Match speakers 1-4 with sentences A-E. There is one extra sentence.

A   The speaker is persuading people to buy something.

B   The speaker is remembering a family tradition from when he / she was younger.

C   The speaker is thanking his / her guests for coming to a special family meal.

D   The speaker is praising a family member for preventing a family argument.

E   The speaker is complaining about a bad experience at a family reunion.

A   The speaker is persuading people to buy something.

B. The speaker is remembering a family tradition from when he / she was younger.

(Người nói đang nhớ lại một truyền thống gia đình từ khi anh ấy/cô ấy còn nhỏ.)

Thông tin: “They used to argue sometimes, but it was never a bad argument. It was a happy time.”

(Đôi khi họ cũng từng tranh cãi, nhưng đó chưa bao giờ là một cuộc tranh cãi tồi. Đó là khoảng thời gian hạnh phúc.)

=> Speaker 4

C. The speaker is thanking his / her guests for coming to a special family meal.

(Người nói đang cảm ơn những vị khách đã đến dự một bữa ăn đặc biệt của gia đình.)

=> Không có người nói phù hợp.

D. The speaker is praising a family member for preventing a family argument.

(Người nói đang khen ngợi một thành viên trong gia đình đã ngăn chặn cuộc tranh cãi trong gia đình.)

Thông tin: “You managed to change the subject, and everyone had a chance to calm down … so well done!”

(Bạn đã thay đổi được chủ đề và mọi người đã có cơ hội bình tĩnh lại… làm tốt lắm!)

=> Speaker 1

E. The speaker is complaining about a bad experience at a family reunion.

(Người nói đang phàn nàn về một trải nghiệm tồi tệ trong buổi đoàn tụ gia đình.)

Thông tin: “As soon as we all got together, all the old arguments started again.”

(Ngay khi tất cả chúng ta gặp nhau, mọi cuộc tranh cãi cũ lại bắt đầu.)

=> Speaker 3

Nội dung bài nghe:

1   To be honest, I think you did really well. We could all see that dad was about to lose his temper completely – and Lucy was pretty angry too. And then you suddenly started telling that long story about a family reunion twenty years ago … and everybody thought, ‘what’s he talking about?’ But it worked. You managed to change the subject, and everyone had a chance to calm down … so well done!

2   In this month’s edition of Family Issues, there’s a fascinating feature on how to prevent arguments in your family. It’s full of fantastic tips: how to get through a big family reunion without any tears, how to keep the whole family happy at meal times – and many more. Available now from all good newsagents, only £3.99.

3   You know, I really thought it would be nice to see everyone – especially after so many years. But I guess I was being too optimistic. As soon as we all got together, all the old arguments started again. My brother fell out with my dad and they almost had a fight! I just thought, I can’t stand this – so I went home. I didn’t say anything to anyone – I just left.

4   There were six of us in the family home: me, my mum and dad, my two brothers and my grandmother. I loved getting up late on Sunday morning and smelling the roast dinner cooking in the oven. We always had roast dinner on Sunday. My dad cooked the meal, but my grandmother used to give him lots of advice – advice he didn’t ask for, or want. They used to argue sometimes, but it was never a bad argument. It was a happy time.