The Language for Making an Effort and Expressing Possibility

1.You are going to listen to an instructor clarifying the relation between effort and possibility. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with the missing words.

2.Now explain the relation between effort and possibility and tell class what to say for making an effort or expressing possibility. Try to use the language you have picked up in Ex. 1.

Making an Effort and Expressing Possibility

3.Listen to the following conversation twice and fill in the blanks with the missing words. Getting to know the words and expressions in the box below first might be helpful.

Now listen to the conversation again and answer the following questions.

4.Listen to the following conversation twice and then complete the passage according to what you’ve heard. Getting to know the words and expressions in the box below first might be helpful.

Now listen to the conversation again and provide the missing parts below. After that, act it out in class.

5.Have a talk to better understand the statement given below.

6.Watch a video clip and fill in the missing words. Then tell which of the three stories in the video is the most incredible and unthinkable. Getting to know the words and expressions in the box below first might be helpful.

Listening Practice

7.Listen to people talking and figure out what they imply.

8.Listen to the following short dialogues and choose the appropriate answers.

9.Listen to the following short story twice and decide whether the statements about it are true (T) or false (F). Getting to know the words and expressions in the box below first might be helpful.

10.Listen to the following talk twice and fill in the blanks with the missing words.

11.Listen to the talk again and answer the following questions orally.

12.Discuss the topic printed below in bold with your classmates. Try to participate in the discussion from different perspectives with the help of the expressions provided around it.