Unit 5 Curiouser and Curiouser
Lesson 7 Wait a second
Interact with other people in a conversation
Speak
- Work in pairs.
- What do you do when you are talking on the phone and someone else calls you?
- How do you feel when you are on the phone and someone asks you to wait while they
answer another call?
Listen
- Listen to the conversation.
Al: Hi Eva.
Eva: Hello, Al.
Al: Is this a good time?
Eva: Actually, I was just…
Al: 1. Hang on. I have another call.
………………………………………………
Al: Hello? David?
David: Hi, Al. I need to talk to you about …
Al: Just a minute. I’m talking to Eva.
………………………………………………..
Al: Sorry, Eva. 2. What were you saying?
Eva: I was just saying that …
Al: Oh. 3. By the way. I have a new phone. It’s …
Eva: I’m sorry, but I can’t talk now, Al. I’m …
Al: Hold on. I’ll be quick. 4. So, I was wondering if you’d like to see my new phone. Eva: Oh. That reminds me. I have to call David. Bye, Al.
Al: David? Are you still there?
David: Yes. 5. As I was saying, I need to talk to you about Eva.
Al: Yes, but…Eva?
David: I know you like her, Al, but Wait a second. I have another call.
- Write the phrases in the conversation.
- As I was saying
- By the way
- Hang on
- So …
- What were you saying?
Comprehension check
- Who is Al talking to?
- What do you think Al really wants to say to Eva?
- What does David want to tell Al?
- Listen and read the conversation again.
Are the phrases used for interrupting, changing the topic, or returning to a topic.
- Find more examples of interrupting, changing the topic, and returning to a topic in the
conversation.
Interrupt Change a topic Return to a topic
Actually, By the way, … What were you saying?
Hang on. As I was saying, …
Just a minute. So …
I’m sorry, but …
Yes, but …
Wait a second.
Act
- Work in pairs. Write a conversation between two friends. Use examples of interrupting, changing the topic, and returning to a topic. Then act out the conversation.
