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3e 1 Vocabulary 2 Listen

Α. Read the sentences below.
What’s the difference in Α. Discuss.
• Who do you always share good news with irst?
meaning between the Why?
adjectives in bold?
• When was the last time that a friend or family
member told you some good news? What was it?
How did it make you feel?
The new adventure ilm
is really boring. Β. Listen to a conversation between two friends
I was so bored when and answer the questions.
I watched it. 1. Why did Alex go to Liverpool?
2. Who did he go there with?
B. Choose the correct option. 3. What prize did he win?
1. The children were surprised / surprising 4. What is he going to post on his blog?
when I gave them presents after dinner.
2. My family and I went to a food festival C. Listen again. Which of the following phrases
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last Saturday. All the food we tried was does the girl use to respond to the news and ask
amazed / amazing! for details? Tick (4).
3. My brother was excited / exciting when • Unbelievable!
he won irst place in the competition. • So, who did you go with?
4. I watched a horror ilm last night. It was
really frightened / frightening. • That’s fantastic news!
5. The news was so shocked / shocking that • Good for you!
Melina started to cry. • Tell me about it.
6. Everyone felt tired / tiring after the hike
to the top of Green Mountain. • Well done!
7. Have you read Joe Miller’s new book? • What a surprise!
It’s very interested / interesting! • I’m really happy for you, Alex.
• Are you serious?
3 Speak

Α. Listen to the phrases and repeat them.
Giving good news Responding to good news Asking for details

• Guess what! • Congratulations! • Well done! • Tell me (more) about it.
• Listen to this! • Really? I can’t believe it! • How nice/exciting! • So, when/where/who/what did
• Did I tell you • Are you serious? • What wonderful news! you…?
about...? • That’s great/amazing/ • What a surprise! • How was it?
fantastic news! • I’m so glad to hear that! • What kind of (game/competition/
• I’m really/so happy for • Lucky you! place/event) is/was it?
• You’re kidding! • Were you excited/amazed/
• Good for you! • Unbelievable! surprised?

B. Imagine a friend gave you the following news. C. Talk in pairs.
Respond and ask for details. Use the phrases Student A: Imagine you have some good news to
in αctivity A. tell Student B. Choose one of the situations from
αctivity B or think of your own. Answer Student
1. Listen to this! I visited the new science B’s questions and give details.
museum.
Student Β: Listen to Student A’s good news
and respond to it. Show interest and keep the
2. Guess what! I got a good mark in my history conversation going by asking for details.
exam.
tip • When you hear good news, keep in mind that

3. Guess what! I won the school photography you should sound excited and enthusiastic.
Your tone of voice rises.
competition! • When someone is talking, show that you are
following what they are saying. Apart from the
phrases above, you can use:
4. Did I tell you about my new computer game?
- Really? - Uh-huh. - No!
- Oh! - No way! - I see.
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