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Speaking 1
HuÕ -2007
- CONTENTS
WELL SPOKEN........................................................................................................4
Unit 1: RURAL AND URBAN...................................................................................4
Unit 2: LOVE...............................................................................................................6
Unit 3: GOOD LUCK AND BAD LUCK...................................................................6
Unit 4: ADVERTISING ..............................................................................................7
Unit 5: FAST AND SLOW .........................................................................................8
Unit 6: FAMILY LIFE ................................................................................................9
Unit 7: TELEPATHY ..................................................................................................9
Unit 8: TRADITIONAL AND MODERN ................................................................10
Unit 9: CHILDHOOD ...............................................................................................10
Unit 10: BECOMING AN ADULT ..........................................................................11
Unit 11: OLD AGE....................................................................................................11
Unit 12: DIRT AND RUBBISH................................................................................11
Unit 13: FEARS AND PHOBIAS.............................................................................12
Unit 14: WOMEN AND MEN ..................................................................................12
Unit 15: STRANGE STORIES .................................................................................12
Unit 16: ANIMALS ...................................................................................................12
Unit 17: FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS.................................................................13
Unit 18: PET HATES ................................................................................................13
Unit 19: HOT AND COLD .......................................................................................14
Unit 20: ADDICTION ...............................................................................................14
Unit 21: WORK .........................................................................................................14
Unit 22: OPTIMISM AND PESSIMISM..................................................................15
Unit 23: ANGER .......................................................................................................15
Unit 24: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT ....................................................................16
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- Unit 25: TAKING RISKS .........................................................................................16
SOMETHING TO SAY ............................................................................................16
ASSIGNMENT 1.......................................................................................................18
ASSIGNMENT 2.......................................................................................................18
ASSIGNMENT 3.......................................................................................................19
ASSIGNMENT 4.......................................................................................................20
ASSIGNMENT 5.......................................................................................................20
ASSIGNMENT 6.......................................................................................................21
ASSIGNMENT 7.......................................................................................................21
ASSIGNMENT 8.......................................................................................................22
ASSIGNMENT 9.......................................................................................................22
ASSIGNMENT 10.....................................................................................................23
ASSIGNMENT 11.....................................................................................................24
ASSIGNMENT 12.....................................................................................................24
ASSIGNMENT 13.....................................................................................................25
ASSIGNMENT 14.....................................................................................................26
ASSIGNMENT 15.....................................................................................................26
ASSIGNMENT 16.....................................................................................................27
ASSIGNMENT 17.....................................................................................................27
ASSIGNMENT 18.....................................................................................................28
ASSIGNMENT 19.....................................................................................................28
ASSIGNMENT 20.....................................................................................................29
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- SPEAKING I: STUDY GUIDE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
This study guide hopes to assist the learners more in improving their spoken English
when studying the course books Well Spoken by Ramsey and Rees-Parnall (1989) and
Something to Say by Wilson (1984) by themselves. As Well Spoken is a theme-based
speaking textbook, all the activities and exercises chosen in this study guide are to
a) help the learners to equip themselves for talking about a topic
b) enlarge vocabulary to talk about a topic
c) guide the learners to study on their own or with others out of the classroom
Something to Say helps the learners with the language needed to improve their
speaking skill and focuses on developing the fluency by providing the learners with a
variety of dialogues, role plays, situations and discussions.
WELL SPOKEN
Unit 1: RURAL AND URBAN
DIFFERENT LIFESTYLES
1. To get more ideas for the exercise on Different Lifestyles, read unit 24: Only a
mad man would choose to live in a large modern city in the book: For and Against by
Alexander.Write down your answers in advance before having a look at some examples in
this table.
Opinions Person from the city Person from the country
Public transport is Too crowded, rush hour Not enough, two buses a
difficult. terrible, buses are blocked by day, bad connections, need
car car.
It's easy to make More pubs, clubs, Friendly people.
friends here. entertainment areas, schools
and institutes. More chances
to make friends.
Physical Joining fitness clubs, Do farming work and
exercise is a part walking and jogging other manual work.
of my everyday every day. Participating in Walking from place to
life. sports games. Walking on place.
large campuses, working
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- places
The atmosphere Lively and exciting Peaceful and quiet
of the place is
really special.
