Denix Fernando Távara Olea

IT 02 – 2015

TASK 2 : BE YOURSELF!
LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS:

A. COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES (1 POINT EACH ONE):

1. I'm Abigail and I'm with Rob and we're doing shoe shopping.
2. We're here because we have an amusing phrase which our .... (do not continue).
3. Well, I suppose you can look at some trainers.
4. Rob, you're being very childish today.
5. I think you have explained it beautifully already, through ..... (do not continue)
6. If someone thinks you're ....., immature, too young for your age, they .... (do not
continue)
7. Ah - yes well, 44 - that's a European size.
8. This saying, ......, only works for British and American sizes.
9. So I shouldn't act like I'm ten.
10. Well, we could. It's not quite as catchy.

B. READ THE SENTENCES AND TYPE 'TRUE' OR 'FALSE' IN THE BLANKS. (1 POINT EACH
ONE)
1. Abigail and Rob are looking for some new trainers. False
2. Rob is behaving childish but that is useful. True
3. Abigail uses more examples to explain the good phrase. True
4. Rob is forty-four years old. False
5. Rob thinks the good phrase should be changed for being accurate. True
C. EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS WHAT THE PHRASE 'ACT YOUR AGE, NOT YOUR
SHOE SIZE' IS (IN 30 WORDS). (5 POINTS)
Stop behaving immaturely. Said to adults who are acting like overgrown children and
to school-age children who are acting like overgrown toddlers. It's time for you to get
serious and stop being silly. Grow up, pal! Act your age, not your shoe size!