1. Vocabulary Preview. Ian, Chan and Claire are students at Griffiths University.
1. Listen carefully as your teacher reads the conversation. Put an (x) mark before the
unfamiliar words.
Nouns Adjective
capital population interesting
hometown transportation
Ian: Claire! Hey, Claire! How’s it going?
Claire: Ian! Hi! I’m fine. How are you?
Ian: Fine, thanks. Claire this is Chan. Chan, this is my friend, Claire.
Chan: Nice to meet you.
Claire: Nice to meet you. Are you from around here?
Chan: No, I’m from Taipei, Taiwan.
Claire: Oh, that’s interesting. Taipei’s the capital of Taiwan, isn’t it?
Chan: Yes, that’s right. How about you? What’s your hometown?
Claire: I’m from Brisbane, Queensland.
Chan: Oh, really? Is that a big city?
Claire: Yes, it’s a big city in Queensland. There about of 1,774,890 people there. What’s
the population of Taipei?
Chan: It’s really a big city. There are over twenty million people in Taipei.
Claire: Wow! That’s a lot of people!
Chan: Yes, it is. But there is a good transportation so it isn’t bad.
Claire: Uh-oh. I have to run. The library closes in ten minutes. See you guys later.
Chan: Bye, Claire.
Ian: Take care, Claire.
Claire: You too. Bye.