This Week's Speaking Idea

 

 

 

Oddly enough, if you want to communicate effectively, you first have to be a good listener. It’s essential to pay attention when someone else is talking so that you can respond to the other person and keep the conversation going.
 

 • If you’re making polite conversation with someone you don’t know well, try to draw them out by asking about their interests.

 • Don’t just take over the conversation, or you’ll come across as a dominant bore.

 • If you ask someone a question, don’t jump in with another question before you’ve heard the answer to the first one.

 • Don’t cut someone off in the middle of what they’re saying – even if it is boring!
 

• When it’s your turn to speak, provide enough information to get your point across, but don’t ramble on.

 • If you want to get through to people, don’t use words they won’t know, or long, drawn-out sentences. It’s far better to keep it simple.

 • There’s nothing worse than talking over people: it’s very irritating, and no one likes it.

 

Source: Ken Patterson, OUP

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Week beginning Monday 11th November

First Reader for NI2

Please do (a) Before Reading - everything; (b) Check your Reading - everything; (c) After Reading - Ex 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9. (Don't do Ex 7.)  Deadline = 8th / 9th January.

This Week's Speaking Idea

Week Beginning Monday 4th November

First Reader for NA1

The first reader for NA1 is now available in the office.

 

 

Please do (a) Before reading - everything; (b) Check your Reading - everything; (c) After Reading - Ex 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7.  Deadline = 8th January

EOI Friends Abroad

Friends and former colleagues of Josue (NI2 2012-2013) might like to know that he is now working as a land surveyor in Equatorial Guinea. What a wonderful experience!

Answer Key NA1 CD1

A baby foal

 

1. 
1  C   2  B   3  B   4  A   5  A   6  B   7  A   8  C

2.

1   over / more than 150   2  information assistant   3  a (small) town   4   was asleep / sleeping   5   luggage / clothes    6   Travel Care   7   Terminal Duty Team
8   check-in area   9   Passenger Services   10   flight delays

3.

1  E   2  A   3  D   4  F   5  B

4.

1  B   2  B   3  B   4  A   5  A   6  C   7  A

5.

1  B   2  A   3  C   4  A   5  B   6  B   7  C   8  B

6.

1   up to / no more than 4 minutes   2  special nature   3  (a) separate microphone

4  (the) best interview   5  issues   6  (any) equipment   7  (a) special project(s)

8  Our Society Today   9  clearly labelled   10  for collection

7.

1  D   2  F   3  E   4  C   5  A

8.

1  Y   2  N   3  Y   4  N   5  Y   6  Y   7  Y

9.

1  A   2  B   3  A   4  B   5  C   6  A   7  A   8  A

10.

1   shops (too) crowded   2  children’s area   3  not enough signs   4  comfortable seating   5  (big/wide) range of food   6  horrible design   7  bargains / low prices in the shops   8  (lots of / endless / long) queues   9  (the) fun room   10  poor quality of the food

11.

1  A   2  D   3  E   4  B   5  F

12.

1  C   2  B   3  A   4  A   5  C   6  A   7  C

13.

1  Theatre Studies   2  practical   3  Drama in Education   4  Artistic Managers

5  financial situation   6  good reviews   7  best comedy production   8  (a) TV commercial / advert(isement)   9  (a) major/large/big/important company

10  to be unemployed

NI2 CD1 Answer Key

Attentive listening pays.

CD 1 Track 9

1.     5 minutes
2.     Have a coffee
3.     September
4.     On holiday
5.     2 weeks
6.     Saturday
7.     B
8.     C
9.     B
10.  A
 
CD Track 10
 1.     Range
2.     a/the list
3.     catch him
4.     B
5.     C
6.     A
7.     B
8.     A
9.     C
10.  Work and scores

 CD Track 11

1.     D
2.     C
3.     B
4.     50 questions
5.     A
6.     A
7.     M
8.     A
9.     A
10.  M

CD Track 12
1.     1812
2.     1814
3.     1817
4.     1817
5.     1818
6.     1822
7.     C
8.     A
9.     1838
10.  1840 … bicycle
 
CD Track 13
1.     A
2.     B
3.     C
4.     B
5.     A
6.     B
7.     Daily
8.     The/an automatic
9.     9911 4425
10.  40 Park

CD Track 14

1-4. A, B, E and F (in any order)
5.     up to
6.     expense
7.     volunteers
8.     of charge
9.     5,000 pounds
10.  D
 

CD Track 15

1.     B
2.     B
3.     C
4.     A
5.     Detail
6.     Space and the individual
7.     Read simple directions
8.     Maps
9.     Writing essays
10.  Right order

CD Track 16

1.     C

2.     D

3.     B

4.     B

5.     A

6.     B

7.     Proportion

8.     Rubbish/(other) traps

9.     Fish farms

10.  Cod stocks/cod population

 

Week Beginning Monday 28th October