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A Look at the activities below. Make sentences about Sonia under the headings.
cycle to school not go to school
work in a hotel not go to the city centre
study French grammar have meals with her colleagues
make new friends speak French with hotel guests
play volleyball with friends eat sandwiches for lunch
not meet new people do homework in the evening
wear best skirt every day not do any homework
| What does Sonia usually do or not do? | What is Sonia doing or not doing this week? |
| She cycles to school. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | She isn’t going to school. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
B Look at this telephone conversation Sonia had with her granny and complete the spaces using the verbs in the box.
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Granny: Hello, dear, how are you this week?
Sonia:I’m fine thanks, Granny. How are you?
Granny:Oh, not bad. How’s school?
Sonia:(a) I’m not goingto school this week.
Granny:Why not? Are you ill?
Sonia:No, I (b) work experience.
Granny:What’s that?
Sonia:At my school, everyone (c) a week of work experience when they’re fifteen to learn about having a job. I (d) in a hotel.
Granny:What (e) in the hotel? I hope you (f) in the kitchen. That’s very hard.
Sonia:No, not in the kitchen. I (g) the receptionist and the manager.
Granny:Is that nice?
Sonia:Yes. Well, I (h) working with the manager, she’s really friendly. But I (i) helping the receptionist because I can talk to the guests. I can practise my French because some French people (j)in the hotel. I (k) almost everything they say. Isn’t that great?
Granny:Yes, that’s very good.
Sonia:Yes. But I’m tired. When I go to school, I (l) at half past seven, but this week I (m)work at seven o’clock. I (n)waking up early!
Granny:Oh, well, you can have a good rest at the weekend.
Sonia:Oh, yes. I (o) it.
C Now listen to the recording and check your answers.
Can you find the mistakes in these sentences and correct them?
Example: a I’m not believing you can fly a plane.
I don’t believe 1
b Are those jeans new? I’m liking them very much.
c We’re thinking this CD is very expensive.
d Are you wanting some coffee?
e I can’t phone you because I’m not knowing your number.
f The teacher is speaking quickly and I’m not understanding what she’s saying.
g My friends are watching a pop group on TV but I’m not liking it so I’m listening
to my Walkman.
SPEAKING
28 Discuss with your partner for 5 minutes: