SUAS aaa es {© lear language to tel stories and anecdotes A_ Look at these three stills from online videos. What do you think each person might be talking about? Bae read a traditional Afican legend oo a listen toa traditional North American story write a legend or anecdote from yyour country ¥ watch a video about myths and fi) legends B [42 Now listen to each person talking. Were any of a your predictions correct? A ter was more or less1 CT ss Ly A. Write the correct phrase under each picture. click on “Reply to all" forget someones name get lost get the wrong day sey the wrong thing send a text to the wrong person show up late spilladrink on someone fui Oh PS B Complete these sentences with the correct form of phrases in Exercise A. 5 6 1. John’s meeting was a disaster. Halfway through, he the clients and had to ask him 2° [wished Lorena “Happy Birthday,” but | Iewas last month! 3 Sofia for the interview because she overslept and missed the tain. 4 Thad to go to a business dinner, and | ‘on my boss! Her skirt was soaked, 5 | missed Pete's birthday party. | and couldn't find his house! oi _ to Vichy. | asked her how her boyfriend was, but they had just broken up. 7 I sent an email complaining about my boss. The problem was that | and accidentally sent the email to him, too! | wanted to send a message to my girfriend saying "I love you," but | it Itwent to my coworker instead! |Work in pairs. Which situation in Exercise A do you think is the most/least => embarrassing? Why? fa NOTICE! intraduce questions, e.g. when. A LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT Read the comments about Are they used to introduce people's most embarrassing moments. In your opinion, cieeesnincced which one was the most embarrassing? VANS CHL SUE Ii wos the ime when I spilled a drink oll over someone thot | really liked! ANDY: I'd just sorted © new job, and | had responsibly for o report tha! was going to be discussed in o big meeting. During the meeting, found out that the dato, which I hod worked really hard on, was completely wrong! WME Once, I thought the person who answered the phone was my gitliiend, so you know, | started saying romantic things. The person who | wos talking lo was my gitliend’s mother! ALIS: It hoppened at the place where | used fo work. | made @ joke that involved my bess, ‘and he wos slanding righ! kehind me!B ANALYZE Read the comments in Exercise A again. (BE) Form Complete the table with examples from Exercise A. Relative pronoun | Examples who | thought the person (*) was my girtriend. when Ic was the time all over someone. where Ithappened at the place (3) Which/that | ound out that the date, was completely wrong I had responsibilty for a report (3) ina big meeting. q ) Function Choose the correct option to complete the rule. ~ We use relative clauses to WATCH OUT! ask an indirect question about a person, thing, time, or place. X The port thatithas all the ___®)_ give more information about a person, thing, time, or place Pern ec (7 The report that has all the information is on your desk X The man which donated a lot G X ) © PRACTICE Rewrite the sentences to include relative clauses about the underlined words. 1 Itwas my worst moment. I forgot my new boss's name! cof money is a billionaire. My worst moment was 7 The man who doneted a lot of 2 ran into that man on my bicycle a couple of days ago! money is a billionaire. That's the man ' 2 [had an accident on this street This is the street 4 Celia started that rumor. Celia is the person 5 That news story caused the politician to resign. That was the nows story D Now You po rt Work in pairs. Think about how you would complete the phrases below. Explain your choices to your partner. The person who | admire the most is ‘The time when | was the happiest was A place where | would love to live is ‘One thing that makes me really happy is 3 telling an anecdote | € A [43 Listen to this anecdote. What two embarrassing things happened in the story? | 8 WA work in pairs. Think about a funny or embarrassing thing that happened to you or to someone you know. Then ask and answer these questions to help you prepare to tell your anecdote. + What are you going to talk about? 2 When did it happen? c 3° Who else was there? 