CHAPTER 7: I want to be a…

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Unit 3: I’m moving to…

Exercise 1: Picture Description

What do you see in the picture?

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Exercise 2: Vocabulary

Repeat after your tutor.

box cái hộp

Put your clothes in those boxes.

address địa chỉ

Here’s my new address.

yard sale nơi bán hàng

She is selling her furniture at a yard sale.

movers động lực

Cherry hired movers to help her.

forward chuyển tiếp

Please forward my mail to my new apartment.

keys chìa khóa

Leave the keys with the caretaker.

fragile dễ vỡ

Be careful! That vase is fragile.

pack gói

I’m done packing my things.

downtown trung tâm thành phố

My family and I are moving downtown.

bubble wrap bọt bong bóng

Use bubble wrap for the wine glasses.

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Exercise 3: Let’s Talk

A. Read the dialogue with your tutor.

Tutor: Hey, your mom told me you’re moving out.

Student: Yes. I’ll be moving downtown. It’s closer to the

university.

Tutor: When will you move?

Student: I’m moving in two months.

Tutor: Wow. That’s soon! Good luck!

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Tutor: Can I help you pack your stuff?

Student: Sure, thanks. Please use bubble wrap for those dishes.

Tutor: Okay. Where should I put them after I’m done?

Student: Place them inside the box with the “Fragile” sign.

Tutor: All right.

B. Repeat after your tutor.

1. moving out - /ˈmu vɪŋ aʊt/ or [moo-ving out] di chuy n ra

2. closer - /ˈkloʊ zər/ or [kloh-zer] gần hơn

3. stuff - /stʌf/ or [stuhf] đồ đạc

4. dishes - /ˈdɪʃɪz/ or [dish-es] món ăn

5. place - /pleɪs/ or [pleys]

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Exercise 4: Choose the Right Word

Help Bill and Rachel finish packing by showing where their stuff is in the room.

Prepositions of Place

The circle is the box.

above

across

behind

under

near

in front of

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Example: The glass of water is (above, in front of) the chair.

1. The boxes of clothes are (across, above) from the boxes of toys.

2. Bill’s backpack is (near, above) the boxes of toys.

3. Rachel’s books are (above, across) the jug of water.

4. Their ball is (across, under) the table.

5. The chair is (behind, above) the table.

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Exercise 5: What’s different?

CLOTHES

Swimsuit

X Photographs

Pants

Jackets

TOYS

Books

Ball

Dolls

Toy Car

FURNITURE

Bed

Table

Skirts

Chair

KITCHEN SUPPLIES

Pots

Bath Towel

Pans

Knife

DOCUMENTS 書類

Letters

Books

Mail

Ball

MUSIC

Radio

Guitar

Robots

Music sheets

Choose the item that should not be included in each group.

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.

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Exercise 6: Complete the Sentence

Choose which word completes the sentence. The choices will be spoken by your

tutor.

Example:

Sentence: I’m selling my toys at a

Tutor: yard sale, airport

Answer: yard sale

1. My clothes are packed in _.

2. Those glasses are fragile. Handle them with .

3. These are the new set of _.

4. Bill will tell you our new .

5. Rachel is done up her stuff.

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Exercise 7: We’re moving to a new city!

Find a new house to move into.

Forward mail to your new address

Help the movers.

Pay all bills.

Pack your clothes and furniture.

Arrange the following steps from 1-5 to help Rachel and Bill move to a new city.

Background:

Rachel and Bill are moving to a new city. Their friends have provided them with a checklist of steps to do

before moving to a new city.

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Exercise 8: Read Aloud

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Read the email sent to Bill. Answer the questions that follow.

Example: What is the email about?

Answer: It is about Bill’s move to Boston.

To: Bill Thomas

From: Robert Matthews

Subject: Moving to Boston?

Dear Bill,

Hello, dear friend!

I saw Vicky at the mall yesterday. She told me that you’re moving to Boston in a month. I heard

that you’ll be the new manager of Skybar Technologies. Congratulations and good luck!

If you need help moving, call me. I can lend you the company’s truck.

Cheers,

Robert

Questions:

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1. Who sent the email?

2. Who told Robert that Bill is moving?

3. Where will Bill move to?

4. What will be Bill’s new position in Boston?

5. What will Robert lend Bill?

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Exercise 9: Solve the Problem

You are moving to a new city. Choose which solution you think is best. Provide an

explanation.

Example: Your favorite magazines are mailed to your old address.

What will you do to keep receiving them?

a. I will call the magazine office to tell them my new address.

b. I will ask the building manager to send the magazines to my new address

c. I will ask the magazine office to stop sending them. I will just buy magazines from

bookstores.

Reason: I can keep receiving my favorite magazines even after I move.

1. You have a lot of furniture. You cannot take all of them to your new apartment.

What will you do?

a. I will sell some of them.

b. I will give them to charity.

c. I will give them to my family.

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Reason:

2. You collect toy cars. They are very fragile and expensive.

How will you pack them?

a. I will cover them in bubble wrap. I will mark the boxes as

fragile.

b. I will ask the movers to wrap them.

c. I will ask my family to keep them first.

Reason:

3. All your boxes are full. There is no more space for your childhood things.

What will you do?

a. I will buy more boxes. I want to keep my childhood things

b. I will ask my parents to keep them. I will get them during my next visit

c. I will donate them to orphans

Reason:

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4. A package will arrive at your old address next week.

How will you get the package?

a. I will ask my building manager to keep it until I return.

b. I will ask my building manager to send it to my new address.

c. I will ask my parents or friends to pick it up for me.

Reason:

5. You have a meeting with the manager of your new apartment. But you are still waiting for the

movers.

What will you do?

a. I will ask the movers to come on another day.

b. I will reschedule my meeting with the manager.

c. I will ask my friends to look after the movers when they arrive.

Reason: