Functional Language Practice: Expressing preferences,

2 raising objections and coming to an agreement

1 Lily and Ben are planning a birthday treat for their friend Tamara. Complete the dialogue with the
phrases below.

Don’t you think ​I like the idea ​I quite fancy ​I’d rather ​is a better option ​OK, I agree ​
Sorry, but I don’t think ​that’s settled ​we need to make ​would be fun

Lily What do you think we should do for Tamara’s birthday? I think bowling 1  .
We could go to that new bowling alley next to the cinema.
Ben 2
it would be difficult to get to? It’s quite far from the train station.
3
of rollerblading. We can hire rollerblades at the Queen Mary Park. It’ll be really
cool.
Lily 4
that’s a very good idea. What if the weather’s bad? I think an indoor activity
5
than an outdoor activity at this time of year.
Ben OK, well, 6
ice skating. Have you been to the ice rink at the leisure centre?
Lily No, I haven’t. 7
go ice skating than rollerblading. But the ice rink is quite
expensive.
Ben Look, 8 a decision. I know the ice rink is expensive, but it is Tamara’s birthday.
It’s easy to get to and it’s indoors.
Lily 9
 . Let’s go ice skating.
Ben Great, 10
then. I’ll book it this afternoon.

2 Act out the dialogue in pairs.

3 Work in pairs. Look at the three photos below. Think of two reasons for and two reasons against doing
each of these activities.

4 SPEAKING   Imagine that you are planning a day out for your friends. You have to choose one of the
activities shown below. Discuss your ideas together. Use the phrases from exercise 1 to help you. Agree
on an activity. Act out your dialogue to the rest of the class.

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2A Love it or hate it

1 a  Write the correct activities for each picture. The first letters have been given.

1 b 2 b 3 p 4 c
d g

5 w 6 b 7 g

8 t 9 s 10 i
t s

1 b  Look at the activities in 1a again. Write the correct verb before each word: do, play or go.
2 Choose the correct words. 4 SPEAKING   Work in groups. Play ‘Guess the activity’.
1 bake clothes / cakes Then swap roles.
2 use social media / your friends Student A  Think of an activity from exercises 1, 2 or 3.
3 hang out with friends / stamps
4 watch videos online / magazines Students B, C & D  Ask Student A yes/no questions
5 text figures / your friends about the activity. Can you guess the activity?
6 collect stamps / social media
Do you wear special clothes for this activity?
3 Choose the odd one out.
1 do ballet / drama / volleyball Yes, I do.
2 play weights / ice hockey / chess Do you do it outside?
3 go rollerblading / cycling / ballet
4 do running / martial arts / gymnastics
5 play the piano / board games / horse riding No, I don’t.
6 go camping / shopping / drama
Is it … ?

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2B Present perfect and past simple contrast

1 Choose the correct words or phrases (a or b) to complete the text.

My sister 1 chess since she was child. When she was 1 a has played b played
seven years old, our grandfather 2 her a chessboard 2 a has given b gave
3 a has taught b taught
and 3 her how to play. She 4 the game and
4 a has loved b loved
5
it every day. Two years later, she 6 a prize in 5 a has played b played
a national competition. Since then, she 7 part in 6 a has won b won
competitions around the world. She 8
chess players 7 a has taken b took
from many different countries too. 9 a game? ‘Of 8 a has met b met
course!’ she says. ‘ 10 lots of games. But every time I 9 a Has she ever lost b Did she ever lose
 10 a I’ve lost b I lost
lose, I learn something new.’

2 Complete the sentences with the correct present perfect or past simple form of the words in brackets.
1 A  (you / ever / bake) a cake?
B 
Yes, I  . I (make) my brother’s wedding cake last year.
2 She (already / spend) more than £500 on clothes this year and it’s only February!
3 He (join) an ice hockey team when he was in Toronto in 2010.
4 We (not / do) any exercise since Christmas!
5 A  (you / see) Tom yesterday?
B 
No, I  . I (not / see) him for about two weeks.
6 Five years ago, my parents (visit) Croatia.
7 I (never / play) this game before.
8 We (see) a really good film on TV last night.
9 My brother (just / finish) his exams.
 10 They (not / return) from their shopping trip yet.

3 SPEAKING   Complete these sentences with six true facts and one lie. Then ask and answer questions
in pairs to find out about your partner. Can you spot your partner’s lie?

Last weekend, I …

I haven’t … for five years.

What did you do last weekend?

I’ve never …
Last weekend, I played basketball.
What haven’t you done for five years?
Ten years ago, I …
I haven’t eaten meat for five years.

I’ve already … today.

What have you never done?

I haven’t … yet today. I’ve never been to Australia.

In 2014, I …

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2D Present perfect simple and continuous

1 Choose the correct tense to complete each sentence.

1 They’ve painted / been painting their room. Do you like the new colour?
2 They’ve painted / been painting their room. Their clothes are covered in paint.
3 I haven’t watched / been watching TV for three hours. I’ve only just switched it on!
4 I haven’t watched / been watching this programme before. It’s really interesting.
5 We’ve prepared / been preparing supper. It’s nearly ready.
6 We’ve prepared / been preparing supper. It’s on the table.
7 She’s done / been doing this homework for two hours, but she still can’t understand it.
8 She’s done / been doing her homework. Now she can relax.

2 Complete the dialogue with the correct present perfect simple or continuous form of the
verbs in brackets.
Kylie Hi, Joe. You look tired. 1 (you / work) all day?
Joe No, I 2 (not / work) all day – I 3 (try) to fix my
laptop, but it’s still broken.
Kylie Oh dear. 4 (you / take) it to a computer shop?
Joe No, I haven’t. I wanted to fix it myself.
Kylie Perhaps Martin can help you. He’s really good with technical things.
Joe I5 (call) Martin since ten o’clock this morning, but there’s no reply.
Kylie What number 6 (you / try)? He changed his phone number last week.
Joe What? Really?
Kylie Yes. He 7 (work) for a different company since January and they gave
him a new phone five days ago.
Joe Oh, well, I didn’t know that. So, 8 (he / leave) his uncle’s company?
Kylie Yes, he has. He stopped working there just before Christmas. And he 9
(move) to a new house on Farm Street as well.
Joe Farm Street! Wow! 10 (you / see) the houses on Farm Street?
They’re really expensive!
Kylie I know. Lucky Martin!

3 SPEAKING   Work in groups. Read about the people below. Write sentences to describe what
they have been doing. Then compare your ideas with another group’s.

Jane’s skin is very red and she loo

ks ver y hot. ensive than usual.
Tim’s phone bill is much more exp
Henry’s girlfriend won’t spea
k to him.
Pippa arrived at college one hour late this morning.

Naomi’s shoes are very dirty. Mark doesn’t want to go out with his friends at the weekend.

Jane’s been sunbathing and she hasn’t been wearing suncream.

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