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2. Listening Exercises

2.1. Listen to the recording and complete the following statements by choosing the appropriate continuation.

1. It’s a conversation between:

  1. two women and a man

  2. two men

  3. two men and a woman

2. They are talking about:

  1. life in a big city

  2. ecology

  3. public transport

3. The people are:

  1. talking about what they prefer

  2. complaining and criticizing

  3. talking about their worries

2.2. Listen to the conversation again and answer the following questions:

  1. What two disadvantages does one of the speakers mention about the Underground system nowadays?

  2. What happened to the other speaker on his way from Waterloo to Trafalgar Square?

  3. Is it a very long journey from Waterloo to Trafalgar Square?

  4. Why does one of the speakers sometimes walk instead of taking the Underground?

  5. What do the speakers say about a fare on Underground trains in some other countries?

  6. What does one of the speakers think of buses compared with the Underground?

  7. What annoys the other speaker so much when he goes by bus in the early morning?

3. Language Focus

Listen to the recording again and write down the sentences with adjectives and numerals in their comparative degree. You should find five.

4. Follow-Up Activities

4.1. Tape Dictation

Listen to one of the speakers and write down exactly what he says.

4.2. Write a passage about the things you like and the things you might criticize concerning public transport where you live.

UNIT 4

Lesson A. IN-CLASS LISTENING

Text Title: What’s on at the cinema?

Cassette: From Think First Certificate, by J.Naunton

1. Pre-Listening Vocabulary

1.1. Go over the list of words below and clear up any difficulties.

patron [] - кинозритель

guts - кишки, внутренности

trailer - анонс о кинокартине

star - играть главную роль

grab (coll.) - схватить, прихватить

Paul Hogan []

Raw Deal

Dundee []

Criterion cinema

1.2. Copy the chart below:

Screen

1

name of film

kind of film

times

smoking

Screen

2

name of film

kind of film

times

smoking

Screen

3

name of film

kind of film

times

smoking

prices:

adult –

children –

2. Listening Exercises

2.1. Jeff and Emma are flatmates. Emma is ringing to Criterion cinema to see what’s on. Listen to the recorded message twice and fill in the chart.

2.2. Now you are going to hear Emma and Jeff discussing what to do this evening. Listen to them and choose the correct answers.

1. Jeff and Emma live

a) in the suburbs of London

b) in the centre of London

2. Jeff and Emma

a) have already seen Raw Deal

b) don’t like violent films

3. Which statement is true?

a) Jeff saw “A Room with a View” more recently than Emma.

b) Jeff doesn’t want to see “A Room with a View” again.

4. Which statement is false?

a) Emma didn’t like “Crocodile Dundee 1”.

b) Jeff liked “Crocodile Dundee 1” more than Emma.

5. They are having their conversation at

a) 7.10 p.m.

b) 7.30 p.m.