Red Line 4, Coursebook

twenty-nine 29 C 3 Listening: In New York These people stop you in the street in NewYork. a) What do they say? Listen and write down the keywords. b) Now write down an answer for each person. 1 2 3 C 4 Listening: How Americans speak a) You can recognize American English because some sounds are different from British English. Read the information, and then listen to a cab driver. Which words sound typically American? b) Now listen to some passengers in the cab. Do they come from the US or the UK? American pronunciation ★ Words like after, aunt or half have the sound !x? , like in the word ‘cat’. ★ You hear the r in words like sure , car or work . ★ In words like beautiful or British , the t often sounds like a d . p 5 Be a good listener! Really? / Is that right? /Hmm? That’s very interesting. That’s nice! / Oh, good! / Cool! /Wow! I see. / I understand. / OK. Oh, I’m sorry. / Oh dear. /That’s sad. USEFUL PHRASES A: I went shopping on Fifth Avenue yesterday. B: Cool! A: Yes, it was so busy! I’ve … . Two tourists are on vacation in NewYork City. One of them went shopping on Fifth Avenue yesterday, and is telling the other one about the trip. Work with a partner. Act out the conversation. A went shopping. Where there is a B , partner B uses one of the useful phrases to show that he / she is listening. I went shopping on Fifth Avenue yesterday. B It was so busy! I’ve never seen so many people! B The stores are fantastic, but some of the clothes are very expensive! B So we didn’t buy any. B Then we had lunch at a great deli. B When we got back to our hotel, my dad didn’t have his bag with him. B We were worried, because his passport was in it. B But it was OK. He’d left it at the deli. B One of the waiters had found the bag and put it behind the counter. B ➝ WB 15, 1 – 2 Be a good listener! The other person will think that you are not polite if you don’t listen, or don’t show that you are listening. Remember to look at the other person’s face when he / she speaks, and try to react the right way to good or bad news. L ISTENING SKI LLS Workshop 1 S Listening in conversations Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv