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Small Town U.S.A.

    John: So Sarah, what can you tell me about your hometown?

    Sarah: My hometown. Well, my hometown is called Eau Claire, Wisconsin. And it’s a really great city.

    There are about 80,000 people. There are lots of things to do. There are three movie theatres. I love to watch movies.

    John: Me too.

    Sarah: There’s lots of shopping. You can find anything you want there. There are a lot of malls and stores.

    John: Are there many restaurants?

    Sarah: Yes. The thing I like is you can eat any type of food. There are Chinese restaurants and Korean restaurants, Italian restaurants. There is a big variety of restaurants, and they’re all good.

    John: That sounds great. What about parks? Are there many places to see nature in your town?

    Sarah: Yes. We have a lot of rivers, and lakes and hills. My hometown has four seasons. So in summer, it’s great because there are lots of lakes to swim in, lots of forests to play in. In winter, there is a lot of snow. So you can go ice skating or ice fishing or even skiing.

    John: Wow. That sounds really fun.

    Sarah: Yeah. It’s a really nice city. It’s also really safe. There are lots of nice people there.

    John: Good. Is there much to do at night?

    Sarah: Well, maybe, maybe not. There’s not many things to do at night. There aren’t any nightclubs. There aren’t many bars. So actually, maybe there isn’t much night life.

    John: That’s okay. It sounds like a nice place to have a family.

    Sarah: Yeah. It is. It’s a great place to have a family. There’s lots of good schools and libraries.

    Sarah: So John, where are you from?

    John: My hometown is very small. It’s a little town in the countryside, in Wisconsin. There are only 5,000 people there.

    Sarah: Wow. There aren’t very many people.

    John: No, it’s very small. There aren’t very many businesses. There isn’t a shopping mall. There are a lot of grocery stores. And there are a lot of gas stations. But there isn’t much to do there.

    Sarah: Oh really? Are there any movie theaters?

    John: Well, there is one movie theater. So that’s a nice thing to do. In fact, there are many screens in the theater. There are eight different movies showing.

    Sarah: How about at night? What’s fun to do – how about at night? Is there very much night life?

    John: Yeah, there is not so much. But there is a bowling alley. It’s fun to go bowling with friends. There’s a bowling alley and the movie theater. There is one restaurant where you can go for tacos and burritos. And there’s one more restaurant for pizza and spaghetti.

    But during the daytime, you can go to the park. There’s a river that goes through the town. So in the middle of town, there’s a river. And there’s a park that goes along both sides of the river. And at the park, there is a tennis court and a disc golf course.

    Sarah: Disc golf?

    John: Yeah. I like to play disc golf with my friends. It’s really fun. And after we finish playing disc golf, we usually go to the pizza restaurant.

    Sarah: Oh, I see. How about schools? Are there very many schools?

    John: Let’s see. No, there aren’t very many. There is only one elementary school, one junior high school and one high school. That’s it.

    Sarah: Interesting.

    John: Yeah. There aren’t very many schools but the town doesn’t need more schools because there aren’t very many people there.

    Sarah: I see. Are there any mountains?

    John: No. The whole area is very flat. There are no mountains but there are a lot of trees. In fact, there are trees on my town’s sign because my town is famous for all the trees on every street.

    Sarah: Oh wow. It sounds like a great city.

     

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    Conociendo a Tarecolandia

    Estamos muy emocionados de haber abierto nuestra tienda de artesanía cubana recién en Miami. Como muchos de ustedes saben,  tiene una trayectoria muy exitosa en Cuba, y ahora estamos listos para compartir nuestra cultura y nuestras artesanías con la comunidad en Miami.
    En Tarecolandia, creemos que la artesanía es una forma de arte y una forma de contar historias. Cada una de nuestras piezas únicas cuenta una historia sobre nuestra rica cultura cubana y la artesanía que hemos estado perfeccionando durante siglos. Desde cerámica, tejidos y joyería, hasta esculturas y objetos de decoración, todas nuestras piezas son creadas con amor y pasión por nuestros artesanos.
    Además, estamos muy orgullosos de ofrecer nuestras artesanías en
    varios lugares de venta en Miami, para que pueda encontrar fácilmente un Tareco perfecto.
    También queremos aprovechar esta oportunidad para invitar a todos los artesanos de la comunidad a unirse a nuestra compañía. Nos encantaría trabajar con usted y mostrar su arte en nuestra tienda. Sabemos que hay muchos talentosos artistas locales en Miami, y creemos que la combinación de sus habilidades y nuestra experiencia en la artesanía cubana podría resultar en piezas realmente hermosas y únicas.
    En Tarecolandia, estamos comprometidos a mantener nuestras tradiciones y culturas vivas a través de nuestra artesanía, y estamos emocionados de compartir nuestra pasión con todos ustedes aquí en Miami.
    ¡Esperamos verlos pronto en nuestra tienda!

