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Listening & Speaking 2 with answers
Sally Logan and Craig Thaine
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Contents Map of the book
4
Acknowledgements
6
Introduction
7
Social and Travel
Unit1 How do you know Mark? Unit2 I’m phoning about the house Unit3 How do I buy a ticket? Unit4 Shall we go out for dinner? Unit5 You should go to the police Unit6 Have you got a headache? Unit7 How about a hostel? Unit8 What can I do here? Unit9 When are you flying? Unit10 The weather is changing Review1
10 14 18 22 26 30 34 38 42 46 50
Work and Study
Unit11 I have our schedule Unit12 You did really well Unit13 I’ve organized the trainer Unit14 You need a budget Unit15 Welcome to the school Unit16 What are your goals? Review2
52 56 60 64 68 72 76
Appendices
Appendix1 Appendix2 Appendix3 Appendix4 Appendix5 Appendix6
Useful language
78
Listening learning tips
82
Speaking learning tips
83
Listening to the news
84
Watching movies
85
What’s next?
87
Audioscript
88
Answer key
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Social and Travel
Unit number
Title
Topic
How to …
1
How do you know Mark?
Socializing
• make and answer invitations • start conversations • take part in ‘small talk’ conversations
2
I’m phoning about the house
Living away from home
• check you have understood information correctly • ask polite questions to find out information • describe a problem and suggest a solution
3
How do I buy a ticket?
Transport
• understand information about public transport • ask for travel information • check your understanding of information
4
Shall we go out for dinner?
Eating out
• make suggestions • understand descriptions of food and meals • talk about what you ate in a restaurant
5
You should go to the police
Emergencies
• speak without repeating unnecessary words • understand information about personal details and
events • give general and detailed descriptions
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Have you got a headache?
Health
• understand medicine instructions • give instructions and advice • explain what something is
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How about a hostel?
Holiday accommodation
• ask about different kinds of accommodation • understand information about accommodation • describe rooms and objects
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What can I do here?
Sightseeing
• show you understand what someone is saying and that
you are interested • talk about what you want and would like to do • book an activity at a Tourist Information Centre
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Unit number
Title
Topic
How to …
When are you flying?
Travelling abroad
• understand information about travel and tourism • ask polite questions • give reasons for situations
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The weather is changing
A news story
• understand a news story • talk about change • give your opinion
11
I have our schedule
Hosting overseas visitors
• understand people’s names and roles • explain and understand schedules • talk about and understand future plans
12
You did really well
Workplace discussions
• understand conversations about tasks in the workplace • talk about whether tasks are completed or not • give and understand feedback
13
I’ve organized the trainer
Organizing an event at work
• understand instructions in a voice mail message • ask people at work to do things • compare two things
14
You need a budget
Talks and seminars
• understand detail in a seminar • plan and give a mini seminar • ask questions about a seminar
15
Welcome to the school
First day at school
• understand activities in a timetable • offer choices • understand and talk about rules
16
What are your goals?
Study habits and goals
• understand advice on how to improve English • give people advice on how to learn English • talk about your learning goals
Work and Study
Social and Travel
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Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank the team at Cambridge University Press for their ongoing encouragement, support and expertise, in particular Noírín Burke, Caroline Thiriau, Hazel Meek, Barbara Thomas and Linda Matthews, as well as the team at Kamae Design. They would also like to thank colleagues, students and friends who contributed to the dialogues in this book. Sally Logan would like to thank Taner Erdi for his encouragement and support, and Emre Logan-Erdi for making things manageable. Craig Thaine would like to thank Steven Shuttleworth for ongoing encouragement, patience and support. Special thanks too, to Ann and Brian Giles for the photograph on page 14. The authors and publishers are grateful for the following reviewers for their valuable insights and suggestions: Kathryn Alevizos, UK Steven Banfield, UAE Nigel Daly, Taiwan Rui da Silva, UK Stephanie Dimond-Bayir, UK Rosie Ganne, UK Barbara Gardner, UK Hebe Gomez, Spain Professor Peter Gray, Japan Duncan Hindmarch, UK Dr Zbigniew Mozejko, Poland Paul Seligson, UK Raymond Sheehan, UAE
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The authors and publishers acknowledge the following sources of copyright material and are grateful for the permissions granted. While every effort has been made, it has not always been possible to identify the sources of all the material used, or to trace all copyright holders. If any omissions are brought to our notice, we will be happy to include the appropriate acknowledgements on reprinting. P. 20: the Rainbow Card and the No-My-Car-Day Pass with kind permission of the Osaka Transportation Bureau.
