SPEAKING A

UNIT 7

1 Ask your partner these questions.

1 Do you think you can learn a language on your own?
2 Do you think its possible to learn two languages at the same time?
3 What do you find easy about learning English?
4 Whats your main motivation for learning English?
5 Would you like to learn another language? Which one?

Now answer your partners questions.

2 Read the information about Eva and answer your partners questions.
Name: Eva Davidson
Likes: sing / in a choir
Hates: go / supermarket
Loves: have / meals with friends / on the weekend
Spends too much time: decide / what to wear
Good at: speak / foreign languages

3 Now write questions and ask your partner about Tom.

like / do ?
hate / do ?
love / do / on weekend ?
spend too much time / do ?
bad at / do ?

SPEAKING B

UNIT 7

1 Answer your partners questions.

Now ask your partner these questions.
1 Do you think you can learn a language without a dictionary?
2 Do you think its possible to learn a language in a month?
3 What do you find difficult about learning English?
4 Do you feel motivated to improve your English? Why (not)?
5 Would you like to live in a different country and learn their language? Which one?

2 Write questions and ask your partner about Eva.

like / do ?
hate / do ?
love / do / on weekend ?
spend too much time / do ?
good at / do ?

3 Now read the information about Tom and answer your partners questions.
Name: Tom Norman
Likes: be / on time
Hates: wear / suits
Loves: visit / his family / on the weekend
Spends too much time: talk / on his cell phone
Bad at: play / tennis

SPEAKING A
1 Ask your partner these questions.
1 How do you normally get to work / school?
2 What do you usually do when you get home from work / school?
3 Do you ever get angry? What about?
4 Have you ever gotten lost? What happened?
5 How many texts do you get a day? Who are they from?

UNIT 8

2 Read about Frans trip to New York and answer your partners questions.
My trip to New York
Day 1
missed flight to New York / came by train
left suitcase on train
flood at hotel / slept on friends sofa

Day 2
heavy rain / boat trip canceled
started to feel ill / went to bed early

3 Now write questions and ask your partner about Steves trip to San Francisco.
How / Steve / get to / San Francisco?
What happened / his cell phone?
What / Steve / do first?
What / Steve / do / next day?
What / do / that night?

SPEAKING B

UNIT 8

1 Answer your partners questions.

1 How long does it normally take you to get to work / school?
2 Whats the first thing you do when you get home from work / school?
3 What do you do to get in shape?
4 Have you gotten better at English recently?
5 How many phone calls do you get a day? Who are they from?

2 Write questions and ask your partner about Frans trip to New York.
How / Fran / travel / to New York?
What happened / her suitcase?

 Where / Fran / stay?

Where / Fran / go / next day?
What / do / that evening?

3 Now read about Steves trip to San Francisco and answer your partners
questions.
My trip to San Francisco
Day 1
drove to airport / arrived in San Francisco very late
left cell phone at home
went to museum first / museum closed

Day 2
big storm / walking tour canceled
got a headache / went to bed at 7 p.m.

SPEAKING A

UNIT 9

1 Ask your partner these questions.

1 How long have you studied English?
2 Where do you live? How long have you lived there?
3 Whos your best friend? How long have you known him / her?
4 Are you afraid of anything? How long have you been afraid of that?
5 Whats your favorite hobby? How long have you done that?

Now answer your partners questions.

2 Read the information about Jim and answer your partners questions.
Name: Jim Farish
Age: 28
Occupation: dentist / 5 years
Interests: skiing / 15 years; playing the guitar /3
years

Scared of: bats / 21 years

3 Now write questions and ask about the woman in your partners information.
name?
age?
job? how long?
interests? how long?
scared of? how long?

SPEAKING B

UNIT 9

1 Answer your partners questions.

Now ask your partner these questions.
1 How long have you been at this English school?
2 What do you do? How long have you worked / studied there?
3 Whos your English teacher? How long have you known him / her?
4 Whats your favorite sport? How long have you done that?
5 Are you scared of anything? How long have you been scared of that?

2 Write questions and ask about the man in your partners information.
name?
age?
job? how long?
interests? how long?
scared of? how long?

3 Now read the information about Ella and answer your partners questions.
Name: Ella Bishop
Age: 24
Occupation: musician / 6 years
Interests: dancing / 20 years; running / 2 years
Scared of: spiders / 7 years