Name numbers practice

Ex ercis e 2: Number practice Listen carefully and write the numbers in the blanks?. Listen to the recording and write down the numbers in the correct rows?. Ex ercis e 4: Airports in th

Practicing on Spelling

Que s t i on 1 : Identifying the letters of the alphabet

A Listen to the recording and repeat these letters after the speaker

Que s t i on 2 : Common abbreviations

Listen to some common abbreviations and write them down in the spaces

provided Do you know what each one stands for?

Que s t i on 3 : Names of Places

Listen to the names of the places and write them down Do you know where these places are in Britain?

Que s t i on 4 : What is your subject?

Listen to the self-introduction and complete the information about each person

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LizChrisPaulo

Que s t i on 5 : Listen to some self-introductions and complete the information about each

person

1 2 Name

Name

What does she do? What does he do?

Where is she from? Where is he from?

What sports does she like? What does he like?

How often? What does he work?

Where does he go at the weekends?

3 4 Name

Name

What does he do? What does she do? How

often does he work? Where does she work?

Where does he plan to go? Where does she plan to go?

When does he plan to go? How long does she work on

Sunday?

5 6 Name

Name

What does she do? What does he do?

Where is she from? Where is he from?

How many children does he have?

7 8 Name

Name

What does she do? Where is he from?

Where is she from? What does he do?

Where does she work? Where does he work?

What does she like? What does he like?

What’s her favorite one? What kind of sport does he like?

3 Surname: 4 Last name:

First Name: First Name:

Country: Country:

Language: Nationality:

When to use the computer:

Ex ercis e 1: Number dictation

Listen to the following numbers and write them down.

Ex ercis e 2: Number practice

Listen carefully and write the numbers in the blanks Write the

numbers in figures, not words.

Ex ercis e 3: Circulation of British newspapers.

Listen to the recording and write down the numbers in the correct rows.

The Observer

The Independent

Ex ercis e 4: Airports in the Southeast of Britain.

Listen to the recording and write down the numbers in the correct columns.

year

Heathrow

Gatwick

Ex ercis e 5: Practical problem-solving

Write the numbers How fast can you figure out the answers? Try to

write the answers before you hear them.

Part 2: Ordinals

Ex ercis e 1: Reading the ordinal numbers.

Read the following ordinal numbers after the speaker.

Ex ercis e 2: Ordinal number dictation

Listen to the recording and write down the numbers you hear Write the numbers in words

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Ex ercis e 3: Practice with ordinals

Listen carefully and circle the correct numbers.

1 My office is on the (6th - 5th) floor

2 The team from Shanghai won the (1st – 4th) place in the tennis match

3 Jim was the (22nd – 27th) in the last marathon race

4 Mary’s birthday is on the (2 th – 29th ) of September

5 Our seats are in the (21st – 23rd) row

6 The meeting will be on the (3rd – 1st) of April

7 The theatre is on the (15th – 50th) Street

8 People celebrated the (45th – 55th) anniversary of the school last year

9 Alaska was the (5th – 50th) state in America

10 The final exam is on the (25th – 26th) of June

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Part 3: Decimal Fractions

Ex ercis e 1: Traffic at Britain’s main airports

You will hear about passenger traffic at Britain’s main airports in 1990 and 1993 Listen to the recording and write down the figures in

the correct columns.

Name of Airport 1990 (in millions) 1993 (in millions)

The “per cent” is said after the number:

Ex ercis e 2: Household expenditure

Now listen to the report on consumers’ expenditure in 1983 and 1993 at market prices and write down the percentages in the correct columns.

Listen to the recording and write down the total numbers and the

percentages in the right columns.

Emigration from Britain

EU = European Union

Ex ercis e 4: Interview about the earthquake

Look at the pie charts and listen to the short interview about

the earthquake Write down the percentages you hear.

We asked Nanaimo people about the earthquakes:

Do you feel that local schools are

adequately prepared for an earthquake?

Do you have an earthquake emergency kit

in your home?

Don’t know Yes Not sure Yes

Ex ercis e 5: British trade

You will hear a talk about British trade in 1993 As you listen, write down the percentages in the appropriate places.

Part 4: Money

Ex ercis e 1: How much is it?

Listen to the recording and write down the price for each item.

Ex ercis e 2: L iving in L on don (1)

Listen to the talk and write down the prices in the boxes provided.

Bus fare (minimum)

Underground fare (minimum)

Taxi fare (minimum)

Coach fare

Ex ercis e 3: L iving in L on don (2)

Listen to the second part of the talk and write down the prices in the boxes provided.

Rent for one room

Rent for a one-bedroom flat

A local telephone call

Posting a letter

A bottle of beer

Use of a large washing machine

Use of a small washing machine

Use of a tumble drier

Washing powder ( a medium-sized

packet)

Ex ercis e 4: L iving in L on don (3)

Listen to the last part of the talk and write down the prices in the boxes provided.

Listen to the recording and write down the times.

1 Excuse me Can you tell me the time, please?

15 When does your mother come?

16 When does the teacher come?

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x e rc i s e 2 : What time does the next train arrive?

Look at the boxes below Tick the appropriate time as you listen

to the recording.

