Communication Beginnings: An Introductory Listening and Speaking Text for English Language Learners

Chapter 1 8 Using Vocabulary in Context Part A Directions: Read the paragraph and try to complete the missing words with the chapter 1 vocabulary words. You many need to make a word plural. important (adj.) information (n.) opinion (n.) discuss (v.) response (n.) apply (v.) knowledge (n.) strategy (n.) environment (n.) success (n.) On the first day of English class, there is a lot of ______________________________________ that you will talk about and__________________________________________ with your teacher and classmates. It is very _________________________________________that you pay attention, so you don’t miss anything. Your teacher will ask you questions and will wait for your ___________________________________________________. In American classrooms, the _____________________________________________ is interactive, which means the teacher and the students talk to each other a lot. Also, it is common for the students to talk in groups or pairs a lot and share ideas or ________________________________________________ about something. On the first day, your teacher might share a new learning_______________________________________ or tip that will help increase your _______________________________________ in the class. Before too long, you will have a lot of ___________________________________ in your brain, and you will improve your English in no time. You might even use your new English skills to ___________________________________________ for a student job or a place on a university team! Good luck! Part B Directions: Listen below and check your answers in the paragraph above. Chapter 1_ Activity 3 Part C Directions: Practice reading the paragraph with a partner. Take turns reading the paragraph out loud and practicing correct pronunciation of the vocabulary words.