WHAT DID YOU SAY?

✃ Vocabulary: communication
3

Compliment everyone on
Moan about the weather.
their hair.

Gossip about your teacher. Boast about your English.

Try to argue with everyone,

Warn everyone not to eat
saying food from your country
British food.
is better than anywhere else.

Chat with everyone about Apologise to everyone for

the weather. arriving late today.

Compliment everyone on
Moan about your job/studies.
their English.

Gossip about another student

Boast about your job/studies.
in the class.

Try to argue with everyone

Warn everyone not to go out
about the best way to
at the weekend.
study English.

Chat with everyone about Apologise to everyone for

TV programmes. not hearing what they said.

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 IDIOM WARS
3 Vocabulary plus: idioms ✃
Student A
Put these idioms somewhere in the grid, one word per square:
We’re in hot water. It’s not my cup of tea. We’re working against the clock.
He’s a bit of a dark horse. Can you keep an eye on her?

Student B
Put these idioms somewhere in the grid, one word per square:
I really put my foot in it. It’s a piece of cake. We’re running out of time.
I’ve had enough of the rat race. Could you give me a hand?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Miss!
A

C
Hit ‘…’!
D

F You’ve hit
the idiom
G ‘…’!

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Miss!
A

C
Hit ‘…’!
D

F
You’ve hit
G
the idiom
‘…’!
H

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 THE CONTRACT OF LIFE
Grammar: the future (plans)
3

The Contract of Life

I, , hereby promise that:

This weekend I’m -ing .

Before the end of the month I’m going to .
This year I’ll definitely .
Next week I might .
In the next ten years I’m going to .
This evening I might .
Next year I’ll definitely .
Tomorrow I’m -ing .
Before I’m sixty-five .
(your own promise) .
(your own promise) .

Signed

Witness 1
Name Signed

Witness 2
Name Signed

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 INVENTIONS
3 Grammar: the future (predictions)

Name of invention

What your invention looks like:

What will your invention do?

How is it going to transform the way we live?

Is it likely to be popular for everybody, or will it be a luxury product?

Which current inventions could it be more popular than?

Other details

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 SORRY, I DIDN’T CATCH THAT
✃ Functional language: dealing with misunderstandings
3

Role card 1A Role card 2A

You are a market researcher. You need to ask people Your name is Jane/John. You called your friend Louisa/
in the street answers to these questions. If they do the Louis earlier, but they weren’t in, so you left a message
questionnaire, they can win a free mobile phone. Be polite! with their flatmate. You were calling to see if your friend
had the receipt for some pink shoes they bought you
Market research questionnaire for your birthday. The shoes don’t fit. You can go over
1 How old are you? to your friend’s place to pick up the receipt later, if it’s
convenient. You finish work at 7p.m. and would like to
a) under 20 c) 36–49 go over then.
b) 21–35 d) over 50
Additional information:
2 Which profession do you work in?
• It’s really important that you get the receipt tonight.
a) food and drink c) manufacturing The only chance you have to take the shoes back is
b) education d) administration tomorrow morning before work.
3 How many people do you live with? • The shoes actually fit perfectly, but you just don’t like
them. Don’t let your friend know this, though.
a) alone
b) my immediate family
c) my extended family

4 What do you use the internet for?

a) email c) social networking
b) news d) shopping
5 How much do you earn?
a) under 20,000 a year
b) 20,000–35,000 a year
c) over 35,000 a year

Role card 1B Role card 2B

You are in a hurry as you’re late for work. A market
researcher stops you and asks you to do a questionnaire.
You don’t really want to, but if you do, you might win a
mobile phone, and your current one is very old. Answer
the questions, but try to be as quick as possible.
This is your profile:
• You are twenty years old, but it’s your birthday
tomorrow.
• You are a business management consultant (you give
advice to managers of small businesses).
• You live with your husband/wife, and their son from a
previous marriage.
• You only ever use the internet for business research.
• Your salary varies. You get paid for each project you
work on – about 10,000 per project. You do three to
four projects a year.
Your name is Louisa/Louis. You have just got home and
found the following phone message, taken down by your
flatmate. Call your friend Jane/John to check the details.
Your friend Joan?/Shaun? called to
ask if you have the recipe for pigs’ feet,
which you made for their birthday. If
you do, can you take it over to their
place at 7a.m. before they go to work?
See you later.
Additional information:
• You’re going out with friends in a few minutes, and
won’t be back until very late.
• You love giving your friends gifts, and if they don’t like
them, you get very upset. You are usually really good
at buying presents, though.

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