(eeu Vocabulary: colloquial and idiomatic language Listening 1 1 Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 1 When might be useful orimportant to beable tohave informal conversations? 2 Who's the most sociable person youknow? How do they make friends and start conversations? 3 Think of three people you knaw from diferent backgrounds or ages. re there any topics you talk bout more rls with eaciof them? How might each conversation begin? 2 Qs, Listen to the start of three conversations. Match each conversation with one of the following: ‘rawingattention toa problem asking about the other person’ ie mentioning the time since they last met commenting onthe weather talking about sports team or other interests £ commenting on thenews 3a Complete the Useful phrases 1 box with category headings a-fin Exercise 2 b Ineach conversation, the speakers use two phrases from the box. Can you remember which ones? Listen againto check. Useful phrases 1 1 Miserable day Tumed out nice, hasn't it? Gorgeous weather! 2 Thats just ypicall Idonit believe it ee You must be pleased/a bit depressed at how United aredoing, Did you see the race on Sunday? You like opera, don't you? 4 Hello stranger! Long time, no seed Itsbeen ages! 5. Whatveyou been up to? How's work/business/the family? What's up? 6 ‘This [news story] is great/s disaster, isn't it? Did you see this business about (news story)? 4. Workin pairs. Start similar conversations using the phrasesin the Useful phrases 1 box. Try to continue the conversations. 5 2 10 Listen to the first conversation in full. Find out: 1 how wel the speakers know each other. 2 where they re 3 three topics they mention a Try to.complete the sentences from the listening with three words in each gap. Contractions, such as don't, ‘countas one word. Listen again and check. 1 Stii’sprobably youd, what with the way the trains are 2 Getting to work___! 3 ___orfrozen tracks at this time of year, canthey? 4 of that yet. 5 _____my breath 6 _____iHere incomes. b . Discuss what each sentence 1-Gis referring to. Vocabulary 7 Replace the colloquial and idiomatic language in bold in-S with definitions a-j 1 A: it's good job youre here. Youcan help meshift ll this stuf. 8: Marvellous! ust what wanted todo, spend my afternoon chucking out rubbish, 2 A: Imseeinga few of my unimates tonight. Do you fancy coming? 8: Yeah, fd beup for that 3. A: Didyou know yourexis tying the knot? And apparentiy.2 move to Austraiaison the cards. B: Realy? Well touch wood. Ill never have to see him again! 4 A: How come youte insucha bad mood? [dont want gointoit now. Letsjust say hada rubbish coy. 5A They wereall going on about the boss and saying how harditis towork under her. B Well she might not be here much anger Apparently, she might get the chop. a hopefully befired b lucky g lketodo terrible fh complaining d likely tohappen i throwing away @ discuss J university friends www. frenglish.ru8 Workin pairs. Discuss how many of the expressions: 1 youveheard before. Inwhat situation? 2 you would tke to ty anduse. 3 YoU WOLIU evel Use, Explal wy, a Read the information box. Say the examples. Elsi In normal speech, we often miss out sounds and in some cases, pronouns, auxiliary verbs and other grammar words as well. ‘What have you been up to? > What you been up t0? > iwotfabnaptay It sounds a right mess. > Sounds a right mess. > /saounzaranmes/ b 91 Listen and write down the five phrases you near, Note that you might notnear every word. nen work in pairs and compare what you wrote. Practise savina the five phrases. Listening 2 10 232 Listento the two other conversations from Exercise 2 in full. For each conversation find out: a where the speakers know each othe from nat topes ney over ine conversation, 11 Lookat the sentences from the conversations. Listen again and tick the phrases in the Useful phrases 2 box that were used to respond to them, 1. | managed to avoid the chop, but now fm doing the job of two people. 2 Thebottom tineisshe's on the mend nove 3 Yeah, and|imgoing to be abridesmaid! 4 Wvegot my sights set on an ron Woman event now 5 That's my evening done for. 6 Youte alifesaver! 7. Theboss ust said heneeds all that stuff he askedus for tomorrow morning, He did, but he was wrong www. frenglish.ru Useful phrases 2 ‘Agree something is bad It's joke! ‘Typicall Comment on something good. Good stuf Nice one! sympathise ‘What apain! Phew ‘Show surprise or disbeliet Nowev! Good wit Seriously? Accept thanks No worries. Dont be sily Show difference Rather you than mel Suit yours Change the subject Talking of which Oh, speak ofthe devil Ending conversations ‘Arynay, [ve got ta dash. See you later. {ld bestbe off. Speak again soon. 12. Choose two phrases from the Useful phrases 2 box you. could use to respond to each of the sentences1-6. Ive got to work late. Wee off camping this weekend, “That's sn sweet af yeu “They said they/llsort it tomorrow. ‘Simone’s said she's going to pick up the tab, Luvk al Ue state uf Us placel ouawne b Work in pairs. Take turns to say one of the sentences in Exercise 12a, and respond to it. Try to continue the conversation in each case. Speaking 13 Youre going to have informal conversations. Choose four of the topicsin the box. Think about how to Intenduire the tonies and which phrases yout might nce, ‘the weather ‘asocialevent work acelebsty polities holiday family TV/fim sport 14.2 Workin pairs or small groups. Start and continue a conversation. Talk about the topics you chose and ‘ind opportunities to use your phrases. b Repeat the activity, using different phrases/topics. YW tor more practice goto your workbook orapp oro m i Cerne @)