A job everyone wants to do

2 Listen again and answer the questions. ►►'25.1 1 Why did Anthony start SROA? 2 What was the first objective of SROA in Romania? 3 What is the big project for next year? 4 What salary do people get in SROA?

F F

1 We interviewed Anthony Allen about his work in Romania. Are these sentences true or false? >H25.1

1 Anthony started SROA in 1998. T

2 Eight people are travelling to Romania in October. T

3 Anthony is staying in Romania for two

Would you like to do charity work in another country?

What do you think'

weeks in October. T F

4 SROA gets most of its money from the
government. T F

In Unit 16. we looked at the present continuous for talking about temporary situations with the focus on the present. The present continuous is also useful when you talk about tixed future plans, especially for travel and meetings. Complete the questions and answers below. Positive We're driving to Romania. We (2)........... staying for two weeks.

Question What are you (1)............. next month? How long are you staying?

No. they (5)............. Grammar retmnce pages 11&-17

The present continuous 2

Questions t short answers

(3)........... you driving to Romania?

Are they flying in October?

Yes,I(4) ...........

Yes. they are.

Negative

We're not flying.

two weeks.

We're not staying longer than

No. I'm noL

Unit twenty live 83

Do it yourself

1 Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1 I giving a presentation next week.

2 Are your boss coming to the meeting?

3 Do you going to the theatre tonight?

4 I'm not come to the theatre tonight. I'm tired.

2 Anna is a local project manager in Romania. Anthony rings her to discuss the hospital
project for next year. Complete their conversation with the correct form of the present
continuous.

anthony: Anna, it's Anthony. I just wanted to discuss the hospital schedule and check you agree with everything.

anna: Sure. Go ahead.

anthony: OK. (1)................................ (we / not / meet) the architects in October.

(2)................................ (We / see) them in November instead.

an na: Right. So (3)............................... (when / you J go) to Bucharest for the meeting

with the government officials?

anthony: On 18th December. And just before that, on December 14th. (4)..........................

(we / run) a seminar to inform everyone in SROA about the project.
(5)................................ (you / still / come) to England next year?

anna: Yes. in January.

anthony: Good. Well. )6)............................... (we / have) a tour of my local hospital at the

end of January to meet some doctors who are part of the project. I think that's everything.

anna: Good. See you soon.

Now listen and check. ►W25.2

3 You received this email from your boss this morning. Write a reply using the notes on page 109. Where possible, use the present continuous.

S & B 9 J* Ifc

Send Now Send Later Save as Draft Add Attachments Signature Contacts Check Names

I need some information about the workshop asap. Please email me with the following info:

1 Participants

Are these people still coming or have some of them cancelled: Anna Parkland, Herald Henrikssen, John Maier?

2 Sneakers

Please check who is definitely speaking. I don't have a confirmed list of speakers.

3 Evening programme

What are we doing in the evenings? I have no information!

Please send me the information by the end of today.

Many thanks

Kim

With a partner, compare your emails. Can you correct any grammar mistakes?

84 Unit twenty-five

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Weakstress 2

1Listen to the pronunciation ot two questions. Which one sounds more natural? >H25.3

2 As we saw in Unit 10. unstressed words are olten pronounced with the schwa 'a . Using the schwa correctly is very important tor your understanding and pronunciation. Listen and write down the questions you hear >H25.4

A: What........................................................

B: I'm going to Poland.

A: Poland? What.............................................

B: I'm visiting a friend.

A: How.........................................................

B: Just for a tew days.

A: When........................................................

B: Next Friday.

A: Are...........................................................

B: Yes. I'm going camping.

3 Listen again and underline all the examples ol the schwa. ►H25.4

4 With a partner, practise saying the dialogue.