4.

4 FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
CHECKING INFORMATION
1 Which is the most dangerous to
get lost in:
Why? What would you need to do to survive?

A snowstorm A desert

Rough seas

I think the most dangerous situation would be to get lost in a desert

because the heat is very intense. You must find water and shadow to
survive.
 3 What did the people say about the
following things?
Listen again and check.

rainwater – seawater – a seagull – raw fish – a tuna boat – a

memorial service

They said they used rainwater for _______.

Drinking seawater is ______ for you.

They said eating seagull is better than

eating raw fish.
Work in pairs. Exchange roles.

Student A
Read one of the pieces of information:
• My soccer team has just won the championship!
• There’s been a terrible air crash.
• There’s 20% unemployment at the moment.
• We’re taking a day off from work tomorrow.

Student B
Respond with one or two echo questions.
 7.a Work
7.b Write indown
pairs.three
Listenpieces
to each
of
other’s
excitingnews.
or surprising news.
Respond using appropriate echo questions.

I’ve won the lottery!

The lottery?
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Talking icon: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/28/22/14/speech-icon-2797263_960_720.png

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Listening icon: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/29/00/39/ear-icon-2797533_960_720.png

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Slide 4 Talking icon: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/28/22/14/speech-icon-2797263_960_720.png

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