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Activity 1.
Do this before the class. Watch the video.Activity 2.
Oral Reading. Practice the script with your teacher.RICHARD: Emily you are not listening to me. I will teach her to play golf, as promised by you, but lunch is out of the question.
EMILY: You have to eat.
RICHARD: Yes, but --
EMILY: So you'll eat together. Do you ahve sunscreen?
(The doorbell rings.)
RICHARD: Emily.
(The doorbell rings again.)
EMILY: She's here.
RICHARD: Ah, 8:30. We must remember to buy her a watch.
EMILY: Richard, so help me God, you will be sweet to this girl and make this a memorable day for her. This is the first time we've gotten to show our granddaughter off at the club and it means a great deal to my happiness -- and yours -- that this day go well. Are we clear?
(Silence. Emily opens the door.)
EMILY: Rory, hello.
RORY: Sorry I'm late.
EMILY: Nonsense. You're right on time.
RORY: Hi, Grandpa.
RICHARD: Rory, nice to see you.
EMILY: This is a perfect day for golfing, isn't it Richard?
RICHARD: It was cooler at 8.
RORY: Am I dressed OK? I didn't have any of those short pant things.
EMILY: Well, actually there is something missing. Oh, wait a minute...
(She puts a hat on Rory's head.)
EMILY Here you go. Now you look just like Tiger Woods.
RORY: Wow, that's some hat.
EMILY OK, off you go, you two. Have a wonderful time.
RORY: We will.
RICHARD: You bet.
(Cut to Richard and Rory walking along the golf course.)
RORY: Is it hard to become a member here?
RICHARD: Everyone has to go through a thorough screening process.
RORY: Kind of like the FBI?
RICHARD: We're much more thorough than that.
RORY: Wow.
RICHARD: Yes. Did you know the merger of Forscape and D.S.S.
RORY: Really.
RICHARD: International finance will never be the same and all because of a lost golfing bet.
RORY: That's crazy.
RICHARD: Well that's high finance. Well, here we are. Now, what do you know about golf?
RORY: That it's a good walk spoiled?
Activity 3.
Listening Comprehension.A. Talk about the following expressions, what do they mean?
1.EMILY: Richard, so help me God, you will be sweet to this girl and make this a memorable day for her. This is the first time we've gotten to show our granddaughter off at the club and it means a great deal to my happiness -- and yours -- that this day go well. Are we clear?
2.EMILY Here you go. Now you look just like Tiger Woods.
3.RICHARD: International finance will never be the same and all because of a lost golfing bet.
4.RORY: That it's a good walk spoiled?
B. Answer the following questions:
1. At first how does Richard feel about teaching Rory golf?
2. Why did Emily insist on this even if Richard wasn't too happy at first?
3. Why was Richard a bit upset with Rory when she came?
4. What did Rory and Richard start talking about when they reached the golf course?
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