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Listening, speaking and collocations:


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Role-play: Parents meeting at school

Look at the sentences below and try to guess the meaning of the underlined lexical items:

1. Janey was as good as gold at school; she never got into trouble.

2. He is the apple of his mother’s eye; she thinks he is perfect and couldn’t imagine him doing anything naughty.

3. The teacher is extremely strict; she won’t even allow talking in class at all!

4. He gets whatever he asks for. If he wants toys, he gets them. If he wants money he gets it. He is really spoilt.

5. My mother is really a softie; she never tells me what to do or when to come home she is really lenient. If I get into trouble, she never punishes me. I don’t think that she has ever told me off!

6. The children in the new school are completely out of control. They fight in class; they throw things at the teachers and they are often absent. The principal doesn’t seem to be able to do anything to stop them.

7. My two-year-old sister is really difficult; she throws things and has tantrums. She often cries and generally won’t do anything that you ask her to; she’s really difficult to handle.

8. The little girl looks like an angel; butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth! She is a sweetheart.

9. Janey’s parents are very overbearing; they are always at school checking on her; they won’t let her go out without them.

Listening Comprehension: Distance Learning

http://www.goear.com/listen/7bbf7c3/from-a-distance-

Grammar: Indirect Speech