28. Module 2 Connecting Listening (Section 2: Sentence completion) Before you listen 1 Doyou think you need to have similar opinions and beliefs to have a good relationship with someone? Why/Why not? Understand important information 2a Read the sentences summarising information from a radio programme about relationships. Underline the key words. 1 The idea that we lke people who havea diferent personality to usis not true 2 When making frends,’ imporant for us to concentrate on what is similar about us 2 Ie wrong to think you can change your frend when you begin a friendship. 4 Four friends are the same asus. we will not experience new ideas. 'b Match these words and phrases with some of the key words you underlined in Exercise 2a 1 amistake what we have in common different ideas enter a relationship not correct opposite character similar to find atwactive Test training 3a Workin pairs. Read the test task. What aspect of, relationships do you think the radio programme is about? Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. The same or different? 1. Most people believe they are topic of relationships 2 Welike people who are similar to us and stay away from those who do not _us. 43 Research showed that people in all types of relationship had a lot___with each other. 4 Asecond study showed its dificultto__ friend's opinions. 5 It's herter ta chaase a friend who shares our opinions and our __from the start 6 its important to connect with people who are onthe Mytnglshlab > 2a Linening b C121 Look at sentence 1 in the test task and follow these steps. 1 Underline the key words in the sentence 2. Decide what typeof word is missing (noun verb, adjective, ec) 3 Listen tothe fst part ofthe programme and complete sentence 1 with one word Did the speaker use the key words you underlined or did she use different words to say the same thing? 4 (122 Complete the rest ofthe test task. Task analysis 4 Workin pairs and discuss the questions. 1 Lookat the key words you underlined in sentences 2-6 inthe test ask Find words or phrases with a similar meaning in audio script 2.2 on page 211 2. Did you correctly predict the type of missing word ineach sentence? Discussion 5 Workin pairs and discuss the questions. Give reasons and examples. 1 Do you usually agree with your friends on most subjects? 2. Are there any subjects on which you have different opinions to your friends? 3 Doyou think itis easy or dificult to change a fiends ideas and opinions? | usually agree with my bestfriend on most subjects, but we have different opinions about ‘music; | lke classical music and she likes rock_ Speaking (Part 1) Talk about friends and family 1 Who are you most similar to in your family? Who are you most different from? How? Think about: + your appearance, + your personalities, + things you like/dont lke * your hobbies and interests 2 @]23 Listen to two students talking about one oftheir families and answer the questions. 1 Why does Ken get on well with his brother? 2. Why is he not as close to his sister? 3. Howis Ken different from his mother? 4 Why do Ken and his father sometimes disagree? 5. Why is hs grandmother his favourite person? Explain and justify answers 3a C23 Complete the sentences Ken uses to explain and justify his answers with the words/ phrases in the box. Then listen again and check your answers. and a because but infaut so dalbway 1 I get on better with my brother _ wee closer in age. 2 Tim eight years younger than her, were not as close ____ we dortt have that much in common, really, 3 Wete both confident fmm not as sociable as she i, 4. We have very different personalities and we sometimes disagree, 5 Wete very close. she's probably my favourite person although she's in poor health, she's the most cheerful person | know. 1b. Which of the words/phrases in Exercise 3a does Ken use to: 1 introduce a reason? 2 add extra information? 3 introduce a result? 4 show a difference? ¢ Join the beginnings of the sentences (1-7) with the endings (A-G) using words/phrases from Exercise 3a. My grandparents live along way from me {sometimes have to look after my younger sister My brother is very funny My best fiend lives next door to me My grandfather is very old Hook like my mother My friend is not as close to his brother DMyfnglshLab > 28 Speaking Module 2 Connecting AA they don't have much in common. B he makes me laugh. C he’ almost 90! D its diffcuk to vist them very often, E we have very different personalities. F she is only eight. G we see each other every day. Pronunciation: word stress 4a (24 Write the adjectives in the box in the correct part af the table according ta the stress pattern. Listen and check your answers. attracive diferent favourte important interesting socable 100 2000 3.000 b 25 Mark the stress in the words in bold. Then listen and check your answers. 1 My sister and I have very similar ideas and opinions. 2 It very expensive to bring up children these days 3 le's notas clever as his sister 4 She the most popular girl in the class 5 Im nat as confident as my mother 6 Shes always very cheerful © Work in pairs and practise saying the sentences in Exercise 4b. Test training 5. Workin paire. Take turns to ack and anower these questions about your families. Remember to explain and justify your answers. 1 Bo yourhave a large or eral amily? 2. Do youall lve together inthe same house? 3 Who do you get on best with in your family? 4 Are people in your country generally close to their families? 5. Do you prefer spening time with fiends or family? Task analysis 6 Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 1 Did you use some of the words/phrases in Exercise 3a to explain and jutiy your answers? 2. Did you use adjectives with correct word stress? 3. Did you make any comparisons? 29 2a