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Unit 2
Period 3
Listening and Speaking
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Suppose one of your good friends failed in an exam. How would you comfort him?
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Listen to the conversation and number the pictures according to the sequence of events.
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Listen again and complete the journal entry.
Friday 10 May
Today I came across my friend DaWei. He looked sad, so I asked him what was wrong. He said that he failed in a 1________________________ contest. Before the contest, he competed against a girl at school. He won, but he said it was because 2____________. He thought the girl should have gone to 3_____________________ instead. If she had, the school would have been 4___________. I tried to make him look on the bright side, and he admitted that he had a good time at the national contest. He met some 5_______________ and he liked the city. He also said his parents felt 6_____________. I think I made him feel better.
national English speaking
he was lucky
the national competition
well-known
fantastic people
proud of him
Now act out a conversation between Dawei and Jack, and think about how you would comfort Dawei if you were Jack.
Jack: Hi, Dawei. Are you OK?
Dawei: Yeah... I’m all right, I suppose.
Jack: OK... I don’t mean to be nosy, but are you sure? You look down.
Dawei: I could be better, to be honest.
Jack: That’s what I thought. Why don’t you tell me what’s up?
Dawei: Well, I took part in a national English speaking competition in Beijing, and I finished in last place.
Jack: Oh, really? I’m sorry to hear that. I’m sure you did your best, though.
Dawei: I did, but it wasn’t good enough. The other kids were just better than me.
Jack: But you must have been very good to get into the competition. You should be proud of yourself.
Dawei: Well, there was a competition at school first that was held to see who would go into the national competition. I won that, but...
Jack: There you go! You have no reason to be sad. You’re the best English speaker at school.
Dawei: That’s the pro