_ ACase for English
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Language activation for intermediate and more advanced students
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32 East 57th Street, New York, ny 10022, USA
296 Beaconsfield Parade, Middle Park, Melbourne 3206, Australia © Cambridge University Press 1979
First published 1979
Third printing 1982 Printed in Great Britain by
Fakenham Press Limited, Fakenham, Nosfolk ISBN 0 $21 22291 5 Student’s Book
ISBN O $21 22526 4 Teacher’s Book
ISBN © $21 22527 2 Cassette
Copyright
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Contents
Acknowledgements iv To the student v List of functions vii The black tide 1 Smoking 7
An exchange of schoolboys 13
The man trap 19
The Loch Ness monster 26
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A Case for English was developed by the English department of L’Ecole Supérieure de Commerce et d’ Administration des Entreprises du Havre
Through the long development stage the authors have received unremitting support from their directors Messieurs Camus and Merle and have benefited from the very valuable
suggestions and much needed encouragement of their colleagues and friends who have tested this material, In particular:
Monica Fincham and Eric Redford (Saffron Walden International College — Bell Educational Trust)
Steve Burrough (Institut Consulaire de Dieppe)
John Ladd (Infop Dijon)
Fionnuala Bhreathnach and Jean Bihan (Istom Le Havre) Michel Hiscock (IUT Le Havre)
Leon Metayer (ESCAE Brest)
Marie-Noéle Bonnes (Université des Sciences Sociales de Toulouse) Paul Steele, Richard Duda, Odile Régent (CRAPEL Nancy)
Judith Bullerwell (ENA; ACI Paris)
Justine Snaith (Polska Akademia Nouk — Polish Academy of Sciences)
The authors would like to thank them all, and particularly Madame Francoise Tessier who
nursed and typed the manuscript for them
The authors and publishers are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce
photographs: Keystone Press Agency Ltd (pages 1, 41); Health Education Council (page 7);
BBC Photographs, Richard Marner and Richard Stone (page 25); Mr Bobby Tulloch (page 51); and for the drawings by the following: Leslie Marshall (pages 2, 34); Ted Draper
(pages 9, £9, 22, 61); Martin Salisbury (pages 13, 16, 17, 18, 54, 57); Edward McLachlan (cover, pages 26, 38, 40, 43, 44, 45, 56); Reg Piggott (pages 29, 33, 48, 49, 55)
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Please read this introduction carefully as it will help you understand what the book is about
Principles
You have studied English for several years now and you have a fair grasp of its essential
grammar and vocabulary However, when it comes to using the language outside the classroom, you feel you need more oral practice to make you feel confident and at ease, The purpose of this book is to give you this extra training in spontaneity
But spontaneity is not easy to achieve when learning a language in a classroom because:
you have language problems the classroom isa very artificial place
you lack motivation
you remain passive most of the time
1 Because of your limitations as a learner of a foreign language you are bound to have
difficulties First, there are words you don’t know, and this prevents you from saying
what you want to say Secondly, there are structures which you haven’t mastered well enough to express yourself with the accuracy you have in your mother tongue And finally, there are all those situations in which you don’t know what to say, or rather what
is the right thing to say
This book will help you overcome some of these difficulties by careful and gradual
exposure to more and more complex situations and language At the end of each chapter,
you will be competent to function in certain well defined situations and this will
encourage you to go further on your own It will build up your confidence 2 Aclasstoom isa very artificial place, cut off from the ‘real world’ The activities we
suggest in this book will help to overcome this artificiality You will often be working in
pairs or in small groups You will establish different relations with your fellow students You will talk to them, you will learn from them and certainly teach them a few things You will develop easier relations with your teacher who will act more as a guide and adviser or group leader rather than the fount of all wisdom
3 But linguistic competence and a favourable setting are not enough to achieve spontaneity You must also feel the urge to speak, to express yourself You must be motivated to speak
In_A Case for English you will be discussing realistic or imaginary situations which will
provoke you to react Some of them you may think are a bit far-fetched or not directly relevant to your experience, but they won’t leave you indifferent
4 Finally, language work is often repetitive and passive In A Case for English you will be
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Each chapter (or ‘case’) is centred round a story which is introduced step by step in the various exercises The story sets a problem which you will first study and discuss and will solve at the end ina role play
This story is a general franaework which is offered to your imagination Never miss an opportunity to respond!