I don't have to Shops, supermarkets and Fresh food and
travel far to get restaurants are available vegetables are made
what I want. everywhere. and planted.
I enjoy going Interesting plays and We don't go to the
out to the movies. A variety of choice. theater often, so every
theatre. It's time we go, we enjoy
another world. the movies and meeting
friends.
There's a good Theme parks, movie Fishing, camping,
choice of leisure theaters, clubs are meeting friends,
time activities. everywhere. Advertisements watching TV. Going
on leisure time activities are out with friends.
sent to your house. Party
every weekend.
There's always Life changes every day. New More people come here to
something buildings, malls, freeways live. It's getting more
happening here. and schools. crowded.
2. Vocabulary that can help you to add to the list of the categories provided:
- Your health: strong, to be in good health, weak, illness, disease, longevity, life
span,
- Holidays: off work, holiday home, holiday activities, holiday meals, travel to
different places, enjoy good food, weather...
- The clothes people wear: famous brand, expensive, durable, on sale, second-hand,
thrift store, fashionable, conservative...
- Streets: narrow, large, freeways, lanes, highways, even, sloppy, lots of junctions,
traffic lights
- Stress: always in a hurry, mental illness, sleepless
- The people: more interfering, talkative, friendly, easy-going, workaholic
- Rainy weather: dull, slippery streets, floods, storms, muddy For other exercises,
talk with a group of other friends and discuss.
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- Unit 2: LOVE
Exercise 3: in the course book:
Complete as many sentences beginning with I love ....as possible and exchange them
with your classmates.
Here are some more examples:
Love is giving what you like best.
Love is making friends with only one person.
Love is admiring.
Love is sweet words.
Love is selfish sometimes.
Love is missing her/him when one is alone.
Exercise 4:
You may need the following words and phrases to do this exercise.
List of what men usually look for in women:
Good cook, housewife, charming, organized, faithful, love children, not talkative,
helpful, tidy, ...
List of what women usually look for in men:
Bread-winner, organized, manly, responsible, love family, successful, sense of
humor, faithful, neat, vital, energetic
Unit 3: GOOD LUCK AND BAD LUCK
Exercise 1: List all the things which bring good or bad luck in Vietnam that you know.
Here are some examples:
Good luck:
Dreaming of dragon, number 9, smiling face, red color
Bad luck:
Number 13, black color, depressing face, nightmare, owl
Can you think of the reasons why these things bring good luck or bad luck?
Further exercises:
For and against: Make a conversation expressing your opinions on number 13.
A. Raises question on good luck and bad luck.
B. Disagrees. States that good luck or bad luck depends on perception of each
individual.
A. Tells stories about number 13.
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- B. Disagrees. States that it is a matter of superstition. Explains that 13 is just a
number and there is nothing dealing with it. Sometimes it might be a coincidence.
A. Gives more evidence.
B. Still disagrees.
C. Appears and helps end the conversation.
You may want to look at pages 133 of the book Conversation by Rob Nolasco and
Lois Arthur or unit 9 of the book Speaking naturally by Bruce Tillitt and Mary Newton
Bruder for more phrases and expressions on agreements and disagreements.
Make similar conversations for other things such as colors or clothes.
Class talk:
Act out these activities:
Phone your friend who is going for an interview and wish him/her good luck.
Talk to your neighbor and wish him/her good luck in taking a driving test.
Wish someone who is going to take an exam good luck.
Send a card to your friend who is going to have a baby to wish her all the best.
Write a card to friends who are moving into a new house and wish them having
good time living in the new places.
Unit 4: ADVERTISING
To prepare for this unit, read as many advertisements in newspapers/ magazines or on
the mass media as possible and complete the tables
Items Words/phrases used to advertise Your opinions
Example: Fast, your future, economical, sportive Interesting. Short and effective.
Motorbike
Shampoo Shiny hair, conditioner included, new Too many ads for shampoo.
formula for all kinds of hair Quality is not as good as
advertised.
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2.
