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Brotherly love?

1) Yes

Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple


2) Yes, we get stressed out when doing jobs
Cando retell a sim_Ele narrative .i._n_your ow�words J 3) For having different ideas

Reading An argument: The Dassler

m
brothers argued, which led
them to found separat
companies, Adidas and Puma.
a You are going to read a true story A business: The brothers
about two brothers. Work in pairs and formed a shoe company
together.
look at the photos on page 15. How could
A nickname: Adolph Dassler's
the items in the box be significant? nickname wa Adi, which later
became part of his company's
name.
r
an argument a b usmess
. A shoemaker: The Dassler's
father was a shoemaker.
a nickname a shoemaker a wild cat
A willd cat: Puma was
the 1932 Olympic games named after

The 1932 Olympic games:


The Dassier brother's first
company provided the shoes
b Now read the article on page 15 and for Germany's athletes at the
1932 Olympic Games.
check your ideas.

6111 Read the article again. Write true (T) or


false (F).
1 The Dasslers' father was a
sportsman. □F
2 The brothers first made sports
shoes at home. □T
Listening and speaking 3 They argued about the shoes. □F
4 They decided to start their own
(11 a O 1.s Listen to three people talking about someone companies. O
T
who they fell out with. Match the speakers (1-3) with the 5 Puma sells more shoes than Adidas. O
F
photos (A-C). (1-B 2-A 3-C) 6 People in the town have now
b Listen again and complete the notes in the table.
forgotten the argument. O
F

Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 (all Read the lifelong learning box. Then
Who do they talk Romina- Sarah - practise the skill by finding words in the
about? Father best friend a colleague story which mean the following:
How long have they one year 1 provided a product (paragraph 1) Supplied
known/did they all his life twelve years 2 created (an institution/company, etc.) Founded
know each other? (paragraph 4)
Aged fifteen he came They had an Sarah was unfriendly
Why/When did home at five in the argument over moneyand said bad things 3 moved permanently to a different place Relocated
morning and didn't call while they were on about her. She said
they fall out? to say he'd be late honliday last year she was lazy and a bad worker (paragraph 5)
How is their Fine he has
They haven't seen
There is no relationship.
She doesn't know what 4 one or more of the most successful Market leaders
always been very
relationship now? kind to him each other since then Sarah is doing now
companies (paragraph 6)
e Work in pairs and check your answers.
Guessing from context
Vocabulary I arguing 1 When you are reading, it is
(!;a Listen to the three people in exercise 1a again and complete often better to try to guess
the table with phrases which have a similar meaning. the meaning of a new word
rather than stopping to use
get angry have an argument a dictionary. lt will help you
lose your temper have a row to read more fluently.
see red fall out over something

B:JII Work in pairs and discuss the questions.


1 Do you ever have arguments with your friends?
2 Have you ever fallen out with a close friend? What happened? ill Work in pairs. Take it in turns to retell
3 What do friends/family usually argue about? the story using the words/phrases from
exercise 2 and the verbs from exercise 6.
Present Perfect

Present Perfect
Past Simple

Present Perfect
Past Simple
Past Simple
Present Perfect

Present Perfect

since

ago
alrady

yet

for
just

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