1. Complete the text about the West London Free School. Use the words below.
chew do go punish study wear (x2)
RULES, RULES, RULES!
In the West London Free School …
– students have to 1…………………. Latin.
– students have to 2…………………. a uniform.
– teachers can 3…………………. the students if their hair is very short.
– students can’t 4…………………. Chewing gum.
– students have to 5…………………. to after-school clubs four days a week.
– students have to 6…………………. an hour of homework every evening.
– teachers have to 7…………………. long black gowns (like the teachers in Harry Potter!).
Answer
1 study 2 wear 3 punish 4 chew 5 go 6 do 7 wear
Listening Strategy
Make sure you know how dates, times and numbers are spoken so that you can identify them when you hear them.
2. Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen and tick the times and dates that you hear.
1 a 11.15 b 10.45 c 11.45
2 a 12.10 b 10.12 c 11.50
3 a 6.30 b 5.30 c 6.50
4 a 8.25 b 8.35 c 7.35
5 a 22.04.2001 b 02.04.2001 c 22.04.2010
6 a 04.09.2020 b 05.12.2012 c 05.09.2020
7 a 21 July 2010 b July 31 2002 c 31 July 2010
8 a 16 February 2006
b February 16 2016
c February 15 2016
Answer
1 b 2 c 3 a 4 c 5 c 6 c 7 b 8 b
Transcript
1 quarter to eleven
2 ten to twelve in the morning
3 half past six
4 twenty-five to eight
5 the twenty-second of April twenty ten
6 the fifth of September twenty twenty
7 July the thirty-first two thousand and two
8 February the sixteenth twenty sixteen
3. Write the dates and years as we say them.
1 12.12 the twelfth of December / December the twelfth
2 01.08 …………………………………………………………
3 10.03 …………………………………………………………
4 21.10 …………………………………………………………
5 2001 …………………………………………………………
6 2015 …………………………………………………………
7 1995 …………………………………………………………
8 2020 …………………………………………………………
Answer
1 the twelfth of December / December the twelfth
2 the first of August / August the first
3 the tenth of March / March the tenth
4 the twenty-third of October / October the twenty-third
5 two thousand and one
6 twenty fifteen / two thousand and fifteen
7 nineteen ninety-five
8 twenty twenty / two thousand and twenty
4. Write the numbers you hear.
1 1,345
2 …………………
3 …………………
4 …………………
5 …………………
6 …………………
7 …………………
8 …………………
Answer
2 350 3 4,999 4 122 5 10,617 6 725 7 1,047 8 501
Transcript
1 one thousand three hundred and forty-five
2 three hundred and fifty
3 four thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
4 a hundred and twenty-two
5 ten thousand six hundred and seventeen
6 seven hundred and twenty-five
7 one thousand and forty-seven
8 five hundred and one
5. Listen and complete the sentences with the number, date or time you hear. (Write numbers not words where possible.)
1 My date of birth is …………………
2 School starts at …………………
3 This term ends on …………………
4 There are ………………… students in my school
5 I usually have breakfast at …………………
6 My mum’s birthday is on …………………
Answer
1 11.07.2002 2 8.45 3 22.12 4 1,350 5 7.30 6 18.05
Transcript
1 My date of birth is 11 July 2002.
2 School starts at quarter to nine.
3 This term ends on 22 December.
4 There are 1,350 students in my school.
5 I usually have breakfast at half past seven.
6 My mum’s birthday is on18 May.
6. Listen to a student at the West London Free School talking about the school. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 Anna doesn’t like school very much.
2 She learns a musical instrument.
3 She does homework before dinner every day.
Answer
1 F 2 T 3 T
7. Listen again. Choose the correct answers.
1 The school opened in …
a 2011. b 2010 . c 2012.
2 School starts at …
a 8.30. b 8.40 . c 8.50.
3 Anna has … lessons every day.
a 3 b 5 c 6
4 The lessons are … minutes long.
a 40 b 50 c 60
5 Anna has lunch at …
a 12.35. b 12.45. c 12.55.
6 She has dinner at …
a 6.00. b 7.00. c 9.00.
Answer
1 a 2 b 3 c 4 b 5 c 6 b
Transcript
Interviewer This is Anna Willis. She’s a student at the West London Free School. The school opened in 2011. How old are you, Anna?
Student I’m 14. I’m in Year 10.
I Anna, this school has got a lot of rules. Do you enjoy it here?
S Yes, I do. It’s a great school. I like the rules! They help me to learn and study.
I Tell me about your school day.
S I wake up at six o’clock, and I have to arrive at school at twenty to nine.
I You have to get up early! What time do you leave school?
S At quarter to five. We work hard.
I How many lessons do you have?
S I have three lessons in the morning. Each lesson is 50 minutes long. Lunch is at five to one for an hour. Then we have three more lessons after lunch. After that, I do music or sport. Everybody has to learn a musical instrument in our school. And I’m in the hockey team. Then I go home – finally!
I That’s a long day.
S Yes, I’m home at six o’clock. I always do homework for an hour. Then we have dinner. I go to bed at 9 p.m. I’m usually very tired!
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