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Introduction To the student Who is Real Listening & Speaking 2 for? You can use this book if you are a student at pre-intermediate level and you want to improve your English listening and speaking. You can use the book alone without a teacher or you can use it in a classroom with a teacher.
How will Real Listening & Speaking 2 help me with my listening and speaking? Real Listening & Speaking 2 contains practical tasks to help you in everyday situations, e.g. at a party, in a restaurant or travelling away from home. It also gives practice of listening and speaking in a range of work and study situations. It is designed to help you with listening and speaking you will need to do when communicating in English at home or when visiting another country. The exercises in each unit help you to develop useful listening skills such as listening for opinions, listening for details, and listening for the main idea. There are also lots of practical speaking strategies and tasks to help you improve your ability to communicate, and pronunciation activities too.
How is Real Listening & Speaking 2 organized? The book has 16 units and is divided into two sections: • Units 1–10 – social and travel situations • Units 11–16 – work and study situations Every unit has: • Get ready to listen and speak: introduces you to the topic of the unit • Learning tip: helps you improve your learning • Class bonus: is an exercise you can do with other students or friends • Speaking strategy: gives you useful language and strategies for communicating • Speak up!: gives you practice of speaking in real situations • Extra practice: gives an extra exercise for more practice • Can-do checklist: helps you think about what you learnt in the unit Most units also have: • Focus on: helps you study useful grammar or vocabulary • Did you know?: gives you extra information about vocabulary, different cultures or the topic of the unit • Sound smart: helps you with pronunciation
After each main section there is a review unit. The reviews help you practise the skills you learn in each section. At the back of the book you can find: • Appendices: contain lists of Useful language, Listening and Speaking learning tips, and worksheets for listening to the news, watching movies and planning your learning. • Audioscript: includes everything that you can hear on the audio CDs and gives information about the nationalities of the speakers • Answer key: gives correct answers and possible answers for exercises that have more than one answer
How can I use Real Listening & Speaking 2? The book is in two sections; Social and Travel, and Work and Study. The units at the end of the book are more difficult than the units at the beginning of the book. However, you do not need to do the units in order. It is better to choose the units that are most interesting for you and to do them in the order you prefer. There are many different ways you can use this book. We suggest you work in this way: • Look in the Contents list and find a unit that interests you. • Go to Appendix 1 and look at the Useful language for the unit you want to do. You can use a dictionary to help you understand the words and expressions. • Do the Get ready to listen and speak section at the start of the unit. This will introduce you to the topic of the unit. • Do the other exercises in the unit. At the end of each exercise check your answers in the Answer key. • If your answers are wrong, study the section again to see where you made mistakes. • Try to do the listening exercises without looking at the audioscript. You can read the audioscript after you finish the exercises. • If you want to do more work on this topic, do the Extra practice activity. • At the end of the unit, think about what you learnt and complete the Can-do checklist. • Go to Appendix 1 and look at the Useful language for the unit again.