4 What happened first? HOW TO SAY IT 5 What happoned aftor that? Te funniestmast embarrassing thing was the 6 What happened in the end? time when «1 What happened was. ¢ Bl Work with a different partner. Tell each —_jrhapppaned at arestaurant/pary/place where other your anecdotes. Ask questions to find She/H1e was the person whovthet.. out more information.adjectives for describing stories A Match the definitions 1-10 with the adjectives a-j. Ifa story 1 makes you feel uncomfortable, it's entertaining, 2 affects you emotionally its ») gripping. 3. hasa lot of new, creative ideas, its thrilling. 4 is fun to read or watch, it’s 4) disturbing 5 is only for children (ina negative way). its ©) pointless. 6 seems inelevant and uninteresting, its unbelievable 7 makes you think, its... 3) imaginative. 8 isn’t realistic. its i) touching. 9 isexciting, it 9 thought-provoking. 40 makes you want to find out how itends, its... childish. 8 Ej Work in groups. For each adjective in Exercise A, think of a story you know that the adjective describes. It could be a book, a fairy tale, a movie, or another kind of story. Say why you would characterize the story that way. A: Gripping. & The movie World War Z! | couldn't wait to get to the end to see if the zombies took over the world! 6 /a/ in multisyllable words a) * [9/44 Listen to these words. Notice that the underlined syllables all have the same unstressed vowel sound. Jal children animal imaginative husband similar @) B [45 Say these words aloud and underline the /o/ sound of the unstressed vowels. Then listen and check. negative elephant picture legend magical ¢ a) [B46 Listen to these sentences. Now work in pairs and practice saying the sentences. 1 The children listened to the storyteller telling legends from Peru. 2. Her husband gave her a magical picture of an animal. 3 The African elephant is similar to the Indian elephant.iw ¢ s) Form Complete the table with examples from Exercise A. 7 Tee Al ty A LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT Read the blurb from the back cover of a ‘book. Who might be interested in reading this book? A Million ‘Advice and tips from the experts! Are you hoping ta ear big money 2s 2 wilter? Tis book wil show you how! Best-selling authors offer a few simple steps to get rid of Parent me ee character, plot, and the winning formuta for success! Our erm er te eat ee NOTICE . Look at the underlined verbs: which B ANALYZE Read the text in Exercise A again. cones are followed by a to-infnitive ang which onos by a gerund (ing form)? Examples Other verbs verb + gerund Do youn ? 8, avoid, deny, dale, finish Our experts storias that rally sal! vor’ + infinitive ‘re you ®) big money as a witer? | agree, help, iwite, manage, Do yours) full-time? offer, plan, promise, refuse, Have you) a novel verb + gerund/ bur can't) 7 hate, like, love, prefer Do you fiat ificult to @y 2 When you do you run out of dose acky? * WATCH OUT! 8 We discussed to read that © PRACTICE Complete each sentence with the verb in et parentheses in the correct form. We cared react st 1 He admitted (copy) the story from another book Pareeee ene eT 2 Have you finished (read) that book | lent you yet? managed to finish it. 2 [thought the story seemed (end) sudden\y AX The story was long, but 4 Traditional stories sometimes teach people (behave) managed finishing it in the right way 5s Why do so many young people dislike (writey? 6 hope (become) a full-time writer by the time I'm 30. 7 My parents advised my sister (take) that job. 8 Iwant to avoid (work) full-time for as long as possible! D [Now you bo IT Work in small groups. Choose at least five of the phrases below and think of how you would finish them. Tell your group. I never finish Thope I enjoy Jusually avoid I promised Ihave decided It was difficult, but | managed Hreally dislike8 LISTENING: predicting px As well as predicting before you liste, you can also predict es you listen. Try to predict what the specker is going to soy next. You might not be right, but it wil help Prepare you A. You are going to listen to a traditional Native American story. Look at the pictures. What do you think the story is about? 1 Why did Rabbit invent a story to tell the other animals? 2 How did the animals react to the story? ¢ [)48 choose what you think is going to happen next. Then listen and check. «) The sun is going to disappear, and the animals are going to be cold and hungry. b) The animals are going to look for food so thet they can survive when the sun disappears 9 Rabbit is going to tell tho animals that it was only a joke. D Listen again and answer the questions. Then say what you think is going to happen in the end. 1 Why did kluskap think something was wrong? 