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We've talked about eattng healthily, and there's a very COl Track 8
useful store nearby that sells a large range of organ1c
Er, she we1ghs everything very qu1ckly and you can't
products and health-food supplements. Th1s 1s also 1n
barga1n w1th her but the pnce 1s always reasonable
front of the ma1n bu1ld1ng, but th1s t1me you need to go
beyond the turn1ng for Tye Road and you'll see 1t on the
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right-hand corner. dwectly oppos1te another build1ng.
1 we're students. so we can't afford to eat 111 restaurants
F1nally, 1f you want a healthy meal and you have very little very often
t1me to get 1t. of course there's always the canteen 1ns1de
the ma1n build1ng But I would recommend a place called 2 I really like go1ng to the local market .. .
Jenny's Restaurant Leave the front of the ma1n bu1ld1ng 3 everyth1ng you get there's fantastic - 1t's so fresh
and head for the roundabout. When you're there. take
4 .. 1t's a pedestnan street you know. there are no cars.
the second turn1ng on the left . . 1t's JUSt along that road
before the trees You can get a number of excellent d1shes 5 There's a large number of stalls that sell food - and some
here at a reasonable pnce shops. too.
Well. I think that's all that's 6 I've got a favounte stall, 1t's run by a little old lady
7 As I've ment1oned. I like 1t because the food tastes good,
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but also 1t's a very soc1able place.
Examiner Now I'm going to g1ve you a topic and I'd like you
to talk about 1t for one to two mtnutes Before you talk, 8 All tn all. I like it because 1t's a great place to go . 1t's a
you'll have one mmute to th1nk about what you're go1ng colourful expenence
to say. You can make some notes 1f you w1sh Do you
understand? Unit 3
EvaAh-hah
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Ex Here's a paper and pencil for mak1ng notes and here's Tutor Come 1n .
your top1c. I'd like you to talk about somewhere you go to
Amanda H1
shop for food.
T Oh h1, Amanda .. You've come to discuss your mid-term
Ev Well, I'm go1ng to talk about where I shop for food Um.
assignment. haven't you?
like most people, I have to go shopp1ng for food qu1te
frequently. Um, I live w1th a couple of other women and A Yes. that's nght
we're students, so we can't afford to eat 111 restaurants T So. what have you dec1ded to do?
very often We're all healthy eaters, but, um, I really like
go1ng to the local market because I like organ1c food and A Well, I thought I could base my study on pronunc1at1on
and get students to do some self-assessment of the1r own
everyth1ng you get there IS fantastiC, 1t's so fresh So let
me tell you where 1t 1s um. 1t's 1n th1s street near my pronunciatiOn sk1lls
home 1t's a pedestnan street you know, there are T That's 1nterest1ng. You mean get them to record
no cars It's nght 111 the m1ddle of a busy district. um. it's themselves
oppos1te the stat1on. so 1t's very conven1ent Yeah - and
A That's nght then listen back and see where thew
what's 1t like? Well um, 1t's usually pretty crowded
weaknesses lie
1t's qu1te a popular place There's a large number of stalls
that sell food - and some shops too T Good 1dea You could also do some peer evaluation
I've been go1ng there for qu1te a wh1le. so I know where A Oh yes see whether the1r assessment of themselves
the healthiest food 1s. I usually buy th1ngs like fru1t and matches what the1r classmates th1nk.
vegetables also meat and cheese and fish I've got a
T Ah-hah So. how are you planmng to do the assignment?
favounte stall. 1t's run by a little old lady and any of the fru1t
she sells 1s great Er. she we1ghs everything very qu1ckly A Well, I'm go1ng to select a short extract from somewhere
and you can't barga1n w1th her but the pnce 1s and ask them to read 1t aloud. Maybe someth1ng from one
always reasonable. of the textbooks we're read1ng
As I've mentioned, I like 1t because the food tastes good. T Why don't you look up one of my lectures on the website
but also 1t's a very soc1able place People do stop and talk and find a su1table extract there? That way, you'll be us1ng
to each other - 111 fact. 1t's very no1sy Yeah - all 1n all. I authentic spoken language, rather than wntten text, and 1t
like 1t because 1t's a great place to go 1t's a colourful will be a model for students to listen to.
expenence A Oh yes. that's a much better 1dea I'll still have to wnte 1t
• out. though, won't I?

T Yes - I don't th1nk you can expect them to remember 1t
Even a sentence IS hard to recall

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