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Introduction To the teacher What is Cambridge English Skills? Real Listening & Speaking 2 is one of 12 books in the Cambridge English Skills series. The series also contains Real Reading and Real Writing books and offers skills training to students from elementary to advanced level. All the books are available in with-answers and without-answers editions. Level
Elementary CEF: A2 Cambridge ESOL: KET NQF Skills for life: Entry 2
Pre-intermediate CEF: B1 Cambridge ESOL: PET NQF Skills for life: Entry 3
Intermediate to upper-intermediate CEF: B2 Cambridge ESOL: FCE NQF Skills for life: Level 1
Advanced CEF: C1 Cambridge ESOL: CAE NQF Skills for life: Level 2
Book
Author
Real Reading 1 with answers
Liz Driscoll
Real Reading 1 without answers
Liz Driscoll
Real Writing 1 with answers and audio CD
Graham Palmer
Real Writing 1 without answers
Graham Palmer
Real Listening & Speaking 1 with answers and audio CDs (2)
Miles Craven
Real Listening & Speaking 1 without answers
Miles Craven
Real Reading 2 with answers
Liz Driscoll
Real Reading 2 without answers
Liz Driscoll
Real Writing 2 with answers and audio CD
Graham Palmer
Real Writing 2 without answers
Graham Palmer
Real Listening & Speaking 2 with answers and audio CDs (2)
Sally Logan & Craig Thaine
Real Listening & Speaking 2 without answers
Sally Logan & Craig Thaine
Real Reading 3 with answers
Liz Driscoll
Real Reading 3 without answers
Liz Driscoll
Real Writing 3 with answers and audio CD
Roger Gower
Real Writing 3 without answers
Roger Gower
Real Listening & Speaking 3 with answers and audio CDs (2)
Miles Craven
Real Listening & Speaking 3 without answers
Miles Craven
Real Reading 4 with answers
Liz Driscoll
Real Reading 4 without answers
Liz Driscoll
Real Writing 4 with answers and audio CD
Simon Haines
Real Writing 4 without answers
Simon Haines
Real Listening & Speaking 4 with answers and audio CDs (2)
Miles Craven
Real Listening & Speaking 4 without answers
Miles Craven
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Introduction
Where are the teacher’s notes? The series is accompanied by a dedicated website containing detailed teaching notes and extension ideas for every unit of every book. Please visit www.cambridge.org/englishskills to access the Cambridge English Skills teacher’s notes.
What are the main aims of Real Listening & Speaking 2? • To encourage autonomous learning by focusing on learner training • To help students develop listening and speaking skills in accordance with the ALTE (Association of Language Testers in Europe) Can-do statements. These statements describe what language users can typically do at different levels and in different contexts. Visit www.alte.org for further information.
What are the key features of Real Listening & Speaking 2? • It is aimed at pre-intermediate learners of English at level B1 of the Council of Europe’s CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) • It contains 16 four-page units, divided into two sections: Social and Travel, and Work and Study. • Real Listening and Speaking 2 units contain: • Get ready to listen and speak warm-up tasks to get students thinking about the topic • Learning tip boxes which give students advice on how to improve their listening and speaking and their learning • Focus on activities which provide contextualized practice in particular language or vocabulary areas • Sound smart activities which focus on pronunciation • Class bonus communication activities for pairwork and group work so you can adapt the material to suit your classes • Did you know? boxes which provide notes on cultural or linguistic differences between English-speaking countries, or factual information on the topic of the unit • Can-do checklists at the end of every unit to encourage students to think about what they have learnt • There are two review units to practise skills that have been introduced in the units. • It covers a wide range of highly practical activities that give students the skills they need to communicate effectively in everyday situations. • It has an international feel and contains a range of native and non-native English accents. • It can be used as self-study material, in class, or as supplementary homework material.