Exercise 3: in the coursebook:
a. Five adjectives/phrases you could use to advertise a new washing powder:
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- new, cleanest, usable with washing machine, advanced formulation against all
stains, guaranteed quality.
b. Five adjectives/phrases you could use to advertise a new car:
new model, convertible, economical, run fast, no deposit, insurance included
Talk about your feelings:
For cigarette advertising, read unit 2: World governments should conduct serious
campaigns against smoking in the book For and Against by L. G. Alexander.
Unit 5: FAST AND SLOW
You may want to make a debate on what means of transport is the best to use. Form
groups of 4 or 5 and choose one kind and give reasons why you choose it.
Other group may give counter-arguments. Here are some useful expressions to make
the discussion sound more friendly
- Well, I'm not sure about that. Perhaps....
- I can see why you think that, but...
- No, I'm sorry, I don't think that's really true.
- Yes, but...
- I know it's difficult, but...
- Don't you think...?
Class talk:
- Do you think life is faster than when you were young? Is it better? Think about
some changes that you notice in your daily life in your country and the world. List them
and consider their influence on life pace. For example, the invention of computer helps
facilitate word processing, restore information and control aviation, which makes life go
faster.
- Do you think being able to travel to other places more quickly makes life better
today?
In groups, list all the advantages of going by fast means of transport such as plane,
train, motorbike in comparison with walking, bicycle, etc.
- Do you think being able to communicate quickly with other people makes life
better?
Quick communication helps shorten distance and transfer information in the fastest
way, which reduces time spent travelling and accelerates working speed. Think more
examples for this.
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- Unit 6: FAMILY LIFE
Talk about families:
Positive words: love, beloved, parents, children, grandparents, birthplace,
happy, get-together, fireplace, brothers and sisters
Negative words: quarrel, divorced parents, step-parents, noise, washing-up,
cleaning
Add more to the list and compare your list with other classmates'.
Children or not?
Here are some reasons for and against having children. Talk with your friends and
add more.
Reasons for having children Reasons against having children
- to enjoy family life - Bringing up children is a hard work.
-Children are lovely - Children take too much time and
-Children motivate parents to freedom of parents.
work harder. - Children's need is too much.
-Children are the future of - Children are noisy.
society and need taking care of. -Educating children costs lot of
money.
Unit 7: TELEPATHY
Look the word telepathy up in the dictionary. Do you believe that there is telepathy?
Why or why not? Try to look for one story dealing with telepathy and retell it to your
friends and discuss with them whether the story is a telepathy or coincidence.
Here is an example:
Some years ago, I spent six months abroad-at a language school. In my second
week a postal strike started, and it lasted for a long time. 1 was unhappy because I
couldn't write to my family or my boyfriend. I didn't have much money and couldn't
afford to phone them. There wasn't a phone in the place where I was staying so they
couldn't phone me either. One morning I walked to the main station where I wanted to
use all the money. I had to phone my boyfriend and my parents. I wanted to tell them
that 1 was coming home at the weekend. When reached the telephone box, I couldn't
believe my eyes. There was my boyfriend, in one of the telephone boxes. "Hello", he said,
"I was just trying to get through to your school." He said he sent the message the day
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- before, asking me to meet him at the station. But I hasn't received it-I didn't know he
was coming to see and visit me!
Unit 8: TRADITIONAL AND MODERN
What do you think of traditional and modern lifestyles? List all things that belong to
traditional and modern life and give your opinions whether we should preserve traditional
values.
Here are some words and phrases that you may need.
Unique, out-of-date, ancient, old, in bad condition, castle, antiques, conservative,
sand clock, wall, carpet, utensil, etc.
New, fashionable, in good condition, skyscraper, building, flat, supersonic airplane,
new model, supermarket, etc.
Unit 9: CHILDHOOD
Looking back
Make sentences beginning with When I was a child I used to ...........
Here are some examples:
When I was a child I used to cry all day and all night.
When I was a child I always wanted to be with my grandmother.
When I was a child I used to spend my spare time playing with toys.
My favorite age was 10 because at that time I used to have a lot of friends.
Note: The structure used to + infinitive refers to past habits and states. If we say that
somebody used to do something, we mean that some time ago he did it habitually, but that
he does not do it now.
