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3 Llfe stories

1 Geoff is telling Sally about his life.
a lEl 3.2 Lisrcn. hr column A, nunrbel the places rvhere Geofl
lir.'ed in the r:orrect otder.
b Malch 1he photuglaphs to the places in colnntn A.
c Matcl-r tl're places in column A to an itcnr irr corumns B anit C.
d IEI ;.2 Lisren again and check.

fir,"r.z io* tongz l"uron for reaving

Scotland near ly five years grandfather died
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Manchester six months .. :.
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f ^. grandfather was ill
Singapore two years
London not very long Geoff went to universitv
.
-L p.ru ] fo* y"r* j tu*'"r'r company closed down
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- Canada ] eight years too cold
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2 Discuss these questions.
I Wherc does the conversation take place?
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2 Why does Geoff sa_v: diflicult to sa,v.,?
f WLrat positive and negative effccts do )/ou t[]inl<
this had on his lile?
4 What clo 1-ou think ol Geoff,s lile? Does it sound
interesting/boriug/diffi cuit? The far north, beautiful but cotd,l
3 Write a summary of Geoff,s life, using the table in 1 .

Conversation pieces: Life events
Look at these expressions.
I was born in ,.. I lost my job.
I grew up in .,. I was unemployed.
I started school in ... The foctorylfarm closed down
I left school in ,, , We moved to .,.
I went to universitylcollege. We stayedllived there for ...
I got married I divorced.
I stafted work in ,. .
l got a job in ... My grandfather died.

4 Talk about your life.
a Make a list of he}, events in ),our life I,vith times and places.
b Work rr,,ith a parlner. Tell
,1r1r111 parLner rrotrr lile story, using lhe
expressirrs aLr.ve. Ansn'er any questions that v.LrL partrer asks
Write your life story.

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