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1. SPEAKING Describe the photo. What are the girls doing? How are they feeling? What do you think they are saying?
| 1. You borrowed a DVD from your friend but now you can't find it. Do you… a. tell your friend the truth as soon as possible? b. say nothing and hope your friend forgets about it? c. secretly buy a new copy of the DVD? d. keep looking for the DVD but say nothing yet? | 2. Your friend has stopped speaking to you and you don't know why. Do you… a. send a message asking what the problem is? b. ask your other friends about it? c. insist on talking face-to-face with your friend? d. just wait and see if the problem goes away ? | 3. You’re friendly with a new student at school, but your old friends don't like him/her. Do you… a. stop spending time with the new student? b. tell your old friends they aren't behaving well? c. invite them all to your house so they can get to know one another? d. continue to see them all, but separately? |
| Listening Strategy You do not have to understand every word in a listening task. Focus on the general meaning and try not to be distracted by words you do not understand. |
2. ☊1.08 Read the Listening Strategy above and the three summaries of a dialogue below. Then listen to the dialogue. Which is the best summary?
a. Zak refuses to go out with Tom because he's disappointed about his exam results.
b. Zak is anxious about his exams and decides not to go out with Tom.
c. Zak is relieved that his exams are six weeks away, and agrees to go out with Tom.
| LEARN THIS! should a.We often use I think... + should. I think she should speak to her frienđ. b. For the negative, we use I don't think... + should. (NOT I think you shouldn't). I don't think we should borrow more money. |
3. SPEAKING Read the Learn this! box. Then say what Zak should do. Use I (don't) think… and the phrases below.
calm down finish his revision plan
stop revising go out with Tom
revise tomorrow phone Tom soon
I think/ don't think Zak should calm down.
4. ☊1.09 Listen to four dialogues. Match the dialogues (A–D) with the sentences below. There is one sentence that you do not need.
The person with a problem ...
1. accepts an offer of help.
2. does not follow the advice.
3. feels bad because a friend is cross.
4. refuses an offer of help.
5. ☊1.10 Listen again to dialogues B, C and D. Complete the collocations (1–6) with the verbs below.
find give have make tell (x2)
Dialogue B
1. find something funny
2. _____ somebody a call
Dialogue C
3. _____ the truth
4. _____ a word (with somebody)
Dialogue D
5. _____ an excuse
6. _____ a lie
6. SPEAKING Work in pairs. Choose a problem and two suggestions from exercise 1 or use your own ideas. Plan a dialogue and act it out to the class.
Student A: Ask what problem is and give Student B your advice.
Student B: Tell student A what your problem is. Reject or accept their advice.
Hi! How are you?
I'm OK. But I'm worried. I can't find the DVD I borrowed from my friend. ...
