Listen and pay attention to the fall-rise (  ) intonation in the following sentences. Then practise saying them in pairs.

1. Shall we now talk about other learning methods?

2. Could you please pay attention when I’m talking to you?

3. Why don't we use public transport to go to school?

4. Would you like to join our cooking course?

Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the intonation. Practise saying the questions in pairs.

1. Should we focus our campaign on a general social issue  or one affecting mainly teens ?

2. Is the top problem facing teens today peer pressure , body shaming, or bullying ?

Listen to these conversations. Pay attention to the intonation of the question tags. Then practise saying them in pairs.

1. A: So, we need to protect local ecosystems, don't we?

B: Yes, we do.

2. A: You'll take the books back to the library, won't you?

B: OK, I'll do that tomorrow.

3. A: We don't want our planet to lose biodiversity, do we?

B: No, we don't.

4. A: An ecosystem is a community of living things, isn’t it?

B: No, it isn’t. It’s a community of both living and non-living things.

5. A: You went to Cuc Phuong National Park last weekend, didn’t you?

B: Yes, I did.

Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the linking (‿) between the words in the sentences.

1. He lives‿in the city centre.

2. Cities‿of the future will be more exciting.

3. The new high-rise building is‿in the west‿of the city.

4. A lot‿of people come to the city to walk‿across the famous bridge.

Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the strong and weak forms of the auxiliary verbs. Then practise saying them.

Mark: Have you started working out again?

          /hǝv/

Nam: Yes, I have.

                 /hæv/

Mark: Was it your grandfather who taught you?

          /wəz/

Nam: Yes, it was.

                  /wɒz/

Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the contracted forms in the following sentences. What are their full forms?

1. Today, we'll talk about the generation gap.

2. You're right, Mark.

3. We can't avoid daily arguments.

4. That's a good point.

5. No, they don't.

6. Now let's continue our discussion with ...

Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /ʊə/ and /ɔɪ/. Then put the words into the correct columns.

Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the fall-rise intonation () in the following sentences.

1. Would you like a cup of tea? 

2. Why don‘t you answer your phone? 

3. Would you like me to help you install the soltware? 

4. Can you show me the money-management app you told me about? 

Listen and read the conversations. Pay attention to the highlighted sentences.

(1) Nick: Do you think Mars may support life?

Mark: I'm not sure about it. Scientists are trying to find life there.

(2) Mary: Do you think Ann will win tomorrow?

Tommy: I doubt it. She injured her arm in a match last week.