You’re going to discuss two articles about drugs in sport. Work in A/B pairs. 1 A, read the article on p. 167; B, read the article on p. 171. Underline the main ideas. 2 Think about your own opinions on the topic. Sum up your article for your partner and then talk about the articles together. Do you agree with each other? Should drugs be allowed in sport? Why? Why not? Work in A/B pairs. A, you understand that athletes under pressure turn to drugs and doping to enhance their performance. B, you have zero tolerance for these unfair methods. Make notes of your main arguments and try to find examples to support your point of view. Talk together. Try to convince your partner of your point of view. In class, have a vote to see which opinion has gained more followers. Choose a story for a news programme Read the advert. Why does NBS want a focus group? a Speaking 19 b c 20 a b c Reading 21 a https://www.nbs.com/programme NBS is developing a new weekly programme called The World This Week covering interesting and entertaining stories from around the world. We need television enthusiasts aged between 18 and 65 to attend a meeting in order to share their views on what makes a good TV news programme today. During the meeting, we will ask you to discuss current stories in the news and to select one of the stories as the starting point for a half-hour programme. If you’re interested, please email Jennie asap at: jen@NBS-marketing.com Read the summaries of two news stories provided by NBS for the focus group. Do you think either of the stories would make a good starting point for the programme? Why? Why not? b A B A gang of men have been arrested after kidnapping a Shanghai businessman from outside his home. The men, who demanded a huge ransom, are believed to have copied the idea from a TV show. A new company claims that commercial Virtual Reality systems are not just good entertainment. They can also be used to develop training programmes for companies. Listen to three people discussing which story should make it onto the programme. Do they agree? Listen again. What do they find most interesting about each story? Which story are they talking about, A or B? 1 This one looks good. 5 Personally, I’d go for this one. 2 I don’t really get it. 6 That sounds interesting. 3 Yeah, that makes sense. 7 OK, so it’s got potential. 4 Hm, I’m not convinced. a Listening 22 es2sj6 70 b Vocabulary Evaluating and selecting 23 a promising Language skills Extras Explore 10 In the news 129 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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