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1.3
WHO DOES THE TALKING?
LISTENING
1
Discuss this quote in small groups.
‘Britain and America are two peoples divided by a
common language.’
2
1.2
Listen to two extracts about communication
problems. In each case say who the people are and
what the situation is.
3
Listen again and answer these questions.
1
What is the book
The Great Divide
about?
2
What is Professor Stafford’s recent essay about?
3
Why was he turned down for two jobs in the United
States?
4
What should we not do when communicating with
people of other backgrounds, according to the
professor?
5
Why is Brad feeling sad?
6
What did he do when the new manager arrived?
7
How long has he been in the UK?
8
What is Tom’s advice?
GRAMMAR
THE PERFECT ASPECT
4
a
Look at this extract from the listening and answer
the questions.
T:
Yes. You haven’t been in the UK long, have you?
B:
Six weeks. I’ve had this job for six weeks. The
previous manager recruited me in New York. I had
worked for her there before she relocated to the UK
and, when she needed a new member of staff, she
came back to the US to persuade me to join the
team.
1
When did Brad arrive in the UK?
2
Did he find the job after he arrived?
3
When did he first work with the previous manager?
a) When he arrived in the UK.
b) Before the manager moved to the UK.
4
When did the previous manager recruit him for the
job in the UK?
a) When they were working together in the USA.
b) After she had started working in the UK.
4
b
Look at the extract again. Which tense do we
use when we want to suggest a connection between
these things?
1
a past event and the present
2
an earlier and a later past event
4
c
Look at Audio script 1.3 on page 168 and underline
examples of the present perfect simple, the past
perfect simple and the past simple.
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Language reference and extra practice, pages 126–149
5
Seven sentences contain a mistake. Find the
mistakes and correct them.
1
Professor Stafford wrote many books.
2
In 2015, he has written
The Great Divide
.
3
Have you read any of Professor Stafford’s books?
4
When has this book been published?
5
I realized that we met before.
6
Is this the first time we spoke in public?
7
Last night there have been an interesting talk about
communication skills.
8
When I arrived at the conference, the main speaker
already finished.
6
Work with a partner to ask and answer questions
about the following topics. Try to develop the
conversation. Use the words and phrases in the box.
Have you ever? How long ago? When? Who?
A: Have you ever sent an aggressive email?
B: Yes, I have.
A: When did you do that?
B: In my first year at university.
A: Who did you send it to?
1
send an aggressive email
5
have a dream in which …
2
raise voice in a meeting
6
tell a lie
3
interrupt someone
7
write a difficult letter
4
upset a friend when just
8
use sign language
joking
READING
7
a
Do you agree with these statements?
1
Some nationalities are ruder than others.
2
Communication involves more than just words.
3
To communicate effectively with people from other
cultures, you just need a good translator.
7
b
Read the two texts about communication. What
does the author say (if anything) about the statements
above?
