Can you remember the stories you heard in the Listening section (page 27)? In pairs, discuss what happened in the stories. Use these notes to help you. Story 1: girl/school/mobile phone/send text message/can't find phonе
Story 2: boy/want dog/ask mum and dad/birthday/hear a dog bark/Mr Parker Story 3: girl/tell story/history teacher/walk into the room/Sally not realise Story 4: man/buy new motorbike/girl's mum/shopping/traffic lights/red
Story 5: girl/best friend/comes to house/crying
Story 6: boy/at home/brother/weather/rain
2. brand j) a name given to a product by the company that makes it, especially a trademark
3. IPO f) the act of a company selling its own shares on the stock market for the first time
4. save h) to keep money instead of spending it, especially by putting it in a bank account
5. trend a) a general direction in which situation is changing or developing
6. skill b) the ability to do something well
7. motivation e) the reason why somebody does something or behaves in particular way
8. creditor c) a person or a company that somebody owes money to
9. fall d) a decrease in amount, number, etc.
10. product line g) a set of products of a particular type that are made or sold by a company
jumping is 2)...the most exciting sport ever.we jumped off 3)the tallest bridge in the country.The top of the bridge is much 4).higher that the cliff we jumped off last month.lt was awesome!Everyone was very excited and we all succeed.Afterwards we went to 5).the nicest restaurant we could find.You're right though!Bungee jumping is a lot 6).more expensive than chess(ha ha).l'll have a game with you when l get back.By the way l hope the weather is 7)better than it was when l left