THE WAY WE SPEAK: Look at the people below and watch the video from 0:34 to 1.39 again. Notice how people repeat themselves in natural speech and delete the words you DON’T hear.

6. THE WAY WE SPEAK: Look at the people below and watch the video from 0:34 to 1.39 again. Notice how people repeat themselves in natural speech and delete the words you DON’T hear.

A Just once, um, when 1 I was/I was at university. A hi-fi went missing 2 and er,/and we phoned up, not 999, but 3 phoned up the,/er, phoned up the local police officer and 4 there was/there was very little 5 they could,/they could do, really. 6 We never,/we never got it back. Uh, so that was 7the one,/the one occasion.

B 8 No/no, 9 not really/not really. I mean I probably, maybe with neighbours 10 having/um, having loud parties.

7. PERSONALISATION:Write a paragraph about your own experience and concerns. Use Natalie’s questions and language from the video in your answer.

• What legal or social issues concern you the most? Why?

• If you could introduce a law in your country or community, what would it be?