- •Introduction
- •Section 1
- •2.3. The part of the recording you will hear now is about the schedule of the course. Listen and fill in the missing information on the grid below.
- •3.2. Listen and note down the English equivalents of the following Russian word combinations:
- •3.3. While listening this time try to fill in the missing words in the sentences below.
- •1.1. Go through the following list of business vocabulary.
- •1.2. Make sure you know these words and word combinations.
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •2.2. Listen again and fill in the left-hand column of the chart below with the types of characteristics required in the order they come on the tape.
- •1.1 Study the meaning of the words and word combinations below.
- •1.2. Read this advertisement carefully. The information will help you understand the recording better.
- •Candidate a
- •Candidate b
- •Candidate c
- •2.5.3. Mark the following statements as True or False.
- •2.6. Listen to the phone calls again and fill the available information in the chart below:
- •3. Language Focus and Auditory Memory Check
- •3.1. Identify the speaker (the manager, the secretary and the candidates) who the following sentences belong to.
- •3.2. Indicate the meanings the following words and word combinations have in the conversations you’ve heard.
- •3.3. Insert fairly, rather, too in the sentences from the recording.
- •4. Follow-Up Activities
- •1.1. Before you listen to the tape read this newspaper advertisement.
- •1.2. Go through the vocabulary list given below and clear up any difficulties.
- •1.3. Study the table given below. Copy it out before listening to the recording.
- •2. Teaching at school
- •2.4. Listen to the text another time paying attention to the details of the contents and the language. Give answers to the following questions.
- •3. Language Focus
- •3. Language Focus
- •3.1. Listen to the recording again. Pick out and note down the past activities Isabel talks about (She mentions 3 of them.)
- •3.2. In each pair of statements below choose the one from the tape-recording.
- •2.2. Give synonyms from the recording for the following words and word combinations.
- •2.3. Give the English equivalents for the sentences below keeping to the text:
- •Consolidation 1
- •2.3. Write a detailed passage about one of the pieces of news.
- •3. Language Focus and Auditory Memory Check
- •Section 2
- •4. Follow-Up Activities
- •4.1. Roleplay the telephone conversations you’ve listened to.
- •4.2. In pairs talk about the symptoms that are worrying you and ask for advice.
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •2.1. Listen to the recording and identify the following statements as True or False.
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •2. A day in my life
- •1. Listening Exercises
- •Listen to Margaret talking and choose the right option to make up true statements.
- •1.2. Say if the following statements are True or False.
- •3. Language Focus
- •3.1. Listen to the tape again. Pick out and note down the words which mean:
- •3.2. Give the English equivalents for the following sentences.
- •2.6. Listen to Anna Wright and Peter Savage giving their opinions on the problem. While listening answer the questions below choosing the right alternative.
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •2.1. Listen to the conversation and complete the statements that follow.
- •2.2. As you listen to the conversation once more complete some of the answers. Listen to the recording twice.
- •3. Language Focus
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •Study the list of words given below.
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •2.1. Listen to Dr. Clarke speaking about first aid. From the list of cases needing first aid tick (√) those that are mentioned in the interview:
- •2.2. Listen to the text again for more detail. Say if these statements are True or False.
- •2.3. Listen to the text again and focus on the right action you have to take when an accident happens. Complete the following sentences.
- •3. Language Focus
- •4. Follow-Up Activities
- •1.1. Read the information below. Pubs & wine bars
- •1.2. Answer the following questions:
- •1.3. Read the menu given below and say if it is a pub or a wine bar.
- •Vegetarian Crepes £3.75
- •1.4. Go through the list of words and clear up any difficulties.
- •1.5. Read some of the sentences from the interview and see if you understand them.
- •3.2. Go through the list of word combinations and phrases below and find their equivalents in the recording while listening to it again.
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •1.1. Go through the list of words below to clear up any difficulties.
- •3.2. Translation
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •3.2. Complete the following sentences using the words and word combinations given in the box.
- •2.3. While listening to the man’s story again write down the following information about him.
- •2.4. Now listen to Laura’s story and note down the answers to the following questions.
- •3. Language Focus
- •2.2. Listen to the tape again to find the answers to these questions.
- •3.2. Tape dictation. Fill in the blanks. Check your answers by listening to the tape again.
- •3.3. Listen and note down the English equivalents for the following Russian expressions and sentences.
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •In groups discuss the following:
- •3. Language Focus
- •4. Discussion
- •3. Language Focus
- •Consolidation 3
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •Section 4
- •1.1. Before listening to the text name as many English towns as you can.
- •1.2. Go through the following list of words and word combinations.
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •2.1.While listening focus on the essential characteristics of the towns: their having a cathedral, a market; their origin and inhabitants.
- •2.2. Check your understanding by choosing the right alternative.