In cach chapter there are many different types of exercises You will be doing some
reading and listening comprehension work You will be talking in pairs, and all pairs will often be talking at the same time! This might be a bit noisy but you will notice that this simple technique can multiply your speaking time in class enormously And this is what
counts!
You will have group discussions in which you will speak either as yourself or as a character in a role play
In the role plays your teacher will give you role cards which provide some guidelines on what you should say and how you should say it But the role cards are frameworks into which you should be able to slip your own personality Always be yourselfin a role play!
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The black tide
asking for and giving advice
giving an account ofa given situation explaining a procedure expressing worry and reassurance expressing anger eliciting information Smoking requesting/hedging in reply complaining and suggesting answering questions An exchange of schoolboys giving and eliciting information encouraging :
remembering and reminding someone of something expressing reluctance and eagerness making a request , The man trap expressing despair ` expressing surprise expressing doubt
asking someone a favour
expressing a polite refusal making suggestions
explaining a procedure
giving instructions and giving advice
defending oneself and accusing somebody asking questions about the past
The Loch Ness monster
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asking someone a favour/exptessing willingness to do something
expressing regret/reassuring somebody The Martians
expressing personal opinions
expressing emotional attitudes: wonder, worry, amazement persuasion versus disbelief
reporting events
The pedestrian precinct
expressing worty and reassurance
explaining one’s views/criticising someone else’s opinions asking for and giving directions Rhum threatening explaining (politely and impolitely) doubting disagreeing suggesting advising showing preference The car park socialising
dictating over the telephone
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You usually spend your holidays in Helford, that delightful little fishing town in
Cornwall Thére you divide your time between toasting yourself on the spotless beaches, studying rare birds in the bird sanctuary and indulging in your favourite sea-food: the famous Helford oysters
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Peter Hardcastle, the BBC reporter, interviews Samia Murphy, who is President of the
local branch of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and in charge of the bird sanctuary Take some notes on the dialogue, using the following grid oAA A A Ab see a i thế: a laa TTT PETER HARDCASTLE SAMIA MURPHY When? Igather
Why? T Well, apparently
How? The thing is there are three oa main problems: ị first ; second : third l What? For myself F Butlalso : i How? We must i lộ 3 3 h How long? Ishould think |
1.4 Mini role play
Now work in pairs and play the parts of Samia and Peter Use your notes
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You are going to phone the hotel in Helford where you have booked a room for your
holiday in July
Guidelines
You would like to know:
What the extent of the damage on the coast is
How badly the beach has been affected How long it will take to clean it up Ifany of the damage will be permanent Ifyou can cancel your booking Ifyou can get your deposit back
Useful language
Ifyou are calm: Ifyou are angry:
I’m most concerned about This just isn’t good enough! Ifear Look
Ÿm notsure, Listen
Do you think Ecould ? Ihave no option butto
Ithink I might I’m notjoking On second thoughts
You are Jim Ryan, a hotel manager in Helford
Customers keep telephoning you and you try to reassure them
Guidelines
This is what you tell them:
Everything will be in order for 9 July
Work is in progress
Prompt action limited the damage The wind pushed most of the oil offshore
You do not welcome cancellations of bookings
You keep deposits for cancelled bookings
You promise a room overlooking the sea, a clean sea!
Useful language
If your customer is calm: If your customer is angry:
Ï can assure you that Listen, I can tell you that
That would bea pity Oh really! Youshouldn’t
I’m sorry but this is not common practice Pm sorry, it’s out of the question
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Letter writing
After your conversation with Jim Ryan, you confirm in a letter your decision about whether or notryou will spend your holidays in Helford
Andrew Brown telephones Samia Murphy
a
Andrew Brown is phoning Samia Murphy, President of the Bird Watchers’ Society and
the RSPB First listen to the conversation and take notes on Samia’s questions You will
then be asked to take her place and answer Andrew’s questions and comments,
My name is Andrew Brown, and I’ve just saved three puffins, five terns and seven seagulls
Can you tell me what I should do with them now? Shouldn’t I try to clean them up?
How long will that take?
Is there anything else I should do? When can [let them go?
Can I keep one or two as pets?
