1. How Do You Feel? 1. Work in pairs and do the questionnaire.
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1. Work in pairs and do the questionnaire.
How Do You Feel?
Now exchange your choices with your partner
with brief explanation for the choices you’ve made.

2. 1 (a) I’m not particularly good at singing. So I
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Example answers
1 (a) I’m not particularly good at singing. So I
cannot really choose this one.
√(b) This is a fact. But so what, I can still enjoy
myself and entertain others. After all, it is fun
to go out with good friends.
(c) It is boring to just watch
everyone – I don’t want to
be a “wallflower”, just sitting
on the edge of the room and
never joining in. That’s not me.

3. √ (a) You know this is a trick or strategy to calm my nerves.
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Example answers 2
√ (a) You know this is a trick or
strategy to calm my nerves.
If you feel the same, try this
way. I assure you it will work.
(b) What happens if I have to
talk about serious stuff? So
smiling won’t help me.
(c) I can’t do that! I can’t say
no to myself.

4. √ (a) Well, this is my instinct. Sometimes in life you
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Example answers 3
√ (a) Well, this is my instinct. Sometimes in life you
have to follow your instinct, you know.
(b) I won’t do that! It sounds like a policeman.
(c) Well, I might think that way, but I have to be
positive about life and think most people
are nice by nature.
So this is not my choice.

5. (a) To be honest, I don’t love lying in the sun. I
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Example answers 4
(a) To be honest, I don’t love lying in the sun. I
will just get sunburnt! What’s the fun then?
√ (b) I do love listening to the sea, what a splendid
idea! Sounds really relaxing, doesn’t it?
(c) Sunburn shouldn’t really be a problem,
although I don’t like
getting sunburnt. You
just make sure to put
on some lotion to
protect your skin. So
this reason won’t stop me.

6. (a) I’m not that kind of panicking person.
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Example answers 5
(a) I’m not that kind of panicking person.
After all, why panic if you have done the
work and prepared properly?
(b) Well, don’t you think it is too early for the
revision? You may forget everything before
the exam.
√ (c) That’s me. After all, I think I’ve done the main
work, so I can revise quite quickly.

7. Example answers 6 (a) This is boasting. Even if someone speaks good
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Example answers
6 (a) This is boasting. Even if someone speaks good
English at our level, it’s another story to do interpreting properly.
√ (b) Guess what? This is another trick of mine when I talk
with Westerners. If I don’t know what to say in English, I just teach them how to say it in Chinese. In this way, they may find a way to teach me how to say the things I don’t know in English.
(c) Well, we are always having exams,
but the interpreting opportunity is rare.
This is a silly choice. We should take
up this kind of opportunity, even if we
feel it’s quite a challenge.

8. Group work Class performance
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Group work
Work in groups of six and decide who will show the
dialogue with brief explanation for the choices
you’ve made.
Class performance
Now Let’s invite three pairs
to be representatives of
their group and give a
performance for the whole.