What is the best way to use Real Listening & Speaking 2 in the classroom? The book is designed so that there is no set way to work through the units. The units may be used in any order, although the more difficult units naturally appear near the end of the book, in the Work and Study section. You can consult the unit-by-unit teacher’s notes at www.cambridge.org/englishskills for detailed teaching ideas. However, as a general guide, different parts of the book can be approached in the following ways: • Useful language: Use the Useful language lists in the Appendices to preteach or revise the vocabulary from the unit you are working on. • Get ready to listen and speak: It is a good idea to use this section as an introduction to the topic. Students can work on these exercises in pairs or groups. Many of these exercises require students to answer questions about their personal experience. These questions can be used as prompts for discussion. Some exercises contain a problemsolving element that students can work on together. Other exercises aim to clarify key vocabulary in the unit. You can present these vocabulary items directly to students. • Learning tips: Focus on these and draw attention to them in an open class situation. An alternative approach is for you to create a series of discussion questions associated with the Learning tip. Students can discuss their ideas in pairs or small groups followed by open class feedback. The Learning tip acts as a reflective learning tool to help promote learner autonomy. • Class bonuses: The material in these activities aims to provide freer practice. You can set these up carefully, then take the role of observer during the activity so that students carry out the task freely. You can make yourself available to help students or analyze the language they produce during the activity. • Extra practice: These can be set as homework or out-ofclass projects for your students. Students can do some tasks in pairs during class time. • Can-do checklists: Refer to these at the beginning of a lesson to explain to students what the lesson will cover, and again at the end so that students can evaluate their learning for themselves. • Appendices: You may find it useful to refer your students to these. • Audioscript: Occasionally non-native speaker spoken errors are included in the audio material. They are labelled Did you notice? in the audioscript and can be used in the classroom to focus on common errors. 9
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Contents Map of the book
4
Acknowledgements
6
Introduction
7
Social and Travel
Unit1 How do you know Mark? Unit2 I’m phoning about the house Unit3 How do I buy a ticket? Unit4 Shall we go out for dinner? Unit5 You should go to the police Unit6 Have you got a headache? Unit7 How about a hostel? Unit8 What can I do here? Unit9 When are you flying? Unit10 The weather is changing Review1
10 14 18 22 26 30 34 38 42 46 50
Work and Study
Unit11 I have our schedule Unit12 You did really well Unit13 I’ve organized the trainer Unit14 You need a budget Unit15 Welcome to the school Unit16 What are your goals? Review2
52 56 60 64 68 72 76
Appendices
Appendix1 Appendix2 Appendix3 Appendix4 Appendix5 Appendix6
Useful language
78
Listening learning tips
82
Speaking learning tips
83
Listening to the news
84
Watching movies
85
What’s next?
87
Audioscript
88
Answer key
100
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1 How do you know Mark? Get ready to
listen and speak
• Look at the activities below and tick ✓ the ones you like doing. playing sport listening to music going to the cinema gardening going online going to parties going shopping drawing and painting meeting friends going to restaurants playing computer games watching sport
cooking visiting relatives playing musical instruments reading books and magazines
• What do you and your friends usually do at the weekend?
go to Useful language p. 78
A Listening – Phoning a friend Did you know …? In the UK people say go to the cinema, but in the US they say go to the movies.
2
Brian tells you about Mark’s party. He has got some of the information wrong. Read what Brian says, then listen again and correct his mistakes. The first mistake is corrected for you. 2
next Mark called last night. It’s his birthday this week and he’s having a party on Friday to celebrate.
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Mark telephones his friend Brian on Sunday night. Listen to their conversation. What is the main reason for the phone call? Tick ✓ a, b or c. 2
It starts at eight o’clock. He wants me to take some food. I’m looking forward to it.
a to find out what Brian did at the weekend b to find out what Brian is doing next weekend c to invite Brian to a birthday party
3
Learning tip
3 Listen to Brian telling you about Mark’s party. He now has the correct information. Check your answers.
Try and understand the general meaning of a text before you listen for the details. Don’t worry if you can’t understand everything. Think about what you want to know and only listen for that information.
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How do you know Mark?
B Speaking – Phoning a friend Speaking strategy Making and answering invitations 1 Look at the audioscript on page 88. Is the party the first thing Mark talks about?
7 Not everyone accepted Mark’s invitation. Look at what they said and underline their reasons for not going to the party. That sounds good but I’m afraid I’m going away at the weekend.
YES / NO
2 Mark and Brian use the expressions below. Put them in the order they say them.
1
a Do you want me to bring anything? b What day? c Actually the reason I’m ringing is because it’s my birthday next week. d What time? e I was wondering if you wanted to come. f That sounds good.
