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1 2 Work with a partner. Look at the following expressions and check their the questions with the correct form of say, tell, speak, talkor give. Then discuss the questions with your partner. aDo you get nervous when you have to _____ a speech in public?bHow many languages do you _____?cHave you ever _____ a lie to get a job?dAre you good at _____ jokes?eDo you find it difficult to _____ no to people when they ask for help?fDo you prefer to _____ business on the phone or face-to-face?gAre you the kind of person who likes to _____ your mind? Let s go for lunch now and wecan talkbusiness think he was talkingrubbish did he sayabout myproposal at the meeting?He started his speech by tellingus a very funny m sorry, I can t hear you. It s abad line. Can you speakup?Can I giveyou adefinite answernext week?This is a free and opendiscussion, so pleasespeakyour tellyou the truth, I don t really care what s very important that you saywhat youexpect from the was a really interestingpresentation you Company Pre-intermediate Resource materialsIn Company Pre-intermediate Teacher s Book Macmillan Publishers Limited 200317aSay something!
2 Paul Dummett1Do you know the difference between say, tell, talk, speakand discuss? Circle the best verb to complete eachsentence. Sometimes both verbs are (said/told) me that he couldn t attend the (said/told) that he was sorry for his mistake. cWe (talked/discussed) about the situation in (talked/discussed) the new marketing she (speak/talk) to you about the reorganisation plans?fDid she (speak/talk) about the cost of the project?When you have checked your answers, work with a partner and discuss the meanings and grammatical rulesfor the verbs. Then complete these sentences with the correct form of say, tell, speak, talkor is she? She _____ she would be here half an hour phoned your office and _____ to your you have a free moment to _____ the Zurich deal?jI ll _____ for about half an hour and then answer your _____ him that he would have to wait for an answer. lI m sorry, I don t understand. What are you _____ about?
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