IELTS Expert User A1 Term 2 subject 1 lesson 3
PART 1
Dialogino 1
Listen and do with a partner.
Jeff So, you’re from Chile. Does your family live in Chile, too?
Rocío Yes, but LA is my home now! I use technology to chat with my family. I call my parents on my phone, and I send messages to my brothers. It’s really nice.
Jeff Right. What about email?
Rocío Yeah. I send emails to my friends in Chile. How about you?
Jeff I like email, but I use Facebook, too.
Rocío OK. I like Instagram.
Jeff Oh, yeah? Do you post photos?
Rocío Yes, photos of LA. My family and friends really like them. Do you post photos,too?
Jeff No, but I post comments on other people’s photos.
Rocío Nice comments?
Jeff Yes, of course!
PART 3
Voicino 2
Listen and repeat.
Listen to a conversation. How does the man communicate with his family?
Listen again. What does the woman say to show she’s listening?
PART 4
Pronunciation 1
Listen and repeat the questions. Which words are stressed? Why are they stressed?
1 What about email?
2 How about you?
3 Do you post photos?
Pronunciation 2
Listen and underline the stressed words in the questions.
A Do you use Facebook? (1 word)
B Yeah. How about you? (1 word)
A Me, too. I post photos and comments.
B Do you post videos? (2 words)
A No, but I send videos on WhatsApp.
B Do you use video chat? (2 words)
A Yeah, video chat is great.
Pronunciation 3
C PAIR WORK Practice the conversation in exercise 3B. Does your partner use stressed words?
PART 5
It's your turn
It’s your turn
SPEAKING
Think about ways to communicate with people. Which ways do you use? Write a list.
PAIR WORK Talk to a partner about how you communicate. Ask questions to start
a new topic. Show you are listening.
PART 6
Practicino
Complete the sentences. Follow the instructions in parentheses ().
Ana I don’t call my family on my cell phone.
Sam Really?
Ana Yeah, it’s expensive.
Sam Yes, it is. ……..‘Do you use video chat?…….. (Ask a question to start a new topic.)
Ana Sorry, I don’t understand. What is a video chat?
Sam You talk with your friends with video. I use video chat on the internet. It’s free.
Ana ………………………(Show Ana is listening.)
Sam We have an app.
Ana……………………… Is Skype an app for video chats? (Show Ana is listening.)
Sam Yes, it’s one app. I use WhatsApp, too.
Ana ……………………… (Ask a question to start a new topic.)
Sam I don’t use email. I send texts.
Ana ……………………… (Ask for a response about the topic.)
Sam Oh, no. I don’t text my family. I call them. ………………………(Ask for a response about the topic.)
Ana I send emails to my parents. They don’t like texts.
Sam Really?