- •2.3. Listen to each text separately and note down the information needed to answer the questions.
- •3. Language Focus
- •2.3. Listen to the text extract by extract according to the sub-topics of the outline and concentrate on the details of the contents. Write down:
- •3. Follow-Up Activities
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •2.1. Now you will hear part of a lecture about London. State the subject matter of the text by choosing the suitable prompt.
- •3. Language Focus
- •3.1. As you listen to the lecture now concentrate on the details of the vocabulary. Pick out and note down:
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •2.4. Listen to the speaker describing places of interest and pay attention to what some of these places were originally and what they are today. Fill the necessary information in the chart given.
- •3. Language Focus
- •Videofilm
- •2. Comprehension Exercises
- •2.1. Watch carefully and pick out the relevant information to answer these questions.
- •2.2. Watch the episode once more and take notes about some details of the description.
- •3. Language Focus
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •Videofilm
- •4. Language Focus
- •4.1. Listen to the recording again and give the English equivalents from the tape for the following Russian expressions.
- •4.2. Fill in the prepositions where necessary.
- •2.2. Complete these notes made by a member of a group on holiday abroad:
- •2.3. Say whether the following statements are True or False.
- •3. Language Focus
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •Consolidation 5
- •1. Writing Based On Listening. Recognition Accuracy Check
- •Section 6
- •3.3. Give the English equivalents for the following Russian word combinations from the text of the recording.
- •News Story 1
- •News Story 2
- •News Story 3
- •3. Language Focus
- •3. Language Focus
- •1.1. Study the list of words below. They will help you understand and follow a conversation about the condition of a car.
- •1.2. Copy the grid below.
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •2.1. Listen to the recording and complete the following statements by choosing the appropriate continuation.
- •2.2. Listen to the conversation again and answer the following questions:
- •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.
- •3. Language Focus and Auditory Memory Check
- •3.1. Look at these groups of sentences. Choose the sentences used in the recording.
- •3. Language Focus and Auditory Memory Check
- •3.1. Listen again and pay attention to the context in which these expressions are used. Get ready to reproduce it after listening.
- •3.2. Look through the chart below and state who these words belong to by ticking the right box.
- •2. An extract from Pygmalion by b. Shaw (Part 2)
- •3. A song from the musical My Fair Lady —
- •1.1. You will now hear a scene from Pygmalion by b.Shaw. Read the information below.
- •1.2. Read the information below.
- •1.3. Read the plot summary of the play.
- •1.4. Use the sentences from the ex. 1.3. To help you match a word in a with a definition in b.
- •Extract a
- •Extract b
- •Extract c
- •3. Language Focus
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •Consolidation 6
- •1. General Comprehension
- •2. Intensive Comprehension
- •3. Writing Based on Listening Recognition. Recognition Accuracy Check
- •Section 7
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •2.1. Listen to the fairy tale and identify the following statements as True or False. Correct the false ones.
- •2.2. Arrange the suggested subtopics according to their order in the text.
- •2.3. Listen to the fairy tale once again and in each pair of statements tick the True one.
- •2.4. Read the sentences below and identify the speaker. Reproduce the situations which these statements belong to.
- •3. Enriching your Vocabulary
- •3.1. Recognising new vocabulary in the speech flow.
- •3.2. Making use of new vocabulary
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •2.1. Listen to the tape to identify whether the fairy tale was
- •2.2. Answer the following alternative questions:
- •2.3. Say if the following statements are True or False.
- •3. Language Focus
- •3.1. Fill in the gaps with a) the prepositions and b) the intensifiers used in the text. Then listen to the recording again and check your answers.
- •2. Listen to the same extract again and focus on some text features. Pick out and put down word combinations and phrases:
- •1. Listen to a new passage of the text and trace down the events that happened to Alice here. Expand the suggested outline by making use of the key words and phrases in the brackets.
- •2. Listen to the talk between Alice and the Caterpillar and the song they perform together. Make sue you’ve grasped the contents of the conversation by completing the statements which follow:
- •3. Listen to the song “You are Old, Father William” again and focus on some language features.
- •You are Old, Father William by Robert Southey (1774-1843)
- •Literature
- •Contents
3. Language Focus and Auditory Memory Check
3.1. Look at these groups of sentences. Choose the sentences used in the recording.
1. a) This is the Criterion cinema giving you details…
b) This is the Criterion cinema bringing you details…
2. a) This wonderful comedy is on at …
b) This wonderful comedy has performances at …
3. a) This is the end of the recorded announcement.
b) This is the end of the recorded message.
4. a) Do you fancy a movie?
b) Would you like to see a movie?
5. a) I don’t feel like going all the way into town.
b) I’m not in the mood to go all the way into town.
6. a) Oh, I would too, but not just now.
b) Oh, I would too, but not just yet.
