Matching Pairs IV LEVEL UNIT 7 I AM FLUENT IN ENGLISH Lesson 1Online version Listening comprehension by Martha Uribe 1 What did his friends call him from that day on? 2 What has Damien always had trouble with? 3 What did he say afterwards? 4 What did Damien mean to say? 5 How did his group mates react? 6 What did he do to the poster during a group activity? He spilled coffee on it. They covered their noses and started to laugh madly. pronouncing words in English “Oh, my fart, my fart!” Mr. Fart my fault 1 Why do they sometimes make awkward mistakes? 2 What did Jin once ask his friend? 3 What kinds of mistakes are they? 4 What did Jin mean to say? 5 What language do they communicate in? 6 Why was Jin confused? 7 Where is Jin’s best friend from? They are mistakes from their native languages. because English is not the native language of either friend “Do you have a promise this weekend?” plans, not promise because Koreans use the same word for plan and promise in English Germany 1 Where is she studying now? 2 What are some of the differences? 3 What kind of English is commonly used there? 4 What do Australians call a public restroom? 5 Where did Marilyn study English? 6 What didn’t she realize until now? 7 What did the cashier do? 8 What did Marilyn ask in a store one time? Australia how different Australian and American English are She asked where the bathroom was. in the Philippines Some words are spelled and pronounced differently, and some things have different names. American English The cashier laughed and asked if Marilyn wanted to take a bath. the toilet