6.4 Speaking and writing. Speaking showing interest as a listener. 1. Read the sentences in each column. Write good news, bad names or interesting news at the top of each column. 2. Read the phrases. Are they responses to good news, responses to bad news or responses to interesting news? 3. Choose the best way to complete the conversations.

6.4 Speaking and writing

Speaking: showing interest as a listener

1. Read the sentences in each column. Write good news, bad names or interesting news at the top of each column.

2. Read the phrases. Are they responses to good news, responses to bad news or responses to interesting news?

1. That's awful! - Bad news


2. What a nightmare! - Bad news


3. Really? - Interesting news (can also be good news, depending on context)


4. That's great! - Good news


5. That's terrible! - Bad news


6. That's amazing! - Good news (can also be interesting news)


7. Poor you! - Bad news


8. That's brilliant! - Good news


9. Oh no! - Bad news

3. Choose the best way to complete the conversations.

1. A My interview went really well. They offered me the job.
   B That's brilliant!


2. A Julia and Mark are getting married.
   B That's great!


3. A Our new neighbours moved into the house next door yesterday.
   B Really?


4. A I've got a cold.
   B Poor you!


5. A The bus is late again.
   B Oh no!

Writing: write a tweet or a text message

4a. Put the missing words in the tweets to make full sentences.

1. Want to go to Istanbul in April. Anyone know a good hotel there?


2. Watching a great programme about famous singers. Anyone else watching it?


3. Just waited an hour for the bus! So boring!

4b. Match replies a-c to tweets 1-3. Cross out the unnecessary words.

• Tweet 1: Try Hotel Empress Zoe. I went there last year. It's really beautiful.


• Tweet 2: Really?! I only watched 5 minutes. It was awful!


• Tweet 3: Poor you! Are you home now? Be you want to meet for coffee later?

Show interest as a listener.

Use advice, or degree.