c Rock music excites people of all ages.. e Politics bores many people.. 2 Underline the adjectives in the passages which describe how people feel about these topics of conversation.. lo
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VOCABULARY
1 Underline the words that describe how
someone feels
amazing boring delighted puzzled
embarrassing excited frightened
surprised
2 Complete the sentences below with words
from the list
a) Discussions about the weather are
extremely boring.
b) I find talking about money problems with
strangers very _
c) She was quite when her
car broke down on a country road at
midnight
d) He was _ to see us because
he hadn’t received our message
e) Some of the new medical techniques are
really _!
f) I was to hear
about your wedding plans
3 Rewrite the sentences with adjectives
ending in –ing
a) Stories of the supernatural fascinate me
Stories of the supernatural are fascinating.
b) Opera doesn’t interest me at all
_
c) Rock music excites people of all ages
_
d) Watching television relaxes me
_
e) Politics bores many people
_
READING
1 Read the passages A to G and decide which question they all answer
a) How do you like to spend your evenings? b) What are your favorite conversation topics?
c) What topics do you avoid discussing?
2 Underline the adjectives in the passages which describe how people feel about these topics of conversation
local politics personal relationships travel
football
3 What adjectives describe these topics?
food _interesting
world news
4 Which passage(s) is/are closes to your
ideas?
Write down adjectives you would choose to describe the topics in activity 2 and 3
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a) Well, we aren’t doing very well, _are we?
b) You are sure she’s coming, c) You like staying up late, _ d) It’s not them again, e) You don’t really expect me to agree with that, _
f) Today is Monday, _
B
Lots of different things We try to avoid talking about personal relationships Most people get embarrassed if the conversation becomes too personal, so we tend to keep it on a general level.
Alan.
A
Well, we talk about all sorts of things, but we
usually end the evening discussing local
politics Most of us are interested in the
community, so there’s always plenty of talk
about Some people even get a little mad, but
we never have serious arguments.
Harry.
D
Well, we seem to spend a lot of time talking about food It’s something that we all enjoy It’s one of those universal topics that most people find interesting.
Mary.
C
We keep away from religion and politics If
you want to create a friendly atmosphere and
help people feel relaxed, there are many other
things which are more likely to interest
everybody Travel, for instance, is a good
ice-breaker.
Rick.
F
Football is a favorite subject since most of us are really into it We get very excited when there is an important game on People who don’t know us well are often very surprised to hear us arguing They don’t realize that it is just good fun Chris.
E
Our conversation are usually about daily life
and people we meet We don’t talk about the
world news because it is so depressing
Money is another subject we avoid because it
can be embarrassing.
Linda.
G
We are all crazy about jazz The music scene is
really exciting because there are so many
exciting new bands around today so we never
get bored with it We don’t talk about much
else really Except sometimes our personal
relationships – boyfriends, that sort of thing.
Eva
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the questions in Reading activity 1
2 Agree or disagree with the following statements If you disagree, write sentences expressing your opinions
a) Jazz is the most relaxing form of music b) Modern rock music is really noisy and boring
c) Only old people like opera because they can’t understand pop music
d) There are no interesting music forms today
e) Music that is violent and racist should be banned