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4 Extra Speaking: Talking about frightening experiences

Working with dialogues

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1 Listen to three news reports and match them to the events. There is one extra event.
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News Report Events
Report 1 a. a terrible fire
Report 2 b. a serious accident
Report 3 c. a successful theft
d. a lucky arrest

2 Look at the newspaper photo and the fact file. With a partner, ask and answer the questions below.
One of you is a reporter interviewing the person who witnessed the fire.
1. What happened?
2. When did it happen?
FACT FILE 3. Where did it happen?
• 10.30 Wednesday morning 4. What caused it?
• fire broke out in building in 5. Was anyone injured?
Long Street 6. Was the building badly damaged?
• electrical problem caused 7. How long did it take the firefighters to arrive?
fire
8. What happened in the end?
• two people injured
• part of building damaged – What happened?
not badly
• firefighters arrived within
10 minutes
• put out fire after an hour

There was a terrible fire.

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1 Extra Speaking: Making plans

1 Section A Test

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MODULE 4: Extra Speaking

Pairwork activity
For the teacher:
1. Tell the students to work in pairs. Give each student half of the page.
2. Tell the students to take turns asking and answering questions to find out what was done after a robbery.

Student A Student B
1 There was a robbery at Lisa’s house. Ask your partner 1 Look at the picture of Lisa’s room after the robbery.
questions to find out which of the following were done Answer your partner’s questions about what was done
by the thief. by the thief.
Yes No Lisa’s room
1. window (leave) open

2. books (throw) on floor

3. room (leave) tidy

4. cupboard door (close)

5. computer (turn off)

6. shoes (take out) of cupboard

Was the window left open?

2 Look at the picture of David’s room after the robbery.


Answer your partner’s questions about what was done
by the thief.

David’s room
2 There was a robbery at David’s house. Ask your
partner questions to find out which of the following
things were done by the thief.
Yes No
1. window (leave) open

2. books (throw) on floor

3. room (leave) tidy

4. cupboard door (close)

5. computer (turn off)

6. shoes (take out) of cupboard

Was the window left open?

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