Answer — Exercise 4
2.1·Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Workbook
Question
- Read the text and answer the questions.
- Listen to four people speaking about their experiences. Which ideas 1-8 in the text in Exercise 4A did each one try?
- Listen again and make notes about.
Answer
a)
- To make the world a better place by giving people ideas for small actions they can do as individuals.
- E → 1, 4, 6, 7; PS → 2, 3, 5, 8
b)
- idea 5
- idea 7
- idea 2
- ideas 3 and 8
c)
Speaker 1
- hates it when people forget her name; particularly at school - teachers don’t give you as much attention if they don’t know your name
- makes people uncomfortable because they can’t remember her name
Speaker 2
- pollution. - it takes 1,000 years for a plastic bag to decay; animals and fish get caught in them
- people keep trying to give her one; forgets to bring one with her
Speaker 3
- people look bored or miserable, especially on public transport
- a colleague thought he was flirting
Speaker 4
- has always been bad at it and wants to use jokes to build relationships
- has problem with timing in jokes; embarrassing moment when he told boss a joke - he didn’t think it was funny