- •Different kinds of greeting Recording 1
- •Go over the list of words and word combinations and clear up any difficulties.
- • Listening Tasks
- • Language Focus
- •Recording 2
- •2. Listen to each dialogue again and try to guess where the action takes place. Fill in the table below.
- •Inviting people to a party Recording 3
- •Recording 4
- •2. Listen to the same interview for the second time and complete the statements given below.
- • Language Focus
- •Habits and customs. Recording 5
- •When in rome… Recording 6
- •Listening Tasks
- •1. You will hear five people describing their first visits to another country. Define the countries the speakers visited and the popular habits associated with them.
- •2. Listen to the recording again and choose from the list a – k what each person says about the country. Use the letters only once. There’s one extra letter you don’t need to use.
- •F The soil is incredibly rich there.
- • Follow-up Activity
- •Living in a foreign country Recording 7
- •1. Consult a dictionary if you have any difficulties in translating the following words and expressions.
- •2. Before listening think of three things that make life easy and three things that make life difficult for a person living in a foreign country.
- •2.2 Skin deep. People’s appearances
- •Describing people Recording 1
- •Language Focus
- •Recording 2
- •Recording 3
- • Listening Tasks
- • Follow-up Activity
- •Recording 4
- •1. Go over the list of words and clear up any difficulties.
- • Listening Task
- • Follow-up Activity
- •2.3 Interpersonal relations Topic Preview
- •Recording 1
- •1. Listen to the recording. Which of these sentences are true?
- •Recording 2
- • Listening Task
- •How to deal with difficult children Recording 3
- •Marriage guidance council Recording 4
- •1. Go over the list of words. Make sure there are no difficulties in understanding their meaning.
- •2. Practice these proper names and words.
- • Listening Task
- • Language Focus
- •Recording 5
- •1. Listen to Sam and Charlie talking about being married and being single and answer these questions:
- •2. Listen to their talk and take notes of Sam’s and Charlie’s arguments for and against marriage.
- •Recording 6
- • Language Focus
- •1. Complete the following sentences according to the dialogue.
- •2. Translate into English.
- •Recording 7
- • Listening Task
- •1. Listen to the conversation between Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Smith and choose the things they have mentioned in their talk.
- •2. Listen to the recording. Think over the right alternative to make up a true statement.
- • Language focus
- •1. Complete the following sentences in accordance with the dialogue.
- •2. Translate into English.
- •What sort of people may enjoy spreading gossip?
- •2. 4 Developing the mind
- •Recording 1
- •You are just making excuses!
- •2. Consult a dictionary paying attention to the different pronunciation of the word “either”. Listening Tasks
- •Iq tests Recording 2
- •What do you think these tests measure?
- •2. Listen to the final radio program extract and note down three pieces of advice for people doing iq tests mentioned in the recording.
- •A quiz Recording 3
- • Listening Task
- • Follow-up Activity
- •Recording 4
- •2. Listen to the recording again and answer the following questions.
- • Language Focus
- •2.5 Job options
- •Recording 1
- • Listening Tasks
- •2. Listen to the conversation again and complete the phrases.
- • Grammar Focus
- •2. Listen to the stress in these sentences from the grammar box in task 1.
- •3. Listen to the rest of the sentences. Mark the stressed words and then practice the sentences. Follow-up Activity
- •Recording 2
- • Listening Tasks
- • Follow-up Activity
- •Recording 3
- • Listening Tasks
- •2. Listen again and answer the questions.
- • Language Focus
- •Recording 4
- • Listening Tasks
- • Grammar Focus
- •Follow-up Activity
- •Recording 5
- • Listening Tasks
- • Language Focus
- • Follow-up Activity
- •Recording 6
- •2. Study the acis advertisement.
- • Listening Tasks
- •3. Listen to the last extract and answer the questions.
- • Language Focus
- • Follow-up Activity
- •Recording 7
- • Listening Tasks
- • Follow-up Activity
- •2.6 Views and news
- •Recording 1
- • Listening Tasks
- •2. Listen again and answer the questions.
- • Language Focus
- •Recording 2
- • Listening Tasks
- •2. Listen to the recording again and answer these questions.
- • Follow-up Activity
- •Recording 3
- • Listening Tasks
- • Follow-up Activity
- •What habits of the people you’ve just been listening to are very like the same as yours? tapescripts
- •2.1 Cross-cultural behaviour
- •Recording 1
- •Recording 2
- •Inviting people to a party Recording 3 Dialogue 1
- •Dialogue 2 Mary Hello, Mary Latimer here.