Class talk
Here are some starters for you to make discussions on childhood:
Childhood memories, playground, kindergarten, childhood friends, child abuse,
child kidnapping, childhood foods and drinks
To search for more opinions on childhood, you may want to read Unit 17:
Childhood is certainly not the happiest time of your life in the book For and Against.
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- Unit 10: BECOMING AN ADULT
Write a short paragraph telling how you felt when finally said goodbye to your
childhood. Have a look at the examples in the book.
Vocabulary:
Three adjectives to describe the feeling of being young:
Happy, carefree, innocent.
Three adjectives to describe the feeling of being grown up:
Independent, knowledgeable, considerate
Add more to the list and share your list with other classmates.
As you have finished unit 9 and unit 10, it is time to make a debate over what is the
best time in your life: childhood or adulthood? Give your reasons and share your opinions
with your classmates.
Unit 11: OLD AGE
People are usually afraid of old age. What do you think about the pros and cons of
old age? Read unit 26: No one wants to live to be a hundred in the book For and Against
for more information.
What are some activities for old people? Add more to this list: Finding a volunteer
job, doing gardening, joining a club for old people, jogging, travelling, doing charity
work, etc.
Unit 12: DIRT AND RUBBISH
Learn by heart the useful vocabulary provided in the book!
Dirt and rubbish are polluting our environment. Suggest measures to keep our earth
clean. Here are some examples:
Plant trees, recycle used things, place rubbish bins everywhere, educate people to
keep their house and office and public places clean.
Class talk:
You have to make a speech to your students at your school to persuade them to
recoil things. What should you include in your speech?
Here are some words and phrases you may want to use:
Recoil paper, plastic bags, save our natural resource, protect forest, save money,
keep classroom clean, place bins for keeping things for recycling, etc.
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- Unit 13: FEARS AND PHOBIAS
You are making a survey on what people are afraid of the most. Interview several
friends or other students at your school and report the results to the class. Here are some
questions you may want to use:
Are you afraid of insects?
What do you fear most?
Do you become very nervous when you take exams?
Are you afraid of ghost?
Do strange dogs scare you?
Does thunderstorm frighten you?
Do you think that the dark is scary?
Are you terrified of being the only person on earth?
The report might go like this:
5 of the students I interviewed are afraid of ghosts. None of them is scared of
insects...
Unit 14: WOMEN AND MEN
For further information on men and women, read unit 1: It's high time men ceased to
regard women as second-class citizens in the book For and Against by Alexander.
Class-talk:
What do you think about women's liberation? Here are some words and phrases
relevant to this movement:
Greater independence and recognition, housewife, the development of birth-control
methods, the invention of labor-saving devices, the advent of World War II, child-rearing,
more free time to acquire an education and/or pursue a career.
Unit 15: STRANGE STORIES
Look for one strange story, whether it is about an animal, UFOs (Unidentified
Flying Objects), a person, a ghost, etc. and tell it to others. Then listen to their stories. Try
to correct your pronunciation and learn as many new words as you can.
Unit 16: ANIMALS
1. Learn as many words about animals as you can.
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- 2. Compare these animals:
tiger wolf rat horse
bear duck lion crocodile
kangaroo frog camel rabbit
goat pig parrot elephant
spider bee mosquito beetle
Example: A wolf is more cunning than a tiger but the tiger is the fiercest.
Class talk:
All the questions raised in this part are very interesting. Answer them all.
Unit 17: FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS
Talk about holidays
1. Some festivals and holidays in Vietnam
Mid-autumn festival Independence Day Women's Day
Tet holidays Christmas Teachers' Day
Add more to this list and give brief information on the holidays and festivals.
2. Some festivals and holidays in Britain (See answer key for more
information)
February 14th: St Valentine's Day
April 1st: April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day
May 1st: May Day
October 31st: Halloween
November 5th: Guy Fawkes' Night
December 26 th: Boxing Day
December 31st: New Year's Eve
Vocabulary: going on holiday
holiday taker package holiday bus tour backpack tourist
book a ticket historical sites by plane roam visit museum
visit a theme park go shopping souvenir by car
taste specialities
Add more to the list
Unit 18: PET HATES
All the activities in this unit are interesting. Do them with your classmates.
