Chapter 6: Where Do You Live?
Listening 1
Part 1
Listen. Match the picture and the audio.
Part 2
Listen again. Find the places on the map.
Vocabulary
Tips
Use landmarks to talk about where you live.
Museum
I live in Kitchener, near the Waterloo Region Museum.
Shopping centre, mall
I live in Windsor, near the Devonshire Mall.
Park
I live in Toronto, near High Park.
University
I live in Hamilton, near McMaster University.
College
I live in London, near Fanshawe College.
Hospital
I live in Guelph, near St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Note:
How to pronounce “St.”
At the beginning, it is “Saint.”
- St. Mary’s, St. Catharine’s
At the end, it is “Street.”
- James St., Kent St.
Ear Training
Spelling
Stress
Fast Speech
Toronto
Tor-ON-to
I live in Toronto, near the Royal Ontario Museum.
TRAN-nuh
I’m going to TRAN-nuh this weekend!
Ottawa
OT-ta-wa
I live in Ottawa, near St. Vincent’s Hospital.
ODD-uh-wuh
I wanna visit ODD-ud-wuh.
Waterloo
Wa-ter-LOO
I live in Waterloo, near Laurier University.
Wuh-der-LOO
Let’s go to Wuh-der-LOO!
Niagara Falls
Ni-A-gra FALLS
I live in Niagara Falls, near Ker Park.
NAG-ra FALLS
Come with me to NAG-ra FALLS!
Listening 2
Pronunciation
Thought Groups
Note:
Some words go together to tell one idea. These are thought groups.
Try to say thought groups together, smoothly.
Sentence
I live in Waterloo, near Laurier University.
I live in Niagara Falls, near Fireman’s Park.
I live in Toronto, near St. Joseph’s Hospital.
I live in Ottawa, near IKEA.
Speaking
Where do you live? What is it near?
Example:
I live in Brantford. It’s between London and Hamilton. I live near Hillcrest Park.
Media Attributions
- ArrowheadChairlift.JPG by Gaijin Ninja is licensed under CC0 1.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped.
- Life Guard Station at Goderich Beach by RichardBH is licensed under CC BY 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped.
- Art Gallery of Hamilton (23583539318).jpg by Jeff Hitchcock is licensed under CC BY 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped.
- Another caboose in the museum grounds by shankar s. is licensed under CC BY 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped.
- Science North (5477288268).jpg by Mysudbury.ca Ouisudbury.ca is licensed under CC BY 2.0. / Adaptations: resized, cropped.
- Ontario Map by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Thought Group 1-1 by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Thought Group 1-2 by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Thought Group 2-1 by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Thought Group 2-2 by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Thought Group 3-1 by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Thought Group 3-2 by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Thought Group 4-1 by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Thought Group 4-2 by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- a person standing on a gravel road with their shoes on by Youcef Chenzer is licensed under the Unsplash license. / Adaptations: resized, cropped.
References
Arizona State University. (2024). EdPlus Voiceover Generator [Voiceover audio generator].
Artificial Intelligence Disclosure
- The Arizona State University EdPlus Voiceover Generator was used to create some of the voiceover audio, where indicated. Adaptations include modification of speed and/or timing, and comping of output takes.
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