Exercise 1
A. Listen to the conversations and number the places in the order you hear them. Two places are not in the conversations.
Internet café – newsstand
hotel – café – restaurant
drugstore – payphone 1 – ATM
B. Listen again and underline the correct alternative.
1 The weather is cold/bad.
2 The man’s phone is dead/broken.
3 The Internet café is/isn’t in the station.
4 The restaurants are closed/expensive.
5 The Charlotte Street Hotel is full/expensive.
Answer & Audioscript
A
2 Internet café 3 restaurant 4 café 5 ATM 6 hotel
newsstand and drugstore are not in the conversations
B
1 bad 2 dead 3 isn’t 4 closed 5 expensive
Audioscript
A: Excuse me …?
B: Yes?
A: Is there a train to York tonight?
B: No, sorry, there aren’t any trains tonight. It’s the weather. It’s very bad.
A: Not any trains? Not one?
B: No, not tonight. Maybe tomorrow. They …
A: Sorry, excuse me.
C: Hello? Pete, where are you?
A: Hi, I’m here in London, in the station, but there aren’t any trains and … Megan, Megan…? Oh, no … Excuse me, is there a payphone near here? My phone’s dead.
D: Yes, there’s a payphone over there.
A: Thanks. Oh, and is there an Internet café?
D: Erm … I don’t think so. No, there isn’t an Internet café. Not in the station but there’s one on Judd Street.
A: Judd Street. Thanks.
D: You’re welcome.
E: Can I help you?
A: Yes. Are there any restaurants in the station?
E: Yes, there are … but … what’s the time?
A: Erm … Half past eleven.
E: Ah, they’re closed now, but there’s a café over there. That’s open.
A: And is there a an ATM here?
E: Yes, over there.
A: Right. And hotels?
E: There are two hotels near here. The Charlotte Street Hotel … that’s about two hundred and fifty pounds a night.
A: Two hundred and fifty pounds? That’s expensive.
E: And there’s the Ridgemount, that’s about eighty pounds.
A: Where’s that?
F: It’s here on the map.
A: Great … thanks for your help.
E: No problem.
Exercise 2
A. Listen to the conversation at a bus station and check (✓) the correct answer.
1 She wants:
a) a one-way ticket
b) a round-trip ticket
c) two round-trip tickets
2 She wants a ticket for:
a) today
b) tomorrow
c) today and tomorrow
3 It costs:
a) €25
b) €29
c) €39
4 It leaves at:
a) 2:30
b) 2:15
c) 3:30
5 It arrives at:
a) 3:15
b) 4:15
c) 4:45
Answer & Audioscript
1 b) 2 c) 3 b) 4 a) 5 b)
Audioscript
A: A ticket to Amsterdam, please.
B: One-way or round-trip ticket?
A: A round-trip, please.
B: Leaving today?
A: Yes.
B: When do you want to come back?
A: Tomorrow afternoon.
B: OK. That’s twenty-nine euros.
A: Sorry? How much?
B: Twenty-nine euros.
A: What time’s the next bus?
B: There’s one at half past two.
A: Right. What time does it arrive in Amsterdam?
B: At quarter past four. Here’s your ticket.
A: Thank you. Which gate is it?
B: The bus leaves from gate twenty-four.
A: Sorry? Gate thirty-four?
B: No, gate twenty-four.
A: Thanks a lot.
Exercise 3
A. Listen and complete the conversation.
A: A ticket 1_____ Amsterdam, please.
B: 2_____ or round-trip ticket?
A: a round-trip, please.
B: Leaving today?
A: Yes.
B: When do you want to 3_____ back?
A: Tomorrow afternoon.
B: OK. That’s twenty-nine euros.
A: Sorry? How 4_____?
B: Twenty-nine euros.
A: What time’s the 5_____ bus?
B: There’s one at half past two.
A: Right. What time 6_____ it arrive in Amsterdam?
B: At quarter past four. Hers’ your ticket.
A: Thank you. 7_____ gate is it?
B: The bus 8_____ from gate twenty-four.
Answer & Audioscript
1 to 2 Single 3 come 4 much 5 next 6 does
7 Which 8 leaves
Exercise 4
A. Listen to a student describe how people travel in his country and complete the table.
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in a big city |
in the countryside |
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1 by car |
1 |
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2 |
2 |
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3 |
3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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Answer & Audioscript
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in a big city |
in the countryside |
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1 by car |
1 by car |
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2 by subway |
2 by bus |
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3 by bus |
3 by bike |
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4 by train |
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5 by bike |
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Audioscript
I live in São Paulo, Brazil, but I’m from the countryside. Brazilian people love their cars, but it’s difficult to drive in São Paulo—there are too many cars and it’s very, very slow. There’s a good public transportation system and a lot of people use the subway or buses and the suburban train. More and more people go to work by bike, but I don’t. I think bikes are dangerous in the city. The best way to travel downtown is by subway, but it’s very crowded in the mornings. In the countryside, a lot of people drive, of course, or they use buses. In my village, I go everywhere by bike.
