4 Work with a partner to compare the key ideas you underlined on page 38.Write the ones you consider the most important in the first column.Then, find extra information related to each of them and write it in the second column.
General Information
Details
Some private companies are already making trials.
Space travel will be possible soon.
5 Intonation, volume and rhythm are details of the interview that we must analyze. Listen and check the squares. Compare your answers with a partner. 17
Rhythm Volume Intonation fast slow high low
Well, that is a problem right now; very few people could a ord to buy their tickets because the cost is very high. But there is hope that the price will come down as the technology becomes more advanced. Who knows? Maybe in a few years, instead of taking your kids to the zoo, you will take them to the Moon!
Reader What do you call the two people in an interview? (pp. 44-45)
6 Now,let’s analyze another detail: words that sound almost the same! In pairs,listen and repeat the following words from the interview emphasizing the different pronunciations. 18
a Sue zoo
b bit
c e ects
d day
beat
a ects
they
Step 2 • Share the interviews you brought for homework and choose one to work with. • Identify key ideas and write a summary using your own words. Self-evaluation (Underline.) The details that I consider the most important to analyze in an interview are: • The type of expressions used in it. • The words that sound very similar. • The changes in rhythm, volume and intonation. Tip: To identify key ideas in an interview, look for words and concepts that repeat through it. Discussion
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