Prime Time 5, Transition, Coursebook mit Audio-CD

5 Listening: Interviews about the use of media You are going to listen to two interviews with teenagers about their use of the media. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, match the beginnings of the sentences (1–6) with the sentence endings (A–I). There are two sentence endings that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. 0 The boy was listening to music … D ✔ A to listen to music. 1 The reporter wants to get information … B there are more than 70 numbers. 2 The boy uses his phone mainly … C there is no reason for doing that. 3 A study has shown that on average 75 phone numbers … when the interviewer interrupted him. 4 The girl thinks that in her phone … to send text messages to people instead of phoning them. 5 The girl prefers … F surfing the internet. 6 Some people spend their whole day … G on how young people use mobile technologies. are stored in teenagers’ phones. I about new mobile phones that are on the market. 1 7 2.6 Can understand a large part of many […] programmes on topics of personal interest such as interviews, […] when the delivery is […] clear. (B1) Writing: Disagreeing politely You have read the following blog post on the future of education. 2 by No_more_need_for_school 7 May, 2:31 a.m. These days, with all the modern media available, schools are not needed any more. It would be much better for young people if they got their education at home. Online lessons based on video clips or educational TV shows could be developed for all subjects. Students would be able to concentrate more easily than in a noisy classroom. There is also more information in the media than in any teacher’s head! You have decided to comment on this blog post. In your blog comment you should: • disagree politely • explain your reasons • describe your personal opinion Write around 200 words . Can express belief, opinion, agreement and disagreement politely. (B1) 70 Fifteen minutes of fame Check-out Now you can • Talk about films, TV shows and your viewing habits. • Use reading strategies to extract information. • Talk about a film review. • Use modal verbs. • Argue politely. Nur zu Prüfzwecken D E – Eigentum des H Verlags öbv