Cover of the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8.3 - Have you got a minute? for the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Listen to the conversation. Are the statements true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false statements.
  2. Listen again. Tick the tips in Exercise 2B that the man follows.

Answer

a)

  1. F → She borrows small amounts each time but they add up to quite a lot.
  2. F → Next week, after she's been paid.
  3. T → He says that she's said she'll pay him back before.
  4. F → He suggests she pays back however much she can afford each week.

b)

He follows all the tips. He says clearly at the beginning why he wants to talk to her. He's specific, reminding her that she said she'd pay it back later once before and telling her that he feels annoyed. He doesn't say what anyone else thinks. He gives her space by asking 'Do you know what I mean?' He suggests a solution.