Exercise 1
A. Listen and match conversations 1—3 with pictures A—C.
1 ____ 2 ____ 3 ____
B. Listen again and match the person with the country and city.
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1 Carmen 2 Katie 3 Steve |
Australia Ireland Spain |
Dublin Cork Madrid Barcelona Sydney Melbourne |
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 C 2 B 3 A
B
1 Carmen—Spain—Madrid
2 Katie—Ireland—Dublin
3 Steve—Australia— Melbourne
Audioscript
Conversation 1
A: Hello, I’m Diana.
B: Hi, I’m Carmen.
A: Nice to meet you.
B: You too.
A: Where are you from?
B: I’m from Spain.
A: Oh, where in Spain?
B: From Madrid.
Conversation 2
A: Hi, I’m Tom.
B: Hi, I’m Katie.
A: Nice to meet you.
B: You too.
A: Are you from Ireland?
B: Yes, I am.
A: Oh, where in Ireland?
B: From Dublin.
Conversation 3
A: Hi, I’m James.
B: Hello, I’m Steve.
A: Nice to meet you.
B: You too.
A: Where are you from?
B: I’m from Australia
A: Oh. Are you from Sydney?
B: No, I’m not. I’m from Melbourne.
Exercise 2
A. Listen and complete the conversations.
Conversation 1
A: Hello, I 1__’m__ Janet.
B: Hi, I 2______ Oscar. Nice to meet you.
A: You too. Where 3______ you from?
B: I 4______ from Colombia.
A: Oh, where in Colombia?
B: From Bogotá.
Conversation 2
A: Hello, I 5______ Kasia.
B: Hi, I 6______ Peter.
A: Nice to meet you.
B: You too. Where 7______ you from?
A: I 8______ from Poland.
B: 9______ you from Warsaw?
A: No, I’m not. I’m from Gdańsk.
Answer & Audioscript
2 ’m 3 are 4 ’m 5 ’m 6 ’m 7 are 8 ’m 9 Are
Exercise 3
A. Listen and match conversations 1—3 with pictures A—C.
1 ____ 2 ____ 3 ____
B. Listen again and complete the information.
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First name |
Last name |
Room number |
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1 |
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Thompson |
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2 |
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3 |
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Answer & Audioscript
A
1 C 2 B 3 A
B
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First name |
Last name |
Room number |
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1 |
Mike |
Thompson |
10 |
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2 |
Allen |
Byrne |
379 |
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3 |
Anabella |
Almeida |
124 |
Audioscript
Conversation 1
A: OK, what’s your last name?
B: Thompson, T-H-O-M-P-S-O-N.
A: Ah-huh. And what’s your first name?
B: Michael.
A: How do you spell that?
B: M-I-C-H-A-E-L.
A: Ah yes, for the fitness class in room 10.
B: That’s right.
A: What’s your phone number?
B: Er … it’s oh five three two, four one nine.
A: And what’s your email address?
B: It’s mike at bmail dot com.
A: OK, thank you.
Conversation 2
A: Good morning. Can I help you?
B: Yes. My name’s Byrne. Allen Byrne.
A: How do you spell that?
B: B-Y-R-N-E.
A: B-Y-R-N-E.
B: Yes.
A: And your first name?
B: It’s Allen.
A: A-L-L … is it a-n?
B: No, e. E as in England. A-L-L-E-N.
A: Thanks. OK, here’s your visitor’s name badge. The conference is in room 379.
B: Thank you.
A: You’re welcome.
Conversation 3
A: Can I help you?
B: Yes, I’m a student, a new student.
A: Welcome to the school. What’s your last name?
B: Almeida.
A: How do you spell Almeida?
B: A-L-M-E-I-D-A.
A: And what’s your first name?
B: Anabella.
A: OK, Anabella. Here’s your student card.
B: Thank you. Oh, my first name’s wrong.
A: Oh, sorry. How do you spell it?
B: It’s Anabella, A-N-A-B-E-L-L-A.
A: A-N-A-B-E-L-L-A.
B: That’s right.
A: OK, Anabella. You’re in room 124.
B: 124?
A: Yes.
Exercise 4
A. Listen and answer the questions for Catarina.
Name: Catarina
1 Where are you from? …Positano in Italy…
2 Is it big? ………………….
3 Is it old? ………………….
4 What’s your job? ………………….
5 Where’s your job? ………………….
6 Is English important for you? ………………….
7 What’s good about (name of city or country)? ………………….………………….
Answer & Audioscript
2 no 3 yes 4 hotel receptionist 5 downtown Dublin 6 yes
7 the countryside is beautiful, the villages are old and beautiful
Audioscript
A: So, your name’s Catherine?
B: No, it’s Catarina.
A: Catarina?
B: Yes, it’s an Italian name. I’m from Italy.
A: Yeah? Where in Italy?
B: I’m from Positano.
A: Positano! I don’t know it. Is it big?
B: No, it isn’t. It’s very small. Very small and very old. Look. Here’s a picture.
A: Oh, it’s beautiful!
B: Yes … I love it.
A: And … what’s your job?
B: In Dublin?
A: Yes, here in Dublin.
B: I’m a hotel receptionist here in downtown Dublin.
A: Oh really? So English is important for you.
