目录

  • 1 Unit 1 Nine to five
    • 1.1 Part I Before Listening
    • 1.2 Part II While Listening
    • 1.3 Part III After Listening
    • 1.4 Part IV Answers
  • 2 Unit 2 A good read
    • 2.1 Part I Before Listening
    • 2.2 Part II While Listening
    • 2.3 Part III After Listening
    • 2.4 Part IV Answers
  • 3 Unit 3 Fashion statements
    • 3.1 Part I  Before Listening
    • 3.2 Part II While Listening
    • 3.3 Part III After Listening
    • 3.4 Part IV Answers
  • 4 Unit 4 Money talks
    • 4.1 Part I  Before Listening
    • 4.2 Part II While Listening
    • 4.3 Part III After Listening
    • 4.4 Part IV Answers
  • 5 Unit 5 Gender studies
    • 5.1 Part I  Before Listening
    • 5.2 Part II While Listening
    • 5.3 Part III After Listening
    • 5.4 Part IV Answers
  • 6 Unit 6 All in the past
    • 6.1 Part I  Before Listening
    • 6.2 Part II While Listening
    • 6.3 Part III After Listening
    • 6.4 Part IV Answers
  • 7 Unit 7 Architecture: frozen music
    • 7.1 Part I  Before Listening
    • 7.2 Part II While Listening
    • 7.3 Part II After Listening
    • 7.4 Part IV Answers
  • 8 Unit 8 The human spirit
    • 8.1 Part I  Before Listening
    • 8.2 Part II While Listening
    • 8.3 Part III After Listening
    • 8.4 Part IV Answers
Part III After Listening
  • 1 INSIDE VIEW
  • 2 OUTSIDE VIEW
  • 3 LISTENING IN

Language and culture

Conversation 1 and 2

Talking about self-esteem

You're always putting yourself down.

Do you think that men are good at accepting compliments?

They seem to be able to deal with criticism much better.

I accept your compliment.

Conceding

OK, it's a good point.

But it's true that ...

I may be wrong.

Making a strong point

I can assure you that ...

I mean, it depends on ... but ...

I bet you ...

Talking about vague amounts

About 60 per cent of ...

Something like 75 per cent of the eight million ...

... are in a slight majority.


After-listening activity

Work in pairs and act out the conversation. 

Step 1 Read the directions on Page 61.

Step 2 Read the functional expressions on Page 61.

Step 3  Listen to an example dialogue. (Two of you perform the example dialogue to the class) 

Step 4 Work in groups of three and act out the conversation.   

Step 5 One or two pairs perform your dialogues to the rest of the class.