Listening Family tensions I can identify the attitude and intention of a speaker. 11 SPEAKING. Work in pairs. Look at the photo. What do you think this app does? Why might some people need it? 2 SPEAKING Read the text and check your answer to exercise 1.Do you ‘think the app would increase or decrease the number of arguments in your family? Why? ™ @ Tablets for dinner? {An evening meal forall the family was once part of every Ite in British homes, but ths adtion has almost disappeared. Some people blame technology: chiiren , | ‘and teenagers are so adcicted to their phones and tablets that they do not want to sfop playing with them, even at mealtimes, This causes abt of arguments in fares. But now, parents can get free app called DionerTime, which locks their chileren's ‘devices at cetain times ofthe day and night. During those ties, the chien are unable to access messages, games, orth interme. In theory this means that parents and chidren can spend! more time together, eating and chatting. But wil it lead fo happier families or more amity arguments? Paente smatphane 3 VOCABULARY Work in pairs. Check the meaning of the 6 ‘Work in pairs. Listen to four speakers adjectives below. Which describe a positive attitude? Which and decide which speaker sounds: Bache: nega eau a urgent «¢ enthusiastic Altitude adjectives) accusing aggressive arrogant b calm d areogant bitter calm complimentary enthusiastic 7 (ERIEDB Listen again. Match sentences A-Ewith sarcastic sympathetic urgent There is one extra sentence. Sometimes, the words alone do not fully express the 8 Wekamihowa ad argumentihad apositim: speaker's intention, You need to pay attention to the aso foctlia ster GSI SENG Ss el Ot vie Ue ee € The speaker is advertising a course for families voice suggests that the speaker is givinga warning i We ities — D The speaker is persuading somebody toattend Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen and undertine 2 family reunion, ‘the adjective which best matches the speaker's attitude, Use E The speaker describes haw a relative lost his ‘tielrtone of voice to hele you. jab because of a family argument. 1 arrogant / pessimistic /confident 8 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Decide which of these 2 aggressive / miserable / sarcastic ‘topics is most likely to cause arguments in your 3 calm /complimentary / optimistic family and why Are there any others you can 4 accusing / enthusiastic / sympathetic think of? Compare yourideas with the class. 5 SPEAKING Listen and compare two different ways of Doing chores saying the sentences. Then, in pairs, say a sentence in one of the Staying out late ‘two ways. Can your partner guess the adjective? Sharing a family computer . . “Too much time spent on social mediaand games 1 as ah TE ety ep Pome Wet toaat 2 ‘Ourtrain leaves in ten minutes’ first calm, then urgent) 3 ‘You and your sister always argued during dinner’ (frst nostalgic, then accusing) Unit Generations