- •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
Recording 1
Pre-listening Task
Study the vocabulary to avoid any difficulties of comprehension.
infuriate (v)
provoke (v)
purposely do smth
plaster one’s face in make – up
mass arguments
pick smb up
sneak out
Listening Tasks
1. Listen to the recording. Which of these sentences are true?
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Ann’s parents didn’t want her to work on Saturdays.
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Ann’s school marks were sometimes bad.
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Ann didn’t believe her parents were just worried about her.
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Ann left her parents’ house.
2. Listen for the second time and answer the following questions.
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When did Ann’s problems with her parents start?
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What did she do to provoke her parents?
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How often was she allowed to go out in the evening?
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Why didn’t Ann speak to her parents after the party?
Language Focus
Correct the following statements according to the content of the text.
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Ann’s parents always insisted on her giving them her friend’s address.
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One Saturday Ann didn’t come home at all.
Follow – up Activit
Speak about whether you’ve got any problems with your parents similar to those Ann had with hers.
Recording 2
Pre-listening Task
Look through the list of word combinations & make sure you know their meaning.
give smb expert advice
be through a lot of bad experiences
guide smb along the way
feel close to smb
feel competitive
be good company
be good at the same sort of things
be more at risk
fight some battles for
share one’s sense of humour
Listening Task
Tom, Peter, Mark and Rupert are talking about their brothers and sisters. Listen to the recording and put down the name opposite each question.
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Who doesn’t like to be controlled by his sister?
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Who can do successfully the same things as his brother?
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Who wants to have a younger brother?
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Whose sister had more freedom at his age?
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Who was brought up by his grandparents?
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Whose sisters don’t always understand his jokes?
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Who is unhappy that he is not able to visit his grandparents?
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Whose elder brother has more freedom?
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Who is happy about having elder sisters?
10. Who has a very good relationship with his brother?
Language Focus
Listen to the recording again and fill in the words and word combinations according to it.
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She wants a lot of advice about relationship, boyfriends. I don’t think I can give her …
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I’ve been trough a lot of … myself.
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We don’t feel … because we have different tastes.
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He is … and I can trust him like a friend.
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He is older, I am younger and I am more … in the street.
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I can learn from my sisters’ mistakes, they fought … with my parents for … .
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My sisters don’t always share … .
Follow-up Activity
Speak about your relations with your brothers & sisters, try to use words and word combinations of Pre-listening and Listening Tasks.
How to deal with difficult children Recording 3
Pre-listening Tasks
1. Study the vocabulary
appalling – ужасный, потрясающий, отталкивающий
perceive – воспринимать, понимать, осознавать
blow over – проходить ( о кризисе)
whack – (разг.) ударять, колотить
defuse – снимать напряжение, разрядить обстановку
2. You will hear three people discussing how they deal with their children when they are difficult. What methods do you think would be most effective in dealing with a child who behaves very badly?
Listening Tasks
1. Listen to the recording and answer the following questions.
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What methods are mentioned?
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What advantages and disadvantages of these methods are mentioned?
2. Now listen to the recording for the second time and answer the following questions.
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What exactly did Emily do wrong?
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What was Catriona doing at the time?
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Why did Catriona react as she did?
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Who lost their temper?
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What exactly did her mother do?
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Who do you think Jim is?
Language Focus
While listening to the recording again list a few ways in which parents can deal with children when they misbehave.
E.g. sending them to their rooms.
Follow-up Activity
Speak about the methods your parents use when you misbehave.