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Joy English · Level A1 · Peoplejoy-english.com

Meeting a new classmate

Name:Date:

Listen to Aiko and Kofi talk for the first time. Find out where they are from and what they do.

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Understand the conversation

Listen to the conversation. Choose the correct answer.

  1. Where are Aiko and Kofi?
    • a) In a cooking class
    • b) In an English class
    • c) In a café
  2. Where is Kofi from?
    • a) Japan
    • b) Kenya
    • c) Ghana
  3. Where is Aiko from?
    • a) Japan
    • b) China
    • c) Ghana
  4. What is Aiko's job?
    • a) She's a teacher.
    • b) She's a student.
    • c) She's a nurse.
  5. What does Kofi think about his English?
    • a) It's very good.
    • b) It isn't very good.
    • c) He doesn't say.
  6. What do they want to do after class?
    • a) Go to the library
    • b) Meet the teacher
    • c) Have coffee

Listen for details

Listen again. Type one word in each gap, or choose the correct answer.

  1. Kofi asks: Is this ___ free?
  2. Kofi lives with his ___.
  3. Aiko is from a ___ city near Osaka.
  4. Kofi studies ___ at the college.
  5. This is Kofi's ___ English course.
  6. Who arrives near the end?
    • a) Kofi's uncle
    • b) The teacher
    • c) A nurse

Answer key

Understand the conversation

  1. b) In an English classThey talk about their English course, and then the teacher arrives. They are in a class.
  2. c) GhanaKofi says: I'm from Ghana.
  3. a) JapanAiko says: I'm from Japan.
  4. c) She's a nurse.Aiko says: I'm a nurse. She works at a hospital.
  5. b) It isn't very good.Kofi says: my English isn't very good. Aiko does not agree with him.
  6. c) Have coffeeKofi asks: Do you want to have coffee after class? Aiko says yes.

Listen for details

  1. seatKofi wants to sit down. He asks: Is this seat free?
  2. uncleKofi says: I live here with my uncle.
  3. smallAiko says: I'm from Japan, from a small city near Osaka.
  4. computers / computer / computingKofi says: I study computers at the college.
  5. second / 2ndAiko asks if it is his first course. Kofi says: No, it's my second.
  6. b) The teacherAiko says: Oh, look, the teacher is here.

Transcript

Kofi: Hi! Is this seat free?

Aiko: Yes, it is. Please sit down. I'm Aiko.

Kofi: Nice to meet you, Aiko. I'm Kofi.

Aiko: Nice to meet you too. Where are you from, Kofi?

Kofi: I'm from Ghana. I live here with my uncle. And you?

Aiko: I'm from Japan, from a small city near Osaka. I'm a nurse. I work at the hospital on Hill Street.

Kofi: Oh, really? I'm a student. I study computers at the college.

Aiko: Is this your first English course?

Kofi: No, it's my second. But my English isn't very good!

Aiko: That's not true. Your English is good! Oh, look, the teacher is here.

Kofi: Do you want to have coffee after class?

Aiko: Yes, good idea. There's a nice café next to the library.

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