LISTENING EXERCISES 0

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INDEX EXERCISE 1 MARCO EXERCISE 2 INTRODUCING YOURSELF EXERCISE 3 WORK EXERCISE 4 A NEW HOME EXERCISE 5 AT THE AIRPORT EXERCISE 6 I DON´T FEEL WELL EXERCISE 7 RELATIONSHIPS EXERCISE 8 MONEY EXERCISE 9 TRAFFIC EXERCISE 10 ADDICTION TEXT TRANSCRIPTION SOLUTIONS

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EXERCISE 1 MARCO Click on the picture to listen to the audio clip.

Clip time : 01´18 Say if the sentences below are true or false.

1. He is seventeen years old.

2. Marco and his family moved to the United States three years ago.

3. He doesn´t have any siblings.

4. His aunt and uncle have a restaurant.

5. Marco´s parents work in his uncle´s restaurant.

6. He felt happy when he left Peru.

7. Marco spoke English very well when he lived in Peru.

8. He wants to be a doctor in a few years.

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EXERCISE 2 INTRODUCING YOURSELF Click on the picture to listen to the audio clip.

Clip time : 00´44´´ Say if the sentences below are true or false.

1. Anna is twenty-five years old.

2. She lives alone in Miami.

3. All of her children are very old.

4. She has a son and a daughter.

5. Her husband has two jobs.

6. Her husband washes dishes in a restaurant on Mondays.

7. The restaurant is full of people at weekends.

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EXERCISE 3 WORK Click on the picture to listen to the audio clip.

Clip time : 01´29´´ Answer the questions about the clip.

1. What time does Carolina arrive at her office?

2. What time does she leave the office?

3. What does she do at work?

4. What does she give to her boss at the end of each work day?

5. Do you think she need a different job?

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EXERCISE 4 A NEW HOME Click on the picture to listen to the audio clip.

Clip time : 01´18´´ Find out the words according to the definitions.

1. Opposite of OLD (adjective).

2. Something made of metal that is used for opening and closing doors. (noun) 3. A place in your house where you can relax and watch TV. (noun, 2 words) 4. Opposite of CLEAN. (adjective) 5. To be able to buy something because you have enough money. (verb, 2 words) TRANSCRIPTION

EXERCISE 5 AT THE AIRPORT Click on the picture to listen to the audio clip.

Clip time : 01´18´´ Say if the sentences are true or false.

1. Miguel is at the airport.

2. The lady at the counter asks him for his Identity Card.

3. His flight number is 123.

4. He´s going to fly from LA to Hawaii at night.

5. The security office has a dog which is sniffing around people´s luggage.

6. The dog is small but very good at detecting drugs and explosives.

7. Miguel has a lot of luggage for checking in.

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EXERCISE 6 I DON´T FEEL WELL Click on the picture to listen to the audio clip.

Clip time : 01´10´´ Answer the questions about the clip.

1. Why is Andrés not feeling well?

2. Why do you think he cannot find his pills?

3. When does he realize that he is not in his own apartment?

4. What time did he get home?

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EXERCISE 7 RELATIONSHIPS Click on the picture to listen to the audio clip.

Clip time : 01´38´´ Say if the sentences are true or false.

1. The girls walks into the restaurant with the boy.

2. .When they saw each other in the restaurant they kissed.

3. They ordered two glasses of wine.

4. They went to the restaurant for having dinner.

5. The girl is still in love with him.

6. The boy wants to break off the relationship because he has met someone else.

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EXERCISE 8 MONEY Click on the picture to listen to the audio clip.

Clip time : 01´38´´ Find out the words according to the definitions.

1. A person whose job is to pay out and take in money in a bank. (noun, 2 words) 2. To keep money for use in the future. (verb) 3. Members of your family. (noun) 4. Flat. (noun) 5. A weapon that shoots bullets. (noun) 6. The act of stealing money from a bank. (noun)

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EXERCISE 9 TRAFFIC Click on the picture to listen to the audio clip.

Clip time : 01´19´´ Say if the sentences are true or false.

1. Paul is driving because he has a job interview.

2. He´s calm even though he is stuck in a traffic jam on the road.

3. He has fifteen minutes left before the job interview starts.

4. He gets out of the car with his suitcases.

5. After getting out of the car, he begins to walk slowly down the street.

6. The other drivers tell him that he can´t leave his car on the road.

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EXERCISE 10 ADDICTION Click on the picture to listen to the audio clip.

