Page 94 - Grasp English B2 (Student Book)

7 Academics

7.1
C. Listen to the recording and complete the
sentences.
1. Joshua’s first lesson of the day is
.
2. Mr Kline’s classroom is
.
3. It’s his first day and he doesn’t want to
.
4. He wanted to start learning
.
5. He’s been accepted to the school on a
.
6. He’ll be busy in the afternoons playing
.
7. He also has to catch up on the work from
.
8. The girl who comes to take him to class is
.

D. Discuss with a partner.
1. Do people call you by your full name?
2. Do your family or friends have any nicknames
for you?
3. Is it common for people in your country to be
awarded scholarships to study?
4. If you were studying at a language academy,
what languages would you like to learn?
5. How important do you think it is to learn
classical languages, such as Latin?

E. Work with a partner. Look at the phrases in the
Everyday English box.
a. In what other situations might you need to
express a lack of understanding?
Speaking
b. Write a dialogue for one of these situations,
using at least three of the phrases. A. Discuss with a partner.
1. How much freedom do you think students
should have to decide what subjects they
study?
Pardon? 2. Imagine you had to study for six hours a day
Come again? but could take any subjects you choose, what
What was that? would your ideal timetable look like?
I don’t get it. 7.2
I don’t quite follow you. B. Listen to a student answering question 2
I didn’t quite catch that. above. How similar is his timetable to yours?
Could you speak more slowly, please?
Could you say that again, please?

92