And I am going to his concert.

March 2
Would you want to be famous?

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Would you like to be famous? Many famous people are rich. Lots of people love and admire them. They get their pictures in newspapers and magazines. They meet other famous people. They can also influence many people. But famous people have no privacy. People follow them around(adv) and take their picture. People discuss famous peoples lives and criticize them. They cant have any secrets. So would you want to be famous?

Keyword
Admire: I admire my mother. She helps so many people. Influence: The other workers influenced patty. Now she comes to work early. Usually good.

Discuss: Secret: can you keep the secret?

They get pictures in newspaper and magazine. famous people have no privacy famous people dont have privacy. I dont have choices. = I have no choices. You can ask around in the office. Commentary feature

Conversation A
Hi, carol. You sang really well last night at the concert. Thanks. I love to sing. Why arent you famous? I wouldnt want to be famous! Why not? You could be rich! Lots of people would love and admire you. I know. And I could influence people too. Yes. You could influence people to help others. Everyone listens to famous people.

You play XX very well. I wouldnt want to have a dog.

Conversation B
But famous people have no privacy. I know. Everyone discusses their lives. And people criticize them. They criticize their clothes. They talk about their personal lives. I wouldnt like that. I couldnt have any secrets! I dont want people to take my picture or watch me all the time. I only like to be watched when Im on tv!

I have no free time. = I dont have free time.

March 5
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My friend loves sheep. She collects them. She has 30 real sheep. In her house, she has pictures of sheep. She has cups with sheep on them. She has books about sheep. She has toy sheep. Why dose she collect sheep? She likes them. Some people collect things to remember places. People travel to new places. There, they buy something for their collection. It may be a spoon or refrigerator magnet.

Sheep: kind of animal,

Collect: Place: any place, come to my place to dinner. Travel: how do you travel? Refrigerator: short word is fridge,

Sheep vs. ship Read vs. rad Sheep She buys a bag with flower.

Conversation A
Hi, Susie. Whats in the box? Its a toy dog. I collect dog things. Oh. Do you have lots of dog thing? Yes. I have dog refrigerator magnets. I have dog books and dog pictures. I have dog toys too. You have a big collection of dog things. I do. Do you collect anything else? I have some sheep thing.

Conversation B
I like sheep. But I dont collect them. What do you collect? I collect pens. I travel to places. And I get pens there. Then I can remember the places. How many do you have? I have about 300. Won! Do you have any dog pens. Yes. I do. Can you give me one for my dog collection? Sure!

March 6
Strange collections

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People collect stamps more than any other thing. Coin collections, rock collections and baseball card collections are also common. People also collect strange things. Some collect hair from famous people. A man in America collects toothpaste. He started collecting it in 2002, and now he has the worlds largest toothpaste collection. Some people might think these collections are boring or dumb. But for the collector, they are interesting and valuable.

coin: kind of money,

rock: stone, baseball: card: valuable: not valueable. Common:

do something more than other something People watch scorer more than any other sport. People like coffee more than any other drinks. Some are cheaper, some , ex, some fruit, or can I have some? Some coins, some is adj

Conversation A
Hello everyone and welcome to Lets talk! We have a very very special guest with us today. His name is Mr. collector. Welcome to our show, Mr. collector. Thank you. I love to talk about my collections. What do you collect? I collect stamps, rocks and coins. Those are common things to collect. Why do you collect them? Because they are interesting. And I like to show them to people. Did you bring anything to show us? This is one of my most interesting rocks.

I love to talk about something.. I love to talk about my family. I love to talk about learn form school. Conversation B What else do you collect? I have about 100 collections. I collect soda cans. Are those valuable? They are to me. Interesting. What is your largest collection? My baseball card collection is my largest. I have more than 100,000 cards. Wow. Where do you keep your collections? I have two houses, one for my collections and one for me.


What is valuable to you? They are valuable to me.

March 7
Eat right

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You try to eat right. You want to be healthy. But sometimes you eat unhealthy foods. Some foods have a lot of sugar in them. Other foods have a lot of salt. You can eat these foods sometimes. But dont eat them all the time! Eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. Eat different ones every day. They are good for your body.

right: you eat right. I try to eat right. Sugar: Salt: Salty: Fruit: ex. pineapple, watermelon, grape, Vegetable: kely eats

try tries tried cry cries cried study studies studied unhappy vs happy unfriend vs friend unlock vs lock You can eat out something, but dont do it all the time.

