A1–C1 Touchstone Second edition Michael McCarthy, Jeanne McCarten, and Helen Sandiford BEGINNER TO ADVANCED Touchstone , together with Viewpoint is an English program based on research from the Cambridge English Corpus. It presents natural language in authentic contexts. • Corpus research ensures that the language taught is the language people really use. • Conversation strategies enable students to interact with fluency and confidence. • Students are encouraged to work out grammatical structures and English usage for themselves, making them more likely to remember what they have learned. Viewpoint follows on from Touchstone for higher level learners. • Conversation strategies give students the language and skills to interact fluently and confidently. • Writing syllabus focuses on the key processes, language, and text organization skills essential for academic and professional writing. • Vocabulary syllabus helps students master essential words, collocations, and language expressions – and presents a wide range of effective vocabulary learning strategies.
Did you hear about . . . ?
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Conversation strategy Telling news A What kinds of car-related crime is there in your city? Are cars broken into or stolen? How oen do you hear car alarms? B 4.26 Listen. What happened in Joey and Paula’s neighborhood last night? 1
Joey Did you hear about all the trouble here last night? Paula No, but I heard some police sirens. Joey Well, you know that older guy on the rst floor of my building? Paula Yeah. . . . Joey Guess what? His car was stolen. Paula That’s terrible. Joey And you know what? He heard his car alarm and called the police, but they came way too late. Paula I’m not surprised. The thing is, they just don’t have enough police on duty at night. Joey Exactly. Paula Oh, and did I tell you? My car was broken into last Thursday night. Joey No. Really? Was anything stolen? Paula No. The only thing was, they damaged the ignition trying to start the car . . . but the funny thing was, they couldn’t start it because the battery was dead!
C Notice how Joey and Paula introduce news with expressions like these. Find examples in the conversation.
Did you hear (about) . . . ? Have you heard (about) . . . ? Did I tell you?
Guess what? You know what? You know . . . ?
D 4.27 Listen. Write the expressions you hear. Then practice with a partner. 1. You know what ? I got caught in a storm last night. My new shoes are completely ruined. 2.
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? The trac is getting bad around here. We were stuck in trac for an hour last night.
? They’re going to open a new organic food store near here.
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? My cousin is coming to stay with us this summer. I’m really excited about it. the guy I used to sit next to in class? The one with dark hair? He bought a new car.
? I’m getting married next spring!
that high school principal? He crashed his car into the front of the school.
the plans for a new skate park in the city? It’s opening next spring. E Pair work Are any of the stories above similar to stories you know? Take turns telling a partner. Can you continue the conversations? About you
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