Adam`s great grandmother - Escuela Oficial de Idiomas De Oviedo

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LISTENING: PRIMER CURSO: ADAM’S GREAT-GRANDMOTHER
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OVIEDO
CENTRO DE AUTOAPRENDIZAJE
IDIOMA: INGLÉS
PRÁCTICA: COMPRENSIÓN ORAL
NIVEL: PRIMER CURSO
MATERIAL: CINTA / CUESTIONARIO / SOLUCIONES
TEMA: Adam’s great-grandmother
Adam and Madelaine are talking about Adam’s great-grandmother.
Make Madelaine’s questions.
die before you were born?
Where / live in the USA?
want to work in films?
Why / decide to leave Ireland?
ADAM:
MADELAINE:
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ADAM:
MADELAINE:
ADAM:
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ADAM:
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MADELAINE:
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MADELAINE:
ADAM:
When / her family move to the States?
stay there?
born in the USA?
succeed?
This is my great-grandmother, Sheena.
_____________________________________________________?
No, she wasn´t. She was born in Ireland.
_____________________________________________________?
Her parents moved there when Sheena was still a child.
_____________________________________________________?
They wanted to find a better life.
_____________________________________________________?
They lived in New York when they first arrived.
_____________________________________________________?
Her parents did, but Sheena decided to go to Hollywood.
_____________________________________________________?
Yes, she wanted to be an actress.
_____________________________________________________?
No, she didn´t. Then she married my great-grandfather, Alexei.
_____________________________________________________?
No, she didn´t. She died when she was 96, so I can remember her.
Listen and check your answers.
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LISTENING: PRIMER CURSO: ADAM’S GREAT-GRANDMOTHER
KEY and TAPESCRIPT
Adam and Madelaine are talking about Adam’s great-grandmother.
Make Madelaine’s questions.
die before you were born?
Where / live in the USA?
want to work in films?
Why / decide to leave Ireland?
When / her family move to the States?
stay there?
born in the USA?
succeed?
ADAM:
This is my great-grandmother, Sheena.
MADELAINE:
Was she born in the USA?
ADAM:
No, she wasn´t. She was born in Ireland.
MADELAINE:
When did her family move to the States?
ADAM:
Her parents moved there when Sheena was still a child.
MADELAINE:
Why did they decide to leave Ireland?
ADAM:
They wanted to find a better life.
MADELAINE:
Where did they live in the USA?
ADAM:
They lived in New York when they first arrived.
MADELAINE:
Did they stay there?
ADAM:
Her parents did, but Sheena decided to go to Hollywood.
MADELAINE:
Did she want to work in films?
ADAM:
Yes, she wanted to be an actress.
MADELAINE:
Did she succeed?
ADAM:
No, she didn´t. Then she married my great-grandfather, Alexei.
MADELAINE:
Did she die before you were born?
ADAM:
No, she didn´t. She died when she was 96, so I can remember her.
Listen and check your answers.
Adapted from
MILESTONES. ELEMENTARY.
TOM HUTCHINSON.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.
STUDENTS´ BOOK.
UNIT 9, page 63, TAPESCRIPT 9.2.