Conversation A
Hi ken. Are you eating an apple again? Yes, I am. I like apples. I eat one or two every day. Do you eat other fruits? Sometimes. Apples are good for me. I know. But your body needs other fruits and vegetables too. Youre right. I eat carrots too. I know! You eat carrots every day. I like carrots.


Exercise is good for me. Eat a lot sugar isnt good for me. Conversation B But what about other vegetable? I eat some other vegetables. How about you? I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. Thats good. You always eat right. No, I dont. I love sugar. I eat a lot of sweet foods. I like foods with salt. I eat too much salt. Well, we dont always eat right. But we can keep trying.

you always March 8 Lets exercise!

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Do you like to exercise? Some people do. They run, swim or bike just for fun. They may enjoy competing in races too. For other people, exercise is not fun. If that describes you, what can you do? Find an exercise buddy! Make a plan to exercise with someone. Then you are more likely to do it. So find a friend and jog, swim or paly badminton with them today.

Conversation a Excuse me. Miss, can I talk to you? Im doing a story about exercise. Sure. I need to take a break. Great! Do you enjoy exercising? Sometimes. I enjoy jogging. Do you ever compete in races? No. I dont run very fast. Do you do anything else for exercise? I play badminton with a friend every Thursday, but shes not here today.

Conversation B So you exercise with a friend a lot. Yes, Im more likely to exercise when I make a plan with a friend. Thats good. How about you? What do you do for exercise? Oh! I like to swim or bike. I also play badminton sometimes. Really? Would you like to play a game with me? Sure.


March 9 Trying to be healthy Read it People have different ideas about how to be healthy. Some people will advise you to take lots of vitamins and supplements. One popular supplement is fish oil. Others tell you to just eat good food. Thats all your body really needs. Some people believe that a certain diet will improve your health. Others believe that diets limit you too much. Another idea is that eating smaller meals more often is good for your body. Conversation A Can we take a break, Rob? I need to eat lunch. Lunch? But its only 10:30! Then its my second breakfast. What? I was having some health problems. So my doctor advised me to eat six meals a day. Six meals a day? Now thats a diet I would like. You dont eat twice as much food, Rob. You just eat more often. Conversation B Oh. That sound like a good idea. Has your health improved? Yes, this diet is good for me. Some diets dont seem very good. Why not? Some diets limit people to only eating certain things. So they dont get food from all the food groups. Maybe they take vitamins and supplements. Do you take any supplements? I take fish oil. Me too! March 12 The earth and its land Read it Look down on earth from an airplane. You can see a lot of land. You can see mountains. Many mountains have snow on them. You may also see hills. They are not as tall as mountains. You can see plains too. They are flat. More than half of the earths land is plains. You can see many interesting things on the land. Earth is really beautiful. Conversation A Hi lily. What are you looking at? Im looking at beautiful pictures of earth. This book has a lot of them. Can I see? Sure. Look at these mountains. The snow on them is so beautiful. It is. I love mountains. I like to hike in them.

Here are some pictures of hills. I like them too. Theyre ok. I like mountains better. Conversation B All the land on earth is so beautiful. Look at this picture. That is a big plain. Yes. More than half of the land on earth is plains. Did you know that? No. I didnt. Plains are beautiful. Look at the flowers. Plains are really flat. So? I like them. I still like mountains better.

March 13 Water, water everywhere Read it Water covers 70 percent of the Earth. And 98 percent of the earths water is in oceans. So the water has salt in it. People cant drink it. Fresh water can be found in lakes and rivers. Fresh water is also found in ponds and streams. Most lakes are larger and deeper than ponds. Streams and rivers are different from each other. Streams are smaller and have a lot less water in them. ( them is rivers) Conversation a Oh, Susie. Im sorry. I didnt see you. What are you reading? Im reading about water. Water? Yes. Ninety-eight percent of the earths water s in the oceans. Did you know that? No. thats interesting. Oceans must be really deep. They are. Water covers about 70 percent of the earth. Really. I didnt know that. This is such an interesting book. It sounds like it. Conversation b Ocean water has salt in it, so we cant drink it. I know. But we can play in it. I love to play in the ocean. We cant just play in water. We need to take care of all our lakes, pounds, rivers and streams. We do. Well, I need to go now, lily. Ok. Where are you going? To get a drink of water. March 14 Hotels and motels

