So Green Here!

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

• introduce
• small talk
• community college
• high school

• glad

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My friend, Jen, just recently returned to Portland. She came back because it’s so beautiful and green here. I thought this would be a perfect addition to our green week lessons! In the following conversation, I introduce her to another friend of mine named Emily. Listen in as they make small talk with one another.

Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Steph

Emily

Jen

Steph:  Hey Emily! This is my friend, Jen.

Emily:  Hey, Jen. Nice to meet you.

Jen:  You, too. Good to meet you, Emily!

Emily:  How are you?

Jen:  I’m doin’ good today.

Emily:  Good. How do you know Steph?

Jen:  We used to go to, well we first met when we went to school together, at the community college up the street.

Emily:  Uh huh.

Jen:  Gosh. That was many years ago.

Emily:  Really? Are you from Portland?

Jen:  Uh, originally. But I had, I just moved back from the state of Ohio last week.

Emily:  What were you doing there?

Jen:  Well, that’s, I went to high school there. And, so, I thought I was here for college, that I wanted to return home after college. But I, when I went back, I realized that NW is where my heart is. So, back to Oregon I am.

Emily:  So, how long have you been back in Portland?

Jen:  Just, like, not even a week.

Emily:  Really?

Jen:  Yeah.

Emily:  Do you love it?

Jen:  I do! I’m so happy.

Emily:  Are you really glad to be back?

Jen:  It is. It’s so green here! It’s just so, I love it! I love the people and the feeling.

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