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 this week? d. Great, thanks. I went to the 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 planned tonight? f. It was terrible wasn’t it, two – nil. 7. Did you watch the football yesterday? g. No, I didn’t. What happened? 8. Did you see the news last night? h. I’m fine thanks, how are you? 8g7f6b5d4e3a2c1h Now ask a partner these questions!

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 A wallet with three hundred quid (pounds) inside. 10. What did he find inside the glove compartment? It started shaking went it got to 80 miles an hour, it had obviously been used a lot 9. Did the car have any problems? He found it in the newspaper8. Where did he find the car? He had a thousand pounds to spend but he bought the car for seven hundred and fifty 7. How much did he have to spend and how did he pay for the car At the weekend.6. When did he get the new car? ‘I’ve had a lovely time. I can’t wait for us to meet up again’ / ‘He had a lovely time and he couldn’t wait to meet up with her again. 5. What did he write in the text he sent her? An Indian restaurant4. Which restaurant did he take her to? Wine and soda3. What were they drinking when they went out? Blue2. What colour are his eyes? He’s six foot three1. How tall is her new boyfriend?

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

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! Thanks Your brother Captain James Malek Please answer this letter to your brother. - Ask him about his life - Tell him as much gossip as you can about your family - Please write 100 words - Use paragraphs !