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4 Speaking and writing

GOALS ■ use everyday expressions ■ W rite a social media message

Listening & Speaking everyday expressions

Excuse m e.
Tea? T h a t's m y s e a t. C an l s it
A fte r you.
h e re ?

E xcuse m e. S o rry
T h a n ks v e ry
A tis h o o l W h e re 's th e I'm la te .
m uch.
to ile t?

1a 3.21))) Look at illustrations 1-8. Listen and complete the 3a 3.23 I))Listen to four everyday expressions and tick ( / ) the
conversations with responses a-h. correct box.
a Oh, thanks, 1 2 3 4
b That's OK. Don't worry,
P olite 0 □ □ □
c Sorry, I don’t know,
N o t p o lite □ □ □ □
d Yes, of course,
e You're welcome,
f Yes, please, b 3.23))) Listen again and for each expression choose the
g Bless you! correct response from exercise la.
h Oh, I'm so sorry. 4 Talk to other students in the class. Practise the everyday
expressions. Use the Language for speaking box to help you,
b 3.21 § Listen again and repeat each conversation.
LANGUAGE FOR SPEAKING everyday expressions
C Work with a partner. Practise the conversations.
Atishoo! Bless you!
2 3.22 J))Read the Understanding... box and listen to the
Excuse me. That's my seat. I'm so sorry.
examples.
Tea? Yes, please.
UNDERSTANDING ... polite intonation Excuse me. Where is the toilet? Sorry, I don't know.
L isten fo r th e in to n a tio n in e v e ry d a y e x p re s s io n s t o u n d e rs ta n d Can isit here? Yes, o f course.
if th e p e rs o n is p o lite o r n o t. in p o lite e x p re s s io n s th e s p e a k e r's
Thank you. YouYe welcome.
v o ic e g oe s u p W r a n d d o w n a lot:
After you. Thanks.
A Excuse me. Can l sit here?
B Yes, of course. Sorry I'm late. That's OK. Don't worry.

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7a Read the Language for writing box.

Reading & W riting a social media message
5a Read the message from Eva to her friend Nula. Answer the
questions. To jo in tw o s im ila r ide as, use and.
© ©
1 Where is Eva? The hotel is nice and it's near the city centre.
2 Who is she with? To jo in tw o c o n tra s tin g ideas, use but.
3 Why is she there? © ©
4 Where is their hotel? The hotel is nice, but it's not near the city centre.

b Look at the sentences with but in the message to Nula.

What are the contrasting ideas?
Eva Boyle
great city/expensive city
1 H i, N u la - I h o p e y o u 'r e w e ll. H o w a re th in g s
in B a h ra in ? 2 I'm in L o n d o n f o r t h r e e d a y s .
C Underline the sentences with an d in Eva's message.
I'm h e r e w it h S u n il. H e 's h e re f o r a c o n fe re n c e ,
What are the similar ideas?
but I'm o n h o lid a y . 3 L o n d o n is a g r e a t c ity ,
Sunil's sister is in London./Sunil's sister has got a fla t
but it's v e r y e x p e n s iv e . S u n il's s is te r is in
in London.
London and s h e 's g o t a f la t h e re . H e r f la t is
n ic e , but it's s m a ll. It's g o t o n ly o n e b e d r o o m .
8a Work with a partner. Complete the sentences. Use and
W e 're in a h o te l in K e n s in g to n and o u r ro o m
or but.
is r e a lly b ig . T h e h o te l h a s g o t a g re a t
1 It's a good restaurant,_________ it's not cheap.
r e s ta u r a n t and it's n e a r t h e c i t y c e n tre .
2 Their family is poor,_________ they are happy.
4 M e s s a g e m e s o o n . B ye . x
3 She's got one brother_________one sister.
/ Seen 08.35
4 I've got paper,_________ I haven’t got a pen.
5 Her father is an engineer_________ he has got a job
on a big project in Vietnam.

b Match items a-d to numbers 1-4 in Eva’s message, b Make sentences using an d and but.
a Describe the place 1 It's a nice hotel...
b End the message It's a nice hotel and it's cheap.
c Say where you are and why It's a nice h otel but it's not near the centre.
d Start the message 2 It’s a beautiful city...
3 They’ve got two daughters...
6 Work with a partner. Complete the message. Use the text
4 I've got a good job...
in exercise 5a to help you.
9a EES3 Work with a partner. Imagine you are in another
country. Answer the questions:
• Where are you?
• is it a nice place?
ı__________ Leila 235 P-m-
• Why are you there?
2 ______________ . I'm in Hawaii on • Who are you with?
holiday! It's beautiful here. We're in a hotel • Are you in a hotel?
near the sea. • Where are you now?

