Intro
1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.
2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
The Fourth of July is all about backyards, BBQ, and of course, fireworks. Cities and towns across America put on big fireworks displays to celebrate Independence Day. Families gather together to “ooh” and “ahh” over the show. Some brave (or foolish) individuals create their own fireworks displays at home, too. Find out if Jason and Amy will be watching any fireworks this year—or setting them off.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
Amy |
Jason: Are you gonna catch the big fireworks show?
Amy: I’m kind of more of a fan of setting off fireworks yourself.
Jason: That is a lot of fun.
Amy: I know. It’s dangerous though. I actually got burned a little bit last year.
Jason: Really?
Amy: Just a little bit. But it was kind of scary. It was one of those fireworks that just went out of control.
Jason: Was it a legal firework?
Amy: I don’t know. I’m not sure what the line is with that, you know?
Jason: I think it can’t fly a certain distance, but it’s different in every city, what’s legal and what isn’t.
Amy: Right. Well, that’s the funny thing. Some people drive across state lines and everything in order to get the really big fireworks.
Jason: I have totally done that. You can buy them that are almost like the big fireworks show.
Amy: I know. Exactly.
Jason: That’s the real thrill. Setting off the big fireworks show from your backyard and then hoping that the police can’t figure out where it’s coming from.
Amy: Totally. You just have to be sure that a lot of your neighbors are doing it too.
Jason: And hopefully it rained the day before, so things aren’t too dry.
Amy: Right.
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Discussion
Jason asks Amy if she is going to see their city’s fireworks display on the Fourth of July. Amy says that she prefers to set off fireworks at home. But she has to be careful. Sometimes fireworks can go out of control.
Jason agrees that it’s fun to set off your own fireworks. There are laws about how big the fireworks can be that you set off yourself. But these laws are different in different cities. Jason has gone to a different state just to buy bigger fireworks in the past. He and Amy must like to live dangerously…at least on the Fourth of July.
Do you like to watch or set off fireworks? Is there one day during the year when your city puts on a big fireworks display?
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