Allright, thank you very much Goodbye
Alternative situations
Work in pairs Choose one of the following situations:
a) You have just bought a pet Ask the pet-shop owner for some advice on how to look after it b) You have just bought a new car Ask the garage owner for some advice on how to maintain it, c) You have just inherited some money and you ask your banker for some advice on how to invest it d) You would like to spend a weekend in London Ask your travel agent for some advice Useful language
To ask for advice: To give advice:
What shouldIdo ? The first thing to do is to Shouldn’t I try to ? The main thing isto
How long do you reckon ? Youcould Do you think I could .? You must
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After the disaster which hit the coast near Helford last night, the small fishing town is recovering from its first shock
Two hundred troops have started cleaning the beach with shovels and wheel-barrows; fishermen have used sand bags to build an artificial dam and
nN meanwhile volunteers have started twenty-five
~ rescuing the birds from the sanctuary
But the Mayor, Jack
Riley, declared this morn- ing that these measures,
however useful they were,
were insufficient and he has appealed to the council authorities for additional
help Furthermore he
thought that the efforts of
the fishermen, the troops and the volunteers should be co-ordinated To this
end he has called a meeting
for tonight
Taking part in the meeting:
Jack Riley Mayor of Helford
Samia Murphy President of the local RSPB
Ted Bailey Fisherman
Jim Ryan Hotel manager
John Armitage Citizens’ Action Group James Davidson Restaurant owner
Head of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Officer in charge of the Armed Forces Leslie Price Local council treasurer
Peter Strong
Jo Swane Representative of local fishmongers
Major Foot
Class discussion
It is becoming more and more difficult to protect the sea from pollution Why do you
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How many cigarettes a day
does your child smoke?
"When a child breathes air filled with cigarette smoke
: itcan be as bad as if he actually smoked the cigarette himself:
Dorit smoke when there are children present ae
Thoitdanh sion Same
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Questionnaire
Work in pairs Ask your partner: ‘Do you smoke?’ Ifthe answer is ‘yes’, use the Smokers’
questionnaire If the answer is ‘no’, use the Non-smokers’ questionnaire Fillin your
partner’s answers
Smokers’ questionnaire
1 Do/did your parents smoke?
2 Do/did your brothers and sisters smoke?
3 When did you start?
4 Why did you start? 5 Do yousmoke
more than twenty a day? less than twenty a day? less than ten?
occasionally?
6 How much do you spend on cigarettes a week? 7 Have you ever tried to give it up?
8 Will you ever try to give it up?
9 Do you think smoking should be banned in public places? 1o Do you think smoking should be banned in the classroom?
11 How much success do you think the anti-smoking campaign has had/will have?
Non-smokers’ questionnaire
1 Ðo/did your parents smoke?
2 Do/did your brothers and sisters smoke?
3 Have you ever smoked?
4 (a) Ifthe answer to 3 is yes, why didn’t you carry on?
(b) If the answer to 3 isno, why didn’t you try?
3 Do you object to other people smoking in your presence? 6 Have you ever tried to persuade anyone to give up smoking? 7 Do you agree with a ban on smoking in public places? 8 Do you think smoking should be banned in the classroom?
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John: Good morning, I'd like to speak to Dr Chapman, please
Specialist: Dr Chapman speaking What can I do for you?
John: Ah! You probably won’t remember me, my name is Boot, John Boot
Specialist: No
John: Well, I'd like to make another appointment
Take the part of John Boot now and ask for the appointment Use your notes Dialogue Lai
After he had seen his doctor, John Boot had to ask his colleagues to cut down their smoking Listen to the two dialogues between John Boot and his colleagues What is the difference of tone? DIAMOND INSURANCE b [| Key
x Hubert Forbes 6 Jack Simpson 2 John Boot 7 Jim Swales
3 Don Rawlins 8 Thomas Headley
4 Jill Hickman 9 Angela Walters
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Mini role play
Work out with your partner similar dialogues using the following situations: a) Mr Boot asking a colleague to move his car so that he can park his own
b) Mr Boot asking his secretary not to use the telephone so much for personal calls
c) Mr Boot asking the chambermaid not to use the vacuum cleaner outside his hotel room at7 am d) Mr Boot asking his neighbour if he’d mind not playing his Beethoven symphonies so loudly Useful language MR BOOT
Ifhe wants to be formal, he uses expressions like:
Would you mind ?(-+ing)
I wondered if you'd mind terribly not .?(++ing)
Could ask you to try ?
