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Conversation Activator Video Exercises

Unit 6, Lesson 1, Page 65

Watch each scene. Then do the exercises, watching the scene again if
necessary. Watch again to check your work.

SCENE 1

A Complete the videoscript with the words they say.

Woman 1 : So                      (1)?

Woman 2 : Well,                      (2).

Woman 1 : No kidding!                           (3).

Woman 2 : That’s right.                      (4),

but               (5).

Woman 1 :            (6)?

Woman 2 : Well,                             (7).

B Write t (true), f (false), or n.i. (no information), based on the video.

   1 The woman is getting married next month.

   2 Her friend is surprised by her news.

   3 The woman is going to go drama school.

   4 She changed her mind because she fell in love.

   5 Drama school is expensive.

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SCENE 2

A Complete each statement with the correct word or phrase, based on the video.
Circle the letter.

1 The woman didn’t know that her friend and his wife .
a had other plans
b were going to have a baby
c were going to take a trip around the world

2 Their parents said it was time to start a family, .

a but they didn’t like that idea
b so, they talked them out of it
c and they agreed

3 The baby is going to be born .

a on a trip around the world
b in September
c in November

4 The man is .
a a student
b teacher
c a parent

5 The man’s wife after the baby is born.

a will get a teaching job
b will keep working
c will quit her job

6 will take care of the baby after it is born.

a A babysitter
b The woman
c The man

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B Watch Scene 2 again.
1 Listen to the man explain why he and his wife decided to have a baby.
Write them on the notepad.

We were going to take a trip around the world, but our parents talked us 

out of it.

2 Write down questions the woman asks the man about the future.

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Conversation Activator Video Exercises

Unit 6, Lesson 2, Page 67

Watch each scene. Then do the exercises, watching the scene again if
necessary. Watch again to check your work.

SCENE 1

A Complete the videoscript with the words they say.

Woman 1 :                      (1).

Woman 2 :                      (2)?

Woman 1 : Well, I don’t really like law.                   

               (3).

Woman 2 : Could be.               (4).            

            (5).

Woman 1 : That’s true.

B Read the three summaries and write a checkmark next to the one that’s true.

   1 The woman studied law, but thinks she should have studied medicine
­instead. Her friend disagrees and says should
probably wouldn’t have liked medicine either.

   2 The woman says she shouldn’t have studied law. She thinks that she would
have enjoyed being a doctor. Her friend says that’s possible, but she also
points out that she might not have liked medicine.

   3 The woman doesn’t really like law. She thinks she would enjoy being a
­doctor. So, her friend tells her to study medicine.

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SCENE 2

A Choose the correct reason.

1 Man 2 suggests it’s possible his friend would have been a good artist.
How do you know?
a He says, “Could be.”
b He says, “True.”

2 Man 2 is no longer interested in making a lot of money.

How do you know?
a He says, “I have already made a lot of money.”
b He says, “I used to want to make a lot of money.”

3 Man 1 suggests that Man 2 go back to school.

How do you know?
a He says, “Well, it’s too late to go to school now.”
b He says, “Why don’t you study teaching now?”

4 Man 1 has the same thoughts on teaching as Man 2’s wife.

How do you know?
a Man 2 says, “You must have spoken to my wife.”
b Man 2 says, “Do you want to talk to my wife?”

5 Man 2 doesn’t regret not marrying marry Jackie Miller.

How do you know?
a He says, “Well, I married Jackie Miller. How could I have any regrets?”
b He says, “Well, I could have married Jackie Miller! Then I would really have
regrets!”

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B Watch Scene 2 again.

1 Listen to Man 2 explain why he didn’t become a teacher. Write his reasons
on the notepad.

Well, teachers don’t make a lot of money. 

2 What advice does Man 1 give him?

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