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5.LISTENING Before you listen, try to predict what TIP
kind of information is missing. Make
A. Discuss. sure that your answers make sense.

• Look at the three texts below. What are they?

B. Listen to three short phone calls and complete the missing information.

1. 2. 3.

sugar exhibition shopping with Mary
milk pm
Go to and
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Fairview go shopping on

6.WRITING NOTES / MESSAGES C. Read the sentences and write T for True or F for False.
1. In notes/messages, we only give the important
A. Discuss.
• Do you often leave notes to your family and information.
2. In notes/messages, we always write full
friends? What are they usually about?
sentences.
B. Read through the texts below and answer the questions. 3. In notes/messages, we can use abbreviations.
1. Where would you find the notes? 4. In notes/messages, we don’t always use articles
2. What would you actually say if you were speaking
and prepositions.
to the person? 5. In SMS messages, we greet and sign off by
3. How is the SMS message different from the notes?
writing names.
Sopmprueitnthtteoinro.gmP’sleuwacrshoenpdgaopnwe’rtit. h 11BpOafmrNocGdrTokoe.totnarneoebCynnot,hiuoiogutnhBgetohs.bef's?o.od
Sam WRITING TASK
D. Read the situations below and write a note
BACK IN 5min. CanW’t5McemadHtrniameiBcknneaeesrlksytim.ete,aWretdeora?tadinnanytggs..to
Frank and an SMS message.
• You want some things from the supermarket, but
OUUTSOEFSOTRADIRESR! RUNNING L8.
STUCK @ POST you can’t go. Write a note asking your friend to go,
OFFICE. telling him/her what you need. Tell him/her why
PLS W8. you can’t go and what time you’ll be back.

• A cousin has invited you to his/her house for
dinner. Write an SMS message to thank him/her
and say that you will be a bit late. Give an excuse.

When writing a note:
 greet and sign off when appropriate.
 keep the text short and give only the important

information.
 remember that you don’t have to write full sentences

(e.g. you don’t have to use articles, prepositions,
pronouns, certain verbs like be, have, etc.).
 you can use abbreviations.

When writing an SMS message:
 you don’t need to write a greeting or to sign off.
 you can use abbreviations and SMS language.

See page 79 for a list of abbreviations
and SMS dictionary

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