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1 UISTENING A risky business ean Roseve US ciplomat and actst Look at the things in the list. How risky do you personally think they are? Why? Score them 1-5 (1 =not risky at all, 5=vory risky indeed). Then compare in small groups. How similar are you in your eltitude tw risk? 4 having cosmetic surgery cycling in your city smoking buying a second-hand car walking in the hills cline dating 2 telling a liefon your CV b @ 4.8 Listen to four people answering the question Are you a risk-taker? Write ¥, X, or 5 5 2 eating street food when you'e travelling a 1 2 v ¥/Xin the box. Which of the topics in the list does the risk they talk about relate to? 1 Holly 2X asporscuba diag 2 Karen V/ sney=buing online 3 Tom ajo -barmanager 4 Jeanie X" _aselatonshin Listen again and write H (Holly), K Karen), T (Tom), or J (Jeanie). Who... ajob asport arelationship money 1H thinks his / her attitude to risk hasn't changed at al throughout his / her life 2K thinks that the risk varies depending on the price 2d. had to make a life-changing decision 4-H is quite surprised about how positive he / she felt after doing 9 ricky activity 5K’ thinks most people take this kind of risk nowadays 6 decided not to go straight into warking in an office 7. J wondere whether things might have boon differenti he / she hadn't taken the risk 0 thinks te risk wes worth teking because he / she learned some useful things for the future d Which speaker do you think took the biggest risk? Why? v that scores yot 2 SPEAKING a Work with a partner. A interview B with the questions in the green circles. After each question, write Rif you think that in that area, B is prepared to take risks. Then B interview A in same way with the blue circles. b Now compare your answers in each aroa. Decide which of you Is the bigger risk-taker. TATA Have you ever done something dramatically different to your hair, e.g. had a very different hairstyle 1 hiait wolour? How yout feel immadiataly afterwards? Would you ever geta tattoo or a lercing? Do you drive acarorride a : ever go really fast and Do you walk by break the speed yourself late at limit? ight, or get ato night taxis? Where do you normally cross the road ~ ata traffic light ‘or zebra crossing, or just anywhere? Do you have different PINS and passwords, or do you always use Do you use internet tha same ane? er mobile banking? Have you ever" Do you think i's safe? Shopping and money ought somthing Tie yuu eve Wot expensive on ebay ane here ‘ora similar cite? oe mA . computer fraud? ‘Would you? e

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