EF: U.6, Part 6A (1st)

EF: U.6, Part 6A (1st)

by Chris Rójaѕ

Open Ended

Look at the photo of the shop. What kinds of things

does it sell? Do you ever go to shops like this?

​Listen again and complete the conversation.

​A Excuse me.

B Yes, can I help you?

A Yes, please. I'm 1)_______ for some…. Sorry, I don't know the 2 )_____

They're the 3) _________ that you put  into wood. I want to make some shelves.

B You mean screws?

A Ah, yes, that's it. And I need one more thing. My 4) ________doesn't

5)________ I need a new, er...

B Light bulb?

A Yes, thank you.

B You'll find them both over there, behind the gardening things.

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Poll

What do they sell?

• cosmetics

• furniture

• English classes

• livestock

​Listen to three people describing an experience with flat-pack furniture. What did they buy? Were they happy with it in the end?

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​Speaker 1:

​Speaker 2:

​Speaker 3:

Multiple Select

Which will apply to Speaker 1? Check all that apply.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Select

Which will apply to Speaker 2? Check all that apply.

• C

• D

• F

• G

Multiple Select

Which will apply to Speaker 3? Check all that apply.

• A

• D

• F

• G

​Listen to some extracts from the listening and write the missing words. What do you think they mean?

​1 After hours and hours, and a lot of _________ , I finally managed to put it together.

2 So I had to ________ it to ___________ move all the bits into the bedroom..

3 I'm quite_______ , quite practical, so I thought, 'No problem'.

4 I realized I'd put the door handle on the ________ round.

5 So now at least it has four legs, but it's rather _________...

Multiple Choice

It means "moving from side to side in a way that is not steady".

• wobbly

• wrong way

• handy

• swearing

Multiple Choice

It means "with one part or side in the position where the other part or side should be".

• wobbly

• wrong way

• handy

• swearing

Multiple Choice

It means "useful".

• pieces

• take

• handy

• swearing

Multiple Choice

It means "to use words that are deliberately offensive, for example because you are angrywith someone".

• pieces

• take

• handy

• swearing

Multiple Choice

It means "an individual object of a particular type".

• pieces

• take

• handy

• swearing

Multiple Choice

The first flat-pack furniture was invented by a man from___

• Sweden

• the USA

• Japan

Multiple Choice

He originally invented it in order to make his furniture______

• quicker to make

• cheaper to sell

• easier to transport

Multiple Choice

He patented the idea in the ________

• 1930s

• 1950s

• 1970s

Multiple Choice

IKEA started selling flat-pack furniture ____ years later.

• 5

• 10

• 15

Multiple Choice

Today most people have a flat-pack_____.

• bookcase

• kitchen

• bed

Multiple Choice

In general, _____ people are able to assemble flat-pack furniture.

• very few

• not many

• most