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8 Taking a Course
C. Answer the questions.
Speaking
1. Does the caller decide to enrol at the school?
Why/Why not? A. Discuss with a partner.
2. What does the caller think would be a waste 1. Do many people in your country take a gap
of the school’s time? year before going to university?
3. What are the packages the school offers? 2. Are you looking forward to going to university?
4. What type of things can you do on Fantastic 3. What do you think might be the challenges?
Friday?
4. In your country, do most people go to a
5. What discounts does the school offer? university close to home or do they move
6. Would you enrol in a Japanese course at this away from home to study?
school? Why/Why not?
B. You’re going to hear a conversation between
D. Look at the phrases in the Everyday English box, a university student and his tutor. What do you
and answer the following questions.
think the conversation is about?
8.2
C. Listen and tick the phrases you hear.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but...
In other words,... I hope you can forgive me.
Just to clarify,... I know it’s no excuse but...
Let me explain. I owe you an apology.
Let me see if I’ve got this straight.
So, you mean to say that... I promise it won’t happen again.
To put it differently,... I’m so sorry.
What I meant was... It was my fault.
1. Which ones did you hear in the recording? My bad.
2. Which ones are used: Please don’t be mad at me.
a) by a person clarifying a point?
D. Work with a partner. Write a dialogue between
b) by a person checking they’ve understood a student and a teacher to apologise for one
a point? of the following situations. Use the phrases from
exercise C and give reasons.
E. Work in a group of four. Imagine you’re opening
a language school for people coming to your • arriving late
country to learn the language. Decide together: • not handing in an assignment on time
• how often students will have classes. • doing badly in an exam
• how much you’ll charge for classes. • copying a friend’s homework
• what cultural events you’ll offer the students.
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