Do you think this would be possible ?
[fhe wants to be informal, he uses expressions like: [I’ve been meaning toask you
How about .?(+ing)
I don’t know if you could, but HIS INTERLOCUTOR
Notice how the interlocutor refuses to commit himself
When he wants to be formal, he uses expressions like:
Well, yes, I suppose so
Well, we can see how it goes
When he wants to be informal, he says:
Eh?
Wel PHưy
Mm?
Problem solving
Study the office lay-out on page 9, and imagine various ways of re-organising work
Suggest possible solutions
Dialogue
Listen to the dialogue between Dick and Claud, two of the employees Notice how Dick keeps complaining and how Claud suggests possible solutions
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Now work out with your partner similar dialogues using the following situations:
a) One colleague complains to another that the office coffee is undrinkable, the other
suggests that they buy a new coffee-maker
b) One commuter complains to another that there is never any heating on their train, the
other suggests they boycott the train service
c) One hotel guest complains to another over dinner that the soup is always cold, the other suggests that they complain to the management
d) A subscriber complains to the telephone company that his line never works properly, the operator suggests that he contacts the Engineering Department
Useful language
When you want to make a suggestion, use expressions like:
Why don’t we ? Have you thought of ?(+ing) Why don’t we suggest ? Don’t you think that’s a good idea ? How about ?(-+ing) One way would be to
Wouldn’t it be a good idea to .? Maybe the best thing would be to 2.10 Role play MEMO Date 15 March To ALL STAFF From THE MANAGER Ref AW /HE
The Branch Manager will meet all members of staff in
his office at 4 p.m today :
Work will end at 4 p.m accordingly and the branch will be closed to the public from that time
This meeting is called to consider the implications of a disagreement between some members of the staff which has been brought to the knowledge of the manager ®@) ‘ Huber Foes Manager a
When you want to complain use expressions like: I don’t know about you but
What does he think he’s doing .? What does he think he’s playing at ? What on earth is he .?(+ing) I think he’s gota damned cheek
Personally, I think
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Should smoking be banned in public places?
2.12 Written exercise
Write Mr Forbes a memo after the meeting summarising what the official attitude to smoking in the office now is
Trang 2334 Dialogue It was such a long time since the Browns had heard from the Duponts in France morning Listen 32 Aletter 1S avenme- de tans Zúcso „ Lí Hư ưe cm Xx ohn and 6b,
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Mini role play
Work in pairs One of you is Mrs Brown, the other Mr Brown
"Tá
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Guidelines
Since you like Pierre Dupont’s suggestion, try to persuade your wife to let Andrew goto
France and to have Eric come to England, You also have to remind her who the Duponts are Here are some guidelines to help you:
You think it’s a good idea,
You remind Barbara about the evening out in Soho
He’s a chiefaccountant in a shipping company in Le Havre
You feel the Duponts are just the right kind of family to teach Andrew French Janine is a very homely woman Home, husband and children
Eric is the centre of the family but Janine likes children and would be motherly
Useful language
To remind somebody of something:
You must remember
Don’t you remember ?
