1 UISTENING
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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?
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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
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computer fraud?
‘Would you? e