Exercise 1
A. Listen to people talk about New Year 2000. Match the speakers with the places.
Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4 Speaker 5 |
at a concert at home at work in hospital on a beach |
B. Listen again. Who talks about …
a) family? 1
b) friends?
c) fireworks? 1
d) music?
e) a sunrise?
f) a party? 1
g) money?
h) hospital?
Answer & Audioscript
A
Speaker 1–at home
Speaker 2–at a concert
Speaker 3– at work
Speaker 4– on a beach
Speaker 5– in hospital
B
b) 4 c) 1, 3 d) 2 e) 4 f) 1, 5 g) 3 h) 5
Audioscript
1 I was at home with my parents and my brother and sister. There was a family party, but nothing really special. There were reworks on TV … but I think I was asleep at midnight. I don’t really remember.
2 We were in Miami, Florida, at a concert. The bands were great—the Gipsy Kings and some other local bands. It was great.
3 I was at work in Sydney. I work at a club and of course it was a very big night for us. The money was good. Everybody was happy, crazy. There were fantastic fireworks over the Sydney Opera House.
4 I was on a beach in Fiji with my friends. There was a beautiful sunrise. We were the first people to see the start of the year 2000. And we weren’t alone—there were hundreds of people on the beach with us. It was a beautiful morning, very peaceful …
5 I was in the hospital. I was born on January 1st, 2000. My mother says there was a party. Maybe it was for the New Year … or was the party for me?
Exercise 2
A. Listen to three conversations. Are the conversations about a movie (F), a party (P) or a restaurant meal (R)? Write the letter.
1 ____ 2 ____ 3 _____
B. Listen again. Match phrases 1—6 with a)—f).
1 It’s fantastic.
2 It was very good.
3 It’s terrible.
4 It was boring.
5 It wasn’t very good.
6 Delicious.
a) steak
b) chicken
c) Warren’s party
d) ice cream
e) movie
f) Adam’s party
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 F 2 R 3 P
B
1 d) 2 f) 3 e) 4 c) 5 b) 6 a)
Audioscript
Conversation 1
A: Hey, Emma, let’s go!
B: What?
A: Let’s go!
B: Why? What’s the problem?
A: This movie. It’s terrible.
B: Really? I think it’s all right.
A: Oh, come on. Let’s go.
B: No, I want to stay.
C: Ssshhh!
B: Have some popcorn.
A: No, thanks.
Conversation 2
A: How was your steak?
B: Delicious, just right. I really liked it. How was your chicken?
A: Urgh, I didn’t like it. It wasn’t very good.
B: Oh well, here’s the ice cream. Thank you.
A: What do you think of the ice cream?
B: Mmm. It’s fantastic!
A: Yes, this is good.
Conversation 3
A: Hi, Emma. How are you?
B: Fine, thanks and you?
A: I’m OK. Um, were you at Warren’s party yesterday?
B: Yeah.
A: How was it?
B: It was all right …
A: But …?
B: Mmm. Well, it was boring—there weren’t a lot of people there.
A: Ah.
B: So where were you?
A: Ah, well. I went to Adam’s party.
B: Adam’s party?
A: Yeah.
B: I didn’t know about it.
A: Uh, sorry …
B: Oh. How was it?
A: Er … it was very good.
Exercise 3
A. Listen to two people doing the task. Put the news events on the timeline.
![as0-s7-12](https://english-practice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/as0-s7-12.jpg)
a) Nelson Mandela died
b) The Japanese tsunami
c) Google started
d) The first man on the moon
Answer & Audioscript
a) Nelson Mandela died 2013
b) Google started 1996
c) Japanese tsunami, 2011
d) the first man on the moon, 1969
Audioscript
A: OK, so which was first?
B: I think the first man on the moon.
A: Yes, I agree. But which date–1969 or 1975?
B: I think it was 1969.
A: OK, let’s put that. So, what was next?
B: I think Google started.
A: I’m not sure. Maybe the Japanese tsunami?
B: No, Google was before the Japanese tsunami.
A: OK. Which date?
B: Erm … 1987, I think.
A: Was there Internet in 1987?
B: Sure. Well, I think so. Maybe.
A: OK. 1987.
B: And I think the Japanese tsunami was next, in 2011.
A: Not 2007?
B: No, 2011. I remember it well because I was in London at that time.
A: OK, so that’s 2011. And Nelson Mandela?
B: He died in 2013, I think.
A: 2013. Right, let’s check the answers.
A: OK, we were right about three answers. The first man on the moon was in 1969, the Japanese tsunami was in 2011 and Nelson Mandela died in 2013.
B: But we were wrong about Google?
A: Yes. Google didn’t start in 1987. It started in 1996.
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