You can’t have forgotten, can you? : ỹ y
Don’t tell me | you've forgotten youcan’t remember
you can’t recall
MRS BROWN
Guidelines
You are a little doubtful about this idea and you express your reluctance You have difficulty
remembering the Duponts Here are some guidelines to help you: You hardly know them You only met them once or twice six years ago “You want to know what Pierre Dupont does
They seemed well off
The only thing you can remember about Madame Dupont is that she talked a lot about recipes and Eric, her son
You re worried about Eric He may be young for his age
Suggest that John should phone the Duponts to fix everything, ifhe is really sure that it will be allright
Useful language
To express reluctance: To ask somebody to remind you of something: I don’t know about Could you remind me
Ÿm not very sure about Ican’t place Pm a little reluctant
Are you sure it’s a good idea? To express remembering:
Isupposeso EP© - Oh yes, it’s come back to me now rẻ
You may be right but
Pma bit | doubtful about From what I remember dubious about
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a) You would like to go and see one of your favourite old movies again Your partner is
not too keen on coming’ with you He or she only vaguely remembers the film and thinks
it would be boring to see it again
b) You and your partner used to spend your holidays together and you once made a trip to
asmall resort in the middle of nowhere Now you suggest that your two families should go back there for a camping holiday Your friend is not too keen on the idea
c) Your flat mate suggests that you exchange your flat with that of some acquaintances in another country for the Easter holidays You don’t like the idea of lending your flat to people you hardly know
Mr Brown telephones Monsieur Dupont
Eventually Mrs Brown was convinced and Mr Brown phoned Monsieur Dupont
Listen
Telephone game
Once the two fathers had sorted out travelling arrangements Madame Dupont insisted on
discussing domestic matters,
MADAME DUPONT
You are going to phone Mrs Brown to tell her about your son
Guidelines
Eric is shy, but he isa nice boy
He’s very helpful He makes his bed and washes up
He eats a lot Greedy! But he doesn’t like spinach, cream, eggs
Heis forbidden to go out at night, to drink or to smoke
` Hes very shy with girls,
He should write to us after his arrival and at the end of the first week He loves tennis but plays too much; this tires him out
Useful language
How nice to hear your voice again!
Pdlike to tell you
Could you possibly ?
Could you make sure he .? Heshouldn’t
MRS BROWN
Madame Dupont is going to phone you to tell you about her son Here are a few questions which you would like to ask her
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Guidelines
Can you ask Eric to help you?
Has he any special eating habits? Does he like English breakfasts? Is he allowed to go out at night? May he smoke?
Must he write to you very often? What is his favourite sport? Useful language Could you tell me about .? Is Eric allowed to ? Do you want us to ? Letter writing MONSIBUR DUPONT Write a letter to the Browns giving the details of your son’s travel arrangements using the following details:
Night Ferry: Le Havre-Southampton (7 am) 7 July
Train: Southampton-London Waterloo (10 am)
1 light suitcase and one bag
1.5 m (about 5 ft) tall, slim, fair-haired, blue coat
Tennis racket in his left hand
Any problem: phone 33 24.06 Problem solving
Eric arrived safely During the first week Eric’s stay was a pronounced success He got on very well with Andrew and seemed to adapt very well to the English way of life
However, a week after his arrival Mrs Brown had a problem
Read what happened and see if you can help
The two boys were invited to a party Andrew came back home at midnight but Eric
returned at half past two in the morning!
When Mrs Brown found out she was angry with Eric and told him he couldn’t go out again at night He mumbled some excuse but soon after lunch he disappeared for the whole afternoon and returned for dinner without any explanation
Mrs Brown questioned Andrew in private and he finally said that Eric had probably spent the afternoon with Nelly Colson, a girl he had met at the party
Mrs Brown was worried Her husband was away on a business trip and she didn’t know how to contact him, She didn’t like this Nelly who was nearly 18 and who had been brought
up asa spoiled child It was a long time since her parents had lost control over her and Mrs
Brown knew she couldn’t expect any help from them
‘What would you advise her to do?
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3.10 Newspaper article The Wimbiedon Evening News Saturday, 12 July schoolboy takes
French leave > „ SON seeing
“phone Wimbledon Police Sta- Young Eric Dupont, fifteen,
who was staying with Mr and Mrs Brown in Wimbledon ran
Saturday night after his host phoned the boy’s father in France to tell him about his son’s misbehaviour Any per- the boy should don: 01-343 3502, or Mr Brown’s home, 01-799 2204, away from their home on where the Duponts are staying 3.11 Newspaper article The Wimbledon Evening News Monday, 14 July
An exhausted teenager entered ed very tired.’ Said relieved
the Bluebell Cafeteria this father Pierre Dupont, ‘We had
afternoon at 4 o'clock Said the worst 14 July of our tives!
waitress Janet James, ‘I recog- But all’s well that ends weil,
nised him immediately, he we shan’t send Eric to the
looked so sweet and he seem- Bastille this time!’
