Explore speaking 1: Giving a talk Listen to Mike Caxton talking to council flat tenants about an exciting new project. What does he say about: ■■ living together? ■■ conflicts? ■■ the project? Now listen to the rest of the talk. How many rounds of talks are there? What questions do people ask? Listen again and make notes about the important details of each round of talks. Would you like to take part in a project like this? Why? Why not? 24 a 60 sq95ex b c d Mike Caxton uses expressions to organise his talk. Put sentences A–H in the order that he says them. 25 A Any further questions? B Secondly, not everything can be solved by rules. C And finally, you need to know that this project is our most challenging project. D Today, I’m going to talk about a new initiative. E To start with, there are three things you need to know. F Before I move on, are there any questions? G First of all, it’s important to remember that when you live together … H I’m going to move on now to talk about the different … At the end of the school year, many schools organise project weeks. Since you have several English speaking exchange students in your class, your teachers have looked for classes held in English this year. You’re going to give a short talk about one of the four courses on offer. Prepare in A/B/C/D groups. As – look on p. 136. Bs – look on p. 139. Cs – look on p. 143. Ds – look on p. 145. 26 a Technical mountaineering course (TMC) alpine mountain climbing course very popular training centre in the heart of the Alps WEB DESIGN COURSES perfect for those who wish to learn the skills to progress into the world of web design Bungee jumping an unforgettable experience! bring friends, good opportunity for photos Photography courses learn how to get the most from your camera Organise the information into three or four sections and decide which expressions from 25 to use. Get into new groups, with one person each from A, B, C and D. Listen to each other’s talks and think of questions to ask at the end. Which activity would you most like to do? Why? Write an email to the parents’ association of the exchange students’ school to ask them for a contribution to funding your project week. You should: ■■ tell them about the project week. ■■ describe one of the courses on offer. ■■ give reasons why this would be a great experience for the exchange students. b c d 27 113 Language skills Extras Explore 9 Living and working together Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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