3 ____ .X b Write a social media message to a friend at home.

Use sentences with an d and but.

C Swap your message with another pair. What is similar?

What is different?
We're in Turkey, but they're in Japan.
We're on business an d they’re on business, too.

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 Video

A gadget-free life
1 Work with a partner. Look at the photos of Christopher and
answer the questions below.
1 Where is Christopher from?
2 How old is he?
3 What is his job?
4 Has he got a job in a company office?
5 Is he happy in his life?

2 © Watch the video. Check your answers to questions 1-5

in exercise 1.

3a © Watch the video again. (Circle) the correct options.

1 Two billion people in the world have got a mobile phone /
a smartphone.
2 25% / 50% of people have got a laptop.
3 16% / 6% of people have got a tablet.
4 Christopher Jenkinson has got / hasn't got a computer.
5 He has got / hasn't got a TV, but he has got / hasn't got
a phone.
6 He has got a house / a fla t near the centre of Oxford.
7 Christopher is / isn't at his desk a lot.
8 His favourite books are com ic books / old books.
9 He has got / hasn't got a car.
10 His friends have got / haven’t got smartphones.

b Work with a partner. Write the things Christopher has got

in his office at home.
a desk., ...

4a |EH3 Work with a partner. Prepare questions to ask

Christopher about his life. Use the prompts to help you.
« ... from?
• ... jo b ?
• ... o ffic e ?
« . . . big?
« . . . o b je c t s / in y o u r o ffic e ?
• ... a c o m p u te r ?
• ... a c a r?
• ... h a p p y in y o u r life?

b Work with another partner. Role-play an interview with

Christopher.

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Review

1 a Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences. 4a 3.26))) Listen to Caleb's description of his neighbours.
1 a / Stefan Hell's / man / clever. Complete the table.
2 film / a / Birdman!s / funny. N u m b e r 34 N u m b e r 38
3 Vienna's / city / a / n ice.
P e o p le in t h e h o u s e
4 neighbours / lovely / My / are / people .
P e o p le 's jo b s
5 a/country/M orocco's/friendly.
P e ts
6 teaching / job / hard / Is / a ?

b 3.24))) Listen and check your answers. b Work with a partner. Talk about Caleb’s neighbours.

C Work with a partner. Make three similar sentences C Write's in the correct place in sentences 1-4.
with different people and things. 1 Linda is Charlie wife.
2 Charlie and Linda children are young.
2c Replace the highlighted adjectives with their opposite
3 The children pet is a dog called Benji.
adjectives.
4 Caleb neighbours are friendly.
1 I've got an old bicycle. I've g o t a new bicycle.
2 They've got a big house. 5a Match answers a-f to expressions 1-6.
3 It's an expensive laptop. 1 Atishoo! a Yes, please.
4 He isn't a rich man. 2 Coffee? b Sorry, 1 don't know.
5 This coffee is hot. 3 Where is Mr Kirk's office? c You're welcome.
6 It's a good restaurant. 4 Can I sit here? d Bless you!
7 It's a happy film. 5 Thank you. e That's OK. Don't worry.
8 His father is very young. 6 Sorry I’m late. f Yes, of course.
b Compare your answers with a partner. b Work with a partner. Take turns to say the expressions and
check your answers.
3a Write one word in each gap. Use contractions where possible.
1 A 1_________ you and Fred got pets? 6a Correct the seven mistakes in the email.
B No, we2_________ . But my mother 3_________ got
nine cats.
A Nine?! Has she 4_________a big house?
H i, P a u l.
B No, sh e5_________ . It's a small house, but
1 h o p e y o u 'r e 1 g o o d . H o w a re t h in g s in M a n ila ? I'm
it6_________ got a garden.
2 a t Ita ly f o r a w e e k . I’ m h e r e f o r 3 a n c o n fe r e n c e . Ita ly
2 A 7_________your parents got a car?
is v e r y n ic e a n d t h e f o o d 4 a re g re a t, b u t it 's e x p e n s iv e
B No, they 8_________. We haven’t got cars in our family.
h e re . J a c k is a t t h e c o n fe r e n c e , to o . W e 5 is in t h e s a m e
19__ _got a car, my brother10__ _ got a h o te l. 6 H e 'v e g o t a r o o m n e x t t o m y r o o m . I t 's a n ic e
car and my parents11_________got a car. h o te l, 7 b u t it 's n e a r t h e c e n tr e .
A What transport have you got?
See you soon,
B 12_________got bicycles.
C a r r ie

3.25 )))Listen and check your answers.

C Have similar conversations. Ask your partner about b Compare your answers with a partner.
these things:
1 neighbours - pets?
2 family-car?
3 you - new phone?

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