CREAL Real World showing concern,

~• WORLD
giving and responding to
advice

Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.

1 What types of problem do people often ask for
advice about?
2 Who was the last person you asked for advice?
What did you ask them about? Did their advice
help you?
3 When did you last give someone advice? What
was it about? Did he/ she take your advice?
Why?/ Why not?

a Work in new pairs. Look at the photos. What

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do you remember about Lisa, Rebecca and •
Charlie? • REAL WORLD
• Showing concern , giving and responding to advice
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b f'm#•>2 & 1 5 Watch or listen to two •
a Write these headings in the correct places 1-3.
conversations. What problems do Rebecca
and Charlie talk about? giving advice responding to advice showing concern
c Work with your partner. Compare answers.
1
a Work in the same pairs. Do you think these Oh, dear. What's the matter? Oh, how awful !
sentences are true {T) or false (F)? I can see why you're upset. I'm sorry to hear that.
Conversation 1 Oh, dear. What a shame. Yes, I see what you mean.
a The baby wakes up two or three times every 2
night.
Have you tried talking to him about it?
b Rebecca and Charlie are arguing more than
Perhaps you ought to spend more time together.
usual. •
c Rebecca thinks Charlie is spending too much Maybe you should sleep in separate rooms.
money. Why don't you talk to her about it?
d Lisa thinks that Rebecca and Charlie should I'd take her out for a really nice meal.
have two evenings off a week. 3
Conversation 2
Yes, you could be right.
e Andy thinks that Rebecca and Charlie should
Well, it's worth a try, I guess.
sleep in separate rooms.
I've tried that, but (we just start arguing again.)
f Charlie thinks Rebecca buys too many things for
herself. Yes, that's a good idea.
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g Andy doesn't think Charlie will lose his job. I might try that.
h Andy thinks Charlie should take Rebecca on b Which verb forms come after the phrases in bold?
holiday.
c Look at these ways to ask for advice. Fill in the gaps
b '1M#•>2 & 1 5 Watch or listen again. w ith I should or should I.
Check your answers.
1 What do?
c Work with your partner. Compare answers. 2 What do you think do?
Correct the false sentences.
d Check in l;liji~'M;mfA• p131 .
 ••• HELP WITH PRONUNCIATION
•• Strong and weak forms
mt 14 Work in pairs. Do you remember how we
• say the strong and weak forms of these words?
•• Listen and check. Listen again and practise .
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•• do you at for of and to can
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a• a mt 1a Listen to th is conversation. Circ le the
words in pink that you hear in t heir strong forms .
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• JO W hich company do you work @ ?
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• ED It's called Getaway H olidays. I work for the
•
•• owner.
JO Really? I'm thinking of going on holiday soon.
Do you think you can get me a cheap flight?
ED Yes, maybe I can . Where do you want to fly to ?
JO Well, my brother's working at a hotel in the
Caribbean and I'd like to go and see him.
ED Which hotel is he working at?

• JO It's called The Island Palace. Do you know it?

• HELP WITH LISTENING ED Yes, I do. How long do you want to go for ?
•• Intonation (1): sounding concerned JO About three weeks if I can .
mt 1s Listen to the same sentences said twice. • ED OK, I'll see what I can do for you . Text me!
Which person sounds more concerned, a orb?
•• b Work in pairs. Compare answers. When do we
• 1@ b 3 a b s ab usually use the strong forms of the words in 1?
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• 2 ab 4 ab 6 ab
• c Listen again. Practise each line of the
mt 11 Listen and practise the
PRONUNCIATION conversation.
phrases in 4a. Copy the stress and intonation. d Work in pairs. Practise the conversation. Take
Oh, dear. • the matter?
• What's • turns to be Jo and Ed.

a Use these prompts to write two conversations.

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BOB H i, Tim. You look terrible. 1W hat I matter?
1 What's the matter?
TIM My girlfriend and I have had a big argument. • Vocabulary, Grammar and Real World
BOB 20h dear. I sorry I hear that. • Extra Practice 2 and Progress Portfolio 2 p116
TIM And now she won't answer my calls. 3What I I do?
• Language Summary 2 p129
BOB 4 Perhaps I ought I write her an email to say sorry.
• 2A-D Workbook p1 O
TIM 5Well, I worth I try, I guess.
BOB 6And I I send her some flowers.
• Self-study DVD-ROM 2 with Review Video
TIM 7 Yes, I good idea. 8I I try that. Thanks a lot .

MIA Look at this plant. It's dying, isn't it?

LIZ 9Yes, I see what I mean.
MIA 10What I think I I do?
LIZ 11 Have I try I give I it more water?
MIA 12Yes, I try I th at, but it didn't work.

LIZ 13Well, why I put it in a bigger pot?

MIA 14 Yes, I could I right. T hanks for the advice.

b Work in pairs. Compare answers.

c Practise the conversations with your partner. • Reading and Writing
• Portfolio 2 Notices at work Workbook p66
: Work in groups of three. Student A p102. Student B Reading notices
p107. Student C p113. Writing notices; abbreviations