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I can understand emphasis.
1 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss how you would feel and what you would do in these situations.1 You have just ridden your bike into another cyclist who pulled out into the road in front of you without looking. 2 You have just said something negative about a friend without realising the friend was right behind you. 2 Read the text. Which pieces of advice could be useful to each situation in exercise 1? Why? Which do you think is the best piece of advice?
| 4 Look at the lines of dialogues. Decide where the emphasis should go and why.1 Do you want to call the police or the fire brigade? 2 A Do you live at number 7 Duncan Drive? B No, I live at number 11. 3 Are those the burglar's fingerprints or mine? 4 I can't find my ring. It's a diamond ring, and it's very expensive. 5 A You say you left the house at quarter to eight? B No, it was quarter past eight. 6 I saw a van outside. A blue van. A dark blue van. 5 Listen and check. Practise the sentences in pairs.6 Listen to a dialogue between two friends. Choose the correct answers (a-d).1 George doesn't believe that a Gemma is telling the truth. b Gemma saw Sarah stealing from Alex. c Gemma didn't say anything. d Sarah has done anything wrong. 2 Gemma believes that a she saw Sarah take Sam's lunch money. b she has enough evidence against Sarah. c Sarah took something out of Gemma's schoolbag. d something is troubling Sarah. 3 George agrees that a Sarah isn't behaving as she normally does. b they ought to mention their suspicions to an adult. c Gemma should speak to Alex first. d Gemma should speak to Sarah alone. 7 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.1 Are you good at keeping calm in a crisis? Give reasons for your answer. 2 What would you have done if you had been in Gemma's situation in the classroom? 3 Do you think that George and Gemma decided to do the right thing? |