3.12 Role play
Once Eric is back the Browns and the Duponts meet at the Browns The Browns think it is just a minor incident, all’s well that ends well, and would like to go ahead with the
exchange The Duponts are more reserved, particularly Madame Dupont, and before
agreeing to let Andrew go to France they would like to know the whole truth about their
son’s escapade 3.13 Class discussion
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Dialague I3
Dr Chapman, a well-known physician, has once again found his country cottage broken into On different occasions burglars have emptied the freezer, raided the cellar and
generally made a mess of the place So he calls at the police station to lodge another complaint
Listen we Mini role play
In paiss play the parts of Dr Chapman and Police Constable Reed DR CHAPMAN
Guidelines
You are very angry
This is the third time your house has been broken into
You had fitted locks and bolts to all possible doors and windows ‘The burglars have drunk your whisky and stolen a box of cigars You don’t know how they got in as no window or door is broken You think they must be professional burglars
You want Police Constable Reed to come immediately
Useful language
When you want to express despair, use expressions like:
Ireally don’t know what to do This is the last straw
Tam ata loss
What on earth am I going todo ?
and to express surprise:
The strange thing is that
What's strange is that
What I don’t understand
What gets meis that
and to ask someone a service:
Could you possibly ?
Would you be kind enough to ?
I wondered if you | could .? would ?
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Guidelines
You are a bit surprised to see Dr Chapman again
You wonder whether his house is well protected from burglars
You want to know how they broke into the house and what has been stolen
You don’t think professional burglars would break into the same house several times You can’t possibly go to Dr Chapman’s cottage immediately as you are alone at the police
station
Useful language
To find out something use: Could you tell me ? Could you describe .? What exactly ?
To express doubt use:
Oh I just don’t believe it Are you absolutely sure it was .?
To express a polite refusal to do something use: Oh I don’t think that will be possible OhTm sorry but I can’t possibly
Alternative situations: reporting a loss
When you have practised the dialogue between Dr Chapman and the policeman, try to
create one of the following dialogues with your partner a) You’ve lost your passport on the tube
b) Your car has disappeared from outside your hotel c) You've lost your child in a department store d) You've lost your wallet in a cinema
e) You've lost your luggage at the airport,
Trang 31After the burglary 44 Problem solving ‘When Dr Chapman returned to his cottage his children were very excited They showed him what they had found in the hedge behind the cottage: a long piece of rope with a hook attached to it! ‘So that’s how they do it!” he exclaimed ‘How come I didn’t find out before?” Have you found out too?
Have another look at the drawing
Well, now that you have found out, explain to your partner how the burglars got into the
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It was easy to
Mini role play: what should we do?
Now that we know how the burglars get into the house, the problem is to decide how to stop them
In paits play the parts of Dr Chapman, and Mr Hopkins, a stonemason
DR CHAPMAN
Guidelines
First explain to Mr Hopkins how the burglars get into your house You want him to put a grid in the chimney
You insist that it should be put at the bottom as it will be more effective there
Useful language To give instructions:
I would like you to
Ithink the best thing to dois Would it be possible to ?
MR HOPKINS
- Guidelines
You agree with Dr Chapman: the best idea is to put a grid in the chimney But you would prefer to fix it at the top
First, because the job will be easier for you
Second, because the burglar may get trapped if the grid is put at the bottom
Useful language
To give advice: Ithink you should Why don’t you ? If were you
Wouldn’t it be better to .? Pdrather
A news bulletin ti)
A fortnight later you happen to be listening to the 1 o’clock news
Listen
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Dialogue
Mr and Mrs Carruther, the parents of the boy who was found in the chimney, have
decided to sue Dr Chapman
Dr Chapman has to find a solicitor to give him some legal advice He goes to see Mr Hugh Douglas So
Listen to his conversation with Mr Douglas and make a note of all the arguments Dr Chapman uses to defend himself
Mini role play: Dr Chapman and Police Inspector Sharp
Dr Chapman is now called to explain his side of the story to the policeman in charge of the inquiry, Inspector Sharp The latter is not as sympathetic as the solicitor
DR CHAPMAN
Guidelines
You are very sorry about what has happened, But you don’t feel you are in any way
responsible
You had never imagined your burglar could be a young boy, and that he would be silly
enough to slide down the chimney without an accomplice and without a rope
You did not return to your country house for a fortnight, as you were attending a doctors’ conference in the U.S.A
Useful language
To defend yourself use:
How wasItoknow ?
