Headway - Talking Points

Headway,

Talking Points

James Gault

CONTENTS

UNIT

1 Hobbies and free time
р6

ТЕХТ

‘Leisure act
“Henry Dabbi

es in the UK’ р8
he hobby doctor’ p9

LANGUAGE

Giving a talk p7

2 Science and technology
plo

Three short texts: the motor car,
television, and penicillin p12/13

Giving opinions p11

3 Sports and games

‘Ex-Olympics chief wants to “go soft”

Asking for and agreeing/ disagreeing with

р14 оп drugs’ p16 opinions p15
4 Animals Three short texts: ‘Save the whale’ “Tigers Making, refusing, and accepting offers p19
pls under threat’ and ‘Will the polar bear
disappear?’ p20
5 Shopping London’s four most famous shops p25 Emphasizing positive things and
p22 minimizing negative things p23
6 Tourism, holidays, Three short texts: tourist sites inthe UK, Asking polite indirect questions p27
and transport the Czech Republic, and the USA Interrupting politely p27
p26 р28/29

7 Culture and entertainment Ellie p32 Asking open questions p31
p30 Asking for explanations p31
8 The media and Internet news sites p37 Talking about the future p36
communications
p34

9 Customs and celebrations
p38

‘An honour from the Queen’ p41

Giving orders and