Do you think the app would increase or decrease the number of arguments in your family? Tablets for dinner? An evening meal for all the family was once part of everyday life in British homes, but this tradition has almost disappeared. Some people blame technology: children and teenagers are so addicted to their phones and tablets that they do not want to stop playing with them, even at mealtimes. This causes a lot of arguments in families. But now, parents can get a free app called Dinner Time, which locks their children's devices at certain times of the day and night. During those times, the children are unable to access messages, games, or the internet. In theory, this means that parents and children can spend more time together, eating and chatting. But will it lead to happier families or more family arguments?
Attitude (adjectives) aggressive агресивнийarrogant зарозумілийbitter гіркийcalm спокійний complimentary похвальнийenthusiastic завзятийgrateful вдячнийmiserable жалюгідний, нещаснийnostalgic ностальгічнийoptimistic оптимістичнийpessimistic песимістичнийsarcastic саркастичнийsympathetic співчутливийurgent наполегливий, спішний
1 arrogant/pessimistic/confident 2 aggressive/miserable/sarcastic 3 calm/complimentary/optimistic 4 accusing/ enthusiastic / sympathetic 5 grateful/optimistic / sympathetic 6 aggressive/bitter / urgent. Listen and underline the adjective which best matches the speaker's attitude. Use their tone of voice to help you.
1 'Thanks, Andy. That's really helpful.' (first grateful, then sarcastic) 2 'Our train leaves in ten minutes.' (first calm, then urgent) 3 'You and your sister always argued during dinner.‘ (first nostalgic, then accusing) 4 'You need to stop and think about what's happened. (first sympathetic, then aggressive) 5 'I think we'll win one or two of our matches.‘(first optimistic, then pessimistic)SPEAKING Listen and compare two different ways of saying the sentences. Then, in pairs, say a sentence in one of the two ways. Can your partner guess the adjective?
A The speaker is giving advice about winning family arguments. ________B We learn how a bad argument had a positive result for the speaker. ___________C The speaker is advertising a course for families who want to argue less. ___________D The speaker is persuading somebody to attend a family reunion. ____________E The speaker describes how a relative lost his job because of a family argument. ____________Listen again. Match sentences A-E with speakers 1-4. Use the tone of voice to help you. There is one extra sentence. Speaker 4 Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3