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- Unit 19: HOT AND COLD
A change of climate:
This activity helps you to practice talking about "unreal" or improbable present
future situations. Use the following structure:
in the if - clause: past subjunctive
In the main clause: conditional (would+infinitive)
Example: If our climate were much hotter, people would probably have a sleep after
lunch.
Unit 20: ADDICTION
Do you know these words/phrases?
the alcoholic the drug addict heavy smoker
the workaholic gambler
How can you help these people to stop their addiction? Make a list of things they
should do and compare with others.
Giving advice: You may need some words and expressions to advise the addict:
It may help you to ....
If I were you I'd...
Well, one solution may be to...
In your situation I think I'd...
It might be a good idea to...
Why don't you...
It would be better if you...
For more information on smoking, read unit 2: World governments should conduct
serious campaigns against smoking in the book For and Against by Alexander.
Unit 21: WORK
Vocabulary game
In 10 minutes, write all the words about jobs that you know. Here are some
examples:
tax officer customs officer bank teller
computer programmer architect speaker
Then give definitions for all the words you wrote.
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- Example: A bank teller receives and pays out money in a bank.
Talking about work
Working has both positive and negative things. Can you list some of these?
Positive things dealing with work Negative things dealing with work
Example: salary Unequal pay
Promotion Less time to spend with family
Unit 22: OPTIMISM AND PESSIMISM
Optimism: tendency to expect the best in all things; confidence in success; belief
that good will triumph over evil in the end.
Pessimism: tendency to be gloomy and believe that the worst will happen; belief
that evil will always triumph over good.
Can you name some animals, colors, objects, etc that make people feel pessimistic
or optimistic?
Example: A sun shining day: optimistic
An ostrich: pessimistic
Do the quiz of this unit and see answer key to find out if you are optimistic or
pessimistic.
Unit 23: ANGER
Vocabulary: These words all mean "angry":
Furious, cross, mad, irritated, livid, irate, wild, annoyed, mad
Interview your classmates or friends to find out what makes them get angry and how
they show their anger.
Example: A person may get angry when his/her friend telephones to say that he/she
cannot come as planned because he/she has been invited to a party.
This person perhaps will not see or talk to his/her friend for a few days.
A problem to solve:
Read as many Problem Pages in newspapers as you can and suggest the solutions for
each problem.
Example:
Dear Abby: Please help settle a family dispute. Recently my brother and his wife visited
my family at our summer home in New York State. They presented us with a gift of wine upon
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- their arrival. I selected a favorite bottle of wine from my own small collection and offered it
to my guests.
The next afternoon, my brother's family departed as scheduled. The following week,
I was informed by another family member that my brother has been insulted by my "greed
and inconsideration" for not opening his gift bottle and offering it around. Abby, what's
the rule here? Was I a poor host?
Uncorked in Hudson, Ohio
Dear Uncorked: No, you were not a poor host. When a house gift is received,
whether or not to open it and use it immediately is at the host's discretion. Your brother
was ungracious to badmouth to your hospitality.
Unit 24: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Do all the activities in this unit and read unit 27: Capital punishment is the only way
to deter criminals in the book For and Against by Alexander.
Unit 25: TAKING RISKS
Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of taking risks
Advantages Disadvantages
May lose one's life Discover new things
............................. ..................................
Add more to this list.
SOMETHING TO SAY
Section 1: MINI-DIALOGUES
Read all the mini-dialogues with your partners and learn by heart dialogues 1, 2 7, 8,
11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20.
Section 2: DIALOGUES
Practise all the dialogues and record yourself. Listen to the recording and try to
correct your pronunciation and increase your speaking speed. Learn by heart dialogues 1,
2, 6, 7, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20.
Section 3: SITUATIONS
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- Make dialogues for the situations provided. Practise them with a partner. The
expressions in the boxes are useful. Learn them all.
Section 4: INTERVIEWS
This section helps to develop your speaking and interviewing skills. Act out all the
activities and learn the expressions provided in the boxes.
