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1 Warm up
Look at the photos. What do you think these people are saying? Write a conversation for one of the
photos.

Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3

Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6

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2 Listening 1
Part 1: Listen to Priya talking to Beni, a friend of hers. What Does Priya want Beni to do?

1. Train to be a midwife

2. Apply for a job at Mendfield hospital

3. Become a paramedic

Part 2: Listen again and complete the paragraph.

1 2
Mendfield hospital is hiring midwives, but Beni isn’t if she
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should apply because she only finished her a few years ago. She also feels
4 5
very during job interviews, so Priya thinks Beni should more
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for it - even though the new seems nice. Beni needs two ,
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so Priya offers to be one and Beni is going to Ollie to ask him to be the other.

3 Functional language
Complete the sentences with the words from the box. Then decide if you use them to ask for advice
(A), give advice (B), or respond to advice (C).

any / could / don’t / idea / might / really / should / sure / think / try / were

1. Do you that I should apply?

2. If I you, I’d go for it!

3. I’m not too .

4. You shouldn’t be so negative.

5. What do you think I do?

6. It be a good idea to practice more before the big day.

7. In any case, why you apply first, and then worry about the interview later?

8. I’ll give it a .

9. Have you got ideas?

10. Perhaps you try asking Ollie?

11. That’s a great !

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4 Pronunciation

Match the words in the box to the correct diphthong sound.

there / you’re / apply / ideas / about / phone / enjoying / vacancies

/aU/ /aI/
1 2
town, light,

/eI/ /I@/
3 4
play, deer,

/oU/ /Er/
5 6
slow, pair,

/Ur/ /OI/
7 8
sure, toy,

5 Speaking

Part 1: In pairs, prepare for the following situations. Make notes of the advice you can give, but do
not write full sentences.

Situation 1

Student A You are a nurse at a hospital and are

thinking of quitting because the working
conditions there are not very good. Think
of three reasons why.

Student B Your friend works at a different hospital

from you and is having difficulties. Listen
to them and give advice.

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Situation 2

Student A You are a doctor finishing your general

training, but you still haven’t decided on
your specialty yet. Think of three
specialties you are considering.

Student B You are a doctor and your colleague on the

general training hasn’t decided their
specialty yet. Listen to them and give
advice.

Part 2: Role play the situations. Use the language box to help you.

Asking for advice Giving advice Responding to advice

Do you think that I should ...? If I were you, I’d ... I’m not too sure.

What do you think I should You really should(n’t) ... I’ll give it a try.
do?

Have you got any ideas? It might be a good idea to ... That’s a great idea!

Why don’t you ... ?

Perhaps you could try ...

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6 Talking point

Discuss the following questions with your partner.

1. Did you understand your partner at all times?

2. If not, did you ask for repetition or clarification?
3. Did you give useful advice to your partner?
4. Did you receive suitable advice from your partner?

7 Extension activity

Part 1: In pairs, choose a photo from the first task and role play a dialogue. Record it on your phone
and write it down. Then work together to improve it.

Part 2: Imagine that a colleague of yours (i.e. with the same profession) is having some problems at
work and has written you an email. Write a reply to them giving them advice.

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