BP3 8

S12 ealia

Student A
1 Introduce yourself to your partner. Then listen to your partner
introduce himself/herself to you. Talk about living abroad. Would
you like to live abroad for a few years? Why? Why not? Where?
What are the stereotypical images of this place?

2 Look at the photo and read the excerpt. Describe it to your partner.
In your own words, talk about the person in the photo and what
you know about the city. Then listen to your partner describe
his/her photo.

Hi. I’m Mike. I live in Bangkok,

Thailand. I’m an English teacher.
Bangkok is an exciting place, with
lots of energy, a great nightlife and
food on every corner. It can be tiring;
there’s a lot of traffic and the city
is very over-crowded. But it is easy
to escape to the mountains or to a
tropical beach.’

3 Imagine you are going to work for an international marketing

company in a foreign city. Your partner is going to imagine he/she
is from the country you are going to move to, and you are going to
ask him/her for advice about where to live. First, with your partner,
choose a city; your partner should know something about the city
that you choose. Then ask your partner for information about the
following points:
• A good place to live. • What the people are like.
• Type of accommodation. • What the food is like.
• Things to do and places to visit. • What the prices are like.
Student B
1 Listen to your partner introduce himself/herself to you. Then
introduce yourself to your partner. Talk about living abroad. Would
you like to live abroad for a few years? Why? Why not? Where?
What are the stereotypical images of this place?

2 Look at the photo and read the excerpt. Listen to your partner
describe his/her photo to you. Then describe your photo to your
partner. In your own words, talk about the person in your photo
and what you know about the city.

‘Hi. I’m Amanda. I work in the Indian

office of a Canadian company, in New
Delhi. I moved here with my family four
years ago. My husband also works for
the same company. New Delhi can be
a big shock if you haven’t seen poverty
before. We live very well – we’ve got a
maid, a cook and a driver – but there
are some people that don’t even earn
one dollar a day. The city is colourful,
crowded and busy all the time.’

3 Your partner is going to imagine he/she is going to work for an

international marketing company in a foreign city. Imagine you
are from the country your partner is going to move to. Give your
partner advice about where to live. First, with your partner, choose
a city; you should know something about the city that you choose.
Then answer your partner’s questions about the following points:
• A good place to live. • What the food is like.
• Type of accommodation. • What the prices are like.
• Things to do and places to visit.
• What the people are like.