The document provides listening and speaking exercises for 12 units related to various topics such as problems at work, helping others, going out, restaurant reviews, ecotourism, and personality types. For each unit, learners are instructed to record themselves responding to 2 prompts and send the recordings to their teacher. The prompts involve either listening to a short dialogue or monologue and answering a question, or providing a short response to a speaking scenario.
The document provides listening and speaking exercises for 12 units related to various topics such as problems at work, helping others, going out, restaurant reviews, ecotourism, and personality types. For each unit, learners are instructed to record themselves responding to 2 prompts and send the recordings to their teacher. The prompts involve either listening to a short dialogue or monologue and answering a question, or providing a short response to a speaking scenario.
The document provides listening and speaking exercises for 12 units related to various topics such as problems at work, helping others, going out, restaurant reviews, ecotourism, and personality types. For each unit, learners are instructed to record themselves responding to 2 prompts and send the recordings to their teacher. The prompts involve either listening to a short dialogue or monologue and answering a question, or providing a short response to a speaking scenario.
- The workers, whose wages have not been increased since the plant opened five years ago, could have called another strike. (Listening – News) - I heard someone say that you were planning to leave. (Speaking – Quitting)
Unit 8: A helping hand
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- If the establishment had taken steps to help these people, the situation would be different today. (Listening – Call-In) - Ma’am, do you need help lifting your stroller onto the bus? (Speaking – Do You Need Help?)
Unit 9: Going out
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- Which upcoming musical event tops your list of recommendations today? (Listening – Opera Review) - Well, I've never even heard of the singers in that show, and I think if you've only got one night out, you should play it safe. (Listening – Opera Review)
Unit 10: Restaurant review
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- The food was fabulous; I never knew I had such a big appetite. (Listening – Family) - Have you forgotten? Their recommendations are always terrible. (Speaking – Recommendations)
Unit 11: Ecotourism
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- The first eco-hotels were basically cabins located within natural areas, such as forests and jungles. (Listening: An eco-hotel seminar) - You can also install solar or wind energy systems, and water-saving toilets, faucets, and showers. (Listening: An eco-hotel seminar)
Unit 12: Personality types
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- Can you give us some examples of which jobs match best with the personality types you mentioned? (Listening: An interview with a career advisor) - I wonder if I’m in the right career for my personality type. (Listening: An interview with a career advisor)