BP4 U1 S1 realia

Student A
1 Greet your partner and introduce yourself to him/her. Look at the
photo and describe it to your partner. Then listen to your partner
describe his/her photo to you. Together, compare and contrast the
two photos. Guess what the people might be talking about.

2 Role play the situations below with your partner. In each situation,
make ‘small talk’ with your partner. Your teacher will tell you when
to move onto the next situation.

a) You are having a coffee in a bar by yourself. Start a

conversation with the person next to you.
b) You’re on a long train journey. The person opposite you will
start speaking to you. Respond appropriately.
c) You have invited a business partner from another country
to a typical restaurant in your town. Make conversation that
doesn’t involve your main business.

3 Imagine you are in the situation below. Tell your partner about the
problem you are having with your flatmate. Your partner will give
you advice. Then listen to your partner’s problem and give him/her
advice to help solve the problem.

You live in a flat that you share with two other students. Your
flatmate, Adam, is very messy and is not very considerate to
other people. You have made a cleaning rota, but he never
does any washing up or cleaning. Adam also often takes other
people’s food from the kitchen. Sometimes, he listens to loud
rock music late at night and invites friends into the flat to party.
You would like to ask him to leave, but he is a relative of the
landlord. You cannot move away because you have signed a
contract for a whole year. Your other flatmate, Tony, is a little
frightened of Adam and does not support you when you try to
speak to him.
Student B
1 Greet your partner and
introduce yourself to him/
her. Look at the photo. Listen
to your partner describe
his/her photo to you. Then
describe your photo to your
partner. Together, compare
and contrast the two photos.
Guess what the people might
be talking about.

2 Role play the situations below with your partner. In each situation,
make ‘small talk’ with your partner. Your teacher will tell you when
to move onto the next situation.

a) You are having a coffee in a bar by yourself. The person

next to you will start a conversation with you. Respond
appropriately.
b) You’re on a long train journey. Start speaking to the person
opposite you.
c) You are visiting a business partner in another country. You
have been invited to dinner. Make conversation that doesn’t
involve your main business.

3 Listen to your partner talking about a problem with a flatmate and

give him/her advice to help solve the problem. Then imagine you are
in the situation below. Tell your partner about your problem. He/she
will give you advice.

You have been invited to your aunt’s 80th birthday. She is your
mother’s only remaining sister and has been very ill recently.
Unfortunately, the party is taking place on the weekend that
your boyfriend/girlfriend wants to go to New York with you,
to celebrate your 10 year anniversary in a luxury hotel. You
have had some problems in your relationship recently, so this
trip is important. It is also the only weekend that both you and
your boyfriend/girlfriend are able to go away because of work
commitments. However, your mother and aunt would be upset if
you did not attend the birthday party.