How are things? Cr ite © Foreach expression, re 1 ost corto) 2 (on eda cones, 3 (oy goth. Hithere. [1] ‘How are you doing? [_]_ Talk to you later. [_] Tye got ww gu. [2] ‘See yuu aruund, ‘guess I'd beter be ee ‘See you later. (5) ‘Have a nice weekend, [_] Right, | must dash. How's it going? [] What's up? [_] ~_Itwas nice talking with you. Oy go to Useful Ia A 1 €42 Listen and match each conversation (1-4) with a picture (a-d). 2 €4@ Listen to each conversation at Tick ¥ the expressions in Get ready to listen and speak that you hear. 3 €82 Listen once more and add any more expressions to the list. 10 @ Social and TravelB Listening - A friendly chat 1 €69) Martin and Ana work together in Singapore. Listen and answer the questions. Do they know each other? b_ Where do you think they work? 2. €43) Listen again and tick V True, False or Don’t know. a Ana started her job a month ago. Sho works on rece, © Shes from Brazil. d_ Martin hasn't been in Singapore long e f 8 h He has had the same job for three years. ‘Ana used to work in London. Many of her family live in London. She left her last job because of stress How are things? (\/);) Tue False Don't know oo0000000 ao0o000008 oooo0o0o000 Did you know ...? ‘Singapore has four oficial languages: Malay, Mendavin Ctunese, Yamal and snglish Many people aso speak’Singlish’, a Singaporean version of English C Speaking - Reacting to what you hear Speaking strategy: Agreeing 1 You can be friendly by saying Me too or Me neither to agree with the person you are speaking to. This also shows you have understood and heips to keep the conversation going. Look at these extracts from Martin and Ana's conversation. ‘Ana: How long have you been here in Singapore? Mastin: Neely tee years ron ke it alot Ana: Me too. Ana: | don't like big cities, Martin: Me neither. Speak up! 2 €42 Listen to each statement and agree using Me too or Me neither. Example: a You hear: | don't like chicken. You say: Me either You can say So... J and Neither. to agree with someone. Read the statements and complete each response using a word below. will_dié_would do can am could have do had | 4 like fish and chips. Soe b I don't usualy go to partes. Neither © I can't wait for the weekend. Neither dtm going to the cinema tonight os 2 won't goto the party tomorrow. Neither Ive been to Aftica, you know. So g. I watched the football lat night So_. h fd never eaten snails Neither i. I couldn't swim when Iwas young. Neither. jd like to go shopping tomorrow.(Umit How are things? D Speaking - Maintaining a conversation strategy: Asking follow-1 5 Soeeeing ene hay ‘MP { Sound smarts 4 questions . Intonation in question tags j 1 Look at this extract from the conversation | | ¢6) The way you say @ question tg gives ts meaning between Mar id Ana. Notice the Usten to the same sentence spoken twice. In A the speaker follow-up question that Martin asks. is asking a genuine question, but in B the speaker is asking Martin: Where were you before you moved here? for agreement Ana: At the Regent Palace, in London, Martin: Thats 0 big place, isn't it? 2 Think of at least two possible follow-up questions for each statement below. a | went to the cinema lastnight. What. did. you. se42..Who. did. you. go. with? | work in New York dada ‘A. Flelen fives in Hong Kong, doesn't she? B Helen lives in Hong Kong, doesn't she? 2 GrdBthe correct answer to complete the rules. ‘To ask a genuine question, your voice should go UP / DOWN. ‘To ask for agreement, your voice should go UP / DOWN. 3 ERD listen to these sentences and tick v the ones that are genuine questions. a Pel cial dial ele a fO «0 40 i0 iO ¢ I bought 2 jumper yesterday. 4 ED usten again and repeat each sentence using the same intonation, © My computer doesn't work Speak up! 3 €45) Listen to five statements. Respond Focus‘on.. with follow-up questions. qoestion tags Bae 2 You can turn a statement into a question by adding a Yeu Hear: | read. a book ab te weskend, but ib question tog. was terrible. ‘We add a negative question tag to a positive statement: You say; Oh, realiy? What took did you read? / | That was a great movie, wasatt i? Why didn't you like i? We add a positive question tag to a negative statement: You did't see Mik, aid you? ‘Tum each statement into a question by adding a question tag. isnt she don't you arenttthey should we have you would you won'twe won't they didyou do you have you wasn't it ‘Those are my car keys, Lisa isa police officer, . You didn't say that, You know i'm right, Well always be fiends, You don't know the answer You wouldn't leave me alone here, We shouldn't be here, You haven't seen ths film befor They will be here on time, You haven't got a brother, That lecture was a bit boring, 12 @ Social and TravelE Listening - Expressing opinions 1 €8@ Listen and match each conversation (1-6) with a topic (af). 2 €49) Listen to each conversation again. Do the people agree or disagree? F Speaking - Defending opinions 1 (8) Listen once more and write three expressions in each column. a smoking Agnes... Speaking strategy: Arguing your point 1 Match each statement (ae) with a response (1-5). I think politicians these days are all the same. | believe that marriage should be for life. [] From my point of view, king animals for sport is wrong. =] It seems to me that the world is getting more dangerous. [_] In my opinion, working overtime is too stressful. [_] You may be right, but 2 lot of people enjoy hunting I may be wrong, but isnt there less cime these days? agree to some extent, but the extra money is handy. ‘Yes, but is sill important to vote. I know what you mean, but is't divorce increasing? How are things? {|/))//)q J@ b exams © computer games [] @ a ti vegetarianism C] e trafic O Speak up! 2 E48 Listen to each statement in Exercise 1 (a-e) and speak each response, 3 E89) Listen again to each statement and give a different response. Begin each reply with one of the expressions in bold. 4 €69 Now listen and respond to five more statements. Begin each reply with one of the expressions in bold. Example: a. You hear: If you ask me, there. are. too many cars on the roads these. days know what you mean, bub everyone. needs a car, You say JAA AAA Can-do checklist : ck what you can do. | can begin and end a conversation in a natural way. | can react to what | hear | can maintain a conversation and ask follow-up questions, | can express opinions and defend them. Need more practice 13