Exercise 5
A. Listen and match conversations 1—5 with the places in the box. You do not need to use one of the places.
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café 1 – drugstore – ATM – newsstand payphone – Internet café |
B. Listen again and underline the correct alternative.
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What’s the problem? |
What happens? |
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1 |
The coffee isn’t hot/good. |
She gets a teal/another coffee. |
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2 |
The store never has/doesn’t have the New York Times. |
He buys/doesn’t buy another paper. |
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3 |
The ATM doesn’t have money/is broken. |
She/Salvatore has some money. |
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4 |
Computer number three/five is broken. |
He goes to another computer/leaves. |
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5 |
He’s cold/sick. |
He buys/doesn’t buy something for it. |
Answer & Audioscript
A
2 newsstand 3 ATM 4 Internet café 5 drugstore
B
1 another coffee
2 doesn’t have, doesn’t buy
3 doesn’t have money, She
4 three, goes to another computer
5 ill, doesn’t buy
Audioscript
Conversation 1
A: Excuse me.
B: Yeah.
A: There’s a problem with my coffee. It’s cold.
B: Oh, sorry. Let me get you another one.
A: Thanks.
Conversation 2
A: Do you have The New York Times?
B: Sorry, we don’t. We usually have it, but not today.
A: Oh. Well, do you have any other newspapers in English?
B: We have The Times.
A: That’s a British paper, yeah?
B: That’s right.
A: Hmm, no thanks. I really want an American paper.
Conversation 3
A: OK, let’s get some money out.
B: What’s the problem?
A: It says there isn’t any money in the machine.
B: Oh, no.
A: Maybe it’s because it’s a holiday. Look, I have some money. Let’s go to Salvatore’s café. It isn’t expensive.
Conversation 4
A: Excuse me.
B: Is there a problem?
A: Yes, I’m in number three and the computer’s broken.
B: Let me see. Ah, yes, there’s a problem. Please try number ve.
Conversation 5
A: Can I help you?
B: Yes, I’m not very well. I’m very hot and I’m tired all the time. Do you have something to help?
A: These are good. Go home and go to bed.
B: How much are they?
A: Five dollars.
B: Five dollars. Hmm, no thank you.
Exercise 6
A. Listen to three conversations. Which places a)—e) are the speakers in?
a) a bus
b) a subway train
c) a plane
d) a car
e) a taxi
Conversation 1: ……………………
Conversation 2: ……………………
Conversation 3: ……………………
B. Listen again and underline the correct alternatives.
Conversation 1
a) They want North/South
b) They’re from New York/New Zealand.
c) They know/don’t know
Conversation 2
d) He wants a black coffee/coffee with milk.
e) It’s 2:45/3:15 in Moscow.
f) It’s hot/not hot in Moscow.
Conversation 3
g) She wants to go to Summer Street/Old Street.
h) She is with two/three
i) The café is five/nine
C. Listen again and underline the correct alternatives.
1 A: Do you want/have any bags?
B: Yes, these, but they’re fine/OK here.
2 A: Yes, the Garden Hotel/Restaurant.
B: Right, I like/know it.
3 We’re on vacation here for two/three weeks.
4 And do you read/know about the weather?
5 Enjoy your drink/food.
6 Do you go downtown/to the town?
7 That’s two fifty/sixty.
8 I don’t know/like the town.
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 e 2 c 3 a
B
1 b New Zealand c don’t know
2 d white e 2.45 f hot
3 g Old Street h two i five
C
1 OK 2 Hotel, know 3 two 4 know
5 drink 6 downtown 7 fifty 8 know
Audioscript
1
A: North Street, please.
B: Do you have any bags?
A: Yes, these, but they’re OK here.
B: North Street?
A: Yes, the Garden Hotel.
B: Right, I know it. Where are you from?
C: We’re from New Zealand, Auckland.
B: Ah … and is this your first time in Belfast?
C: Yes, and it’s our first time in Ireland.
A: We’re on holiday here, for two weeks.
B: Ah, well it’s a good time to visit because …
2
A: Tea or coffee, sir?
B: Er … coffee, please.
A: With milk?
B: Yes, and can I have sugar, please? Er, what time is it in Moscow now?
