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SPEAKING: Sounding sympathetic
3 ©p4 Talia talks to Rakeem about a problem that
11 ©B Listen to the comersation between two
fends, re the statements true (1) or fale (F?
1 Rakeem has alt of Engish homework
2. He da bay onan exam _
3 He wants to fda pat-ime job
4: Rak rts exe ere
5 He doesnt trinkits 3 good ides to alto
his eri
He cnt sleep because of his problems
7 Tala tinks tat the English teacher isa good
person toash for help.
8 Talia says that Rekeern needs to stay at
home tonight —_
@s3 Order the words to make sentences from the
conversation. Then listen again and check
1. you/ work / take / off / some / time f ean / from
2 should / not/ Im /sure /1
3 don't /talk with f why / you / your / family
4 good / that’s /a idea
5 visiting / tomorrow / about / your / how teacher /
English
6 o/ let's fun / tonight / something
she's having. Complete the conversation. Then listen
and check
Rakeem Is everything okay with you, alia?
Talia Yes, but my roommate is very noisy
es cificul o study there
Rakeem Oh no! Pm sorry o heat that
2 ‘you look for another
apartment?
Talia Tm not sure? es
expensive to change apartments.
Rakeem you talk to your
roommate? Tell her that you need to
study. Pm sure she'll try her best to
be quieter.
Talia That'sa* idea.
Rakeem How
she’s not at home?
Talia Yes, maybe. She's not there this
scudying when
weekend! § have dinner
at my apartment tomorrow night.
Rakeem That'sa7, ideal
Complete the phrases for sounding sympathetic.
You__thing!
Oh no! fm__to hear that!
That'sa !
How —___1
©BB Listen to four stuations. Respond using an
expression trom exercise 4, Sound sympathetic
©8 Now isten to the stuations agen and wrte
the response that you hear. Then tsten again and
repeat
1 Tvetallen out wih my sister. Were not speaking!
8
2A Tmhovng aot of problems with my boyiend
po
3A That math exam was awl. rm sue faled i
5
4-8 Tost my wate! And tna all my money
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