Cover of New Total English Pre-Intermediate - Students' Book

Answer — Exercise 2

Communication 1·New Total English Pre-Intermediate - Students' Book

Question

  1. Listen to two people, Stig and Tessie, talking about leaning a language. Answer the questions.
  2. Listen again and look at the phrases in the How to ... box. Which phrases does Stig say? Which does Tessie say? Write S or T.

Answer

a)

Stig

  1. Japanese; because his wife's parents don’t speak English
  2. speaking; listening
  3. reading and writing
  4. reading and writing

Tessie

  1. Spanish; because she dreams of living in Latin America
  2. understanding what people say; reading
  3. expressing herself
  4. speaking skills / fluently

b)

Stig

  • I’m quite good at speaking.
  • My listening's not bad.
  • The most difficult thing is learning to read and write.
  • I really want to improve my reading and writing.

Tessie

  • I’m quite good at understanding what people say.
  • I’m pretty good at reading.
  • I’m finding it (rather) difficult to express myself.
  • I would really like to improve my speaking skills.
  • Communication is the most important thing.