Section 5: STORIES
Read all the stories and retell some of them. Try to make as many questions that are
relevant to the stories as possible and answer those questions.
Can you look for more stories?
Section 6: DISCUSSIONS
Give arguments and counter-arguments for each issue. Remember that you have to
play the roles of different speakers as suggested.
For example: Should children go to single-sex schools, wear uniforms and stay at
school until they are sixteen?
You have to act out the roles of school teachers, school children, parents and
children's clothing manufacturers to discuss the topic above.
Section 7: SKETCHES
Sketches help you to practise speaking through role-play and group work.
As you study on your own, act out the role plays and give as many arguments for
each situation as possible.
Section 8: ROLE PLAYS
Make conversations for the role plays provided and practise the conversations with
other partners.
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- ASSIGNMENT 1
NOTE: Record yourself when doing all these assignments. Listening to the records
helps improve your speaking skills and track your progress. Each assignment should be
done in 180 minutes.
1. Introduce yourself to a friend. Talk about your name, hobbies and future career or
present job.
2. Conversations:
A is a reporter who wants to gather information to write an article on the effects of
smoking on health. He/she wants to find out how often students smoke and whether they
know the bad effect of smoking on health.
Interview at least 10 smokers.
You may want to use these cues:
Excuse me! May I ask you a question?
Do you think that smoking can do harm to your lung?
How many cigarettes a day do you smoke?
.....................................................................................................
3. What sports are played in your country?
ASSIGNMENT 2
1. Ask the following questions in as many ways as possible:
Where were you born?
What part of the city do you live in?
Have you got any brothers or sisters?
Have you been collecting stamps for a long time?
Where have you studied your English?
Then answer all the questions raised.
2. Conversation
You are taking a train to another city. Ask for information about which train you can
take. Find out about:
a. trains available on Tuesday
b. departure time
c. cost of tickets (single, return)
d. book tickets
3. Role-play
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- A is participating into a debate on work and pay. Talk to other members about how
there can be equal pay for equal work. Act the roles of other members when you talk.
Useful expressions:
Evaluate work efficiency
Working standards
Working experience
Male versus female
Working periods
...................................................
4. Describe a festival in your country.
ASSIGNMENT 3
1. Make questions to ask your partner about:
a. Full name
b. Nationality
c. First language
d. Other languages
e. Work experience
f. Hobbies or interests
g. Future study plans
2. Advertise one thing that you want to sell. You may need to read some ads in the
newspapers or magazines or listen to some ads on TV. Your advertisement should not be
more than 50 words and should be spoken in 5 minutes.
3. Role-play
A is a drug addict. B is A's father. B wants to stop his son from using drug.
Useful expressions:
A B
Speaks about everything loudly Gets annoyed
Asks for money Asks for reason
Lies Asks if he is using drug again
Still lies Advises him to stop
Insists on asking for money Threatens him
4. Your opinions on the Women's Liberation.
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- ASSIGNMENT 4
1. Make questions:
The interviewer says: "I'm a real estate agent." You want to rent an apartment. We
are looking at an apartment together. Read this and ask me questions.
Renting an Apartment
Find out about:
a. Garage?
b. A television?
c. School near here?
d. Air-conditioning?
e. Deposit?
2. Understand the questions
Match the questions in the left-hand column with those that have the same meaning
in the right-hand column
---What's your opinion of...? a. Is it similar to ...?
---How do you find....? b. Why ...?
---How often ....? c. How do you feel about...?
---Where ...? d. How frequently ...?
---What's the difference between ...? e. What do you think of...?
----How come? d. Whereabouts...?
3. Give counter-arguments for this opinion:
It isn't possible to combine a happy family life with a successful career-for men and
women.
ASSIGNMENT 5
1. Ask questions for the following advertisement:
Learn English in England
The Royal English college in Manchester provides intensive summer courses at all
levels. The college, situated near the city center, can also provide home-stay
accommodation if required. For more information please write to P. O. Box 99,
Manchester, UK.
2. Interview 5 foreigners in your city to find out what they like the most when
visiting your city.
You may want to use these sentences:
What's your opinion of..?
How do you feel about...?
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