8.3
ENTERTAINMENT
KEY LANGUAGE
DISCUSSING PREFERENCES
4
a
8.8
Complete these sentences from the
conversation with the words in the box. Then listen
and check.
prefer (x2) love fancy rather (x2) keen mind
1
What would you
to do, Christine?
2
I don’t
the movie.
3
I’d
to go to the classical concert.
4
I’m not that
on the concert.
5
What would you
do?
6
Well, to be honest, I don’t
.
7
I’d
to see the drummers.
8
I’d
see that than a play about Shakespeare.
4
b
Which sentences above:
a
ask for someone’s favourite thing or choice?
b
mean you like one thing more than another thing?
c
mean you don’t like something?
d
mean you’d really like to do something?
e
mean you don’t have a strong opinion?
PRONUNCIATION
5
a
Sentence stress: key words and clarity
When giving
information, it is important to speak very clearly. In a
sentence or phrase, stress the key information words and
organisational language. Underline the key information
words and organisational language in these extracts.
1
There are two things to choose from.
2
So, first, the classical music concert is a Beethoven
symphony.
3
Then, the open-air movie is an Indian film; it’s a
Bollywood film.
4
There’s a music performance, called World Beats,
and a one-man theatre show.
5
It says here that it’s powerful and unique.
5
b
8.9
Listen and mark the words with the
strongest stress. Are they the same words that you
chose in Exercise 5a? Are there any words with a weak
pronunciation with schwa
/ə/
?
5
c
Listen again and repeat each sentence.
6
a
Which words should you stress to make these
sentences clear? Compare your ideas with a partner.
1
OK, so, there are two choices.
2
The music tonight is by some Japanese drummers.
3
There are forty-five of them.
4
It’s all about the life story of Shakespeare.
5
In this show, there’s only one actor, but he plays
many different characters.
6
b
Work with a partner. Practise saying the sentences.
TASK
MAKING A FUTURE PLAN
7
a
Work in groups of three to plan a night out at the
Sydney Festival. You each have information for different
time periods: 6–8 p.m., 9–11 p.m. or 11 p.m.–1 a.m.
Student A:
Turn to page 140.
Student B:
Turn to page 144.
Student C:
Turn to page 148.
7
b
Prepare to give your information. Use the Key
language and the Useful phrases on this page to help.
USEFUL PHRASES
What shall we do tonight?
fun/boring/tiring
What about you?
great/unusual/interesting
I think we should …
7
c
Regroup and share your information, discuss the
different events and decide what you will go to in each
time period.
8
Compare your plans with another group. Do you
prefer your group’s plan?
First of all, we’re going to go to …
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