3 Which expression explains why Mark is phoning? 4 Which expression is an invitation? Which expression is a reply to an invitation? Write them below. Invitation I was wondering if you wanted to come
Reply to invitation
I’d really like to but I work on Saturday evenings.
When you say no to an invitation, it is important to explain why you can’t go. It is also polite to say something positive first, e.g. That sounds good but … or I’d really like to but …
Sound smart Missing sounds 1
4 Listen to this question. n What day? What sound is missing? Tick ✓ one of the sounds below. below /t/ /d/ /w/
2 Why is the missing sound not pronounced? Tick ✓ a, b or c. a This is a natural way of linking words in sentences when speaking English. b Brian can’t pronounce the words correctly. c Brian is lazy. 3
4 Listen to the question again and practise saying it. What day?
4
Listen to these sentences and then practise saying them. Remember the underlined /t/ sounds at the end of the words are not pronounced. a Do you want me to bring anything? b What time? c That sounds good.
5 Now look at these expressions and put them in the table above. Do you want to come?
Unit1
5
Would you like to come?
Focus on … beginning and ending phone conversations That’d be nice.
I’d love to.
6 Look at the invitations in the table above. They are all polite but some are more polite. Put them in order of politeness: 1 = most polite, 3 = less polite.
Which two of the expressions below (a–e) do Brian and Mark use at the beginning of the conversation? Write Beginning next to them. Which three expressions do they use at the end of the conversation? Write End next to them. a b c d e
Hello, Brian speaking. See you on Saturday. Hi Brian. It’s Mark here. See you then. Bye for now.
Note: You can also say This is Mark instead of It’s Mark here.
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Unit1 How do you know Mark? Speak up! 8
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Mark telephones you about his party. Read what he says and think about what you will say. Talk to Mark and find out about the party. Speak after the telephone rings. 6
You: Mark: You: Mark: You: Mark: You: Mark:
You: Mark: You: Mark: You: Mark: You: Mark: You:
7 Cover the conversation in Exercise 8. You are a friend of Brian’s and you phone him to invite him to your birthday party. First read what Brian says and think about what you will say. Speak after Brian.
Brian: You: Brian: You: Brian: You: Brian:
Hello, (say your name) speaking. Hi. It’s Mark here. I’m fine. How are you? Have you had a good weekend? Not too bad. Actually the reason I’m ringing is because it’s my birthday next week and I’m going to have a party. I was wondering if you wanted to come. Saturday night. About 7.30. No. I’ll have food and everything. See you on Saturday. Bye.
You: Brian: You: Brian: You: Brian: You: Brian: You: Brian:
Hello, Brian speaking. Hi Brian. It’s (say your name) here. Hi. How are you? Fine. Yes I have. I went to the cinema with some friends yesterday and I haven’t done much today. What about you? That sounds good. What day? OK. What time? Do you want me to bring anything? OK. That sounds great. See you then. Bye.
Learning tip Don’t worry if you don’t say the exact same words as the conversation. Try and say something that has a similar meaning. The more you try, the easier it will get.
C Listening – At a party 1
8 Mark introduces Brian to some friends at the party. Listen to the conversation.
How many people are talking? Tick ✓ a, b or c. a two b three c four
2
8
Listen to the conversation again. Tick ✓ a, b or c.
1 Why does Mark leave the conversation? a to talk to other people b to get some food c to get something to drink 12
2 Mark and Reshma are a friends from football. b colleagues. c neighbours.
3 How long has Reshma known Mark? a two months b one year c two years
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How do you know Mark?
D Speaking – At a party
Focus on … questions to start conversations
Speaking strategy Starting conversations
Look at this question from conversation B. Notice how one part is positive and the other is negative. Look at the order of the words in each part. The first part is a statement but the second part is a question. It’s cold today, isn’t it? statement question
Look at how Brian and Mark start conversations. Brian and I play football together. How do you know Mark?
