Answer — Exercise 3
2.2 - Changing your mind·Speakout Advanced - Students' Book
Question
- Work in pairs and complete the phrases using words from the box.
- Listen to the words / phrases and write them in the right place according to their stress patterns. Listen again and repeat.
- Respond to situations 1-5 using the prompts and phrases from Exercise 3A.
Answer
a)
- preconceptions
- stereotypes
- second
- mind
- narrow-minded
- eye-opening
- perspective
- convincing
b)
oOo
- perspective
- convincing
ooOo
- preconceptions
- narrow-minded
Oooo
- have second thoughts
- stereotypes
- eye-opening
c)
- I'm having second thoughts about getting married.
- It was an eye-opening experience. It has given me a whole new perspective.
- I had some preconceptions about what he was going to be like.
- I don't find the arguments for nuclear power very convincing.
- Losing my job gave me a whole new perspective on what life is like without work.