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Learning Standards
Learning Standards
- Recognise independently attitudes or opinions in extended texts on a wide range of familiar topics and some unfamiliar topics
- Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from clues provided by other words and by context on a wide range of familiar topics and some unfamiliar topics
Unit Opener
Unit Opener
Have you had any experience with the police?
Pre-Listening
Pre-Listening
Create a short conversation between two people: a teenager who was arrested for a crime and a lawyer.
Teenager
Teenager
Lawyer
Lawyer
While Listening
While Listening
1 - Listen to these speakers and circle the correct answers.
1 - Listen to these speakers and circle the correct answers.
Unit-6-pg76-1.mp31 The woman thinks the man is being too harsh / not harsh enough.
2 The man is / isn’t certain that the criminal has been arrested.
3 He was 1.8 m tall or more / less.
4 The woman now feels calmer / more confused.
5 The man is sure / not sure that the girl is innocent.
6 The man says the coat was definitely / possibly black.
2 - Now listen again and use the phrases you hear to help you complete these alternative ways of saying things.
2 - Now listen again and use the phrases you hear to help you complete these alternative ways of saying things.
1 ‘That’s too easy!’
That’s , _____________________ isn’t it?
2 ‘He must still be at school.’
I’m ____________________ he’s still at school.
3 ‘We ran 50 metres or more.’
We ran _______________________ 50 metres.
4 ‘I’ll speak to her and make her feel calmer.’
I’ll speak to her and ________________________ her.
5 ‘I’m not sure whether she can be trusted.’
I _________________________ whether she can be trusted.
6 ‘I think the car was red, but I’m not certain.’
I think the car was red, but I ____________________________ .
3 - You will hear people talking in seven different situations. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
3 - You will hear people talking in seven different situations. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
Listening Tips
This type of task often requires you to work out how someone feels about a situation or a person. They’ll probably say something connected to each of the answer options so don’t guess the answer too quickly. Listen carefully to the words and expressions they use to work out which of the answer options is actually correct.
Unit-6-pg76-3.1.mp31 You hear a police officer talking. What does he think about modern policing?
A It’s more dangerous than in the past.
B Technology plays an important part.
C Paperwork takes too long.
Unit-6-pg76-3.2.mp32 You hear two people talking about an escaped criminal. What do they agree about?
A The man is probably dangerous.
B They should be extra careful.
C The police have caught the man.
Unit-6-pg76-3.3.mp33 You hear a young woman talking. What does she feel about the way she’s treated now?
A She deserves to be distrusted.
B She’s glad that people accept she has changed.
C She thinks people treat her unfairly.
Unit-6-pg76-3.4.mp34 You hear two people talking about a crime. What does the woman think about the sentence that was given?
A It was too harsh.
B It was appropriate for the crime.
C It will probably be changed.
Unit-6-pg76-3.5.mp35 You hear an old man telling a policewoman about a burglar. What is the old man sure about?
A The approximate height of the burglar.
B The area the burglar came from.
C The words the burglar said.
Unit-6-pg76-3.6.mp36 You hear a policewoman talking to some TV and newspaper reporters. What is she doing?
A trying to reassure people
B asking for help from the public
C giving details about a crime
Unit-6-pg76-3.7.mp37 You hear a man talking about an incident on his land. What is his opinion of the girl?
A She was trespassing.
B She wasn’t trespassing.
C He’s not sure whether she was trespassing or not.
Reflection
Reflection
Would you be willing to cooperate with the police to solve a crime?
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