Match the two parts of the questions. a It isn’t 12 o’clock already, b It’s nice food, c They look good, d She’s from Taiwan, e He doesn’t look happy,
They focus on finding something in common: – Brian and Mark both play football. – Brian and Reshma both know Mark.
When you start a conversation with someone you do not know well, it is a good idea to find something you have in common. Here are some ideas that are often used to make ‘small talk’ (informal conversation about everyday things): – jobs – where you are (e.g. the room, the view, the food and drink, the people) – weather – people’s interests
1 Listen to other people at the party. Which of the topics above do they talk about? Conversation A Conversation B
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2 Look at the audioscript of conversations A and B. What questions do the speakers ask to a start a conversation? b keep a conversation going?
Unit1
don’t they? is it? does he? isn’t it? isn’t she?
Speak up! 3 Ask a question like the ones in Focus on to start a conversation at a party. What questions could you ask to keep the conversation going? Use the Speaking strategy to help you. 4
11 You meet new people at a party. Listen and answer their questions.
Class bonus Imagine you are at a party. Walk around the room and have conversations with people about the weather, their interests etc. Start a conversation and ask questions to keep it going. Try and talk to everyone in the class.
E
tra practice
Telephone a friend in English and invite them to do something with you at the weekend. You could also listen to how people keep conversations going in English. Listen to conversations on TV or in public places like the bus. Record any new words in your vocabulary notebook.
Can-do checklist Tick what you can do.
Can do
Need more practice
I can make and answer invitations. I can start conversations. I can take part in ‘small talk’ conversations.
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Unit2 I’m phoning about the house Get ready to
listen and speak
• Read the accommodation advertisements and match them to the pictures. 1
2
A
B
3
C
GLEN EDEN 2 brm house near shopping centre and train. $270 tel 483-86152
GREY LYNN 1 brm apt, close to shopping centre; $190pw, n/s only. Ph 485 63142
GLEN EDEN 3 brm f/f house with garage, garden; $330pw inc bills. Phone 915-33291, 0273 463-1106
• The places above are all in Auckland, New Zealand. Which place would you like to live in? Why?
go to Useful language p. 78
Did you know …?
A Listening – Phoning a landlord 1
Listen to Susan telephoning a landlord. Which advertisement in Get ready is she phoning about? 12
These are some common abbreviations in newspaper advertisements. brm/bed = bedroom f/f = fully furnished pw = per week inc = including apt = apartment n/s = non smoker min = minimum tel/ph= telephone People say ‘flat’ in the UK and ‘apartment’ in the US. ‘Unit’ is used in New Zealand and Australia. This is a small house attached to one or more similar houses.
Learning tip Read the exercise before you listen and make sure you know what you are listening for. For example, is it a number or a word?
Address: House number:
a
36
Street Close to – shops: c mins walk – train station: d mins walk Two bedrooms: both double bedrooms? e YES / NO Large garden: f YES / NO Visit flat at g pm. b
2
14
Read Susan’s notes on the right. Then listen again and complete the gaps. (mins = minutes) 12
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I’m phoning about the house
B Speaking – Phoning a landlord Speaking strategy Checking information 1 Look at part of the conversation Susan had. What does Susan say when she checks the address? Does she ask a question? YES / NO Susan:
Ah hello … I’m phoning about the house in Glen Eden that’s advertised in the paper today. Landlord: Yes. Susan: I was just wondering where it is. Landlord: 36 Arawa Street … Susan: Sorry, 36 … Landlord: Arawa Street, A-R-A-W-A. It’s number 36. Susan: Oh OK …
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Focus on … asking questions 1 Look at the questions Susan asked. Which is more polite? Tick ✓ a or b. a I was just wondering where it is. b What size are they? 2 Look at the questions again. What is different about the word order? I was just wondering where it is question word + subject + verb What size are they? question word + verb + subject 3 Change the questions below so they are more polite. a How far is it? I was just wondering how far it is. b How much is it?
Now listen to Susan. What happens to Susan’s voice when she checks the address? Choose the correct answer. 13
c How many bedrooms are there?
a It goes down. b It stays the same.
d When can I move in?
