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1 Warm up

In pairs, discuss the following questions.

1. How often do you meet new people? Do you meet them in business or social situations?
2. Is it easier to make friends as a child or an adult? Why?
3. Look at the pictures and imagine what the people might be asking each other in these situations.

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2 Language point: phrasal verbs

Part A: Match the phrasal verbs to their definitions.

1. bring (somebody) up a. be interested and involved with something

2. grow up b. start becoming involved in a particular type of work

3. be into (something) c. care for a child until it is an adult

4. get on with (somebody) d. have a good relationship with somebody

5. take (something) up e. start to do/practise something (a new hobby or activity)

6. go into (something) f. gradually become an adult

Some phrasal verbs are separable, meaning that the object may appear in different places.

1. Which two phrasal verbs on the list are separable (the object may appear in different places in the
sentence)?

2. Do the rules on position change depending on if a noun or pronoun is used?

Part B: Choose a phrasal verb from Part A to complete each question. Remember you may have to
change the verb form.

1. Where were you ?

2. Did you in a large family?

3. all your colleagues/flatmates?

4. What kind of films ?

5. What line of work did you decide to after you finished school/university?

6. Have you any any new sports or hobbies recently?

In pairs, ask and answer the questions.

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3 Listening for general idea

You are going to listen to a conversation between two people who are meeting for the first time.

1. In what city does the conversation take place?

2. Are the people originally from this city?

3. Are they working or studying?

4 Listening for detail

Listen to the dialogue again and decide if the statements are true, false or not given. Try to note
reasons for your answers.

Emma White

1. She is the manager of a TV studio.

2. She has a good relationship with the people she works with.

3. She has practised yoga for a long time.

4. She plans to visit around ten European countries.

Mark Peters

1. Mark would like to work in London in the future.

2. Mark has been in London for almost two years.

3. Mark doesn’t find London very interesting.

4. Mark is very into music.

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5 Questions for getting to know someone

Part A: Look at the following questions from the dialogue. Underline the questions which are not in
the present simple tense. Name the tenses used in these questions. With your partner, discuss why
these tenses are used.

1. Are you from the States?

2. Whereabouts do you come from in the States?
3. Have you ever been there?
4. Did you grow up in London?
5. What exactly are you doing in London?
6. How long are you here for?
7. What line of work are you in?
8. How long have you been working/studying in London?
9. How do you like the city?
10. What’s the weather like in San Diego at this time of year?
11. What do you like doing in your spare time?
12. What kind of music are you into?

Now put the questions into the correct categories below:

1. Home country/town:

2. Current place of stay:

3. Work or study:

4. Leisure:

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Part B: Complete the following mini dialogues with structures from the questions from Part A. Two
are not needed.

1
A: in China?

B: I was brought up in Shanghai but I studied in Beijing.

2
A: to Italy?

B: Yes, many times. I love it.

3
A: as a lawyer?

B: Almost three years.

4
A: ?

B: I particularly like jazz.

5
A: in Barcelona at this time of year?

B: It’s still warm and sunny.

6
A: ?

B: I’m a manager for a small consultancy firm.

7
A: ?

B: I’m leaving next month, unfortunately.

8
A: Australia?

B: Yes, I am. I was born and brought up in Sydney.

9
A: in Japan?

B: Well, I’m here for a business conference, but I hope to do some sightseeing when it’s finished.
10
A: in Canada?

B: No, I didn’t. I moved here to go to university when I was 18.

Now, using the following structures, think of more questions you could ask when getting to know
somebody.

1. Have you ever ?

2. Did you in (name of city)?

3. How long have you been ?

4. How do you like ?

5. What’s / What are the like in (name of city)?

6. What kind of are you into?

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6 Showing interest (optional task)

When you’re meeting new people, it’s important to show interest in what they say. Decide if these
expressions are used to react to positive information, negative information, or both.

Oh really? / That’s great / I’m sorry to hear that / Oh dear / OK. / You’re joking / That’s
brilliant / Poor you / That’s a shame / I see. / Sounds (really) interesting / Well done

Reacting to positive Reacting to positive OR Reacting to negative

information negative information information

How does your tone change when you are reacting to different kinds of information?

Now practise the following dialogues. Make sure your tone is appropriate.

A: I’m studying architecture in London.

1
B:

A: I’m going travelling in South America next year.

2
B:

A: I’m afraid I’m really not enjoying my university course.

3
B:

A: The weather is usually terrible at this time of year.

4
B:

Now practise the dialogues again using different expressions to show interest.

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7 Practice
You are going to practise getting to know your classmates. Note down some questions to find out
about their:

1. Home country/town: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Current place of stay: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Work or study: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Leisure activities: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Find out as much as you can about two of your classmates in two minutes. Remember to show interest
in what they are saying.

8 Optional extension: tense review

You are going to read some extracts from three interviews with people visiting London. Match each
sentence in bold to its description, then write the name of the tense.

a. A change over time –

b. A finished event in the past –

c. A present situation –

d. A future plan –

e. A future time clause –

f. A developing or unfinished action –

g. A recent action –

h. A habit –

i. Temporary repeated action –

Paul

(1) I work for a major British charity. I went into charity work because I wanted to make a
difference in people’s lives. I’ve done a lot of studying: I first graduated from university in
2010 and (2) two years later I did a course in education. I find it quite difficult to chat to
people and make friends. I was very shy when I was younger, and although (3) I’ve become
more confident, I still sometimes don’t know what to ask people when I meet them for the
first time.

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Maya

I’m currently doing a degree in education and work part time as a shop assistant . I was actually
born in India, but my parents brought me up in Scotland. They moved to the UK when I was
very young. I’ve never been very into sports, but (4) I’ve recently taken up swimming as I think
it’s a great way to keep fit. In fact, (5) I’m going swimming later today. I grew up speaking two
languages and know people from lots of different backgrounds. (6) I meet new people every
day in my line of work. I would say I get on well with most people.

Susan

I’m originally from the USA, but now I live in Spain where (7) I’m bringing up my two children.
My older child is with me today. He wants to be an English teacher (8) when he grows up!
Since I arrived, (9)I’ve been visiting as many famous places as I can and taking lots of photos
as I’m very into photography. Making friends is easy. Just smile and show interest in what the
other person is saying!

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