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speak out Pre-Intermediate
UNIT 4
GREAT MINDS
4
Overview
Watch the video podcast. What do the people talk about? a) working b) learning c) education
1
Read Hina’s text and watch the video podcast from 0:10-0:26. Delete the extra words. Watch the
podcast again to check your answers.
I have a 1 part /full-time job but I like 2 l earning/studying new things in my
Hina
3 free/spare time. At the moment, I 4 study/’m studying Spanish.
I’m enjoying it but I 5 ind/’m inding it quite dificult. Today we
6 ask/’re asking people about 7 studying/learning new things.
2
Look at the people below and read questions 1-8. Watch the video podcast from 0:26-2:44 and
write answers A-F to the questions.
A
B
C
D
E
F
Who ...?
1 …sings in a choir
_E_
2 … is learning to play golf
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3 …is studying part-time after work
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4 …didn’t enjoy learning to drive
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5 …is inding it dificult to learn Arabic
___
6 … studied Mandarin Chinese a few years ago
___
7 …is learning Swahili
___
8 …thinks Sanskrit is more dificult than Latin
___
Glossary: choir = a group of people who sing together; Arabic = the language of Arab people;
Mandarin Chinese = one variety of the Chinese language; Swahili = a language from
East Africa; Sanskrit = a classical language of India; Latin = the language of Ancient Rome
3
Whataretheylearningatthemoment?Look at the people below and read their answers. Then
watch the video podcast from 0:26-1:40 and complete the answers.
A
B
C
D
E
F
1 I’m learning to speak another language, actually.
2 I’ve been learning to ________ the guitar for about 50 years now.
3 The courses I ____________ are training courses for leadership.
4 I’m learning to _______ and ______ in evening classes for adults.
5 I’ve just learnt how to __________ a lot of kayaking.
6 I’m learning how to ___________ a website.
Glossary: particularly = more than usual; pretty (adj) = quite
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speak out Pre-Intermediate
UNIT 4
GREAT MINDS
4
4
Whatwasthemostdficutthingthey’veeverlearnt?Read the answers in the box. Then watch the
video podcast from 1:40-2:44 and number the answers in the order you hear them. Notice the pronun-
ciation and practise saying the words/phrases.
patience 1
French
playing the trumpet
courage
Arabic
learning Spanish
Sanskrit
learning capoeira
Glossary: patience = able to stay calm and wait if necessary; capoeira = a Brazilian art form with
music, dance and martial arts; trumpet = a musical instrument; courage = not being
afraid/ showing that you are afraid
5
Look at the people below and read the sentences about them. Then watch the video podcast from
0:26-2:44 and underline the correct answers in taics. Watch the podcast again if necessary.
1 She’s learning to speak Chinese/ Spanish .
2 Learning Spanish/Arabic is very dificult for her.
3 Learning yoga was quite easy/hard for her.
4 One of the most dificult things she’s ever learnt
is dancing/capoeira .
5 She studies painting and drawing in the
mornings/evenings .
6 She learnt Mandarin Chinese last year/a few
7 He’s learning to play the guitar/the imbira .
8 He thinks patience/courage is the most dificult
thing he’s ever learnt.
years ago .
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speak out Pre-Intermediate
UNIT 4
GREAT MINDS
4
The way we speak
6
Look at the people below and read what they say about dificult things they’ve learnt. Watch the
video podcast from 1:40-2:44 and complete their sentences.
1 Learning a language is particularly dificult for
myself.
2 I found it really, ________ dificult.
3 Learning to drive was _____ _______ dificult
thing.
4 It’s dificult by _________ standards.
5 I think I found French very _______at school.
6 That was pretty __________.
Glossary: half-marathon = a run of about 2 1 kms
Personalisation
7
Write your answers to the questions.
1 Are you learning any new things at the moment? What are you learning? Are you enjoying it?
________________________________________________________________
2 Have you studied or taken any courses recently? What were they? What did you think of them?
________________________________________________________________
3 What’s the easiest thing you’ve ever learnt?
________________________________________________________________
4 What’s the most dificult thing you’ve ever learnt?
________________________________________________________________
Fun FACTS
Students in Japan are using Barack Obama’s speeches to learn English. To ind out
more, go to the BBC link below:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/
wordsinthenews/2009/02/090223_witn_obama.shtm
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