You need to listen carefully to the way people’s voices go up and down to express meaning. This is intonation. 3
Listen to other ways of checking information. Does the intonation rise or fall? Put an arrow or . 14
What was that?
When you talk to someone you don’t know very well, e.g. a landlord, you should ask polite questions.
Sound smart Sentence stress 1
Pardon?
Listen to the landlord and use the Speaking strategy to check some of the information. 15
Example: a Landlord: The other bedroom probably only fits a single bed. You say: Sorry, the other bedroom fits a … a Check the size of one of the bedrooms. Landlord: The other bedroom probably only fits a single bed. b Check what is ten minutes’ walk away. Landlord: Um, it’s probably about a ten-minute walk to the shops. You: c Check what time the landlord will be at the house. Landlord: OK, if you’re interested I’ll be down there at 5.30. You:
17 Listen to this question underline n and u d rline li the main stress. I was just wondering where it is.
Notice how was and just are not stressed so they become /wəz/ and /dȢəs/.
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17 Listen and repeat the question. I was just wondering where it is.
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18 Practise saying these questions. Then repeat them after the speaker. a I was just wondering how far it is. b I was just wondering how much it is. c I was just wondering how many bedrooms there are. d I was just wondering when I can move in.
Try and use these unstressed forms when you speak. It will make you sound more natural.
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2 I’m phoning about the house C Listening – A problem in the house A few weeks later Susan has a problem in her flat. She phones her landlord. 1
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Listen to the conversation. What is the problem?
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Listen again and answer the questions below.
a When did the problem start? b Has Susan tried to fix the problem? c What will the landlord try to do? d When will the landlord visit Susan’s lat?
D Speaking – A problem in the house Speaking strategy Complaints and solutions 1 Match the problems 1–4 to the solutions a–d.
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b I’ve lost my key and I can’t get inside. The shower’s broken so I can’t wash. The lights aren’t working so I can’t see. There’s a hole in the roof and the rain’s coming in.
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send a plumber get a new one made send a builder send an electrician
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I’m phoning about the house
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20 Listen to Susan leaving an answerphone message for her landlord about another problem. Underline the problem and circle the solution she suggests.
Hello, it’s Susan from your flat in Arawa Street. I’m phoning to let you know there’s a broken window. We can’t close it and it’s really cold! Could you please send someone around to fix it? Thanks. Bye.
Problem
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Susan says: We’ve got a bit of a problem in the flat. The oven isn’t working. Other expressions: I’m phoning to let you know / tell you that the oven is broken.
Solution
Susan says: I was wondering if you could get someone to come and have a look at it for us. Other expressions: Would it be possible to get someone to fix it? Could you please get an electrician to come round?
When something goes wrong you explain the problem and suggest a solution. Look at the other example on the right.
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21 Choose one of the problems in Exercise 1. Phone your landlord and leave a message on his answerphone. Describe the problem and suggest a solution. Listen to the landlord’s answerphone message. Start like this
Hi it’s (say your name) from your flat in Arawa Street.
4 Choose another problem from the pictures in Exercise 1 or think of a new one and leave another message for the landlord.
Learning tip Talking on the telephone can be difficult because you can’t see who you are talking to. To make it easier you can: – think about what you will say and how you will say it before you talk on the telephone. – think about what the other person might say before you telephone them. – repeat part of an answer to check you understand. – ask the speaker to repeat things you don’t understand and to spell difficult names and addresses.
Class bonus
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Work with a partner and role play the conversations between the landlord and the tenant. When you have finished, change roles.
Telephone a rental agency that rents houses and flats to English speakers. Ask them about places to rent in an area you would like to live in. Or go to www.gumtree.com and choose a city. Look at the advertisements. Can you find any more abbreviations?
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Can-do checklist Tick what you can do.
Can do
Need more practice
I can check I have understood information correctly. I can ask polite questions to find out information. I can describe a problem and suggest a solution.
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