The big match
PHOTOSTORY
Episode 4
1 Look at the photos and answer the questions.
Where are they in photo 2?
They’re in the living room at Tom’s place.
What happens to the TV?
It stops working.
2 Now read and listen to the photostory. Who does Tom want to win?
TOM It’s the big match this afternoon. Why don’t we all watch it together?
RUBY Great idea!
TOM OK. You call Ellie and I can call Dan. About 3.30 at my place!
RUBY Hmm, I’ve got some stuff to do first, but I think 3.30 is OK.
RUBY Hey. The TV screen. Is it broken? We can’t see anything.
ELLIE Where’s the match? We want to watch the match!
DAN Come on, Tom. Do something! The match starts in a few minutes!
TOM Just a minute. Let me try and fix it.
MAN ON TV Welcome to today’s match. We’re here live in London!
ELLIE It’s so exciting.
DAN I know. I love football.
TOM The US can win this. I know it. Go USA!
RUBY No way, Tom. Go England!
ELLIE Oh, no. Now the screen’s black.
DAN Now what do we do?
TOM It’s no big deal. I’m sure I can fix it.
RUBY This is terrible!
3 Watch to find out how the story continues.
What sports do Ruby, Ellie and Dan play?
table tennis, basketball, football
Who wins the match on television?
They don’t know.
4 Watch again. Choose the correct answers.
PHRASES FOR FLUENCY
1 Find the expressions 1–4 in the story. Who says them?
... stuff.
... stvari.
It’s no big deal.
Ni pomembno.
Now what ...?
Kaj zdaj?
I’m sure …
Prepričan/-a sem ...
3 Put the sentences in the correct order to make a dialogue.
4 Complete the dialogues with the expressions from Exercise 1.
… stuff. | Now what …? | It’s no big deal. | I’m sure …
FUNCTIONS
Making suggestions
1 Complete the sentences from the story. Use the words and phrases in the list.
2 Complete the suggestions.
3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Act out the dialogues in Exercise 2.
4 SPEAKING Make two new dialogues. Use these words for speaker A.
thirsty
tired