Units 4=6 Communication review Sees Uele How well can you do these things? Rate your ability from 1 to 5 (1.5 low, 5 = high). Discuss television shows using adjectives and sentence adverbs (Ex. 1) Be Recommend books using such... that and so .... that (Ex. 2) pee Listen to a radio program using sentence adverbs and will for habits (Ex. 3) Give opinions about music and songs using double comparatives (Ex. 4) Pee Now do the corresponding exercises below. Were your ratings correct? My kind of show ik of an example of each type of television show. For each show, write at 1, rr discussion“ jeast one good point about it and one change that would improve it. ‘Type of show —_ Example Good points Changes you'd make ‘game show documentary reality TV soap opera talk show. drama series B Pair work Compare your ideas with a partner. Use sentence adverbs. “realy like House, M.D. ~ it's so engrossing.” “Me too. Apparently they have a big team of researchers. | guess that's why it's so convincing.” You have to read tl discussion * Talk about your reading habits. Give an example for each of these topics. a book you would recommend the most interesting character you've ever come across in a story when a book you would like to see made or was already made into a movie 4. a magazine, newspaper, website, or blog you read regularly B Pair work Discuss your ideas with a partner. “Irecommend Thirteen Moons. It was so interesting that | couldn't put it down.” 52 ERTSEER communication reviewKB Superstitious actors listening A. You are going to listen to a radio show about superstitions in the acting profession. Why do you think actors might be more superstitious than nonactors? B © Now listen to the program. What is the main reason Jeffrey gives for increased superstition among actors? Check (/) the correct answer. O a. They feel isolated from the rest of society. O b. They are insecure. Oc. They travel a lot. C © Listen again. Check (/) the theater superstition you hear in each pair. 1. Oa. Black cats are considered lucky. Ob. Black cats are considered unlucky. 2. a, Itis unlucky for a cat to sleep on a costume. 1 b. Itis good luck when a cat falls asleep on a costume. 3. a. The number 13 is believed to be lucky. Cb. The number 13 is believed to be unlucky. 4. Oa, Itis unlucky to act in the play Macbeth. Ob. It is unlucky to say the name of the play Macheth, VA songs ~~ A. Pair work What are the five best songs from the last three years? Make a list speaking ~~ of five songs you both agree on B Group work Join another pair and try to agree on a list of three songs. Then share your list with the rest of the class. Is there one song that appears on all the lists? “How do you fee! about “Well, the more | hear it, the more I like it. But 'm not sure it's one of the best songs from the last three years. What do you think about... . 2” (CEEZED «communication review