Identifying function- IELTS

 2.1. Listen to seve short extracts from different conversations. Complete extracts 1-7.

1. getting her a new bike?

2. .We arrive on 22nd July.

3. That sounds great.

4. .I´d enjoy that one.

5. You said you´d prefer to have the party outside. ?

6. .it´s just gone up to $250.

7. accommodation? Where would you like to stay?

2.2. What is the function of the phrases you wrote in 2.1? Match extracts 1-7 to the correct function (A-H). There is one extra letter that you don not need to use.

Functions

A agreeing

B correcting

C rejecting an idea

D suggesting

E confirming

F moving to a new topic

G checking information

H showing anger

2.3. Listen to extracts from two conversations: one from Section 1 and one from Section 3. Choose the correct answers (A, B or C).

Listening Section 1

1. What food do the speakers decide to prepare for the party?

A pizza

B sandwiches

C hot dogs

2. What will they do next?

A go shopping

B decide on the music

C sort out the invitations

Listening Section 3

3. What aspect of pollution do the students decide to concentrate on?

A water pollution

B air pollution

C industrial pollution

4. What do the students decide to do next?

A contact their tutor for more help

B visit the library to find more resources

C check which topics other students have chosen

2.4. Look at the phrases below. Listen again and decide whether the phrases are in Extract 1 or Extract 2.

a. That´s a good idea.

b. Actually, I think we´re better of looking online.

c. Why don´t we...?

d. We could look all....

e. What about a...?

f. Let´s ask them

g. Pizzas it is, them!

h. Shall we go to...?

i. You´re right....

j. That´s right..

k. So we could just do that?

l. We´d better not.

m. We´d better start...

n. Now, we also need to...

o. So, what else do we need to do?

p. But we always do that.

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ANSWERS

2.1.

1. What about getting her a new bike?

2.That´s right. We arrive on 22nd July.

3.That sounds great. Let´s do that

4.I don´t think.I´d enjoy that one.

5. You said you´d prefer to have the party outside, is that right?

6.Actually, it´s just gone up to $250.

7. Now, what about the accommodation? Where would you like to stay?

2.2.

1 D

2 E

3 A

4 C

5 G

6 B

7 F

2.3.

1 A

2 C

3 B

4 C

2.4. Extract 1 or Extract 2

a 1

b 2

c 1

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e 1

f 2

g 1

h 2

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k 2

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m 1

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SCRIPTS

Recording 11

Section 1

A: Hi, Sam, we´d better start planning the party, it´s in less than two weeks, isn´t it?

B: Yeah, I guess it is. There isn´t much to do, is there?

A: Well, we need to sort out food, for a start.

B: Why don´t we just order some pizzas?

A: But we always do that. Let´s do something a bit different. Besides, it´s pretty expensive.

B: What about a barbecue then, or we could just do hot dogs.

A: Hmmm, too much preparation involved. There are a lot coming, you know.

B: Sandwiches then? that´s easy enoug.

A: Sandwiches? That´s a god idea. Hmm, hang on, that would be even more preparation that the barbecue! Better go back to the original idea. I suppose.

B: Pizzas, it is, then!

A: Now, we also need to think about music, and invitations.

B: Well, we don´t need to buy invitations. I think we should just do them on the computer and keep cost down.

A: Good idea. And what about music?

B: We can just use the same stuff we had last time. It´s fine.

A: OK, well, if we don´t let people know soon there won´t be anyone there. So let´s make that our priority. Have you got your laptop?

B: Yeah, told you there wasn´t much to do.

Section 3

A: Hi, Julie, have you got time to plan our project?

B: Sure, I´ve got a few minutes. We need to choose a topic based on the theme of pollution, don´t we?

A: That´s right. Have you got any preferences?

B: Well, I did a huge assignment on water pollution last year so we could just do that?

A: Actually, the tutor did make a point of saying not to use last year´s materials. So we´d better not.

B: It´s probably a bit out of date now anyway. Also, it focused specifically on industry and I think we´re supposed to take a broad view.

A: That´s right. We could look at something totally different, like the effects of lumes on air quality. 

B: Hmm, good idea. And we could make sure we include all of the sources, like traffic and factories.

A: So, what else do we need to do? Shall we go to the library and look for resources?

B: Actually, I think we´d be better off looking online. The good resources in the library are offten all out at this time of the year. Anyway, before we notify the tutor which topic we´ve chosen. I think we need to ask the others what they´re doing.

A: You´re right. We need to make sure we´re not all doing the same thing. Let´s ask them this afternoon in the tutorial. 

B: Great idea.