Listen to the recording again and look at the highlighted expressions in the box below. 1 Which group of expressions is used to talk about: A habits? B things you like? C things you don’t like? 2 Which expressions from column 3 do the speakers use to talk about: A current habits? B past habits? 3 Which expressions can be followed by: A a noun? B an -ing form? C an infinitive? 1 I’m a big fan of … I’m really into … I prefer … to … I’d rather … It’s a great way to … 2 I’m not a big fan of … I can’t stand … I’m not keen on … I find … really irritating. 3 I hardly ever … I tend to … I’ll … I used to … Complete the rules below with present simple, present progressive or present perfect. Make a third rule for the tense that does not fit either of the two gaps. When talking about habits, we use the (1) . When we say what we’re doing right now, we use the (2) . If you need help, go to Grammar reference and practice, p. 184. You are going to discuss your use of media with a classmate. Complete the questions below and think about your answers. Use expressions from 3 in the correct tenses. 1 prefer / TV, streaming, books, radio? 5 like / watching YouTube channels? Which ones? 2 read / anything / at the moment? 6 hear / any important news today? 3 watch / anything interesting / recently? 7 watch / any cool live video stories in the last week? 4 TV series / follow / at the moment? 8 post / anything in the last few weeks? Work in pairs and use the questions above to compare your viewing and listening habits. Example: A: Have you heard any important news today? B: I tend to read the news on my mobile every morning, but there wasn’t anything exciting today. Get together with another pair and compare your findings in groups of four. Also, find out the following: 1 Do you like the same types of media? 2 Have your habits changed much in the last five years? Underline all the relative pronouns in the transcript on p. 164. Talk together. Which functions do the pronouns have in the relative clauses (subject, object, showing ownership, referring to a place or time)? Example: ‘Which’ in the first sentence refers to ‘teen drama series’; ‘teen drama series’ is the object of the relative clause. Can you remember the difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses? Circle the correct option to complete the definitions. 1 Defining relative clauses contain necessary information which cannot / could be left out. You never / have to use commas to separate them from the rest of the sentence. You can / cannot use that instead of who or which. 2 Non-defining relative clauses contain extra information which cannot / could be left out. You never / have to use commas to separate them from the rest of the sentence. You can / cannot use that instead of who or which. Vocabulary Habits and preferences 3 n8bi6w 1 Grammar refresher Talking about the present 4 Speaking 5 a b c Grammar Relative pronouns 6 a b c 8 Language skills Extras Explore 1 Global media Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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