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Taking a Course 8

D. Discuss with a partner.

Can you think of a time when someone asked you:
• a silly question?
• an embarrassing question?
• a question you couldn’t answer?

E. Write these questions in reported speech. Write I wanted to
know at the start of each sentence and put the name of
a classmate in brackets after each question.

1. What’s your favourite subject?
2. Which teachers do you get on well with?
3. Who was your favourite teacher in primary school?
4. What after-school activity have you been doing the longest?
5. Where are you going after school today?
6. What would you change about your school timetable?
7. Will you work in the field of education in the future?
8. Have you got a lot of homework to do this evening?

F. Work in a group of four. What questions do people often ask:

• at home? • at school? • in shops?

G. Write at least eight questions in reported speech, e.g. the shop
assistant asked me if I needed any help.

Listening and Language Skills

A. Discuss with a partner.
1. How often do your teachers talk to
your parents?
2. How important do you think it is
for parents and teachers to be in
contact?

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B. Listen to a conversation between
a maths teacher and a parent. Answer
the questions.
1. Why does the teacher want to see
Denise’s mum?
2. Why is Denise busy at the moment?
3. Why does the teacher say it’s better to
speak to the parents first?
4. What do they decide to do in the end?

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