8 INTERVIEWS EXTRA INTERMEDIATE UNIT 8 1 2 OVERVIEW: Watch the video. Which opinions do you most agree with? 2 Read Val’s introduction. Try and complete it with the words from the box then watch the video from 0:10 to 0:26 and check your answers. 3 mood block well neighbours quite few similar Hi. I live in a 1 of flats and I know a 2 of my neighbours really 3 . We like 4 things so we socialise 5 a lot. Today, I’m going to ask people about their 6 . How well do you know your neighbours? How well do you know your neighbours? 4 5 What about a bad neighbour? 5 3 A Watch the video from 0:27 to 1:22. How many people say they know their neighbours well? B Read the extracts from the speakers’ answers. Use the prepositions in the box to complete them and then watch the video from 0:27 to 1:22 again to check your answers. There are two prepositions that you do not need to use. of on by at in (x2) into 1 I know my neighbours quite well. I moved a year ago and I live in the middle flat, and, it’s a house that’s broken into three flats … 2 It varies enormously. One or two really quite well; some very close, I don’t even know what they look like. And that is very typical this area … 3 Virtually not at all. I’ve a, I live a flat and I moved into the flat about six months ago. 4 Yeah, I know them quite well, but I don’t, some I get with and some I don’t … 5 Um, not all. I’ve never even seen them … 6 A Watch the video from 2:42 to 3:36. How many speakers describe their worst neighbour? B Read the statements below and decide if they are true (T) or false (F). Watch the video from 2:42 to 3:36 again and check your answers. Speaker 1 1 Her neighbour lived downstairs. 2 The neighbour oen went to see if the speaker was OK. Speaker 2 3 The worst neighbour speaker two ever had was very noisy. 4 The speaker could hear her neighbour all the time. Speaker 3 5 One night the speaker heard a noise outside his flat. 6 The policeman wanted the speaker to stay in the garden. 4 A Read the phrases in the box. Check any new words in your dictionary. Then watch the video from 1:23 to 2:05 and tick the phrases that you hear. There are three extra phrases. B Read the speakers’ answers. Complete the extracts with the phrases you ticked. Watch the video from 1:23 to 2:05 again and check your answers. 1 A good neighbour is someone that you can trust, 152 Part A Z06 SpeakOut Consoli 3 SB CUI 7323.indd 152 Read the extracts from the speakers’ answers. Choose the correct alternatives to complete each extract then watch the video from 2:05 to 2:41 to check your answers. 1 A bad neighbour is someone that 1forget/forgets that you exist 2also/as well, and has loud music until 6 a.m. 2 Not respecting privacy, 1interfering/intruding; not understanding what your neighbour wants and not 2only/just in that sense, but in the sense of not participating … 3 Someone who is not 1polite/considerate, who, whether it’s a lot of 2noise/noisy or a lot of trash … Tell me about the best or worst neighbour you’ve ever had. What makes a good neighbour? feed your dog take out the rubbish someone who looks out for you water your plants being intrusive who doesn’t cause you any grief someone who’s considerate plays loud music that you could leave your key with, that you could ask to or feed your cat. I think what makes a good neighbour is , and you look out for them as well. Knowing when to interfere and not to interfere; being friendly at the right times, but not . A good neighbour would be – who always keeps in mind that they do have neighbours … Someone who you can trust and . 7 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions with your partner. 1 How well do you know your neighbours? 2 What makes a good/bad neighbour? 3 Who’s the best or worst neighbour you’ve ever had? © Pearson Education Limited 2019 28/03/2019 16:40