How could I possibly know .?
I didn’t mean to You can’t blame me for
It’s not my faultif
POLICE INSPECTOR SHARP
Guidelines
You want to know:
How many times his home has been broken into
How he discovered the way the burglars get into the house Why he decided to install a grid
Why he installed the grid at the bottom of the chimney Ifhe premeditated trapping the burglar
Who helped him install the grid
How he can prove that there was no premeditation Useful language
Don’t you think it would have been better to ? In your position I don’t think I'd have done Didn’t it occur to you that .?
But I still don’t understand why
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Role play: the trial
Dr Chapman is to be tried on a charge of negligence
Taking part in the trial:
Judge: Mr Justice Kellog
Queen’s Counsel: Mr Martin Counsel for the defence: Mr Brown,
_ Witnesses for the prosecution:
Mes Carruther: Mother of the boy Mr Hopkins: Stonemason
Mr Jameson: A neighbour
‘Witnesses for the defence:
Mrs Fairclough: Aneighbour
Dr Jones: A colleague of Dr Chapman Mr Smithers: A friend of Dr Chapman Dr Chapman: Defendant
Written exercise
Write the article which appeared in the local press after the case
Class discussion
Do you think there are any circumstances in which a private citizen is justified in taking the
law into his own hands?
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5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Dialogue
The weather had been exceptionally warm that year in Scotland and even the usually
chilly waters of Loch Ness attracted bathers One night
Mini role play
Now you are Peter Finch and you tell your friend Jim, a journalist, about what happened to you while you were in the loch Jim tries to find a logical explanation and suggests your leg might have been caught by some sea-weed or grazed by a rock
Useful language
PETER jiM
You are convinced and you want your
friend to believe you Use: To express incredulity use:
Believe me It must have been
Honestly You must have
I would swear it was Perhaps you
Lam sure it was Are you sure it wasn’t Dialogue La)
The same day, at the Police Station, near Inverness
Listen
Mini role play
Work out with a partner similar dialogues using one of the following situations:
a) You saw a flying saucer in your garden Your partner thinks it was the shadow of a tree ~ b) You saw a ghost in a hotel bedroom in Scotland Your partner believes it was a draught
moving the curtains
c) Yousawa shark swimming a few yards off Brighton beach Your partner thinks it was a toy shark radio-operated by a child
Useful language
When you refuse to believe someone
use expressions like: When you ate trying to convince
someone, use expressions like:
Itell youl saw Ohcomeon
Listen, Ohcome offit,
Ican proveit You must have lost your head lam telling you You must have had one too many
Iknow this is hard to believe, but
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Another sighting of Nessie! After Peter Finch claimed he had been bitten by an xụn-
known animal (see cur
Monday Late Night Edition),
another witness, Alistair
MacFarlane, testified he had seen a big animal wading near Urquhart Castle The police are pursuing their investiga-
tion—Inspector Cameron of the Inverness Police Squad said he had discovered foot- prints on the shore of the loch The police are trying to build up an identikit picture and ask anybody who has seen the monster recently to contact them
Mini role play: the identikit picture
Work in groups of five (Inspector Cameron and four witnesses) and draw up an Identikit picture of the monster Form PK IR4 IDENTIKIT PICTURE Age Sex Height : Weight : Distinguishing features : A newsflash ta
Listen to a special newsflash from a BBC correspondent in Inverness
Role play: an emergency meeting \
All sceptics have been silenced Nessie has indeed come out of hiding and has proved to be a dangerous animal
This is the peak of the tourist season in Scotland and local authorities have to protect the population Sheriff Angus who is in charge of public safety for the county has called a meeting to decide on the best tactics Participants at the meeting will be kept informed on the progress of the situation by field-radio
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Sheriff Angus
Major Wilberforce Army Captain Kenny Royal Navy Flight Lieutenant Wallace RAF
Inspector Cameron Inverness Police Squad
Mr McLeod Mayor of Drumnadrochit Mrs Johnston Mayoress of Inverness
Tim Ross Chief Fire Officer, Inverness Dr Scott McBroody A zoologist
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Prehistoric monsters of course are not very likely to come out of their lakes to destroy out cities, But perhaps our world has gained new ‘monsters’ which are much more dangerous Which do you fear most?
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