Structure: How long have you been...?, I've seen..., I've been visiting, have you lived....? Do you live...?, I like to..., It seemed like... I came here..., I got a job...
Vocabulary: play, better, often, too, long, only, place, besides, things, maybe, outdoor, pretty, nice, here, friends, job, high school, teacher, free time, ways, all,
Verbs: enjoying, I've seen, go, can, do, live, have you lived, I've never been to, read, like, listening, spend, playing, need, enjoy, guess, going to, leave, I've been visiting, I came, made, decide, know, it seemed like, I got, love, swim, seem to.
Voices: William Dean and Kate Karris
Expressions: This is a pretty nice place., I've been visiting friends., have you lived here long?, what made you decide to ....?, it seemed like a good idea., I've been a teacher a long time., you seem to like pretty active things., I guess that's right.
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William Dean: Well, I guess    we're going to   leave on time.

Kate Karris: Yes, that's good.

William Dean:  This is a   pretty nice place. Do you live here in  Seattle  ?

Kate Karris: Uh, no, I don't. I'm from Texas.

William Dean: Texas?  Have you been out   here on vacation?

Kate Karris: Yes,  I've been   visiting friends.Do you live in Seattle?

William Dean: Yes, I do. I   came here   from San Francisco about three years ago.

Kate Karris: What   made you decide   to leave California?
William Dean: Oh, I don't know.   It seemed like a   good idea. And then I got a job in a high school.

Kate Karris:   How long have you been   a teacher?

William Dean: Oh,   I've been   a teacher a long time.

William Dean:  How do you like to   spend your free time?

Kate Karris: Oh, different ways. I love all sports.   I like to swim     and I really enjoy golf.

William Dean:   You seem to like   pretty active things.

Kate Karris:   I guess that's right.   I'm an outdoor person. I like to be in the open air.
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By now you should know this conversation by heart, shouldn't you? So you can use it to talk to William Dean. Take the role of Kate Karris
Now take the role of William Dean. Kate Karris  will talk to you.  You start first!
Start with this phrase, and then go on.
Well, I guess we're going to leave on time.
[Present Perfect] [Present Perfect Continuous] [Simple Past]
Task 13: Starting a conversation with a stranger.
Task 14: Asking somebody identification (personal history) questions.
Task 15: Finding out about someone's activities.
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Take over the role of Kate Karris and talk to William Dean. Use the below dialogues.
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Now take over the role of William Dean and talk to Kate Karris. Remember, you can't hesitate very much, you have to speak up right away.
YOU: Yes, that's good.
YOU: Uh, no, I don't. I'm from Texas.
YOU: Yes, I've been visiting friends. Do you live in Seattle?
YOU: What made you decide to leave California?
YOU: How long have you been a teacher?
YOU: Oh, different ways. I love all sports. I like to swim and I really enjoy golf.
YOU: I guess that's right. I'm an outdoor person. I like to be in the open air.