1 4

14:1414:40

2 5

12:1512:503

16:1316:30

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x e rc i s e 3 : Daily schedules

You are going to hear a conversation between two friends As you listen, write down some of thedetails in the right columns You will need to write a time, or length of time, or a few words to describe the activities Some of the items have already been completed

22:1322:30

18:1418:40

Get up7:00 – 9:00

Study at schoolWork again

Do homework9:30 – 11:30

Go to bed

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x e rc i s e 4 : Mike, Susan and Ellen’s day Listen to Mike, Susan, and Ellen talking about their daily schedules Complete the chart below as you listen.

Name

at

Goes to bed at

MikeEllenSusan

Part 6: The Telephone

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x e rc i s e 1 : In q u i ry

Listen to the following conversations and fill in the

missing information in the spaces below.

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Operator: Can I help you?

Inquirer: Yes Could you give me Hilton Hotel’s telephone number, please?

Operator:

Inquirer: Thanks

2

Operator: Can I help you?

Inquirer: Yes Could you tell me British Rail’s telephone number, please?

Operator:

Inquirer: Thank you very much

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Inquirer: Is that_ ?

Operator: Yes Can I help you?

Inquirer: I’d like to speak to , please

4

Inquirer: Is that ?

Operator: Yes Who do want to speak to?

Inquirer: Doctor , please

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Inquirer: Is that_ ?

Operator: Yes Who do you wish to speak to? Inquirer:

, please

x e rc i s e 2 : Making an appointment

You will hear three dialogues on the telephone between a

secretary and a person who is making an appointment to see someone.

As you listen, complete the notes below Please write the name

of the person, the day, the time and the telephone number in each dialogue.

Dialogue 1

Note for Mr Watson:

is coming to see you

on at His

telephone number is

Dialogue 2

Note for Dr Jenkinson:

is coming to see you

on at_ Her

telephone number is

Dialogue 3

Note for Professor Hansen:

is coming to see you

on at His

telephone number is

x e rc i s e 3 : Telephone message (1)

Listen to the conversation and fill in the missing information in the right places.

Message to Ms Proctor:

Date July 8 at 10:30

From

Message: The meeting is on at ,

Room

Please call him

Telephone number

Ex ercis e 4: Teleph on e mess age (2) Listen to the conversation an fill in the missing information in the right places. Message to

Date July 15 at 3:30 From

Message: There is a at Bob’s house on

Bob’s address:

Please call back

Telephone No.:

Part 7: Dates

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x e rc i s e 1 : Days and months

The days of the week are as follows In the recording, you will hear how to say them Listen to the recording and repeat after the

speaker

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Listen to the months of the year and repeat after the speaker.

x e rc i s e 3 : When does school start?

Listen to the recording and tick the correct answers.

1 When does your mother arrive?

5 When are you going to move into the new house?

6 When does the art Museum open?

Ex ercis e 4: Great names in British history

You will hear some great names in British history As you listen, write down the years of their birth and death in the correct columns.

x e rc i s e 5 : Find the difference

In this part, you will hear some short descriptions of festivals You will be asked to compare the information that your hear with

similar information that you read, and to underline the changes that have been made.

Text 1

As you listen, read the text below and underline the three changes in thetext

Valentine’s Day

one they love or someone whom they have been in love with People usually

do not sign these cards and a lot of time is spent trying to guess who hassent them

Text 3

As you listen, (please) read the text below and underline the five changes in the text

New Year’s Eve

until at least just after midnight in order to see in the New Year It’s also the night

of the year when most pubs, bars and restaurants forget about their usual closing times and stay open until after midnight In London, many people go to Trafalgar Square to hear Big Ben chime midnight, and traditionally take a shower in the fountains in Trafalgar Square The

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Christmas tree is a yearly gift from Norway.

of pancakes They are made from flour, milk, and eggs, and fried in a hot pan Many towns also hold pancake races on that day People run along the streets holding a frying pan and throwing the pancakes in the air Of course

if they drop the pancake they lose the race

Text 5

As you listen, read the text below and underline the seven changes in thetext

Christmas

Christian celebration of the birth of Christ with the traditional festivities of winter On the Sunday before Christmas, a lot of churches hold a carol service where special hymns are sung Very often you can hear carol singerssinging in the streets as they collect money for charity Many families

decorate their houses with brightly-coloured Christmas decorations and theyusually have a Christmas tree in the corner of the front room, glittering with coloured lights and decorations People often put their gifts at the bottom ofthe Christmas tree

Text 6

As you listen, read the text below and underline the eight changes in thetext.

Halloween

more important festival in the United States than in Britain, although it’s celebrated by many people in the UK It’s particularly connected with

witches and ghosts At parties, people dress up in strange costumes and pretend they are witches They cut horrible faces in potatoes and other vegetables and put a candle inside which shines through the eyes People may play difficult games such as trying to eat and apple from a bucket of water without using the hands In recent years, children dressed in white shirts knock on doors at Halloween and ask if you would like a “trick” or

“treat” If you give them something nice, a “treat”, they go away However,

if you don’t, they play a “trick” on you, such as making a lot of noise or spilling flour on your front door