2 What did he think when he heard the story? E 49 Listen to the final part of the story and check your answers. Then answer these questions + What did Kluskap do? 2 Why does Rabbit have long ears today? F [what did you think of the story? Do you have stories about animals in your culture? © When you write a story or an essay, use a checklist fo help you check your work. Include reminders to check grammar, vocabulary, spelling, tnd punctuation. Also include reminders to check that you have dane what the task asked you to do and you have included all the necessary information A. Work in pairs. Read this ad for a story competition and complete the checklist with the correct information. Type of story: or Introduction states Maximum number of words: ules for folk tales: ules for originel stories: Information to include in the email: Not and OOOOOO: B Write a short story for the competition. When you have finished writing, use your checklist to check your work. 7 Listen to the first part of the story. Answer the questions. WE WANT TO HEAR ID USA STORY FROM YOUR COUNTRY AND: WIN A TRIP TO VISIT OUR OFFICES IN CALIFORNIA! ‘The story can be a traditional folk tale or an original story. It cannot bea summary of a movio or a book. The introduction should state clearly what kind of story itis and in general what itis about. ‘The story should have 6 maximum ‘0200 words. If you use # folk tale, ‘you have to write the story in your ‘own words, If you write an original story, it should not be a personal ‘anecdote, so you should write the story in the third person (he, she, it, they, but not for wel. Remember to include your full name, email ‘address, and phone number on your entry. Ready? Start writing!A. Read what the people said. Match each sentence to the phrases from the box to describe the mistake each person made. (7 points) os a 1) “Trealized that | didn't know where | was.” ~ Pete eer 2 Though the perty wes on Friday, but when |arrived, no one was there.”"—Janie | saguesemeonels av Tle think whon onthe email thot kwoule {go to everyone.” — Katy ° Oe cons oy 2 4e supposed to be there at seven, but did't get there until eight." Elena | tig = mene 5 ee \ hadn't mentioned the wedding because Julie got really upset.” — Mark wees Rh esting, | couldn’: remember if he was Mr Wikins or Mr Williams!” — Josh 7 ne to send the text message to my mom, but | sent itto my boss!” — Jake B Circle the correct options. (8 points) + The movie was thiiling / childish. Nobody over ten years old would like it. 2. twasa fun, unbelievable / entertaining story, and | think everyone would enjoy it. 2 twas pretty thrilling / unbelievable at the end. It just wouldn't happen in real life. 4 you're going to write far children, you need to be really disturbing / imaginative. 5 The book is really thought-provoking / pointless. It talks about importan 7 ® That was a childish / gripping news story! | couldn't stop watching it. | didn’t see the purpose of that story. It seemed moving / pointless to me. it was 50 touching / entertaining when the family finally met again. | was in tears! GSBRAUES iltEEnt Adjectives to describe stories. ‘on page 80 and 82 SCORE: ns Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses and the correct relative pronouns. (15 points) Finally, it was the dey «. all the students were going home for winter break! | wanted to avoid @ (spend) too much money, so I decided 3) (take) the bus. | bought a ticket fora bus went directly to my town. The bus station was really crowded, but | managed ° (find) someone (6) could show me the right bus platform. He even offered a (help) me with my luggage. He wes the only person (8) seemed @) (have) any information, so | followed him to the bus and got on. | had finished 0) (take) my last ‘exams that morning, and | was really tired, so | foll asleep as soon as the bus started (+1) (move). When | woke up, | saw that all the other passengers (12) had been on the bus had gone, and we were ina town 13) had never been before! Obviously, the bus (14) had gotten on was the wrong one! So I got off the bus in a strange town, just as it was getting dark, and wondered what to do. Fortunately, the bus company agreed (15) (let) me take another bus, and I finally got home! GerunA or infinitive form after verbs 80 and 84, SCORE: ns