siblings
grandparent – grandchild
parent – child

colleagues

teacher – pupil
coach – athlete

neighbours
doctor – patient

​Choose which of these relationships you have had.

Which of them have had the biggest influence on your life so far?

​Listen to five people talking about a young man called Toby and an incident he’s been involved in. Decide:
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1 who each speaker is or what their relationship to Toby is.

2 what you think the incident is that they talk about.

Check you understand the phrases in bold then discuss the questions.
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1 What were the mixed messages Toby received?

2 What will help him get back on the straight and narrow, according to his grandmother?

3 How did the ridiculous confrontation come about?

4 Why do you think Toby was unwilling to back down?

5 Why has the incident come as a shock to his coach?

6 What did Toby confide to his coach?

7 Why did the doctor say the man was in remarkably good health?

8 Who came to his aid?

9 Why did Toby and his girlfriend split up, when it came down to it?

10 Where was there a scene and what do you think caused it?

1 ​If I … , I’d …

2 I’d recommend …

3 I’d say …

4 As a child, I’d …

5 I wish … would …

​Write at least one opinion / comment about the story of Toby using would.
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Think about:
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✅ what you think actually happened and if there’s anything that might have avoided the situation
✅ what his childhood was like and how it might have affected him

✅ why the different people have the opinions they do
✅ what might happen to Toby now
✅ what advice you’d give to him and the people he knows