The document contains a series of social questions and answers meant for chatting with friends, covering various casual topics and conversations. It includes suggested responses and prompts for discussion, along with a narrative about a person talking about their experiences with a new boyfriend and a new car. The document also provides writing guidelines for a letter to a sibling, encouraging the sharing of personal updates and gossip.

1. Chatting with friends

2. Match these social questions and answers!
1. How are you doing? a. I’ve been to a meeting.
2. What’s the matter? b. No, I think I’ll just say at home
and watch a film.
3. Where’ve you been? c. I feel a bit sick this morning,
that’s all.
4. What have you been doing d. Great, thanks. I went to the
this week? beach. How about you?
5. How was your weekend? e. Mostly I’ve been at work but I
went out on Wednesday night.
6. Have you got anything f. It was terrible wasn’t it, two –
planned tonight? nil.
7. Did you watch the football g. No, I didn’t. What happened?
yesterday?
Now ask a
8. Did you see the news last h. I’m fine thanks, how are you?
night? partner these
questions!
1h 2c 3a 4e 5d 6b 7f 8g

3. Pre-Listening
- Has anything new or
unusual happened to you
lately? Tell me about it.
- Have you been anywhere
good lately? What was it
like?
- Listen to the lady talking
about her new boy friend
and the man talking about
his new car.
- A fella = a man
- A quid = a pound

4. Listen again and answer the questions
1. How tall is her new boyfriend? He’s six foot three
2. What colour are his eyes? Blue
3. What were they drinking when they Wine and soda
went out?
4. Which restaurant did he take her to? An Indian restaurant
5. What did he write in the text he sent ‘I’ve had a lovely time. I can’t wait for us to
her? meet up again’ / ‘He had a lovely time and
he couldn’t wait to meet up with her again.
6. When did he get the new car? At the weekend.
7. How much did he have to spend and He had a thousand pounds to spend but
how did he pay for the car he bought the car for seven hundred and
fifty
8. Where did he find the car? He found it in the newspaper
9. Did the car have any problems? It started shaking went it got to 80 miles an
hour, it had obviously been used a lot
10. What did he find inside the glove A wallet with three hundred quid (pounds)
compartment? inside.

5. Talk about these questions with a partner.
1. What topics of 5. Tell each other about the
conversation do you talk last time you went to the
about most with your hospital.
friends? Sport ? 6. Do you like chatting on
Fashion? Movies? Other the internet or social
people? networking sites? Tell
2. Are there any topics that me about it.
you never talk about? 7. Tell me something
3. Do you ever gossip interesting that
about other people happened to you lately.
behind their back? 8. Tell each other the last
Please tell the truth. time you ‘won’
4. Tell each other about something.
your last holiday.

6. Chatting with friends - writing
Dear brother/sister,
Hi there, I hope you’re well.
As you know I’ve been away from home for a long time.
Working on a ship is not as interesting as it sounds.
We sometimes visit interesting places but never for very long
and most of the time I only look at water on the horizon.
I really miss home and my family and friends. Please write and
tell me everything that has happened and all the gossip and
news… Tell me everything you can!
Please answer this letter to your
Thanks brother.
Your brother - Ask him about his life
Captain James Malek - Tell him as much gossip as you
can about your family
- Please write 100 words
- Use paragraphs !