Unit 3:
Ways of Socialising
Lesson 15: Listening
Does your family use cellphone or mobile phone?
If yes, how much does your family spend on using the telephone per month?
Are you allowed to use the telephone? When? How long?
Study the pictures and answer
the following questions
1. What are they doing?
2. What do you think each of them would say to greet each other?
3. What do you think they would talk about?
4. How long do you think it would take them to finish their call and why?
Listen and repeat
Marvellous [’mɑːvələs ]
Installed [ in ’stɔːl/ ]
Arguments [ ’ɑːgjumənt ]
startling [ ’stɑːt(ə)liŋ ]
Absolute [ ’æbsəlut ]
regulation [ ,regjʊ’leiʃ(ə)n ]
Maximum [ ’mæksiməm ]
Chitchat [ ’tʃit tʃæt ]
Object [ ’ɒbdʒikt ]
New words:
Marvellous
Installed Argument
Startling
Absolute
Regulation
Maximum
Task 1: Listen and decide whether the statements are True or False
1. The telephone often causes arguments between members of the family.
2. A reasonable length of time for a call is the main problem.
3. Ten minutes is a reasonable length of time for a call.
4. Young people should not receive a call at dinner time.
5. Young people often call their friends at night.
6. You can’t call your friends at any time even when you have a separate telephone.
T
F
F
T
F
T
Listen to part of Ms Linda Cupple’s talk again and write the missing words
1. agreed
2. to avoid
3. paricular
4. adults
5. waking
6. heart
7. kindness
8. to stick
List Ms Linda Cupple’s advices on how to use
the telephone in young people’s family.
Work in groups
Length of the time for each call
Time for calling
Calling late at night
Calling at weekends
Homework
Write a short paragraph to summarize Ms Linda Cupple’s advices on how to use the telephone in young people’s family
Be well-prepared for the next part: Writing