Read it Are motels and hotels the same? No, they are not. At some motels, you can park your car at the door of your room. You can park for free too. You often pay for parking at a nice hotel. Motels are often smaller and cheaper than hotels. They have one, two, or three floors. Hotels can have many floors. Hotels also have more services. Most hotels have a restaurant. Motels do not. Conversation A Do you like hotels or motels better? I like both. What about you? I like hotels better. Why? Hotels have more floors. So I get a nice view from my room. But sometimes you can only see the building next to you. I know. But hotels have more services too. They do. But hotels are also more expensive. I know. Conversation b Parking is free at motels. You pay for parking at many hotels. And it can cost a lot. Thats true. At some motels, you can park at you door. You dont carry your things very far. And you pay them. Ok. I like hotels better. But motels are cheaper. March 15 Bad and breakfast Read it When I travel, I often stay in regular hotels or motels. But I also like to stay in B&Bs (bad and breakfast). I get a nice room and enjoy a yummy breakfast. Its included in the price. Most B&Bs have only a few rooms. And each room is unique. B&Bs can be in historic or modern buildings. Sometimes B&Bs are in interesting places. Maybe youd like to stay high in a house B&B sometime. I would. Conversation A Is our guest here yet? Not yet. I want to meet her. I read her book about B&Bs. I did too. It was interesting. Some B&Bs are really unique. Most B&Bs only have a few rooms. Id like to stay in one of the modern ones. How about staying high up in a tree house B&Bs. No thanks. Conversation B I want to hear about the yummy breakfasts. Yes. The breakfasts sound wonderful. And they are included in the price.

Thats better than some hotels. I know. Next time I travel, Im going to stay in a B&Bs. Me too. Are B&Bs expensive? Some are, and some arent. but all of them are fun.

March 16 Choosing a hotel What is the best way to choose a hotel? After you know your destination, get information about hotels. Ask people to suggest hotels. Read hotel reviews online. Choose two or three hotels and check their websites. What things does the hotel have? Does it have a pool? Does it have free Internet? Choose the hotel with the best price and the services you want. Make sure rooms are available on your travel dates. Then book a room. Conversation a Rob, have you ever been to Chicago? Yes, a few times. Why? Im going to Chicago. Can you suggest some hotels? I like the American hotel. The palace hotel is good too. Both are not too expensive. I read reviews of those. They both sound good. Did you check for rooms on your travel dates? Yes, I did. Conversation B What did you find out? The palace hotel is full. There arent any rooms available on my travel dates. Thats too bad. Well, stay at the American Hotel. Id choose that one anyway. Does it have a pool? And free Internet? Yes, it does. And the hotels restaurant is very good too. Great! Ill book it right now.

March 19 Hows the weather? How is the weather today? Is it a beautiful, sunny day? Or is it cold and rainy? In March, the weather can change from day to day. It can even change on the same day! In the morning, the sun might shine. But in the afternoon, it might rain hard! So check the weather forecast. Take a jacket and an umbrella with you. But you may not need them. Conversation A Hi, ken. How is the weather now? The weather is great, carol. Really? It was raining this morning. Well, it is not raining now. The sun is shining. Its a beautiful day.

Good. I like nice weather. Me too. But I dont mind cold weather? Do you like all kinds of weather? No. sometimes it rains really hard. I dont like that. Conversation B What is the weather forecast for tomorrow? I dont know. I can check. Thanks. Tomorrow morning will be beautiful and sunny. Great. And the afternoon? The afternoon will be cold and rainy. Dont forget your umbrella tomorrow. Ok, thanks. Maybe you can be our new weather reporter. No thanks. I like my job behind the camera. March 20 Bad weather You check tomorrows weather forecast. There will be clear skies in the morning. It may get a little windy in the afternoon. But when you go out the next morning, the weather is different. The wind is blowing hard because a storm is coming. You hear thunder and it starts to rain. What happened? Weathermen try to give the right forecast, but sometimes theyre wrong. Why? No one can control the weather. Conversation A Ken! What happened? It started to rain, so I started running. Didnt you have an umbrella? No, the forecast was for clear skies this morning. But now its raining? Yes, the weatherman was wrong. Is it windy? Yes. The wind is blowing really hard. It wasnt windy or rainy when I came this morning. Conversation B When did you come to work? Half an hour ago. But the weather can change in a moment. Youre right. Theres a big storm coming. The thunder is really loud. Im sorry you didnt have an umbrella. Me too. I always have an umbrella with me. But it doesnt rain every day. An umbrella is useful when its sunny too. March 21 Cellphones

