Unit 4Stage and screenUsing language—Listening1. To learn some informa
tion about arrangements;2. To make arrangements in groups.Did you
know?Dating back to the 1970s, Glastonbury Festival is a music a
nd arts festival that takes place on a large farm in Somerset in
South-west England. Most of the organisers are volunteers and muc
h of the money raised from ticket sales goes to charity. Many fam
ous bands have performed at the festival over the years, and the
number of people attending has grown to about 200,000. Pre-l
isteningGlastonbury Festival2 Meet at London Victoria Take
a coach to Castle Cary Camp for four nights Take a tent a
nd a rain jacket Task 1: Listen to the conversation and choose th
e correct memo. 1 Meet at London Paddington Take a train to
Castle Cary Stay in a hotel for four nights Take a rain
jacket and food3 Meet at London Victoria Take a coach to th
e festival site Camp for four nights Take a tent and an u
mbrella√ While-listeningTask 2: Listen again and complete th
e flyer. 2428London Paddington￡70.40London Victoria￡3010:00 am10:
30 pmTask 3:Listen again and fill in the blanks.Lisa: Hey, Josh!
Did you manage to get tickets for Glastonbury Festival?Josh: Hi,
Lisa, I’m glad you phoned. You won’t believe how lucky I was— the
tickets sold out in 20 minutes! Yet I ____________ for both of u
s!Lisa: Amazing! When does it start?Josh:__________next Saturday,
24 June and lasts for five days.Lisa: OK, so we’ll need to stay
there for four nights. Shall we book a hotel?Josh: I’m not sure.
The hotels are quite far from the festival site, so_________ we
bring our tents.
got tickets I suggest It starts Lisa: Tha
t’s a good idea! How do we get to the festival?Josh: ____________
_________from London Paddington to Castle Cary, which costs ￡70.4
0. There is a direct train leaving at 9:00 am. When we arrive, we
can take the free bus from the station to the festival site. It
runs from 10:00 am, and the last bus leaves for the festival site
at 10:30 pm.Lisa: __________ taking a coach to Castle Cary? It’l
l probably take longer, but it’ll be cheaper.We can take a train
How about Josh: That’s true. Let me check...Yes, it’s less than
half the price—only ￡30. OK, ___________ at London Victoria at 5:
00 am next Saturday. There is a coachleaving at 5:30 am.Lisa:Tha
t’s really early, but no problem! ___________bring an umbrella? A
nd how about bringing some food with us?Josh:__________ a rain j
acket would be better. Umbrellas block other people’s view of
the stage. And there’ll be plenty of places to buy food at the fe
stival site. I’m sure we’ll have lots of choices.Lisa: Great! Se
e you on Saturday!let’s meet I thinkShould I When making an arran
gement to a performance, take the following basic elements into a
ccount. the time of the per
formancethe _______of the performancethe _______to meet with each
otherthe place to meet with each otherthe means of _________to t
he performanceaccommodationsome personal necessities…place time
transport Task 4: Conclusion.Work in pairs. Act out the conversat
ion about making arrangements to go to a comedy show.Student AStu
dent B Post-listeningStudent A: Turn to Page 82.You want to
go a comedy show this weekend. Tell Student B about the show and
make arrangements to go and see it together.Argentina’s Famous Mi
me ComedianNana StuartComedy Club (near the Central Station)17&18
April 6 pmTickets $ 25 at the door (cash only)Useful expre
ssions I’ve got tickets… It’s close to… It starts at… We can… I t
hink… Let’s meet at…at…? I suggest…Student B: Turn to Page 86.Stu
dent A wants to go to a comedy show this weekend. Listen for info
rmation about the show and make arrangements to go and see it tog
ether. You will need to ask for the following information: time a
nd place of the show how to get there where and when to meet what
to take with youUseful expressions Did you manage to get tickets for…? Where is…? When does it start? How can we get there? How about…?Where/When shall we meet? Should I bring…?There is a comedy... Great! Did you...Show Time Now work with your deskmate to act out the conversation. |
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