Unit One
Part I Listening Practice
Section A Listening for Gist
Task 1
1.air hostess 2.teacher 3.dentist 4.shop assistant 5.tourist guide 6.salesman 7.Disc Jockey 8.traffic warden 9.waiter 10.taxi driver
Task 2
1.airways, flight 2.homework 3.open up wide, filling, chipped 4.larger size, fit, stock 5.building, designed 6.buys, products 7.record, radio 8.yellow line, no-parking 9.menu, chef 10.road, park
Section B Plans for Weekend
Task 3
1.Pat 2.Jill 3.Mary 4.Sam 5.Ted 6.Jane
Section C Discussing Plans for the Weekend
Task 4
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1.B 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.B
Section D Making Arrangements
Task 5 A.2 B.4 C.3 D.1
Task 6
1. bring: records meet: bus stop
2. bring: sandwiches, fishing rod and drinks meet: at the river
3. bring: white wine meet: at Pat’s house
4. bring: dessert-chocolate cake and drinks meet: in front of his house
Part III Listening Comprehension Test
1-10: DCABD/CBACC
Unit Two
Part I Listening Practice
Section A Guessing about the Situation and Speaker
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Task 1
1.Football Match 2.Law Court 3.Church 4.Quiz Show 5.Airport 6.Weather Forecast 7.Car Showroom 8.Driving Lesson 9.School 10.Tour (of London)
Task 2
1.Football Commentator 2.Judge/Magistrate 3.Vicar/Priest/Minister 4.T.V. Presenter 5.Announcer 6.Forecaster 7.Car Salesman 8.Driving Instructor 9.Head Master/Principal 10.Tour Guide
Section B Looking for a Flat
Task 3
1.About a flat. 2.Joe is going to rent flat.
3.They are friends or classmates. 4.She is a landlady.
Task 4
1.34 New Street in Kanden
2.$75 including gas and electricity
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3.one bedroom flat, central heating, small kitchen, bathroom, washing machine
4.Mrs. Green
5.4 o’clock this afternoon
Section C Discussing Plans for the Weekend
Task 5
1. Landlord and tenant.
2. The man is talking about the house rules.
3. She has agreed.
Task 6
1. Don’t allow a cat to go upstairs.
2. no smoking in a bedroom
3. Don’t stick pictures with sellotape on the wall.
4. Close the window when you go out.
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5. Don’t put the kettle on the chest of drawers.
Section D Apartments for Rent
Task 7
Thomas Street University Avenue
Taft Road Metcalf Street
Task 8
1.Metcalf Street 3.University Avenue
2.Thomas Street 4.Taft ROAD
Part III Listening Comprehension Test
1-10: CBCBB/CBCBD
Unit Three
Part I Listening Practice
Section A Listening for Specific Information
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Task 1
1. weight; 13 pounds
2. 2.a car; 650
3. a cash-card; 76
4. a fax; 593381; code 440865
5. a bank account; 60917718
6. a foreign-exchange counter; 410,000 peso (Exchange rate: 4,100 to 1)
7. weather; 83 F
8. Waterloo; 1815
Task 2
1. On a diet and doing a keep-fit class.
2. Rusty, expensive.
3. Yes.
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4. He’ll contact him and talk about the new contract.
5. Probably in a bank.
6. For a holiday.
7. Because Dave and Jane are there.
8. Quiz.
Section B Describing Different People
Task 3
1.Sex: female 2.Sex: male
Age: about 35 Age: an older man about seventy
Height: about average feet two
Height: rather short, about five feet or five
Hair: long black Hair: Grey, large mustache
Others: glasses, yellow flower Others: white flower in jacket
3.Sex: female
4.Sex: male
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Age: quite young, about thirty Age: about forty-five
Height: really tall Height: very tall
Hair: blond Hair: very long, dark
Others: carrying red flowers Others: no flower; wearing a T-shirt saying
“Bruce Springs is the Boss”
Section C Taking a Photo
Task 4 a4 b5 c2 d6 e3 f1
Task 5
6 4 2 3 1 5 photo, coin, stool, dial, background, flash
Section D Apartments for Rent
Task 6
1.Prepaid express bag service Major cities 410 Buy a bag in advance.
Call for a quick pick up.
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2.Same day service Within the city $8 They will go to you.
3.Express road service Any town Depends on For larger packages
Distance and weight
For further details call:
Tel: 33445656
Ask: for the sales department
Part III Listening Comprehension Test
1-10: BDBBB/ABDCC
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