3.2. Give the synonyms from the recording for the following word combinations. Listen to the recording again if necessary.
the very best films which are on now
playing the leading role
the choice of films on TV is poor
what’s on at the local cinemas
not to like the film
too much violence
not long ago
Don’t worry.
to get some food quickly because you are busy
4. Follow-Up Activities
4.1. Roleplay the conversation between Jeff and Emma. Make use of ex. 2.1. and ex. 2.2.
4.2. Make up a conversation between two flatmates discussing what to do this evening.
Lesson B. OUT-OF-CLASS LISTENING
Text Title: Finding out what’s on
Cassette: From Task Listening, by L.Blundell, J.Stokes
1. Pre-Listening Tasks
1.1. Go through the following names. They will help you to understand the recording.
Walton Street Cowley Road
Annie Hall George Street
the Odeon
1.2. Copy the chart below.
Cinema |
The Continental screen 1 |
The Continental screen 2 |
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2. Listening Exercises
2.1. You are going to hear Dick, Diana and Mary talking about films. Listen to their conversation and answer the question:
What film are Dick, Diana and Mary going to see?
2.2. Listen to the recording once more and fill in the chart. Note that the name of the cinema has been filled in for the first two films.
2.3. Listen to their conversation again and answer the questions below:
Where are Dick, Diana and Mary going to meet?
At what time?
Where can Ray meet them if he can’t make the pub?
At what time?
3. Language Focus
3.1. Listen to the recording and note down the sentences giving the information about the films which are on at the cinemas. There are three of them in all.
3.2. Translation
Он сказал, что если мы пойдем в кино, то он обязательно пойдет с нами.
1 фунт за вход.
Я бы посмотрел что-нибудь другое.
Там, действительно, дешевые билеты.
Мы могли бы выбрать сеанс.
Это, должно быть, хороший фильм.
В фильме много сцен насилия.
А что, если он не успеет в пивную к 6 часам?
4. Follow-Up Activity
Write a short message for Ray. Use ex. 2.3.
UNIT 5
Lesson A. IN-CLASS LISTENING
Text Title: An extract from Pygmalion by B. Shaw (Part 1)
Cassette: From Headway Advanced, by J. and L.Soars;
songs from the musical My Fair Lady:
“Wouldn’t It Be Loverly”, “The Rain in Spain”
1. Pre-Listening Tasks
1.1. Read the following background to the play.
The play was written by G.B.Shaw (1856-1950) in 1913. On Greek mythology, Pygmalion was a king who fell in love with the statue he had sculptured and which his prayers had brought to life. The play was set in London. Later the musical was written by Alan Jay Lerner (words) and Frederic Loewe (music). It was first performed in New York in 1956 and named “My Fair Lady”. Have you seen the film version of the musical?
1.2. Study the meaning and pronunciation of the following words.
1.2.1. The song “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly”
budge - пошевелиться, сдвинуться с места
creep (crept) - ползти, незаметно надвигаться
1.2.2. The song “The Rain in Spain”
Hartford []
Hereford [] - географические названия
Hampshire [
hurricane [] - ураган
soggy [] - сырой
blasted [] - проклятый
1.2.3. An extract from the play
lingo [] - малопонятный жаргон
cylinder [ - цилиндр (использовался для записи голоса в то время)
baggage [] - (грубо) распутница
guinea [] - гинея
shilling - = 5 pence (1/20 of a pound)
crown [] - = 5 shillings
broomstick - палка от метлы
duchess [] - герцогиня
flattery - лесть
guttersnipe [] - беспризорница
folly [] - глупый, безрассудный поступок
face (coll.) (have the face to do sth) - наглость, нахальство
jott down - записывать вкратце
chuck - бросать, отказываться от …
snivel [] - хныкать
saucy [] - (диал.) презрительный, пренебрежительный
genteel [] - вежливый, благовоспитанный
draggle-tailed [] - измызганный, зашарпанный
2. Listening Exercises
2.1. Listen to the song and answer the following questions:
What line of the song is constantly repeated?
What do you think the word loverly means?
Which English accent (dialect) does the performer use? (RP, Scottish, American English, Cockney)
2.2. Listen to the song again and try to note down the words which bear dialectal features of pronunciation.
2.3. Now you will hear an extract from the play Pygmalion. Listen to Mr Higgins, Eliza, Mrs Pearce and Mr Pickering talking and then say if the statements below are True or False.
Prof. Higgings is disappointed to see the girl at first.
Eliza is ready to pay 18 pence an hour for a lesson of English.
Eliza begins crying when she hears the price of 60 pounds for a lesson.
Prof. Higgings promises to make a duchess of the girl.
Prof. Higgings tells Eliza to come in a day.
2.4. Listen to the recording again paying attention to the speakers’ attitude towards Eliza. Note down the language means which show their attitude or tick the necessary box in the chart below.
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