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 1 Life Skills: Weather Reports — 5-Day Forecast  

Chet: Hi. I'm Chet Knightly, and it's time for your nightly weather report.
Today it was sunny and hot. Is it going to stay that way for the rest of the week? Let's find out in my five-day
weather forecast.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, it's going to be hot and smoggy.
On Wednesday, it's going to be sunny and warm.
On Thursday, it's going to be foggy and cool.
On Friday, it's going to be windy and cool.
And on Saturday, it's going to be rainy and cold. I'm sorry if you have weekend plans, because it's going to be
stormy all weekend.
Well, that's my weather report. Goodnight.

 2 Life Skills: Weather Reports — Watch and Answer  

Answer Ms. Marquez's questions.

 3 Rainy Day Party — At the Party  

Luis: Are you having fun?
Lin: Yes, I am. I like the music. Do you?
Luis: Yes. Very much.
Elena: Where's Jagraj?
Santiago: Oh, he's over there eating cake.
Sabina: Where's Celia?
Ying Le: She's over there with Danny. I think she likes Danny.
Sabina: I think she does.
Celia: You're so funny, Danny.
Danny: I love to see you laugh. Celia, I like you a lot.
Ryan: Do you still think I'm a great dancer?
Samantha: Oh, the best.
Gaston: I win!
Jerry: I can't believe I lost again.
Gaston: Nobody can beat me.
Anna Mae: I can beat you. Move over, Jerry.
Gaston: A girl.
Anna Mae: Set them up.
Maria: Here's some soda.
Joe: Thanks. You're a great waitress.
Maria: Hey, I'm not at work now.
Joe: I was just joking.
Maria: Okay.
Anna Mae: I win!
Ms. Marquez: May I have your attention please? Gather round. Gather round. Tonight is the last night we are
going to be together as a class. I'm going to miss you all, but I know you're going to have a great future. You're
very important to me. Come back and visit anytime.
Celia: Ms. Marquez, we are not going to forget you. You're an excellent teacher.
Ryan: So we all agree. You're an excellent teacher, you're all excellent students, and we're all excellent dancers.
Let's show them, Samantha.
Samantha: Ok.
Jagraj: Ms. Marquez, do you want to dance?
Ms. Marquez: Yes.

 4 What's Next? — Reading 1 of 7  

Ms. Marquez: Tonight is the last night we are going to be together as a class.
I'm going to miss you all, but I know you're going to have a great future. You're very important to me. Come
back and visit anytime.
Celia: Ms. Marquez, we are not going to forget you. You are an excellent teacher.

 5 What's Next? — Reading 2 of 7

English class is finished. Ms. Marquez is an excellent teacher and the students learned a lot of English.
Where are all the students going now? What are they going to do next?
Click Next and read about their plans.

 6 What's Next? — Reading 3 of 7

Jagrag is going to move to Seattle. There is a lot of rain in Seattle, but Jagraj likes the rain. He wants to work for
a computer company.
Do you remember Lana? She works in a clothing store now. She's going to study fashion design next year.

 7 What's Next? — Reading 4 of 7

Celia and her daughter, Lorena, are very happy in the new apartment. Lorena is in 2nd grade now. Homework
is more difficult now, but Celia helps her every day.
Celia wants to be a teacher. She's going to take another English class this year.

 8 What's Next? — Reading 5 of 7

Ryan and Samantha are very happy. They're going to get married next month!
After the wedding, Ryan and Samantha are taking the train to San Francisco. When they come home, Ryan has
a lot of work to do. He is going to open a new restaurant on Elm Street.

 9 What's Next? — Reading 6 of 7

What's happening with Miguel and Jane these days?
Miguel is the manager at the Main Street Café. Jane is going to a university. She's going to be a doctor.

 10 What's Next? — Reading 7 of 7

And how about Ms. Marquez? She's getting ready for a new English class. She's going to meet her new students
next week.

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