David What’s the problem? Ellen When I took off the plastic, I
found that two of them were rotten. Look! David Oh, I’m very sorry about that. I’ll take care of it right away. Can
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Choosing interesting topics
Work in groups. You are all committee members of your school’s English-language newspaper. Look at the table on the next page. Your group must decide which five topics are the most interesting. You can follow the steps listed below. 1 Discuss the topics one by one, and tick the table. The group must all
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4-3 Use the expressions below to help you. Discussing the topics
Now, let’s talk about ... What do you think, ...? I think ..., so this is a good idea. I don’t agree because ... Where shall we put the tick? Do you all agree? Choosing the five topics Which are the five most interesting topics? I think ... is not very interesting. Let’s cross out that one. Let’s choose … I think most people like this topic.
Reporting ideas to the class We have discussed these topics and have decided that the five most interesting topics are these. First, … Second, … Third, … Fourth, … Finally, … We also have another suggestion. We could have articles about …
agree about each topic. (If necessary, you can vote.) 2 Choose the five most interesting topics for the newspaper as a group. 3 Suggest other interesting topics for the newspaper. 4 Report your decisions to the class.
7-4 A1 Ellen goes to the supermarket to complain to David, the manager. Practise the conversation below in pairs and answer the questions.
Ellen Excuse me. I want to complain about these peppers.
2 What did David say to apologize? Oh, I’m very sorry about that.
3 What do you think David will do? He will bring her some fresh peppers.
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7-6 A2 Make two similar conversations between Ellen and David. Use the words below to replace the words in italics in the conversation above.
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说明
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3 What will the shop assistant think about him? He may think that the customer is quite strange.
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7-3 Name some things we complain about frequently.
you show me your receipt? Ellen Yes, here it is. David Thanks. Now if you can wait, I’ll be back in a moment.
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Questions
1 What did Ellen say to complain? I want to complain about these peppers.
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7-7 A3 Cut out a picture from an advertisement of an item you would like to own. Imagine that something has gone wrong with it and complain to your partner, who plays the person who sold it to you. You two must negotiate a settlement. The salesperson should be less cooperative than David and need persuading before he/she does anything to help.
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Suggesting another topic We need to think of another topic. Does anyone have any ideas? I suggest articles about ... Many students are interested in … Why don’t we have some …? Yes, that’s a good idea./No, I don’t think that is very interesting.
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Myths,traditions and opinions
3 Pets
Speaking
CONTENTS PAGE
Talk time *Speak up
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Talk time
Complaining and responding to complaints
I want to complain about this CD.
What’s the problem?
There’s a hole in the middle.
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Questions
1 Wt? The CD.
2 Why does he want to complain about it? Because he thinks there is a hole in the middle of the CD.
Services
Goods
late buses rude shop assistants
overcharging
bad food defective electrical appliances clothes that fall apart easily
scratched furniture
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