g Student A

1 Greet your partner and introduce yourself to him/her. Talk about social networking sites. Do you
use social networking sites? Why or why not? What kind of information do you share on these
sites? Do you think social networking can be dangerous?
2 Read the description of a social networking site. In your own words, describe the site to your
partner. Then listen to your partner describe a social networking site. Together, talk about the
differences and similarities between the two sites.

WAYN (an acronym for Where Are You Now?) is a social networking website with a goal
to unite travellers from around the world. WAYN was launched in May 2003 after two of
its founders, while having a few beers in their local pub, came up with the idea to
connect people based on their location. It grew from 45,000 to 4.1 million members in
one year and now has over 13 million members. Like some other social networking
sites, WAYN allows its users to create a profile and upload photos. Users can search for
other users and link them to their profiles as friends. Registered users send and receive
messages using email, discussion forums, e-cards, text, and WAYN instant messaging.

3 Imagine you are planning to create a profile page for your school on a social networking website.
With your partner, discuss and agree on the following points:
• Which social networking site to use.
• The information and links you want to show.
• Information you are not going to include in the profile.
Student B
1 Greet your partner and introduce yourself to him/her. Talk about social networking sites. Do you
use social networking sites? Why or why not? What kind of information do you share on these
sites? Do you think social networking can be dangerous?
2 Read the description of a social networking site. Listen to your partner describe a social
networking site. Then, in your own words, describe your site to your partner. Together, talk about
the differences and similarities between the two sites.
busuu.com is an online social networking service that acts as a community language
learning platform, where users can help each other to improve their language skills. The
website
provides learning units for several different languages, including
Busuu (a language in danger of extinction in Cameroon),
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Brazilian
Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Arabic and Turkish. Learners can set up a profile, add one
or more of these languages to their learning portfolio, work through the units at their own
pace and keep track of their progress. The large online community of language learners
is able to go beyond traditional methods of language learning, through real language
exchange with native speakers and by using busuu’s multimedia software.
3 Imagine you are planning to create a profile page for your school on a social networking website.
With your partner, discuss and agree on the following points:
• Which social networking site to use.
• The information and links you want to show.
• Information you are not going to include in the profile.
Student A
1 Greet your partner and introduce yourself to him/her. Talk about religious holidays in your country.
Do you celebrate one or more religious holiday? Why or why not? If you do, how do you celebrate?
2 Look at the photos. Describe them to your partner and suggest what celebration you think each
photo is showing. Then listen to your partner describe his/her photos and suggest what celebration
they show. Together, decide whether you think each photo shows a global or local celebration. Do
any of these celebrations take place in your country? How are the celebrations in your country
similar/ different to those in the photos?
3 With your partner, debate the issue of whether people should buy local or global produce. Argue
for buying local produce. Your partner will argue for buying global produce. Then, together, agree
on the final conclusion.
Student B
1 Greet your partner and introduce yourself to him/her. Talk about religious holidays in your country.
Do you celebrate one or more religious holiday? Why or why not? If you do, how do youcelebrate?
2 Look at the photos. Describe them to your partner and suggest what celebration you think each
photo is showing. Then listen to your partner describe his/her photos and suggest what celebration
they show. Together, decide whether you think each photo shows a global or local celebration. Do
any of these celebrations take place in your country? How are the celebrations in your country
similar/ different to those in the photos?
3 With your partner, debate the issue of whether people should buy local or global produce. Argue
for buying global produce. Your partner will argue for buying local produce. Then, together, agree
on the final conclusion.
Student A
1 Greet your partner and introduce yourself to him/her. Describe to your partner an object that you
have bought or a gift that has been given to you that has special importance for you. Then listen to
your partner describe their special object to you.
2 Look at the objects. Describe two of them to your partner, without saying what they are. Your
partner has to try to guess which of the objects you are describing. Then listen to your partner
describe two of the objects to you and try to guess which ones he/ she is describing.
3 Look at the list of people and occasions below. With your partner, discuss and agree what the
ideal present would be for each person and occasion.
• An end-of-course gift for your English teacher.
• A gift for a neighbour who is in hospital.
• A ‘thank you’ present for someone who looked after your home when you were on holiday.
• A present for your aunt and uncle who have been married for 50 years.
• A present for your sister’s new-born baby.
• A surprise for someone you love.
• A birthday present for you.
• A gift for a millionaire businessman who saved your life in a swimming pool.
Student B
1 Greet your partner and introduce yourself to him/her. Listen to your partner describe a special
object. Then describe to your partner an object that you have bought or a gift that has been given to
you that has special importance for you.
2 Look at the objects. Listen to your partner describe two of the objects to you and try to guess
which ones he/she is describing.
Then describe two of the objects to your partner, without saying what they are. Your partner has to
try to guess which ones you are describing. Make sure you choose different objects from your
partner.
3 Look at the list of people and occasions below. With your partner, discuss and agree what the
ideal present would be for each person and occasion.
• An end-of-course gift for your English teacher.
• A gift for a neighbour who is in hospital.
• A ‘thank you’ present for someone who looked after your home when you were on holiday.
• A present for your aunt and uncle who have been married for 50 years.
• A present for your sister’s new-born baby.
• A surprise for someone you love.
• A birthday present for you.
• A gift for a millionaire businessman who saved your life in a swimming pool.
Student A
1 Introduce yourself to your partner. Then listen to your partner introduce himself/herself to you.
Talk about living abroad. Would you like to live abroad for a few years? Why? Why not? Where?
What are the stereotypical images of this place?
2 Look at the photo and read the excerpt. Describe it to your partner.
In your own words, talk about the person in the photo and what you know about the city. Then listen
to your partner describe his/her photo.
Hi. I’m Mike. I live in Bangkok,
Thailand. I’m an English teacher.
Bangkok is an exciting place, with lots of
energy, a great nightlife and food on every
corner. It can be tiring; there’s a lot of traffic
and the city is very over-crowded. But it is easy
to escape to the mountains or to a tropical
beach.’
3 Imagine you are going to work for an international marketing company in a foreign city. Your
partner is going to imagine he/she is from the country you are going to move to, and you are going
to ask him/her for advice about where to live. First, with your partner, choose a city; your partner
should know something about the city that you choose. Then ask your partner for information about
the following points:
A good place to live.
• Type of accommodation.
• Things to do and places to visit.
• What the people are like.
• What the food is like.
• What the prices are like.
Student B
1 Listen to your partner introduce himself/herself to you. Then introduce yourself to your partner.
Talk about living abroad. Would you like to live abroad for a few years? Why? Why not? Where?
What are the stereotypical images of this place?
2 Look at the photo and read the excerpt. Listen to your partner describe his/her photo to you. Then
describe your photo to your partner. In your own words, talk about the person in your photo and
what you know about the city.
‘Hi. I’m Amanda. I work in the Indian
office of a Canadian company, in New
Delhi. I moved here with my family four years
ago. My husband also works for the same
company. New Delhi can be a big shock if you
haven’t seen poverty before. We live very well
– we’ve got a maid, a cook and a driver – but
there are some people that don’t even earn
one dollar a day. The city is colourful, crowded
and busy all the time.’
Your partner is going to imagine he/she is going to work for an international marketing company in a
foreign city. Imagine you are from the country your partner is going to move to. Give your partner
advice about where to live. First, with your partner, choose a city; you should know something about
the city that you choose.
Then answer your partner’s questions about the following points:
A good place to live.
• Type of accommodation.
• Things to do and places to visit.
• What the people are like.
• What the food is like.
• What the prices are like.