38 Working with vocabulary When you have to do a listening task, you should predict what vocabulary the speakers might use. You should also remember that the speakers may not use the same words as the questions in the task. They may use paraphrase. Imagine you are going to listen to some people talking about communication between friends. Look at the collage below and tick the expressions you might hear the people use. 1 Use an expression from exercise 1 to complete the following sentences. 1 You could tell from the man’s that he was miserable! He didn’t smile once while he was at the party! 2 My real name is Henrietta, but my is Henny. That’s what my family have called me since I was a kid. 3 Personally, I don’t think you can have a conversation via text message. Texting is more suitable for small talk. 4 Carlos and his girlfriend had a huge argument last week and she broke up with him. I hope they’ll because I think they really belong together. 5 Is your catch-up with your friends next week, or via video call? 6 A person’s can tell us a lot about how they’re feeling. For example, if they’re holding their head in their hands, they probably feel sad. 2 emoji make up similar to lie to someone curriculum text someone body language hang out with face to face pay someone a compliment superficial facial expression respect someone’s choices take something into account hang up reach out meaningful in person meet up with catch up with respect someone’s privacy nickname excerpt reference Communication and relationships | Key Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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