Module 11 What we talk about in Zoom

Talk to Classmates

We talk to classmates on Zoom.

Instructions

Speak English with your classmates. Take turns.

Listen carefully. Speak when it is your turn.

Remember to be quiet when it is not your turn.

Classmate A: Hi, let's speak English. I am A.

Classmate B: Hi. OK, I am B.

(later)

Classmate A: Now, let's switch.

Classmate B: OK. We will switch. I will be A and you will be B.

Click the day (Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday).

Monday

Ask your classmate about the time.

Classmate A: What time is it? (12:15)

Classmate B:It's quarter past twelve.

Classmate A: Excuse me? What did you say?

Classmate B: It's twelve fifteen. What time is it? (1:45)

Classmate A: It's quarter to two.

Classmate B: Excuse me? What did you say?

Classmate A: It's one forty-five. What time is it? (11:15)

Classmate B: It's quarter past eleven.

Classmate A: Excuse me? What did you say?

Classmate B: It's eleven fifteen. What time is it? (7:20)

Classmate A: It's twenty past seven.

Classmate B: Excuse me? What did you say?

Classmate A: It's seven twenty. What time is it?

Ask your classmate about these times: 1:15, 5:45, 9:30, 8:10, 3:15, 10:55, 2:45

Ask your classmate about dates and times.

Classmate A: When do we have class?

Classmate B:We have class on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. When do we have class?

Classmate A: We have class at 8:20 am. When do we have class?

Classmate B:We have class from 8:20 to 9:50 am. When is Mothers' Day?

Classmate A: It is in the spring. It is in May. When is Mothers' Day?

Classmate B: It is on the 2nd Sunday in May. When is his doctor's appointment?👩‍⚕️

Classmate A: It is on Thursday at 2:45 pm. When is her dentist appointment?

Classmate B: It's on Tuesday at 1:30 pm.

Wednesday

Practice the conversations in 11.5 with your classmates.

Doctor's Receptionist: Hello. Dr. Smith's office.

Patient: Hi, this is Anna Washington. I need to see the doctor.

Doctor's Receptionist: Are you a new patient?

Patient: No, I'm not.

Doctor's Receptionist: What's wrong?

Patient: I have a fever and a sore throat.

Doctor's Receptionist: Can you come in tomorrow at 9:30 am?

Patient: Yes, I can.

Doctor's Receptionist: OK, see you tomorrow morning at 9:30.

Make new conversations:

Classmate A: Hello, Doctor Smith's office.

Classmate B: Hi, this is .... I need to see the doctor.

Classmate A: Are you a new patient?

Classmate B: (Yes, I am./No, I'm not.)

Classmate A: (What's the matter?/What's the problem?/What's wrong?)

Classmate B: My ... hurt/hurts. I have ...(a stomachache, a toothache, a headache, a backache, a fever, a sore throat).

Classmate A: Can you come in on .... at ....?

Classmate B: Yes, I can.

Classmate A: OK, see you on ... at ....

Thursday

Practice with your classmates.

Receptionist: Hello, Dr. Jackson's office.

Patient: This is .... I need to see the doctor.

Receptionist: What's the matter?

Patient: I have a stomachache and a cough.

Receptionist: Can you come in on Thursday at 3:45 in the afternoon?

Patient: Thursday at 3:45 pm? Yes, I can.

Practice this conversation:

How much medicine should I take?

Take 1 tablet.

How often should I take the medicine?

Take it once a day.

Practice again with different words.

How much medicine should I take?

Take 1 ... (teaspoon, drop, capsule)

How often should I take the medicine?

Take it ... a day. (twice, three times, four times)