Clip time : 01´04´´ Find out the words according to the definitions.

1. To be worried and anxious. (adjective) 2. Opposite to THERE. (adverb) 3. Simple past of "LOSE". (verb) 4. The house where you live with your family. (noun) 5. Make noise with your hands to show that you have enjoyed a perfomance. (verb) 6. The air that goes into and out of your lungs. (noun) TRANSCRIPTION

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EXERCISE 1 MARCO Hi! My name is Marco. I am 17 years old. My parents and I moved to the United States from Peru 2 years ago.

I don’t have any brothers or sisters; I am an only child.

My parents came to the United States because they could not find work in Peru.

My Aunt and uncle had moved here 12 years earlier and own a restaurant. My father works as a chef and my mother works as a waitress at the restaurant. It is hard work but they are happy that they now have enough money and that I have the opportunity to get a good education.

Leaving Peru was hard for me. I had a lot of family and friends there. I could speak very little English and my family didn’t have a lot of money. Things are better now. I have made a few friends and I am learning English fast.

I will graduate High School next year and hope to go to college.

After that I will get a job as an Engineer and make a lot of money so that my parents don’t have to work so hard anymore.

EXERCISE 2 INTRODUCING YOURSELF Hello! My name is Ana. I am twenty-five years old. I live in Miami, Florida with my husband and two children. I have one son in kindergarten and one daughter in first grade.

They both attend public school. My husband is a mechanic.

On weekends, he works at a restaurant as a dishwasher.

The restaurant usually gets more customers on weekends, so they need extra people to wash dishes.

EXERCISE 3 WORK Carolina writes an email to her friend about work: "Hi Cristina, I am sorry I haven’t called you for so long. How are you? How is your new apartment? I have been very busy at work.

I arrive at the office at 7 am and leave at around 6:30 pm. I just get half an hour for lunch and a five-minute break in the morning and in the afternoon. I am very tired when I get home so I just eat, watch some television and go to bed. In the office, I am on the phone all day, listening to customer complaints and entering them into our computer system.

At the end of the day I have to write a summary of all the calls I received during the day and give my boss a status on the complaints that are not yet resolved.

I do not know how much longer I can do this. I need a vacation, or even better, I need another job! I’ll call you this weekend.

EXERCISE 4 A NEW HOME Francisco stands outside his new house. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out the key. He turns the key in the lock and opens the door. He steps into the living room and looks around.

The paint is peeling off the walls. There is no furniture.

The house is dirty and smells bad. He tries to open a window but it is broken.

The house does not have a kitchen or a bedroom but there is a microwave on the floor on one side of the room.

He wonders if it works. The place looks terrible but it is all he can afford.

He covers his nose and mouth with his hand and opens the bathroom door. It is in bad condition.

EXERCISE 5 AT THE AIRPORT Miguel is standing in line at the airport. It is his turn and he walks to the counter. The lady at the counter asks him for his ID and she checks his flight details.

Yes, he is confirmed on flight 103 from Los Angeles to Hawaii at noon. He does not have any bags to check in but has one small carry-on bag that he will take with him.

The agent prints out his boarding pass. The airport security officers walk past him with a big dog. The dog is sniffing around people’s luggage trying to detect drugs and explosives.

Miguel is relieved when he sees the dog walk past him. Suddenly, the dog turns and begins to sniff his bag and bark.

The security officer looks at Miguel. “Sir, please bring your bag and come with me.”

EXERCISE 6 I DON´T FEEL WELL Andrés is not feeling well. He was at a party last night and got home at 3 am. He has a headache and feels nauseous. He had too much to drink and ate too much shrimp. He gets out of bed and realizes that he is not wearing any pants.

He looks around but cannot find them. He goes into the bathroom and looks around for his pills. He cannot find them. He hears voices. He walks out of the bedroom, goes down the stairs and into the kitchen.

There are people talking and laughing in the kitchen. He wonders who else came back home with him last night.

Then he realizes something. He doesn’t have stairs in his apartment. He is in someone else's home!

