Listening Basics part 2 (2) / New Listening Basics part 2

B. A customer phones a service station to find out what is wrong

with her car. Fill in the information about the car in the chart below.

C.Check the amount that the mechanic guesses the repairs will cost:

$400 or less

exactly $400

more than $400

4. Making Travel Plans

A. Words

Make sure you know the following words and phrases from the dialog:

fare (special, regular, excursion)

a round trip

a stopover

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to check into

B. A customer is talking with his travel agent. Fill in the missing information (not all the information can be filled in). Which travel plan do you think is best for him?

Weekend Special

Fare _________________________

Leaves Detroit on ________________ at ________________

Arrives in Miami at _________________________

Leaves Miami on _________________ at ________________

Arrives in Detroit at ________________________

7-Day Excursion

Fare _________________________

Leaves Detroit on ________________ at ________________

Arrives in Miami at _________________________

Leaves Miami on _________________ at ________________

Arrives in Detroit at ________________________

Night Flight

Fare _________________________

Leaves Detroit on ________________ at ________________

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Arrives in Miami at _________________________

Leaves Miami on _________________ at ________________

Arrives in Detroit at ________________________

5. Space Traveling

A.Discuss the following questions in small groups:

1.What do you think a person is required to do to get the permission for space traveling?

2.What qualities should a person possess to go to space?

3.Do you think that a space trip should be affordable?

4.Would you like to go? Why or why not?

B. Listen to the speaker and answer these questions:

1.How has the cost of space traveling changed?

2.What company provides space traveling?

3.What are the requirements to the space tourists?

6.Getting Away From It All

A. Words

Make sure you know the following words and phrases from the dialog: to board (a plane)

to proceed to

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to depart

a departure

to cancel

to delay

a destination

a gate

B. Look at the departure board and listen to the recording. Fill in the missing information. Listen to the tape as many times as necessary to get all the information.

DEPARTURES

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7. A Perfect Future?

A. Work in groups of 4 and try to predict what will happen to cars, planes, trains in the future.

B. Listen to the people discussing future transport and check your

suggestions.

8. The Best Way to Go

A. Words

Make sure you know the following words and phrases from the dialog: convenient

unlimited mileage a route

scenic

B. Listen to the recording of a young man talking with a travel agent about the best way to travel from Paris to Frankfurt. Make notes in the table below.

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Plane

Train

Car

Bus

9. Mission to Space

A. Discuss in small groups what problems mission to space might help to solve. How beneficial might it be? Report the results to the class.

B. Listen to the speaker and check whether your suggestions were

right.

10. The London Eye

A. Read statements 1-5, then listen to someone phoning to book some tickets for the London Eye. As you listen, decide whether the statements are true or false.

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1.All tickets for the London Eye must be booked in advance.

2.Demand for tickets is particularly high at the moment.

3.The ticket seller suggests that the caller books the tickets in person.

4.The caller wants to know if he can pay for the tickets by cheque.

5.The tickets can be picked up just before the ride.

B. You are going to hear a guide talking to a group of tourists who are going for a trip on the London Eye. Read through the notes. As you listen, fill in the missing information.

London

Situated: on the 1_________________

Roman settlement of Londinium: at the 2______________

Importance of the river: the 3______________ of the city River travel: 4 _____________ than road travel

River problems: 5___________ , 6 ___________ and pollution Change on river in 20th century: river no longer used by 7 _____

The London Eye

Time taken for construction: 8 ________________

Reason for construction: to mark the 9___________________

Why interesting?: project genuinely 10 ___________________

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C. Listen again if necessary and answer the questions.

1.Why did the Romans settle in Londinium?

2.What has been done to protect London against floods?

3.Why did London stop being a major port?

4.Why were the different parts of the London Eye not built in one place only?

5.Where were some of its parts built?

D. Which of these different phrases and sentences did the speaker use?

Why?

1.this didn't happen by chance / this is no coincidence

2.as it was called / that's what people called it

3.the river was vital to trade and travel / the river was really important for trade and travel

4.bringing in and sending goods to sell / importing and exporting goods for sale

5.happened often / were frequent

6.conditions have greatly improved / things are much better now

7.was really different / changed profoundly

8.Londoners like the Thames a lot / the Thames has become a source of pleasure to Londoners

9.they finished it in seven years / it took seven years to complete

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