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1 Phrasal verbs

Study the following phrasal verbs and complete the questions below. In pairs, ask and answer the
questions.
bring sb up = to care for a child until it is an adult

grow up = to gradually become an adult

be into sth = to be interested and involved with something

get along with sb (ALSO: get on with sb, UK) = to have a good relationship with somebody

take sth up = to start to do/practice something (a new hobby or activity)

go into (sth) = to start becoming involved in a particular type of work

1. Where were you ?

2. Did you in a large family?
3. you all your coworkers/roommates?
4. What kind of movies you ?
5. What line of work did you decide to after you finished school/college?
6. Have you any new sports or hobbies recently?

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2 Socializing
Audio
Listen to Emma and Mark getting to know each other for the first time. Complete their profiles.

Emma White Mark Peters

Nationality British American

Place of birth

Current job -

Studies -

Opinion about London -

Hobbies/interests -

Plans for the future

3 Questions for getting to know someone

Look at the following expressions from the dialogue and match them to the correct tenses. Explain
the use of the different tenses.

1. Are you from the States?

2. Whereabouts do you come from in the States?
3. Have you ever been there?
4. Did you grow up in London?
5. What exactly are you doing in London?
6. How long are you here for?
7. What line of work are you in?
8. How long have you been working/studying in London?
9. How do you like the city?
10. What’s the weather like in San Diego at this time of year?
11. What do you like doing in your spare time?
12. What kind of music are you into?

a. Simple present
b. Present continuous
c. Present perfect simple
d. Present perfect continuous
e. Simple past

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Now put the questions into the correct categories below:

Home country/town: Current place of stay:

Work or study: Leisure:

Complete the following mini-dialogues with structures from the questions above:

1. A: in China? / B: I was brought up in Shanghai but I studied in Beijing.

2. A: to Italy? / B: Yes, many times. I love it.
3. A: as a lawyer? / B: Almost three years.
4. A: What ? / B: I particularly like jazz.
5. A: What in Barcelona at this time of year? / B: It’s still warm and sunny.
6. A: What ? / B: I’m a manager for a small consultancy firm.
7. A: How ? / B: I’m leaving next month, unfortunately.

In pairs, read each dialogue aloud.

4 Interests and activities

Match the left and right columns to form collocations. Then, make up a sentence about yourself for
each phrase.

1. do a jog/a run/a swim...

2. go a Master’s degree in.../a course in...

3. play backpacking/swimming/bowling/sightseeing...

4. go for football/basketball/baseball/rugby...

5. go into journalism/business/acting...

5 Showing interest

Look at the following expressions for showing that you are interested in what the other person is
saying. Listen again to the original dialogue again and tick the expressions that you hear:

Sounds interesting. Great.

I imagine you must be ... Oh dear.

Poor you. Oh really?

6 Role play
Practice getting to know your partner, using language from this lesson. Remember to show interest
in what your partner is saying.

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Transcripts

2. Socializing

Emma: So, Mark, I detect an American accent. Are you from the States?

Mark: Yes, that’s right. Have you ever been there?

Emma: No, but I’ve always wanted to go. Whereabouts do you come from in the States?

Mark: Well, I was born and brought up in San Diego. How about you? Did you grow up in London?

Emma: No, actually, I come from Brighton originally.

Mark: What exactly are you doing in London?

Emma: I work as an assistant for a television studio. It’s pretty cool because I get to meet a lot of
interesting people. I also get on really well with my colleagues and I’ve made a lot of friends.

Mark: Sounds interesting. How long are you here for?

Emma: I’m here until the summer. Then I intend to go backpacking around Europe.

Mark: Great.

Emma: How about you? What line of work are you in?

Mark: Actually, I’m a student. I’m doing a Master’s degree in architecture. I hope to work for an
architectural firm in London when I graduate.

Emma: Oh, that’s interesting. I imagine you must be a very creative person.

Mark: Well, I try to be.

Emma: How long have you been studying in London?

Mark: About a year, though it seems much longer.

Emma: How do you like the city?

Mark: I love it. There’s such a variety of things to see and do. I’m not too keen on the weather
though.

Emma: Yes, it’s been a pretty wet summer this year. Even by London standards. What’s the weather
like in San Diego at this time of year?

Mark: Oh it’s pretty sunny right now. So, what do you like doing in your spare time?

Emma: Well, recently, I’ve taken up yoga, so I’ve been spending quite a bit of time practicing it.
Apart from that, I enjoy reading, going out, and visiting museums and occasionally going to
concerts.

Mark: Oh, really? What kind of music are you into?

Emma: Mainly rock. Though I listen to jazz and classical sometimes.

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Key

1. Phrasal verbs

1. brought up 2. grow up 3. Do you get along with

4. are you into 5. go into 6. taken up

2. Socializing

Play the audio file or use your mobile device to scan the QR code (make sure you have installed a QR code reader
app and can access the Internet on your device).
Emma White
PLACE OF BIRTH: Brighton, UK
CURRENT JOB: assistant for a television studio
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: yoga, reading, going out, visiting museums, and occasionally going to concerts
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE: go backpacking around Europe
Mark Peters
PLACE OF BIRTH: San Diego, USA
OPINION ABOUT LONDON: he loves it (there’s a great variety of things to do and see) but he’s not so keen on
the weather
STUDIES: architecture
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE: hopes to work as an architect in London

3. Questions for getting to know someone

1. a 2. a 3. c 4. e 5. b 6. a
7. a 8. d 9. a 10. a 11. a 12. a

HOME COUNTRY/TOWN: 1,2,3,4,10; CURRENT PLACE OF STAY: 5,6,9

WORK OR STUDY: 7,8; LEISURE: 11,12

3. Whereabouts do you come from

4. Have you ever been
5. How long have you been working
6. kind of music are you into
7. ’s the weather like
8. line of work are you in
9. long are you here for

4. Interests and activities

1. do −→ a Master’s degree in.../a course in...

2. go −→ backpacking/swimming/bowling/sightseeing...
3. play −→ football/basketball/baseball/rugby...
4. go for −→ a jog/a run/a swim...
5. go into −→ journalism/business/acting...

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5. Showing interest

X Sounds interesting.
X Great.
X I imagine you must be ...

6. Role play

Encourage the students to cover the range of topics in Exercise 3. For students preparing for the Cambridge FCE
exam, this lesson and activity is useful practice for the interview part of the speaking test.

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