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2D English in action
Goal: show interest in a conversation
1 Look at the pictures. What do you think is happening
in each one? 2a 2.10 Listen and match conversations 1–3 with pictures A–C. Were your ideas in Exercise 1 correct? C
b Listen to the conversations again. How does the
person listening help the person telling the story? 4 Work in pairs. Take turns to read this story to each other. Each time you see (...), react to what your c Listen again. Tick the phrases in the Useful phrases partner says and help them to continue talking. box that you hear. I had an interesting day yesterday … I was at work, and my Useful phrases boss told me he wanted to speak to me … He told me that Encouraging someone to continue he was leaving the company … And that I would be the new Uh huh. boss of the department! … I didn’t know what to say. I was so Right. surprised! What happened? A: I had an interesting day yesterday … What did you do? B: Really? What happened? And what happened next? 5 a You’re going to tell your partner about an experience What happened in the end? you've had. First, choose a topic below or think of Reacting and showing interest your own idea. Wow! • a bad day That’s so cool! • somewhere new you visited That’s awful! • someone famous you saw or met That’s amazing! • an amazing day you had Great! • something surprising that happened Really? b Make some notes. Think about the following: Oh no! • when and where it happened • the most important things that happened 3a 2.11 Listen to the phrases below. Which of the • how you felt people sound interested? c Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about your 1 And what happened next? experiences. Use the Useful phrases to help you. 2 That’s amazing! 3 Oh no. Go online for the 4 So what did you do? Roadmap video. b 2.12 Listen and repeat. 20