EXERCISE 7 RELATIONSHIPS Renata walks into the restaurant. She sees her boyfriend Diego sitting at a table near the window and smiles. He sees her and gets up. They hug and sit down. They call the waiter and order two glasses of wine. He looks nervous and begins to talk. “Look, I know this is awkward but let me…” but Renata interrupts him.

“You don’t have to tell me. I know how you feel. I was so excited when you called to invite me to lunch. I have missed you too. Not seeing each other for a couple of months was the best thing for our relationship. I realize now that you are the one for me. Let’s forget the past. Things will be different from now on, I promise you.”

Diego takes a deep breath and takes a sip of wine. “Actually, I invited you to lunch because I didn’t want to tell you over the phone. I’m sorry but I’ve met someone else”.

EXERCISE 8 MONEY The bank teller counts the money in front of George and hands it to him. “Here you are sir. That is everything you have in your account. I have closed it as you requested. You should receive a confirmation in the mail. Have a nice day!”

George looks at the money and takes a deep breath. It is everything he has saved. He lost his job a month ago and cannot find anything else. He has to use all the money from his savings account to feed his family. They were evicted from their apartment three days ago and now live with relatives. This money is all he has to survive until he gets another job. He carefully puts the money in his coat pocket and walks to the exit holding it tight.

“I will guard this money with my life” he whispers to himself.

Three men wearing masks enter the bank. One pulls out a gun, fires a shot in the air and yells: “Everyone stay calm! This is a robbery! No one will get hurt if you do exactly as you are told!”

EXERCISE 9 TRAFFIC Paul looks at his watch. He is worried. He has fifteen minutes to get to his interview and he is stuck in a traffic jam.

He looks around. Everyone is honking their horns and trying to move into the lane that seems to be moving faster. They have barely moved in the last thirty minutes.

Paul looks out of the window at the people walking past him on the sidewalk. An old woman walking with a cane passed him fifteen minutes ago. He cannot be late for this interview.

He grabs his suitcase, opens the door and gets out of the car. He shuts the door and begins to walk quickly down the street.

All the cars behind him begin to honk and the drivers start yelling at him. One yells: “HEY! WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’RE GOING? YOU CAN’T JUST LEAVE YOUR CAR!! HEY!!!! COME BACK!!

EXERCISE 10 ADDICTION It is Rodrigo’s turn to speak. He is nervous. He doesn’t want to be here but he has no choice. He has lost his job, his home, his family and most of his friends.

He takes a deep breath, gets up and walks to the podium at the front of the room. He adjusts the microphone and looks at the group of people in front of him.

They begin to clap and shout words of encouragement.

Rodrigo takes deep breaths to relax and grips the sides of the podium to stop his hands from shaking.

When the clapping stops he summons up his courage and speaks.

“Good evening everyone. Thank you for your support. My name is Rodrigo, and I am addicted to heroin.”

SOLUTIONS

EXERCISE 1 1.TRUE 2.FALSE 3.TRUE 4.TRUE 5.TRUE 6.FALSE 7.FALSE 8.FALSE EXERCISE 2 1.TRUE 2.FALSE 3.FALSE 4.TRUE 5.TRUE 6.FALSE 7.TRUE EXERCISE 3 1. She arrives at her office at 7 o´clock in the morning.

2. She leaves the office at around half past six in the evening.

3. She listens to customer complaints.

4. She gives him a summary of the complaints and the status of the ones that are not yet resolved.

5. Yes, I do.

EXERCISE 4 1.new 2.key 3.living room 4.dirty 5.can afford EXERCISE 5 1.TRUE 2.TRUE 3.FALSE 4.FALSE 5.TRUE 6.FALSE 7.FALSE EXERCISE 6 1. Because he drank too much alcohol and ate too much shrimp at the party.

2. Because he is in someone´s else apartment.

3. When he remembers that his apartment doesn´t have stairs.

4. He got home at 3.

EXERCISE 7 1.FALSE 2.FALSE 3.TRUE 4.FALSE 5.TRUE 6.TRUE EXERCISE 8 1.bank teller 2.save 3.relatives 4.apartment 5.gun 6.robbery EXERCISE 9 1.TRUE 2.FALSE 3.TRUE 4.TRUE 5.FALSE 6.TRUE EXERCISE 10 1.nervous 2.here 3.lost 4.home 5.clap 6.breath

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