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^ Work in two teams. Some people believe that mobile phones 1 How many reasons does Nikolai give for his
Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
should be banned in the classroom. Do you agree?
Team A answer?
You support the ban on mobile phones in the classroom. Make a 2 How many situations does Martyna mention for
list of reasons why you think they should be banned using English?
Team B 3 Why is it good to combine ideas and reasons in
You don’t support the ban on mobile phones in the classroom. your answers?
Make a list of reasons why you think they shouldn’t be banned. 4 Why is it good to sound interested and
enthusiastic?
Now debate in your teams. When you have finished the
debates, have a class vote to see which side has the best Think how you can answer these questions,
argument. combining your ideas and reasons for them. Then
work in pairs and take turns to ask and answer the
questions.

• What is/ was your favourite subject at school?
Why?
• How do you think you ’ ll use English in the future?

/P/ Pronunciation: syllable stress
With some related words, the stress is different
dependingon whether it is a noun, a verb or
an adjective.

Listen to these words. Which syllable
is stressed?
necessary necessity
Decide which syllable is stressed in each of these
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satisfying / satisfactory educate / education
Speaking Part 1 exam / examination explain / explanation
graduate / graduation possible / possibility
Page 204 Speaking bank prefer / preference refer / reference
Speaking Part1 relative / relation institute / institution

Work in pairs. Complete this extract of two exam candidates Now listen to check your answers. What do you
notice about where we stress words ending in
doing Speaking Part 1. Then listen to check your answers. & -tion and -ityl
Teacher: Nikolai, what is your favourite subject at school?
Nikolai: I find biology very interesting.That’s Work in pairs. Take turns to read the words aloud.
(1) I enjoy all science subjects a
lot and (2) I can get good enough
marksin my final exams,I’llstudy medicine Think about how you can use three or four
(3) I go to university. Also,I’ve words from Exercise 4.2 in your answers to these
got a really excellent biology teacher, questions.
(4) makes the subject much
more fun. • What do you particularly like about the school

Teacher: And you,Martyna, how do you think you’ll use where you study?
English in the future? • What plans and ambitions do you have for your
Martyna: Well,I think English is an absolute necessity now education in the future?
and you just can’t get by without it.It ’ ll help me
to find a job, and (5) my work Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer
involves travelling, it ’ ll be an essential skill. I’d like the questions above. While you listen to your
to work in business,(6) I think partner, pay attention to whether they stress the
English is a really big advantage for that too. words from Exercise 4.2 correctly. Correct them
Teacher: Thank you. Nikolai, can you... where necessary.

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