Listen to the conversation again and pick out the expressions used to sympathise. Then use the expressions to complete the dialogue in Ex 3. Show the expressions used to sympathise on the powerpoint.

Show sympathy

What a shame!

I bet you were.

Oh, no!

That's terrible!

Me, too!

Step V Ellipsis

Deal with Ex 4.

In spoken English, people often miss out words. Ex 4 will help students practice using ellipsis in speaking. Ask students to work in pairs and say both the shortened and full sentences.

Deal with Ex 2 in Word Power on page 62.

Ask students to work in pairs and cross out the words that could be missed out in the very informal dialogue.

Step VI　Speaking

Ask students to work in pairs and talk about imaginary experiences.

T: Please work in pairs. Imagine you have been studying for a few weeks in the UK. Make up a dialogue about your experience, both the good ones and the bad ones. When you make up the dialogue, please refer to the stages on page 14. Remember to show sympathy in the discussion.

A sample of the dialogue

A: Hello! I'm Chen Hua from China. Altogether 24 students from my school are learning English at Studio Cambridge.

B: Nice to meet you! I'm Chiho from Japan. And this is my sister, Chihoko. She is also here learning English.

C: Nice to meet you! How long have you been here?

A: I've been here two weeks. Everything still feels new and different. How long have