Come Look at This!
Before You Listen
How do you think the chapter title and the following words are connected with Jane and Jackson’s conversation? Discuss with your partner(s).
cat video channel boyfriend emoji vlogger meetup
Listen and check your guesses.
Listen and read.
Jackson, come look at this! OMG, this is great!
What are you talking about? Could you please speak more slowly? And, please, not another cat video!
No, no, it’s not that. It’s Kristen. She’s posted something interesting.
Sorry, I didn’t hear that. Did you say Kristen? I bet it’s a link to her channel. She posts something every day.
No, no, it’s not that either. It seems that Kristen has a new boyfriend.
Excuse me? Boyfriend? Really? That’s great! No wonder her updates have been full of heart emojis lately. Do we know him?
I don’t think so. Look, she shared a picture of him. And his name is Thaddeus.
Sorry, what was that? Could you say that again?
Come on, Jackson! Thaddeus. T-H-A-D-D-E-U-S.
Is she dating him? That guy is a famous vlogger!
Is he? I’ve never seen him before. They probably met at one of those vlogger meetups.
Well, we have to start watching his videos – maybe we’ll see Kristen!
Exercise 1
Mark the statements as true or false. Correct the false ones orally.
Pairwork 1
Read the dialogue with your partner. Replace the underlined words, phrases and sentences with your own ideas. Switch roles.
What Do You Mean By ...?
- Would you mind saying that again, please?
- Huh?
- You mean ...?
- Excuse me?
- So, you’re saying ...?
- I’m sorry, I don’t quite follow (you).
- I am not sure I understand.
- Hold on, what do you mean by ...?
- Could you elaborate on that?
- My bad.
- Got it, thanks!
- You must be kidding.
- Thank you for explaining.
- No way!
- Ah, I see.
- Wait, what?
- That makes sense now, thanks.
Pairwork 2
Talk to your partner about one of the topics below. Your partner doesn’t hear everything you say and asks you to repeat. Keep the conversation going and then switch roles.
- your favourite TV show
- your favourite actor
- the previous lesson
- the last thing you read about on social media
- your hobbies
Use your own ideas.
I’m sorry, I didn’t hear you. Could you say that again more slowly?
Did you say ... or ...?
Excuse me?
Sorry?
I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that.
My favourite TV show is Skins.
Sorry, could you repeat that?
Sure, my favourite TV show is Skins.
Oh, I don’t know that show. Could you tell me about it?
...
Pairwork 3
You and your partner each choose a role and act out the following situations in English:
Disagreeing with Someone
You have a point there, but ...
I’m not so sure about that.
I don’t really see it that way.
That’s not always true.
That’s not quite how I see it.
That’s an interesting idea, however ...
Pairwork 4
How would you act in the following situations and why? Discuss the scenarios with your partner in English.
- You see a person writing mean[explanation: mean [miːn] – õel, kuri] comments about your friend’s skin colour on one of their pictures.
- Your friend takes a picture of another friend picking their nose[explanation: pick one’s nose [ˌpɪk wʌnz ˈnəʊz] – nina nokkima]. Your friend shows the picture to you and wants to post it online.
- Someone sends you a link that looks very tempting[explanation: tempting [ˈtemptɪŋ] – ahvatlev]. It has a picture of a room full of new phones, and it promises[explanation: promise [ˈprɒmɪs] – lubama] that everyone who clicks on the link will get one.
- You comment on your favourite vlogger’s video, and there is one troll who disagrees with you and calls you all kinds of names[explanation: call someone names [ˌkɔːl sʌmwʌn ˈneɪmz] – sõimama (kedagi)].
Don’t forget to use the Second Conditional to talk about imaginary situations. |  |
How Am I Doing?
I can ask for clarification in 3 different ways: |
I can express disagreement in 3 different ways: |
