B1-intermediate relationships. Lesson 1

1.

LESSON # 1
B1-INTERMEDIATE
RELATIONSHIPS

2.

You
send an email or text message to
the wrong person.
You put salt instead of sugar in
someone’s coffee.
You arrive late for a job interview.
You put the wrong kind of fuel in your
car or motor bike.
You forget someone’s name.
You call someone by the wrong
name.
You fall asleep during a lesson or an
exam.

3.

a
desk
Mark’s dad
online
shopping
very small
for children

4.

Communication Skills (Reacting to what
people say)
Match Mark’s comments 1-4 with Tom’s replies
a-d
1) You won’t believe what I did
a. Great!
2) It was a fantastic price too.
b. What?
3) So I ordered it.
c. Sounds good!
4) It turned out I ordered a desk for a
child.
d. No way!
responding positively___,____
2) showing surprise_____,_____
3) asking for more information______
1)

5.

other ways to show surprise
A: I’ve just bought my sister’s
birthday present. She loves running,
so I got her a sports watch.
В: Wow! That’s a coincidence. I
ordered one for myself yesterday
A: Really? What make did you get?

6.

A rising-falling tone at the end of the
statement
Sounds good.
Great!
A rising tone at the end of the questions
What?
Wow!
Really?
No way!
COPY

7.

Practice Complete the sentences so
they are true for you.
1 I like / don’t like ...
2 Last week, I ...
3 I really want to ...
4 I haven’t been to…
2. Take turns to say your sentences and
then react to what your partner says.

8.

What do you think Mark did when he
discovered his mistake?
Watch or listen again. Are the sentences true (T)
or false (F)?
1 The company Mark bought the desk from
didn’t offer a refund.
2 Looking on a freecycling website for a new
desk was Rachel’s idea.
3 Freecycling is where people can give away
unwanted things.
4 Tom already knew about the website
Freecycle.
5 Mark is waiting for the desk to be delivered.

9. Vocabulary Review

Family
Members
only child
….
…
…
Chunks
Phrasal Verbs
keep in touch
with somebody
get to know
(people)
…
…
get on (with)
…
…
…