Adapted from First Impact St. John’s & St. Mary’s Institute of Technology Josephine Huang

Unit 3 Living Space l Complaining l neighbor problems l possessive pronouns

Warm up l Work with a partner. Think of the best places in your area to live. Rank them and explain why. PlaceReason 1.____________________ 2._____________________ 3._____________________

Example lWlWhat makes a city or part of a city a good place to live? lNlNice homes, convenient shops and services, near work/ school, safety parks and entertainment.

Vocabulary l What’s up l be worried about l noise l apartment l recently l late at night l cousin l out of hand l loud l slam l pushy

l Cultural notes In north America, many women prefer the term Ms. rather than Miss or Mrs. However, some women, especially those who are more traditional, still prefer Mrs./Miss.

Listening “ It’s really a problem…” l Nick and Mrs. Chen are neighbors. Mrs Chen has a problem.

Listening for key words Listen. Check ( ) the words and phrases you hear. worried about the noise worried about your friends from our apartment from the neighbors every night late at night  It’s probably my cousins It’s probably my friends talk very loud shut the door ask them to leave ask them to be more quiet v v v v v

Listening for meaning. Listen again. What is Mrs. Chen complaining about? The noise from Nick’s apartment. What is Nick going to do? Talk to his cousins right away.

Nick: Hey, Mrs. Chen! Mrs.C: Hello, Nick, Uh, Nick…could I talk to you for a minute? N: Sure. 1.___________________. C: I’m a little worried about the noise around here N: Oh, really. Noise, you mean noise from our apartment? C: Yes, 2._______________________ recently. N: Really, oh, you mean this week? C: Yes, especially the past two or three nights. I hear people walking in the hall What’s up It’s become a problem

3. Late at night and they 3._____________________. N: Oh, I think it’s probably my cousins. They are visiting here for the first time and they come home late, and make noise and stuff. I guess they get a little 4._____________________sometimes. C: Oh, I see, they are just…. N: They are just a little excited. C: I understand. It’s just that they talk very loud in they hallway and they 5.__________________ and well, you know, it’s very late. N: I’m really sorry, Mrs. Chen. I didn’t realize it’s a problem. talk very loud and laugh out of hand slam the door

C: I wonder if you could just ask them to be more quiet at night. I don’t want to be too 6.______________. N: Oh, sure, Mrs. Chen. I’ll talk to them right away. I’m sorry. pushy

Conversation Topic : neighbors l Their dogs barks late at night l they park their car in your parking space l they leave garbage outside l they don’t say hello to you l they watch what you are doing They make a lot of noise they don’t take care of their yard they don’t return things they borrow their pets make a mess they argue a lot

Excuse me, I need to talk to you about something. Sure, What is that?

It’s about your dog. My dog?

I hate to complain, but it barks late at night! Oh, sorry about that--I’ll see what I can do.

A:Where are you going on your vacation? B: I’m going to Hawaii! A: WOW! You always go to such interesting places! B: What are you going to DO there? A: I’m going to go swimming and lie on the beach! Where are you going on your vacation ?

A: Where are you going on ______? B: I’m going to _______! A: WOW! You always go to such _____ places! B : _______ A: What are you going to do there? B:I’m going to go _________and ____ ____________!

Usage Notes l Possessive adjectives are located in front of the item owned ( my room, your place). l Possessive nouns stand alone (mine, yours, his, hers, theirs,ours)

Grammar Awareness a messy apartment bicycle Hiking boots clothes magazine paints Clothes next to the door v v v v v v v v LauraMelissaTom

Noticing. Fill in the missing words. Then listen again and check. Julie: IS the bicycle in the hall Melissa’s? Laura: No, that’s not _______________.It belongs to her boyfriend, Tom. He comes here a lot. Julie: And these hiking boots under the table? Are they his too? Laura: Yeah, they are ___________. Julie: How about these clothes on the couch? Are they Melissa’s or yours? Laura: Those are __________. hers his hers

. Noticing. Find the mistakes and correct them. Julie: How about all these magazines on the table? Laura: Oh, some of them are ____________, but most of them are _____________. Julie: And the paints on the floor? I guess they are ___________. Laura: No. I keep _________ in my own room. Those are _____________. Julie: Whose? Laura: Tom, a painter. At least he thinks he is. Julie: How about those clothes next to the door? Laura: Oh, those are ________. Julie: You mean, ________ and Melissa’s? mine hers yours mine his ours yours

Any questions?