A: It’s … er, quarter to three.
B: And do you know … about the weather?
A: Yes, it’s hot. It’s thirty degrees.
B: That’s hot. Thanks.
A: Enjoy your drink.
3
A: Do you go downtown?
B: Where do you want to go?
A: To the Summer Café. On Old Street.
B: Yes, we go there.
A: OK, one adult and two children, please.
B: That’s two fifty.
A: I don’t know the town. Can you tell us when we get there?
B: Yes, no problem. It’s … er … five stops from here.
Exercise 7
A. Match jobs 1—3 with information A—C.
1 train ticket office assistant
2 tourist information assistant
3 hotel receptionist
A Restaurant meal times
Breakfast: 1_______ to 2_______
Lunch: 3_______ to 4_______
Dinner: 5_______ to 6_______
You’re welcome for coffee and desserts between meals!
B Tourist Information
Old town bus tour:
7_______, 1:30. 8_______
Price: 9_______
Summer theater in the park:
Monday: Concert at 10_______ p.m.
Price: 11_______
Tuesday: Theater at 12_______ p.m.
Price: 13_______
C TICKET
Round-trip ticket
New Jersey to Boston
Departure: 14_______ o’clock
Price: 15_______
B. Listen to the conversations and complete the information in A—C.
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 C 2 B 3 A
B
1 6.30 2 11.00 3 11.00 4 3.00 5 5.00
6 10.00 7 10.15 8 3.45 9 $17 10 8.00
11 free 12 7.30 13 $25 14 2 15 $18
Audioscript
1
A: And here’s your room key. Anything else?
B: Yes. Is there a café in the hotel?
A: No, there isn’t. There’s a restaurant.
B: And is breakfast in the restaurant?
A: Yes. Breakfast is in the restaurant from half-past six.
B: Great. When does the restaurant open for dinner?
A: Breakfast is from half-past six to eleven, lunch from eleven to three.
B: And dinner?
A: From five to ten.
B: Five to ten. OK, thank you.
2
A: Can I help you?
B: Yes, I’m a tourist here. I’m here for three days. What is there to do?
A: Well, there’s a very good guided tour of the old town.
B: Is it a walking tour?
A: No, it’s a bus tour. The old town’s very big.
B: What time does it leave?
A: There’s a tour at quarter past ten. Oh wait, it’s half past ten now, sorry. So the next tour is at half past one in the afternoon. And there’s one at quarter to four.
B: Great. How much does it cost?
A: Seventeen dollars.
B: Seventeen dollars. OK.
A: OK, so … Do you like the theater?
B: Yes, I do. Very much.
A: Well, we have summer theater in the park now.
B: Great. When is it?
A: Hmm … Today’s Monday, so there’s no theater.
B: Oh?
A: Tonight there’s a concert in the park. At eight o’clock.
B: Wonderful. How much is it?
A: It’s free.
B: Great. Free. And the theater? When is that?
A: Tomorrow at half past seven.
B: How much is it?
A: Twenty-five dollars.
B: OK, thanks.
3
A: Excuse me?
B: Yes, can I help you?
A: When is the next train to Boston?
B: To Boston? Let’s see … it’s a quarter to two now. There’s a train at two, but it’s a slow train.
A: That’s OK. Can I have two tickets, please?
B: One-way or round-trip?
A: Round-trip, please.
B: When do you want to come back?
A: We don’t know.
B: OK. That’s thirty-six dollars, please.
A: Thirty-six dollars?
B: Yes, eighteen dollars for one return.
A: OK.
B: Put your card in …
C. Listen and complete the questions with two words.
1 Is …there a… café in the hotel?
2 …………………… the restaurant open for dinner?
3 What …………………… it leave?
4 How …………………… it cost?
5 …………………… the next train to Boston?
6 …………………… you want to come back?
Answer & Audioscript
C
2 When does 3 time does 4 much does
5 When is 6 When do
Audioscript
C
1
A: And here’s your room key. Anything else?
B: Yes. Is there a café in the hotel?
A: No, there isn’t. There’s a restaurant.
2
A: Breakfast is in the restaurant from half past six.
B: Great. When does the restaurant open for dinner?
A: From five to ten.
3
A: No, it’s a bus tour. The old town’s very big.
B: What time does it leave?
A: There’s a tour at quarter past ten.
4
A: And there’s one at quarter to four.
B: Great. How much does it cost?
A: Seventeen dollars.
5
A: When is the next train to Boston?
B: To Boston? Let’s see … it’s a quarter to two now. There’s a train at two but it’s a slow train.
6
A: Round trip, please.
B: When do you want to come back?
A: We don’t know.
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