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Organising an event
I can offer to help other people.
THINK! Imagine you are helping to organise an event at your school. What can you do to tell everyone that it is happening?
Amelia: Hey, Dan.
Dan: Hi, Amelia. You look busy. What ¹__________?
Amelia: There's going to be a talent competition in school and I'm helping to organise it.
Dan: Really? When ²__________?
Amelia: At the end of the month. We've got lots of singers and ³__________.
Dan: Oh, great!
Amelia: 
__________,but it's hard work - I've got all these posters to put up, and ...
Dan: Hold on! Do you want me to do that? I can do it after school tomorrow.
Amelia: That would be great, 
__________.
Dan: Can I do anything else to help?
Amelia: Well, we still need help with the food and drink. If I give you a list, can you get some 
__________ from the 
__________?
Dan: Sure, no problem. I can do that.
Amelia: Great. We're meeting tomorrow after school to check everything, if you want to come along.
Dan: OK. See you then.
1. 🎧2.22 Complete the dialogue with the missing words or phrases. Then watch or listen and check. What two things does Dan offer to do?
2. 🎧2.22 Read the Key Phrases. Cover the dialogue and try to remember the orders that Dan and Amelia say them. Watch or listen again and check.
| KEY PHRASES |
| Offering to help We need help with (the food and drink). Do you want me to do that? I can do that. Can I do anything else to help? Sure, no problem. That would be great. |
3. 
Work in pairs. Practise the dialogue.
4. 
Work in pairs. Look at situations 1-5. Take turns offering to help in each situation. Use the Key Phrases.
1. You must sell fifty music concert tickets.
2. You're having problems with your homework.
3. You can't play chess.
4. Sophie didn't invite me to her party.
5. It's really hot in here.
Look I've got all of these tickets to sell.
I'll sell some tickets if you want.
That would be great, thanks.
5. USE IT! Work in pairs. Read the situations. Practise a new dialogue using the Key Phrases and the dialogue in exercise 1 to help you.
| Student A: You're helping to organise a barbecue and cooking competition at your school and you have a lot to do: music, food and posters. Student B: Ask what you can do to help. Offer to do something else, too. |
| Student A: You're helping to organise a mini sports tournament at your school and you have a lot to do: tickets, posters and snacks. Student B: Ask what you can do to help. Offer to do something else, too. |