    14 Westward drive Miami springs

     

     

     

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    Past Tense – Be – Was / Were

    The past tense refers to actions that happened and ended before the present time.

    The be verb has two past tense forms, was and were. First and third person singular use was. We use the contraction wasn’t instead of was not in spoken English.

    1. I was at home yesterday. I wasn’t at work.

    2. It was a fun party. It wasn’t boring at all.

    3. He was sad all day. He wasn’t happy.

    4. She was a good teacher. She wasn’t strict.

    All plural forms and second person singular use were and were not. We use the contraction weren’t instead of were not in spoken English.

    1. You were right. You weren’t wrong.

    2. They were late. They weren’t on time.

    3. We were happy with the food. We weren’t disappointed.

    4. You were so noisy. You weren’t very quiet!

    Past tense verbs usually end with an -ed ending but only for affirmative sentences. For questions and negative statements we use did to express the past. See below.

    (Q) Where did you work?
    (A) I worked in an office.
    (N) I did not work in the city.


    There are three ways to pronounce the -ed ending.

    1. -ed = /t/ Verbs ending with a non-voiced sound such as the following: -sh, -ch, -p, -k, -s, -t.

    1. I washed the dishes.

    2. I walked to work.

    3. I scratched the dog’s ear.

    4. I popped the popcorn.

    2. -ed = /d/ Verbs ending with voiced sound such as the following: -n, -y, -v, -m.

    1. I cleaned the room.

    2. I enjoyed the movie.

    3. I moved the chair.

    4. I timed the race.

    3. -ed = /id/ Verbs ending with -d or -t.

    1. I wanted to go.

    2. I decided to stay.

    3. I needed to sleep.

    4. I started my homework.

    Negative The negative form of a verb in the past tense uses did not and didn’t.

    1. I did not work.

    2. I didn’t sleep much.

    3. We did not fly kites at the beach.

    4. You didn’t wash your clothes.

    Todd: Hey Meg, so let’s talk about our life history.

    Meg: Okay, let’s do it.

    Todd: So first, when were you born?

    Meg: I was born in 1984. What about you?

    Todd: I was born way before that. I was born in 1969.

    Meg: Oh!

    Todd: Yeah, a ways ago.

    Meg: Not too long ago.

    Todd: Yeah, 47 years ago, but yeah.

    Meg: Okay, a long time ago.

    Todd: Okay, so when did you graduate high school?

    Meg: I graduated high school in 2003.

    Todd: Oh my gosh. Really!

    Meg: What about you?

    Todd: Wow, I graduated high school in 1987.

    Meg: Ah, when I was three years old.

    Todd: Wow, yeah! Ah, we were probably about the same intelligence level about that time.

    Meg: No, that’s not true.

    Todd: And when did you graduate from college?

    Meg: I graduated from college in 2010. When did you graduate from college?

    Todd: I graduated from college in 1993, so like you I took a little extra time to graduate.

    Meg: Yeah, I took more time than normal.

    Todd: And when did you get your first job?

    Meg: I got my first job when I was 17 years old, I think. When I was still in high school.

    Todd: What did you do?

    Meg: I worked at a wedding shop, a wedding dress shop, so I helped to assist the customers and clean the dresses.

    Todd: That’s a cool job.

    Meg: Ah, it wasn’t so great actually.

    Todd: Why?

    Meg: Because brides can get a little crazy.

    Todd: I can imagine.

    Meg: What about you? When was your first job?

    Todd: Well, my first unofficial job was when I was 13. I was a dishwasher.

    Meg: Oh, at a restaurant?

    Todd: Yeah, and I think it was illegal because I was 13. But yeah, I was a dishwasher. But then my first official job was at McDonald’s.

    Meg: Oh, what did you do there?

    Todd: I made the filet-o-fish. But I got fired.

    Meg: Oh, why?

    Todd: Also, again I lied about my age. So actually wait, I was 14, and I lied and said I was 15 and they fired me, but I worked there for three months.

    Meg: Oh, and you got paid?

    Todd: And I got paid.

    Meg: Well, that’s good at least.

    Todd: It was good times. Good times.

    Meg: (Laughter)

    Todd: OK, so when did you meet your best friend?

    Meg: I met my best friend in 2007, so about 10 years ago. What about you?

    Todd: Oh gosh, I met my best friend in high school, so I was a sophomore, a second year student, so that was 1984 or 1985.

    Meg: Wow! So you’ve been best friends for a long time.

    Todd: A long time, yeah, yep. So how about phones? When did you get your first phone?

    Meg: Hmm! I think I got my first phone when I was also 17, the same year I had my first job. It was my first cell-phone, was that year. What about you?

    Todd: Well, I got my first phone also when I was 17, but it was a real phone. My parents gave me my own phone line in my house, so I had a phone in my room. Back then that was common in the 80s, so young high school people would have their own phone in their house.

    Meg: Yeah, some of my friends had that when I was growing up also, but I wasn’t lucky enough to get my own phone until I could pay for it myself.

     

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