The phone call

PHOTOSTORY
Episode 1

1 Read and listen to the photostory and answer the questions.

OLIVIA Aw, look!
LUKE Looks like they’re having a good time.
WOMAN Jason?! You stop that. Do you hear me? Stop it!
RYAN What did you say, Luke?
OLIVIA Well, we all know what that’s like – your parents, shouting at you.

MEGAN Oh, don’t, please! The last couple of days …
RYAN What?
MEGAN Oh, my dad. He’s really stressed. He’s got a big business meeting he has to attend, out of town tomorrow and Friday.
LUKE Something important?

MEGAN I suppose so. I don’t know.
RYAN Well, I think you should know. I mean, he’s your father, right? Family and stuff.
MEGAN Yeah, yeah. Whatever. But I know one thing: he shouts at me all the time. Everything I do is wrong.
OLIVIA Poor you.
WOMAN Jason! I told you – don’t do that! If I have to go over there …
MEGAN Just like that. Another few years and I can leave home! I can’t wait!

OLIVIA Just think, Megan. You’ll be a mother too one day. Then you’ll remember this.
RYAN That’s right. And when we’re parents, we’ll be just the same as our parents. Wait and see.
MEGAN Hello? Oh, hello, Dad. What is it? I’m in the park.
LUKE Tell you what, though. If our parents weren’t …
MEGAN Shh!! Dad, say that again. What? The hospital? Mum?

2 Work in pairs. Discuss what happens next in the story. Write down your ideas.

Perhaps Megan has to go to the hospital.

3 Watch to find out how the story continues.

4 Answer the questions.

PHRASES FOR FLUENCY

1 Find the expressions 1–6 in the story. Who says them? Match them to the correct definition.

2 Complete the conversations. Use the expressions 1–6 in Exercise 1.

WORDWISE
Expressions with do

1 Complete the sentences from the video.

2 Complete the sentences with a word from the list.

3  SPEAKING  Complete the questions. Then ask and answer with a partner.

FUNCTIONS
Sympathising

1 Complete the extracts from the story with the phrases in the list.

2 Read the situations. What can you say in each one?

1
You meet a friend. You know that your friend lost something important yesterday.

2
You hear that Alex broke his arm last weekend. You meet Alex’s brother.

3
Your neighbour says: ‘I feel terrible today – I think I’m ill.’