Babies

 

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talk with your partner
speak the dialogue again

Practice the sentences

Listen to the dialogue and continue with the correct response.
How old is your son now?en
He is turning two in May.en
 
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    • The sun is bright.en
       
    • His son is strong.en
       
    • He is growing up so fast.en
       
 
 
Have you decided on a name yet?en
No, not yet. We don't want to know the gender beforehand.en
 
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    • I think I like the bed.en
       
    • You should look at the house.en
       
    • That is very exciting.en
       
 
 
He looks just like you.en
But he has his dad's eyes.en
 
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    • You are right. Exactly the same shape and color.en
       
    • You think so? They are so fast already.en
       
    • Really? I went home late last night.en
       
 
 
 
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Practice the phrases

Build the sentence by clicking on the words.
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Learn the dialogue

Listen to the dialogue while reading the text.
Have you heard? Sarah is pregnant again!en
I had no idea. That's great! How far along is she?en
She's in the second trimester, I think. I haven't seen her in the last couple of weeks.en
Do they already know if it's going to be a boy or a girl?en
They want to keep it a surprise.en
That's exciting. They already have a little girl, right?en
Yes, she just turned two in March. I bet she will be really excited to get a sibling soon.en
I remember when my kids were that young. They kept us up all night.en
Mine too and Sarah won't be getting more sleep any time soon either.en
We should offer to babysit her daughter for a night. That way she can take some time off.en
Good idea. She can come over to my place for a sleepover.en
I'll call Sarah tomorrow and offer some help.en
 

Practice the dialogue

Complete the dialogue.
 
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  • Have you
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    • a
    ? Sarah is pregnant again!
     
 
 
Have you ? Sarah is pregnant again!
 
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  • I had no idea. That's great! How far
    • g
    • n
    • a
    • o
    • l
    is she?
     
 
 
I had no idea. That's great! How far is she?
 
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  • She's in the second trimester, I think. I haven't seen her in the last
    • e
    • c
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    • p
    • l
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    of weeks.
     
 
 
She's in the second trimester, I think. I haven't seen her in the last of weeks.
 
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  • Do they already know if it's going to be a boy or a
    • l
    • r
    • g
    • i
    ?
     
 
 
Do they already know if it's going to be a boy or a ?
 
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  • They want to keep it a
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    • p
    • s
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    • r
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    • s
    .
     
 
 
They want to keep it a .
 
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  • That's exciting. They already have a
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    • t
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    • l
    girl, right?
     
 
 
That's exciting. They already have a girl, right?
 
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  • Yes, she just turned two in March. I
    • e
    • t
    • b
    she will be really excited to get a sibling soon.
     
 
 
Yes, she just turned two in March. I she will be really excited to get a sibling soon.
 
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  • I remember when my kids were that
    • o
    • u
    • y
    • g
    • n
    . They kept us up all night.
     
 
 
I remember when my kids were that . They kept us up all night.
 
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  • Mine too and Sarah won't be getting more
    • l
    • e
    • p
    • e
    • s
    any time soon either.
     
 
 
Mine too and Sarah won't be getting more any time soon either.
 
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  • We should offer to babysit her daughter for a night. That way she can take some
    • e
    • i
    • t
    • m
    off.
     
 
 
We should offer to babysit her daughter for a night. That way she can take some off.
 
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  • Good
    • e
    • a
    • d
    • i
    . She can come over to my place for a sleepover.
     
 
 
Good . She can come over to my place for a sleepover.
 
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  • I'll call Sarah tomorrow and offer some
    • p
    • h
    • e
    • l
    .
     
 
 
I'll call Sarah tomorrow and offer some .
 
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Practice Listening

Listen to the short dialogue and select the correct response.
 
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    • They are flying away so soon.en
       
    • They are growing up so fast.en
       
    • They are getting green so quickly.en
       
 
 
 
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    • Do you want to change the sheets?en
       
    • Have you seen the new "Spiderman"?en
       
    • When was the last time you slept through the night?en
       
 
 
 
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    • Do you have books on the shelf?en
       
    • What is his favorite food?en
       
    • Do you have solid arguments?en
       
 
 
 
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Speak the dialogue

Speak your answers to the dialogue (when it's your turn). Record your answers to the dialogue (when it's your turn). Then replay your recording and compare each recorded part to the original.
David
Have you heard? Sarah is pregnant again!en
You
I had no idea. That's great! How far along is she?en
She's in the second trimester, I think. I haven't seen her in the last couple of weeks.en
Do they already know if it's going to be a boy or a girl?en
They want to keep it a surprise.en
That's exciting. They already have a little girl, right?en
Yes, she just turned two in March. I bet she will be really excited to get a sibling soon.en
I remember when my kids were that young. They kept us up all night.en
Mine too and Sarah won't be getting more sleep any time soon either.en
We should offer to babysit her daughter for a night. That way she can take some time off.en
Good idea. She can come over to my place for a sleepover.en
I'll call Sarah tomorrow and offer some help.en
Speak your answers to the dialogue (when it's your turn). Record your answers to the dialogue (when it's your turn). Then replay your recording and compare each recorded part to the original.
You
Have you heard? Sarah is pregnant again!en
Ashlee
I had no idea. That's great! How far along is she?en
She's in the second trimester, I think. I haven't seen her in the last couple of weeks.en
Do they already know if it's going to be a boy or a girl?en
They want to keep it a surprise.en
That's exciting. They already have a little girl, right?en
Yes, she just turned two in March. I bet she will be really excited to get a sibling soon.en
I remember when my kids were that young. They kept us up all night.en
Mine too and Sarah won't be getting more sleep any time soon either.en
We should offer to babysit her daughter for a night. That way she can take some time off.en
Good idea. She can come over to my place for a sleepover.en
I'll call Sarah tomorrow and offer some help.en
 


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