English Unlimited HAK/HUM 2, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Connected … 100 Getting connected 08 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Work alone. Look at the Sun Hotel’s webpage. Prepare to: 1 book a room on the phone. Decide what kind of room you want, when and for how long. 2 check in. Decide what questions you want to ask, for example, about sports facilities, a map, breakfast time … In pairs, practise booking a room and checking in. Take turns to be the guest and the receptionist. At home, look for a photo / souvenir of a holiday you went on and bring it to the next lesson. Present the item to your classmates. Explain: what it shows why you have chosen it Have you ever used a social networking site? Why? /Why not? Read the opinions about social networking sites. Write down your own opinion in the space provided. Share your opinions and talk about the following questions in class. 1 Which opinions do you agree with? Why? 2 Have you ever found an old friend online? Did you contact or meet the friend? Are you still in touch? 11 a Match Leonardo’s sentences in 10 with answers a–g. In pairs, take turns to remember the answers to 10. Then look at 11a and try to remember what Leonardo said. SPEakING 12 a WRITING 14 SPEakING 16 b b 13 a Yes, and we also have a fitness room. b Yes, it is. c It’s from 6.30 to 10 am, in the dining room. d Certainly, and what’s your name, please? e It’s 11 am. f Sorry, could you spell your surname, please? g No. It’s included in the room rate. 15 “I love checking my friends’ pages and looking at their pictures, and it’s been great contacting old school friends again. But we actually don’t say very much, and I haven’t met up with anyone. So I’m not sure why I go on it really.” “I think these sites are great. You can stay in touch with people who live on the other side of the world.” “I think social networking sites kind of replace people’s social lives. People don’t see each other anymore. They don’t talk to each other face-to-face nowadays but just communicate through these sites. And that’s really dangerous!” Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentu des Verlags öbv