Do you own a cellphone? Many people do. What do you usually do with your cellphone? Do you check the time? Do you text people? The average adult in America sends about 300 text messages a month. That is a lot. But the average teenager in America sends about 3,330 texts a month. Thats more than 100 texts a day. American teens use their phones a lot. But they text more often than they talk. Conversation A Almost everyone owns a cellphone now. Thats true. And people use them a lot. I know. You can check the time. I dont wear a watch now. I still use a watch. But I talk on my phone a lot. I talk to at least 50 people a day. I talk on mine a lot too. And I send text message. Conversation B Do you text very often? I do. I text more often than I talk. How many text messages do you send a day? I send a lot. I send about 20. Thats not a lot. The average American teenager sends more than 100 texts a day. Did you know that? No. won. Teens use their cellphones a lot. March 22 Cellphone manners There is one very important rule for polite cellphone use. Be considerate. If you are out with other people, dont answer calls or make calls. Your friends want to spend time with you. They dont want to listen to your phone calls. When your phone rings, look at the people around you. Will you bother them if you answer your phone? If you will, dont answer the call. You can always return the call later. Conversation A Hey, Susie. Whats wrong? Some people have no manners. What do you mean? I want to the doctor this morning. While I was waiting, a woman answered her cellphone. Thats ok, isnt it? No! she had a long, loud conversation. Everyone had to listen. Was the call important? No. she was just chatting. Conversation B She didnt have to answer her phone when it rang. She could return the call later. Exactly. People talk on their phones too much in restaurants too.

That is rude. Your friends dont want to listen to you talk on the phone. Youre right. I dont answer my phone in restaurant. Thats just my rule. Thats very considerate. March 23 Smartphones Cellphones were once just simple communication tools. Now phones are smart. Smartphones are little computers, music players, video game players and cameras. With a smartphone, you can check movie show times, pay bills and answer emails. But smartphones can cause problems. They make noise when you receive new emails, texts or comments on your Facebook page. Youll want to check these all the time, and you wont get other thing done. Conversation a Hello, everyone and welcome to Lets Talk. Lets welcome our special guest for today, Mr. tech. What can you tells us about smartphones. Mr. Tech. Well, cellphones used to be just simple communication tools. But now they can do so much more. Thats why we call them smart, right? Yes. Theyre little computers, music players, video game players and cameras. I like that. I do too. Smartphones are so convenient. Conversation B But can smartphones be too convenient? Yes. They can cause problems. Many people are on them all the time. I do use mine a lot. I check movie show times and restaurant reviews. I check my email and read comments on my Facebook page. And I dont get other things done. Thats the problem. Super sentence With . You can 1. with a music player, you can listen to music anywhere. 2. With a car, you can go places at any time. 3. With much money, you can buy a new house.

March 26 Thats delicious Are you hungry? What is your favorite restaurant? Why? Think about these questions. Then you can tell a friend all about your favorite restaurant.

1. 2. 3. 4.

Which menu item is the most delicious? Does any menu item taste too sweet or too salty? Do you enjoy spicy food? Which menu items are spicy? What is your favorite dessert? Why do you like it?

Conversation a I love the hot dogs here. Theyre delicious. Really? The jungle Cafs hot dogs are so salty. I know! I love salty food. Well, the hot dogs are too salty. Hey ken, did you try the new lemon chicken sandwich? Yes. It is too sweet. No. its not! That sandwich is delicious. Then we dont agree. Youre right about that. Conversation b Hey, lily, do you enjoy spicy food? Yes. I love it. I dont really like spicy food. We have different opinions again. What about dessert? What is your favorite dessert here? I never order dessert. I love all the desserts! We really are different. Well, are you hungry yet? Yes. We agree about something. Lets order. March 27 Unusual food Cheese, stinky tofu, insects, there are common foods in some places. But they are considered strange in other places. How about chicken feet? If you live in Asia, you eat them. But people in other places think theyre an unusual food. Some people like to eat different flavors together. Sweet and sour. Bitter and sweet. Or they eat different foods together, like chocolate and bacon. Does this seem strange to you? Not to many Americans. Conversation A Hey, Rob, what should I whoa. What are you eating? Stinky tofu. Its yummy. How can something so stinky taste(v) good? I dont know. But it has a good flavor. Here, try it. No thanks. Stinky tofu seems strange to me. Some people eat insects. Thats strange to me. Me too. I dont eat strange foods.

Conversation B You eat some unusual foods. I do? You eat bacon covered with chocolate. Thats delicious. But those foods together seem strange to some people. True. Sometimes different flavors together are great. Right! We both like sweet and sour chicken. We both like sugar in our bitter coffee. Youre right. Ok. Ill try your stinky todu. You might like it Ok. March 28 A better bedroom A place for everything, and everything in its place. Follow this advice. Then you can have a neat room. Find a place for your things. A shelf for books. Drawers for clothes. Then keep each thing in its place. Think about your bedroom. Is it neat or messy? Put your things in drawers and on shelves. Organize your desk. You can even put things in boxes under your bed. Now you have a neat room. Keyword Neat: arranged in an orderly, tidy way : the books had been stacked up in neat piles. Shelf: Drawer: Conversation A Hi, Susie. What are you doing? Im writing down my idea, carol. I need to make some changes in my bedroom. What kind of changes? Well, my room is so messy. I lose things in there. Oh, you need to organize your bedroom. Tell me your ideas. I need a big shelf for my books. Thats a good idea. Conversation B My desk is messy. I need to organize it. Do you have a big desk? Yes! It has many drawers. But you need put things in the drawers. Thats right. Is there any space under your bed? Yes, there is. You can put things in boxes. Then put them under your bed. Good idea, thanks, corol. Super sentence

You can even . You can even listen music in the class. March 29 Lets paint <Read it> Are you ready to make some changes in your home? Maybe you want to paint some walls a different color. Or maybe you want to decorate a room in a different style. Now is great time to change the look of any room. Furniture and home stores often have good sales. You can get discounts on curtains, bedding, lamps and more. There are many choices, so ask a friend for help. <Keywords> paint: you can paint some flowers in your picture. Wall: Look (n): a new look. Hotel has a new look. Curtains: cover the windows. Lamp: turn on your lamp Choices: <> paint the wall yellow. You should .. Maybe you want to Maybe you want to taxi to there. Maybe you want to drink more water. <Word brother>
hear |hi()r| VS. here |hi()r|

hear (v) can you hear me? Here: tell about place. <Question with two keyword sentence> I bought a nice lamp and it has nice look. Conversation a Hi Susie. Hi, lily. Hey, do you like to decorate? Yes, I do. Can you help me? I want to a new look for my bedroom. But I am not sure which style to choose(v). So you need help with some decisions? Yes! I want to paint the bedroom walls a different color. But I like a lot of colors. I see.

Conversation B The home store has a discount this week on curtains and bedding. I want some new ones. Thats a good idea. But there are so many choices. I could help you. That would be great. I also want a new lamp. But there are so many choose from. Do you want me to go shopping with you after work? Yes. Do you like to decorate? March 30 Do it yourself Read it! When you need to fix something in your home, what do you do? Do you pay someone to come and repair it? Consider DIY: do it yourself. All you need are some tools and a little knowledge about how to use them. A hammer, nails and glue are useful for fixing things. You can also use some unusual things. Toothpaste can fill small holes in your wall. Baking soda and vinegar can fix your drains. Fix: Repair: Hammer: Nails: Vinegar: a sour-tasting liquid containing acetic acid, obtained by fermenting dilute alcoholic liquids, typically wine, cider, or beer, and used as a condiment or for pickling. Glue: Drains: Handyman: a person able or employed to do occasional domestic repairs and minor renovations. Pay someone to do something They pay someone to paint their house. All you need are () and All you need is() and . Something is useful for something The map is useful for travel in London. <Keyword story>

Conversation A

Hello everyone and welcome to lets Talk. Lets welcome our special guest for today, Mr. fixit. Hello, Mr. Fixit, thanks for being on our show today. Youre welcome. Im happy to be here. I know you like to fix things, and I understand you brought some tools today. Is that right? Yes, I did bring some tools for fixing things. But these arent the kind to tools youre thinking of. Youre right. I thought youd have a hummer and nails. Conversation B I do use a hammer and nails to fix things. But you also use vinegar, baking soda and toothpaste. Thats right. What do you use toothpaste for? You can use it to repair small holes in your wall. Then you can paint over them. How about vinegar and baking soda? They can clean out your drains. Youll find many other DIY ideas on the Internet. What do you use hammer for? Super sentence All you need and Ex. All you need are pencil and a piece of paper. All you need are a Frisbee and a few friends to play.