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English 15 Public

Practice note-taking for Unit 13 - Outcomes Upper Intermediate

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Convo1: Why do they start talking about Taylor Fox?

The girl was flicking through an interview about Taylor Fox.

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Convo1: How many kids does Taylor have?

3 kids

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Convo1: What did the speaker imply when she said Scott was very popular with the ladies?

He was promiscuous.

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Convo1: Who is Scott Blake to Taylor?

Ex-husband/Father of her son

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Convo1: What led to Taylor’s divorce?

Scott had been leading a double life and he couldn’t be trusted.

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Convo1: According to the female speaker, Scott seems c ___-c_____ and pleasant.

clean-cut

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Convo2: When did the female and male speakers last see Ollie?

Female: last week, male: a year ago.

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Convo2: Ollie’s girlfriend is from ________.

Helsinki/Finland

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Convo2: What piece of news surprised one of the speakers?

Ollie left his job and is moving for love.

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Convo2: How often did they commute between Ollie’s and his girl’s places?

About every two weeks.

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Convo2: According to the speaker, who is going to be the breadwinner in Ollie's relationship?

Ollie's girlfriend/Leila

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Convo1: Scott had been leading _________, that’s why Taylor couldn’t trust him.

a double life

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A phrase that means to decide to stop doing something: c____ ____ ____ _____.

call it a day

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Ollie is going to r______ ___ a teacher if all else fails.

retrain as

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"Down-to-earth" means: A. practical - B. sensible - C. friendly - D. all are correct - E. none is correct

D. down-to-earth: practical, sensible and friendly

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