English Unlimited HAK/HUM 3, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM (mit Handelskorrespondenz)

51 Sorting things out 04 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Which two highlighted expressions, A–C, can we use to: 1 explain consequences? / 2 suggest a solution? / 3 give a condition? / Which highlighted expressions could you use in these sentences? 1 Let’s each buy our own food for the picnic. we can get just what we want. 2 A: I haven’t got time to cook today. B: I do it today? You can cook tomorrow instead. 3 I could do the week’s shopping now. Or I get stuff for tonight. 4 A: Please don’t go to the film tonight. I want to see it but I’ve got too much to do. B: OK, don’t go tonight, can we please make sure we go tomorrow? 5 A: Let’s get the train on Friday afternoon. B: But leaving straight after school. I can’t face doing that. Work in A/B/C groups. You’re a family, and you need to discuss some problems. Student A, you’re the oldest sibling, look on p. 171; Student B, you’re the middle one, look on p. 174; Student C, you’re the youngest sibling, look on p. 181. Example: A: How about if we do the cooking together? B: But that would mean coming home earlier. Talk in your groups. What solutions did you find? What compromises did you have to make? Make a list of possible problems between classmates or students and their teacher. Example: leaving rubbish lying about, meeting deadlines … Talk together. 1 What would you do if you had a problem with a teacher? 2 Would you find it easy to discuss the problem? 3 What do you think you’d say? Listen to Mr Jones talking to Mr Tate, his son’s teacher at an international school. What’s the problem? Match 1–5 with a–e. 1 I’ve been meaning to talk to you , 2 It’s just that 3 Well, to be honest , he needs to 4 Well, to be fair , he has 5 I’d be grateful if a be a bit more organised. b not done any work recently. c he never does any homework at all. d you could have a word with him about it. e actually . b 24 a SPEAKING 25 b a LISTENING 26 b 27 TCD 1/24 a VOCABULARY 28 Softeners Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv