dialogue 1

Jingjing: Thanksfor -------------, Mark. It's good to -------------

Mark: Good to hear you too, Jingjing. Sorry we couldn't---------------- this week.

Jingjing: Noproblem. It's a ------------------, though, right?

Mark: Yeah, you --------------agreat time. What's up?

Jingjing: Well, Ineed some ----------from you. A friend of mine is ----------------for herdaughter and a bunch of other-------- It's more than ------------; and she wasthinking of -----------------

Mark: Oh, I've got-------------forsummer games. How----------- are the kids?

Jingjing: They'reabout--------------------

Mark: That's perfect. I remember a few of the ------------------------- before I got oldenough for archery, ------------ and ------------------ riding.

Jingjing: Great.I'm -------------------

Mark: Your friendcould hold a ---------------------------

Jingjing: I knowthat one. That's where you ------------------, so that they have three ---------------------legs between them, right?

Mark: Yeah. Iguess that one's-------------------. What about sack races?

Jingjing: -------,but with huge----------------- or empty ------------- bags. Kids have to -----------------the finish line, don't they?

Mark: Hmm, let merun ----------------by you. There's the------------------- race.

Jingjing: I'm notsure I've heard of---------------. Tell me about it.

Mark: Well, eachkid starts with-----------, which they have to------------. If they make it tothe ------------- before anyone else,------------------ their egg, they----------------

Jingjing: Thatsounds pretty good. Anyway, I bet these three games ------------------ to the kids.

Mark: Probably.Also, your friend ------------------------------------

dialogue 2

Jingjing: Hey, Mark, it's me again. -------------------------------- Do you have any more?

Mark: I sure do. Let's see... Oh, my favorite is the ----------------------------

Jingjing: Thatsounds like ------------------. How does it work?

Mark: Well, the--------is for each ---------- to keep catching one--------------- without letting it -------------------

Jingjing: So, they just throw it--------------------

Mark: Kind of. Youstart by --------------in two lines --------- each other. One line has ---------,the other doesn't. The two kids ----------- each other are --------------. Whenyou shout -------------”, each kid ----------their balloon to their partner.

Jingjing: So, someof the kids ---------, others let them ----------------, right?

Mark: Yeah, thepeople with --------------------, the kid who threw it and the kid who ------------.Anyone still in the game should ----------. You have to make sure -------------facing each other, now --------------------

Jingjing: Wow, sothe kids that are -------------- for a long time have to throw their balloons --------------------

Mark: It can getpretty ---------------

Jingjing: Hmm. ---------------------------------

Mark: Well, ifyour friend can find ----------------balloons, she could put a------------in afew of them. It's best to have a ----------- and more ------------ than youthink you'll need. That way, you can ----------------a second or third---------------------

Jingjing: Oh, and--------------------------------------

Mark: -----------------------.Even if a kid's balloon burst, they might have -------------------

Jingjing: Thatsounds like-----------------

Mark: It could bethe-----------------. Smaller prizes could be ---------------. Anyway, itspices it up ------------------

Jingjing: Theseare good suggestions.

Mark: Hey, I'mglad to help!

new words andphrases

from dialogue 1

throw a party

a three-leggedrace

a sack race

a relay race

from dialogue 2

be on cloud nine

a piece of cake

fizzle out

opaque

the grand prize