Lead-in questions (docs, pub) taken from here
Transcripts (docs, pub)
Are friends more important than family? What do you think?
Are you married?
Are you the oldest among your brothers and sisters?
Are your parents strict?
Did you ever meet any of your great grandparents?
Do you get along well with your family?
Do you get along well with your brothers and sisters?
Do you look more like your mother or your father?
Do you often argue with your mother or father? What about?
Do you often visit your grandparents?
Do you think people should adopt children from other countries?
How did you get your name? For whom are you named?
How big is your family?
How many (first) cousins do you have?
How many aunts and uncles do you have?
How often do you see your cousins?
How often is your entire family together?
What are your parents like?
What do you and your family like to do together?
What is the best memory you have of your family doing something together?
What kind of things do you do with your family?
What will you teach your children? (what values, beliefs, hobbies, skills, etc.)
Match the words to the sentences
actually, always, funny, just, little, mind, one, rarely, rest, together
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Speaker 1
It’s a bit odd because I see him almost every day at work. He has a job in the marketing department on the 4th floor and my office is on the 5th floor and occasionally, (1)________________ occasionally, we’re asked to attend the same meetings. Ummm… It’s strange seeing someone you’re so close to in a different context. We’ve been married for seven years, and colleagues for longer than that, but we try not to discuss work when we’re at home with the (2)________________ of the family.
Speaker 2
We were such good mates at school and then we went travelling (3)________________ , but we see each other very (4)________________ now, because John lives in Birmingham with his wife and I still live in London. The (5)________________ thing is, it doesn’t matter how (6)________________ we see each other--we’re still great friends. (7)________________ , he never calls me--and every time I call him he says, “Oh, I’ve been meaning to call you for ages”, but I don’t (8)________________ .
Speaker 3
We get on very well as colleagues, but I never see him outside work. He’s (9)________________ of those people that can always make you laugh, which is really important in a stressful work environment. He’s very good at his job too and I’m (10)________________ asking for help for things.
Answers:
Speaker 1
It’s a bit odd because I see him almost every day at work. He has a job in the marketing department on the 4th floor and my office is on the 5th floor and occasionally, (1)just occasionally, we’re asked to attend the same meetings. Ummm… It’s strange seeing someone you’re so close to in a different context. We’ve been married for seven years, and colleagues for longer than that, but we try not to discuss work when we’re at home with the (2)rest of the family.
Speaker 2
We were such good mates at school and then we went travelling (3)together, but we see each other very (4)rarely now, because John lives in Birmingham with his wife and I still live in London. The (5)funny thing is, it doesn’t matter how (6)little we see each other--we’re still great friends. (7)Actually, he never calls me--and every time I call him he says, “Oh, I’ve been meaning to call you for ages”, but I don’t (8)mind.
Speaker 3
We get on very well as colleagues, but I never see him outside work. He’s (9)one of those people that can always make you laugh, which is really important in a stressful work environment. He’s very good at his job too and I’m (10)always asking for help for things.
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