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Grammar                                              Listen 2

                                                                        A      Listen to the beginning of a telephone
                      Reflexive pronouns
                      R efl     e xiv e pr onouns                           conversation and answer the question.
                                                                           Choose a, b or c.
                        PERSONAL PRONOUNS       REFLEXIVE
                        SUBJECT      OBJECT     PRONOUNS                   Why does the man call the language school?
                                                                           a.  He’s interested in the special o er.

                            I          me         myself
                                                                           b. He wants to learn about the classes.
                           you         you        yourself
                                                                           c.  He wants information for a friend.
                           he          him        himself
                                                                           Now look at part of the transcript given
                           she         her        herself                  below and answer the questions.
                            it          it         itself
                                                                            A: Hello. Expert Languages. How can I help you?
                           we          us        ourselves
                                                                            B:  Hello. I’m thinking of signing up to learn a
                           you         you       yourselves                   foreign language.
                           they       them      themselves                  A: Well, we have a special o er. If you and a

                                                                              friend sign up this week, you’ll both get your
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                        •  We enjoyed ourselves at the beach.                  irst month half price.
                        •  I like studying by myself and not with           B:  Well, that’s nice, but I just want some general
                          my friends.                                         information for now.

                                                                           • Which part justifies your answer?
                 A     Read the following sentences from Listen 1 and
                   complete them with the correct reflexive pronoun.       • Are the exact same words used in the
                   Then listen and check your answers.                      answer you chose and in the transcript?
                                                                           • Why are the other two options wrong?
                   1.  Are you talking to                           ?
                   2.  I record                            reading sentences in
                                                                               Listen to the rest of the telephone
                      Italian and then I listen and try to  ind the     B   conversation and answer the questions 1-3.
                      mistakes I’ve made.

                B  Complete the sentences with the correct reflexive     TIP!     Read the three options (a, b, c) and
                   pronouns.                                                      listen carefully before you choose an
                                                                                  answer. Don’t think that an answer
                   1.  Do you want a piece of cake? The children                  is correct just because you hear the
                      made it by                            .                     same words that are in the activity.
                   2.  Jake is very clever. He taught                              1.  Which language did the man start learning a
                      how to play the guitar at the age of seven.            year ago?
                   3.  I cut                            while I was making a salad   a. Russian   b. Spanish   c. Italian
                      yesterday.                                           2.  When is the man NOT available?
                   4. My sister is crazy about gadgets. She bought           a. Mondays    b. Wednesdays  c. Fridays
                                                 a new MP4 player yesterday.  3.  What is the name of the street where the
                                                                             language school is?
                   5.  OK, kids. You can go hiking in the forest. Just
                      look after                           .



                Write                                            My English-learning experience


                   A forum is asking              PARAGRAPH  1                             PARAGRAPH  2
                                                                                          Answer the following
                   people to write about        Answer the following questions:           Answer the following
                                                                                          questions:
                   their English-learning         How long has it been since you started  questions:
                                                                                           Why are you learning English?
                   experiences. Use the           learning English?                         Why are you learning English?
                   questions on the right                                                   What are your future plans?
                                                                                           What are your future plans?
                   to write two paragraphs        How old were you when you started?
                   for the forum.                 Where do you learn English?
                                                  How often do you have lessons?
                                                  Do you enjoy them? Why? / Why not?
                                                  How many hours do you study a day?
                                                  Has your English improved since last year?
                                                  Do you use English outside the classroom? When?
                                                  Do you use English outside the classroom? When?
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