Project Success 2 - page 20

LESSON LISTENING AND SPEAKING
1 Describe recent activities
GET READY TO WATCH
Ben sees an old friend on his way back to work.
What do you think they are saying to each other?
WATCH
A Watch the video. Was your guess correct?
B Watch the video again. Read the statements. Circle True or False .
Correct the false statements.
1. Ben hasn’t seen Ahmed for ten years. True False
2. Ben and Ahmed went to Sundale University together. True False
3. Ahmed has already been accepted to the MBA program. True False
4. Ahmed has less education than Ben. True False
5. Ben has to pay 75% of his tuition. True False
6. Ben got married recently. True False
CONVERSATION
A Watch part of the video. Complete the conversation.
Ahmed: I haven’t seen you since City College. What have you been up to?
Ben: Well, I’ve been working here at the university. And for the last year
I’ve been taking courses towards a business .
Ahmed: Really? I’m thinking about starting the program in the fall.
Ben: Have you already applied?
Ahmed: Yep. I got my letter last week.
I’m just here to check this place out and pick
up some information at the Registrar’s Office.
Where do you work?
Ben: I’m in the Records Office.
B PAIRS Practice the conversation.
C PAIRS Practice the conversation again. Make similar
conversations. Talk about what you’ve been doing and
what you are doing now.
PAIRS Ahmed is starting an MBA program because he’s about to become a father, and he
wants to take care of his family. Do you think it is a good idea for him to go back to school
now? Why or why not?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
In words that end in -tion or -ity,
we stress the syllable just
before -tion or -ity.
Listen and repeat.
promotion congratulations
university responsibility
reduction
Pronunciation Note
20 UNIT 2