Exercise 1
A. Thomas and Lena are at the World Cup. Listen and tick (✓) the three things they talk about.
1 football
2 countries
3 food
4 a city
5 TV
B. Listen again. Complete the conversation.
THOMAS Hi there! My name’s Thomas. What’s your 1_________?
LENA I’m Lena.
THOMAS Hi, Lena! Where are you 2_________? Russia?
LENA Yeah, you’re right! I’m Russian. I’m from St Petersburg.
THOMAS Oh yes! It’s a really beautiful city.
LENA Yes, I think so too. So, 3_________ are you from, Thomas?
THOMAS Me? I’m from 4_________. I’m French.
LENA Oh, the French team’s really good!
THOMAS Of course, we’re 5_________!
C. Are sentences 1—4 true or false?
1 Thomas and Lena are friends.
2 Lena is from Russia.
3 Thomas likes St Petersburg.
4 Lena says the football team from France is very bad.
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 football ✓
2 countries ✓
4 a city ✓
B
1 name 2 from 3 where 4 France 5 great
C
1 F Thomas and Lena meet at the World Cup.
2 T
3 T
4 F Lena says the French team’s really good.
Audioscript
THOMAS Hi, there! My name’s Thomas. What’s your name?
LENA I’m Lena.
T Hi, Lena! Where are you from? Russia?
L Yeah, you’re right! I’m Russian. I’m from St Petersburg.
T Oh, yes! It’s a really beautiful city.
L Yes, I think so too. So, where are you from, Thomas?
T Me? I’m from France. I’m French.
L Oh, the French team’s really good!
T Of course, we’re great!
C. Listen to the next part of the conversation between Thomas and Lena. What do they talk about?
a their football teams
b the town where Thomas is from
D. Underline the correct answers. Listen again and check.
1 Thomas is / isn’t from Paris.
2 Lena’s friends are / aren’t Russian.
3 Her friends are / aren’t at the match.
4 It’s / It isn’t 8:00.
Answer & Audioscript
C
b the town where Thomas is from
D
1 isn’t 2 are 3 aren’t 4 It isn’t
Audioscript
LENA So where are you from? From Paris?
THOMAS No, I’m not from Paris. I’m from a town called Rouen.
L Hmm … Where’s that?
T Oh, it’s a town near Paris. It isn’t very big.
L Oh, right.
T So are you here with friends?
L Yes, we’re a big group. We’re all from St Petersburg.
T But they aren’t here.
L No, they’re all in the hotel. They say they’re tired!
T Oh, right. … Well, look, it’s only 8:00, the match isn’t on yet. So how about a coffee?
L Hmm, yeah OK. Good idea … !
Exercise 2
A. Listen to the conversation. Complete the nationalities (1—3) on the profiles below.
Name: Roman
Nationality 1___________
Personality 4___________
Name: Diego and Mia
Nationality 2___________
Personality 5___________
Name: Laura
Nationality 3___________
Personality 6___________
B. Listen again. Complete the profiles with personality adjectives 4—6.
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 Polish 2 Mexican 3 Spanish
B
4 friendly 5 great 6 cool
Audioscript
1
A This is my good friend Roman. He’s really friendly.
B Is he from Poland?
A Yes, he is.
2
A These are my friends Mia and Diego. They’re really great.
B Are they married?
A Yes, they are.
B Are they Spanish?
A No, they aren’t. They’re from Mexico.
3
A This is my friend, Laura. She’s really cool.
B Is she Italian?
A No, she isn’t. She’s from Spain.
Exercise 3
A. Listen to Part 1. Choose the correct answer.
1 Dan wants to:
a finish something
b do some exercise
2 Leo wants to:
a do an exercise class
b go for a run
3 Martina is:
a in the office
b at the gym
Answer & Audioscript
1 a 2 a 3 b
Audioscript
LEO OK, all finished. Time to go.
DAN I want to finish this. You go. See you tomorrow.
L All this sitting. I need to do some exercise.
D Of to the gym?
L Yeah.
D Say hello to Martina when you see her.
L Sure! … Bye!
D Bye, Leo.
B. Leo talks to the gym receptionist. Listen to Part 2. What does Leo want to do? Choose the correct answer.
a join the gym
b book a fitness class
c pay for a fitness class
C. listen to Part 2 again. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences.
1 The class starts at 7.20.
2 Ten people can go to the fitness class.
3 The class is in Studio 2.
Answer & Audioscript
B
b book a fitness class
C
1 T 2 T
3 F (The class is in Studio 1.)
Audioscript
RECEPTIONIST Hi. How can I help?