B: Yes, of course. In my job I speak English, and I also speak German and Italian of course. Italian people visit Dublin a lot. They love it.
A: And you? Do you like Dublin?
B: Oh, yes. I really love it here.
A: Why? What’s good about it?
B: Well, the countryside here is very beautiful, with mountains, rivers and the sea. And the villages are old and beautiful. I really love it here. And you … are you Irish?
A: Yes, but not from Dublin. I’m from a small town in County Wexford.
Exercise 5
A. Listen to the conversations. Where is each conversation? Circle the correct options.
1 a) classroom
b) business conference
2 a) hotel
b) hospital
B. Listen again and complete the information.
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Job |
Country |
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Ed
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student
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Cathy
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Misaki
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Anna
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Lynn Baker
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Jan
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C. Listen again and underline the correct alternatives.
1 Am I in the Japanese/English class?
2 No problem/thank you. I’m Ed.
3 And you, are you Spanish/English?
4 It’s my first time/day here.
5 Look, here’s a doctor/nurse.
6 Are you from Russia/Poland, too?
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 a 2 b
B
Ed: Canada
Cathy: student, Ireland
Misaki: teacher, Japan
Anna: nurse, Poland
Lynn Baker: doctor, England
Jan: nurse, Russia
C
2 problem 3 English 4 time 5 nurse 6 Poland
Audioscript
1
A: Excuse me? Am I in the Japanese class?
B: Yes, you are.
A: Are you the teacher?
B: No, I’m not. I’m a student.
A: Oh, sorry.
B: No problem. I’m Ed.
A: Hi, I’m Cathy. I’m a student, too.
B: Nice to meet you.
A: And you. Are you from Canada?
B: Yes, I am. And you, are you English?
A: No, I’m from Ireland.
B: Oh, here’s Misaki, the teacher. She’s from Japan.
2
A: Excuse me.
B: Yes?
A: Are you a nurse?
B: No, I’m a doctor.
A: Oh, sorry. I’m a nurse. My name’s Anna. It’s my first time here.
B: Oh, hello. I’m Lynn. Lynn Baker.
A: Nice to meet you, Doctor Baker. Are you from England?
B: Yes, I am. Look here’s a nurse. Jan, this is Anna.
C: Hi, Anna.
A: Hi.
C: Where are you from?
A: I’m from Poland.
C: Oh. Dzien dobry!
A: Are you from Poland, too?
C: No, I’m from Russia.
Exercise 6
A. Listen and complete the names.
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Class register |
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First name |
Last name |
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Alexandra |
…Baecher… |
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2 |
……………. |
Mancini |
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3 |
Louise |
……………. |
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4 |
……………. |
Watson |
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5 |
Meilin |
……………. |
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6 |
……………. |
Kean |
B. Listen to the information and correct the email addresses. There may be more than one mistake in each address.
1 evesbedi373@yippee.com
2 yohana999@gomail.com
3 heideho251@itmail.com
4 gorgelopez@toggle.com
Answer & Audioscript
A
2 Giacomo 3 Walsh 4 Vicky 5 Zhu 6 Rufus
B
1 yvesbedi373@yippee.com
2 johanna999@gomail.com
3 heidiho251@itmail.com
4 jorgelopes@toggle.com
Audioscript
A
1
A: My name’s Alexandra Baecher.
B: How do you spell Baecher?
A: B-a-e-c-h-e-r.
2
A: Mr Mancini. What’s your first name?
B: Giacomo.
A: That’s J-a.
B: No, G-i-a-c-o-m-o.
A: G-i-a-c-o-m-o.
B: That’s right.
3
A: Louise Walsh.
B: How do you spell Walsh?
A: W-a-l-s-h.
4
A: What’s your name?
B: Vicky Watson.
A: Vicky Watson. How do you spell Vicky?
B: V-i-c-k-y.
5
A: Meilin Zhu.
B: Meilin … How do you spell Zhu?
A: Z-h-u.
B: Z-h-u.
6
A: Rufus Kean.
B: Rufus. How do you spell that?
A: R-u-f-u-s.
B: R-u-f-u-s. Rufus Kean. K-e-a-n?
A: That’s right.
B
1
A: What’s your email address?
B: It’s yvesbedi373@yippee.com.
A: E-v. How do you spell your first name?
B: Not e-v. Y-v. Y as in, erm, yes. Y-v-e-s.
2
A: What’s your email address?
B: It’s johanna999@gomail.com.
A: Johanna999 … y-o-h
B: No, j-o-h …
A: J?
B: J. J-o-h-a-n-n-a.
A: OK. Wait. A-n-n-a?
B: Yes. A-n-n-a.
3
A: And your email address?
B: Heidiho251@itmail.com.
A: H-e-i-d- … Is it e as in England?
B: No, h-e-i-d-i. I as in it or in.
A: OK, heidiho251@itmail.com.
B: That’s right.
4
A: My email address is jorgelopes@toggle.com
B: Just a minute. OK. G-o-r …
A: J not g. J-o-r …
B: J-o-r-g-e. Lopez?
A: Yes.
B: L-o-p-e … z as in zoo?
A: No, s as in, er, supermarket.
B: Lopes.
A: Yeah, jorgelopes@toggle.com.
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