Resolving a dispute and reaching a compromise Think about life at home. Mark the topics you sometimes have disagreements about: ■■ cleaning ■■ shopping ■■ eating ■■ cooking ■■ noise ■■ the shower ■■ loading the dishwasher Look at the dictionary entry and think of situations in 17a where you have to compromise. Talk in pairs. Listen to the Smiths reaching compromises. Answer the questions and compare your answers in class. 1 Which three problems from 17a do they discuss? 2 What compromises do they reach? 3 What do you think Elisa and Daniel would be like to live with? What are the Smiths talking about in sentences 1–6? A 1 2 How about if we take turns to do it? We could do that, I suppose. Otherwise we could just clear away our own stuff. B 3 4 Let’s say you can listen to it in the kitchen if the door’s shut and you turn it down a bit. But if I agree to do that, could you please do something for me? C 5 6 That way, you can take as long as you like. But that would mean making a rota. Which two highlighted expressions, A–C, can we use to: 1 explain consequences? / 2 suggest a solution? / 3 give a condition? / Which highlighted expressions could you use in these sentences? 1 Let’s each buy our own food for the picnic. we can get just what we want. 2 A: I haven’t got time to cook today. B: I do it today? You can cook tomorrow instead. 3 I could do the week’s shopping now. Or I get stuff for tonight. 4 A: Please don’t go to the film tonight. I want to see it but I’ve got too much to do. B: OK, we don’t go tonight, can we please make sure we go tomorrow? 5 A: Let’s get the train on Friday afternoon. B: But leaving straight after school. I can’t face doing that. Listening 17 a compromise (n): [}kümprWmaçz] when you agree to something which is not exactly what you want: We reached a compromise in the end. I’ve agreed to work on Monday evening if I can take Saturday off. b 18 34 np2ff6 a b Vocabulary Negotiating 19 a b 20 Write a short email of complaint. Use Mariah’s email as a model. You should: ■■ say what you ordered or bought. ■■ describe the problem. ■■ explain what you expect the company to do about it. Write around 100 words. Writing 16 70 Language skills Extras Explore 6 Sorting things out Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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