LEO I’d like to do a fitness class.
R Your card, please?
L Sorry – it’s at home.
R OK. No problem. … What’s your name?
L Leo.
R Sorry, what’s your surname?
L Seymour.
R Can you spell that, please?
L S-E-Y-M-O-U-R.
R Seymour – yes, here you are. And what’s your address?
L 18 New Street.
R 18 New Street.
L Yes, that’s right.
R So a fitness class?
L Yes, what time’s the next one?
R It’s at twenty past seven.
L Sorry?
R 7:20.
L Is it a big group?
R No, only ten people.
L Great. Can I book a place?
R Of course. … There you go.
L And where’s the class?
R It’s in Studio 1.
L So that’s 7:20 in Studio 1?
R That’s right.
L Thanks for your help.
R You’re welcome.
D. Listen to Part 3. Leo talks to Martina at the gym. Answer the questions.
1 Who is Martina?
2 What does she say about Dan?
a He’s very busy.
b He’s a bit lazy.
Answer & Audioscript
1 She’s Dan’s wife.
2 b He’s a bit lazy.
Audioscript
MARTINA Leo!
LEO Martina – hi!
M Good to see you here.
L All day at the computer – I need to do something.
M Yes, well, tell my husband that.
L Dan’s very busy.
M And a bit lazy! See you later.
L See you later.
Exercise 4
A. A is a receptionist and B wants information. Listen and complete the conversation.
A Hello. How can I 1________ you?
B I’d 2________ to do a computer course.
A No problem.
B When’s the first lesson?
A It’s tomorrow at eight o’clock.
B And 3________ the lesson?
A It’s here in Room 5.
B Great. Can I book a place?
A Certainly. 4________ your surname?
B Moore.
A Can you 5________ that, please?
B M–O–O–R–E
A Thank you. Enjoy the class.
Answer & Audioscript
1 help 2 like 3 where’s 4 What’s 5 spell
Audioscript
A Hello. How can I help you?
B I’d like to do a computer course.
A No problem.
B When’s the first lesson?
A It’s tomorrow at eight o’clock.
B And where’s the lesson?
A It’s here in Room 5.
B Great. Can I book a place?
A Certainly. What’s your surname?
B Moore.
A Can you spell that, please?
B M–O–O–R–E
A Thank you. Enjoy the class.
Exercise 5
A. The people in the picture are on an English course. Listen and answer the questions.
1 Is this the first or the last day of the course?
2 What city are they in?
B. Listen again. Complete the table.
|
Name |
Country |
One other thing we know |
|
Kate and Mike |
UK |
They’re _______. |
|
Carla |
Italy |
She’s a _______. |
|
Masato |
|
English is _______ for his work. |
|
Carmen |
|
She’s a _______ of IT. |
|
Orhan |
|
His _______ is in London. |
|
Marisa |
|
Her _______ is in London. |
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 the first day 2 London
B
|
Name |
Country |
One other thing we know |
|
Kate and Mike |
UK |
They’re teachers. |
|
Carla |
Italy |
She’s a student (in Milan). |
|
Masato |
Japan |
English is important for his work. |
|
Carmen |
Spain |
She’s a student of IT. |
|
Orhan |
Turkey |
His family is in London. |
|
Marisa |
Brazil |
Her brother is in London. |
Audioscript
KATE Welcome to the course, very nice to see you all. I’m Kate, as you know, and this is Mike, we’re your two teachers on the course and we’re both from London. So, first, can we all say our names and where we’re from? OK? Carla, you start …
CARLA Yes, of course. Hello, I’m Carla and I’m from Italy. I’m a student in Milan. It’s my first time in London, so it’s great to be here.
MASATO OK. Well, I’m Masato and I live in Kyoto in Japan. I work in a hotel in Kyoto, so English is really important for me.
CARMEN Yes, I’m Carmen. I’m from Barcelona in Spain. I’m also a student, I study IT. It’s not my first time in England, I know London quite well, but it’s nice to be here again.
ORHAN I’m Orhan and I’m from Turkey. I live in London now with my family and I work for a bank here.
MARISA I’m Marisa and I’m a student in Recife in Brazil. It’s my first time in London too, but I have a brother here, so I can stay with his family.
K OK great, thank you, well er … to start of then, I think I’ll just explain what the course is all about…
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