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4e Read & Listen A Read the story and
Write

Listen to the dialogue. Then
read it out in pairs and answer
answer the questions.
the questions below. Underline words/phrases
in the story to justify
Nancy How was your afternoon yesterday? your answers.
Emily You won’t believe what happened
to me! I was visiting a friend in another
neighbourhood and I got lost. I couldn’t
ind her street. THE
Nancy No way! Poor you! What did you do?
Emily First, I asked a few people for
directions, but nobody could help me.
So then I called my friend, and her mum BLACKOUT
came and picked me up.

1. What unpleasant experience did Emily have? It was a rainy Thursday evening and Emma was
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2. What phrase does Nancy use to express her home alone. Her brother, Henry, was at football
sympathy? practice. She was excited! She could finally play
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a game on his computer.

A Listen to the phrases in the table and Emma was waiting for the game to load when,
repeat them. boring!’ she thought. Emma got a torch and a
suddenly, the lights went out. ‘A blackout! How
RESPONDING TO BAD NEWS: book and sat on the sofa. She was reading
Expressing sympathy when she heard footsteps outside the front
• Poor you! • That’s too bad. door. Then nothing. Then another sound.
• You poor thing! • That’s a shame/pity. ‘I hope it isn’t a burglar!’ she thought. She
• Oh dear! • What a shame/pity! quietly ran upstairs to her room, closed
• That’s terrible. • How awful/terrible! the door and hid under her bed. Emma
• That’s so sad. • I’m sorry to hear that. was really scared. Suddenly, she heard
heavy footsteps on the stairs. They
B ROLE PLAY were coming closer and closer. She
screamed!
Talk in pairs. Use the ideas below and have a
conversation. The door opened and Henry
Student A shone a torch under the bed,
on Emma’s shocked face.
You are waiting for ‘Emma! It’s me! I don’t have
your friend, but he/ football practice.’ Emma
she is late. Suddenly, and Henry started
you see him/her Student B laughing. She was
coming. Greet your glad her brother
friend. Greet your friend and was home.
say you’re sorry.
Ask him/her what 1. Does the writer say when and
happened. Describe the unpleasant where the story happened?
experience you had. Say
how you feel. 2. Does the writer mention the
Express your events in the order in which
they happened?
sympathy. Ask him/ Answer your friend’s
her for details. 3. What tenses does the
questions. writer use to describe what
happened?
Hi,… You’re late! 4. Does the writer use
Hi! I’m so sorry, but I adjectives and adverbs?
had a bad morning. 5. Does the writer use linking
What happened? words?
Well,… 6. Does the writer say what
Oh dear!... What did you do? happened in the end?
…
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