- •Dialogue 4
- •Have you ever considered living abroad? Recording 4
- •Habits and customs Recording 5
- •When in rome… Recording 6
- •Recording 7
- •2.2 Skin deep. People appearances describing people Recording 1
- •Describing people Recording 2
- •Recording 3
- •Recording 4
- •2.3 Interpersonal relations
- •Recording 1
- •Recording 2
- •How to deal with difficult children Recording 3
- •Marriage guidance council Recording 4
- •Talking about being married and being single Recording 5
- •Recording 6 Mrs. Jones Good morning, Mrs. Smith. What beautiful weather again!
- •Mrs. Jones Yes, but some people are complaining about the heat and grumbling because we haven’t had much rain for the gardens.
- •Recording 6
- •2.4 Developing the mind
- •Recording 1
- •Joan I don’t like them either, but on the other hand, if we didn’t have them, I don’t suppose I’d study at all.
- •Joan I suppose they do, but I don’t think that’s the point, either. Surely you have to do exams for people to find out if you know anything…
- •Iq tests Recording 2
- •A quiz Recording 3 Question 1
- •Question 2
- •Question 3
- •Question 4
- •Question 5
- •Recording 4
- •2.5 Job options
- •Recording 1
- •Recording 2
- •Julia: Bye-bye!
- •Recording 3
- •Recording 4
- •Man: Mmm ... And do you speak any foreign languages
- •Woman: Do you have any experience with this kind of work?
- •Recording 5
- •Recording 6
- •Recording 7
- •2.6 Views and news
- •Recording 1
- •Recording 2
- •Recording 3
Language Focus
Fill in the missing words from the recording.
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I am … with the hiring of couriers.
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How do you decide from their … whether to interview the person or not?
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It’s important that the courier has quite a … side.
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Thank you for coming … and good luck in the future.
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Unfortunately, you weren’t … this time.
Follow-up Activity
Following a recent series of interviews, your boss asks you to draft a standard rejection letter to be sent to all unsuccessful candidates. How will you do it? Remember that you are to be nice to them.
ON THE JOB
Recording 7
Pre-listening Tasks
1. Explain the meaning of the word combinations below.
to be worthwhile
job hunt
career counselor
to care about
2. What do you think you should do to prepare for a job interview?
(dressing properly, feeling confident and relaxed, having some questions ready to ask, knowing why you are suitable for a job, etc.)
Listening Tasks
1. Listen to a student (Andy) talking to a career counselor about job interview. What are the things the counselor considers important about a job interview? Take notes while listening.
2. Listen to the recording again and complete the sentences.
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Maybe you could give me some pointers on …
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Also you’ll need to find out as much as …
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I guess I should go to the library and …
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At job interviews they always ask …
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It always makes a good impression if …
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Well, thank you very much for …
Follow-up Activity
Compare your notes with the notes of your groupmates. Do you agree with the counselor’s suggestion? Do you have any other suggestions? Discuss it in pairs.
2.6 Views and news
Topic Preview
Which are the most important newspapers in Belarus? Use these guidelines to help you:
daily/ weekly paper, broadsheet/ tabloid, left-wing/ right-wing/ politically neutral, government owned, independent, serious, sensational, difficult, simple.
THE SUNDAY TIMES
Recording 1
Pre-listening Task
Before you listen, discuss these questions in pairs.
1. The Guinness Book of Records says that the world’s heaviest newspaper was an edition of The Sunday New York Times. Do you think it weighted more than:
a) 2 kilos? b) 4 kilos? c) 6 kilos?
2. What is the biggest newspaper in Belarus? How many different sections has it got? What are they?
Listening Tasks
1. Listen to an interview with Ivan Fallon who works for a newspaper called “The Sunday Times”, which is published in London. Answer these questions.
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How many sections are there in The Sunday Times?
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Which sections does he refer to?
2. Listen again and answer the questions.
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Which is bigger: a broadsheet newspaper or a tabloid?
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What is the “leader” and who writes it?
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Which section does Ivan Fallon edit?
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What is special about the book section?
Language Focus
Fill in the missing words from the recording.
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A broadsheet newspaper is … the size of a tabloid newspaper.
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A broadsheet newspaper is a … newspaper.
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The first section, which is obviously … section, is the News section.
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After that we have more … sections.
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We also have a colour magazine, colour supplement, which is very much a … part of the paper.
READING HABITS