Speaking Roles people play
1. a) Make a list of all the roles you play in life.
I'm a mother, a boss, a sister...
b) Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.
1 Which of your roles do you like?
Which don't you like?
2 How many of the same roles do you have?
Reading
1. a) Which soap operas about family relationships are popular in Kazakhstan?
Do you watch or listen to dramas or soap operas on TV or the radio? If yes, which ones?
2. A) Read the first paragraph of the article only. Complete these sentences.
1. Family Business is a …
2. The … family own a restaurant called …
3. There’s also another restaurant called …
4. The family’s main problems are …
b) Read the rest of the article. Then answer these questions.
1. Is The Full Moon restaurant successful?
2. Do Lydia and Clive have a good relationship?
3. How many children have they got?
4. Has Trudy got a job at the moment?
5. Which of their children is a criminal?
6. When did Nick leave the programme?
7. Who are Elizabeth’s parents?
8. Where is The Angel restaurant?
Soap update: Family Business
In the popular radio drama Family Business, things aren’t looking good for the Blake family. They Full Moon restaurant, but a new restaurant called The Angel is taking all their customers. The Full Moon also has serious money problems and relationships between the family members are getting worse every week. For new listeners here’s our guide to the main characters in radio’s most popular drama.
Listening:
3. A) (r6.5) Listen to the beginning of this week’s episode of Family Business. Answer these questions.
1. Where are the people?
2. What characters are talking?
3. What do they talk about?
b) Listen again. Are these sentences true or false?
1. Lydia borrowed some money from the bank this afternoon.
2. The bank wants to close the restaurant.
3. The Full Moon has only got eight customers.
4. The Angel restaurant is full.
5. Trudy has a new job.
6. She’s going to work in a bank.
7. Lydia is very angry with Eve King.
Speaking
4. a) Work in groups. What do you think will happen next? Use the characters from the article and make a list of ideas.
b) Compare ideas with another group or the whole class.
Listening
5. A) (r6.6) Listen to the end of the episode. Were any of your ideas correct?
b) Listen again. Answer these questions.
1. Why is Kathy worried?
2. What is Darren looking for?
3. Does Darren stay at home with his wife and daughter?
4. How much money did the restaurant make this evening?
5. Where did Lydia go?
6. Who’s the last person to arrive at the restaurant?
7. Why did he come back?
8. What’s happening outside?