Стр.88 Unit 10 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 8 класс
In pairs, look at the photo and answer the questions.
What is the girl in this photo doing?
Why do you think she is doing it?
Do you think she is wasting her time? Why?/Why not?
T076 Listen to the radio programme and choose the correct answers.
What kind of radio programme is this?
- a news programme
- a phone-in
- a debate
The caller is worried because her daughter is spending too much time on the Internet.
- won’t eat anymore.
- wants to leave home to study computing.
- is spending too much time on the Internet.
The caller doesn’t know very much about computers and the Internet.
- computers and the Internet.
- mobile phones.
- her daughter’s school work.
T076 Study Speak Out. Then listen again. Which expressions do you hear?
SPEAK OUT
Taking part in a conversation
Asking for explanation
I’m not sure I understand.
What do you mean?
What do you mean by chat site?
Asking for repetition
I’m sorry, I didn’t catch what you said.
Could you say it again, please?
Could you repeat that, please?
Hesitation
Well, you see, the thing is …
I’m not sure really …
Let me think …
How shall I put it?
Say …
Politely interrupting
That’s very/really interesting, but …
That’s true, but …
I’d just like to say …
Excuse me, can I just …
T077 Listen and choose the best replies.
- Could you repeat that, please?
- How shall I put it?
- Let me think …
- What do you mean by DDR memory?
- Can I just say something?
- I’m not sure really.
- Excuse me, I’d just like to say …
- Well, you see, the thing is …
T078 In pairs, complete the dialogue with phrases from Speak Out. Then listen and compare.
A: Newspapers could disappear because of the Internet and 24-hour news channels …
B: That’s true, but I don’t like reading on a screen. And what about public transport?
A: ___
B: I mean, it’s easy to read a paper on a bus, but the Internet isn’t so practical, is it?
A: ___
B: ___
A: Yes, I said you can connect to the Internet with your mobile phone.
B: ___
In pairs, read the dialogue from Exercise 5.
Work in groups of four. Read the statement and follow the instructions. Use Speak Out to help you.
‘Chat sites are bad for young people.’
Students A and B find five arguments in favour of the statement.
Students C and D find five arguments against the statement.
Get together in groups of four and discuss the statement.
2
1 — b a phone-in
2 — c is spending too much time on the Internet
3 — a computers and the Internet
3
1. I’m sorry, I didn’t catch what you said. Could you say it again, please?
2. Well, you see, the thing is …
3. Excuse me, can I just say something?
4. That’s very interesting, but …
5. What do you mean by …?
4
1 — a Could you repeat that, please?
2 — b What do you mean by DDR memory?
3 — a Can I just say something?
4 — b Well, you see, the thing is …
5
1. That’s true, but I don’t like reading on a screen.
2. I’m not sure I understand. What do you mean?
3. Well, you see, the thing is computers are getting smaller and you can access the Internet with your mobile phone.
4. Sorry, I didn’t catch what you said. Could you say it again, please?
5. I’m not sure really. OK. The paper versions of newspapers don’t have much future, but did you know that seven million people read The Guardian’s website every day?
