Exercise 1
A. Listen to three conversations. Which three pictures are they talking about?
1 ____ 2 ____ 3 ____
B. Listen again and underline the correct alternative.
1 Johnny’s 3/4/5, Amy’s 5/6/7 and Jennifer’s 8/9/10.
2 Jennifer/Amy ’s a musician.
3 Johnny/Amy ’s on the football team.
4 Lucy/Tim ’s British.
5 Lucy/Tim is American.
6 She/He ’s a hotel manager.
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 C 2 A 3 B
B
1 3, 6, 10 2 Jennifer 3 Amy 4 Tim 5 Lucy 6 He
Audioscript
Conversation 1
B: Hi, Lucy. Coffee?
A: No, thanks.
B: Hey, pictures. Let’s see …
A: Yes, from the weekend.
B: Is this your family?
A: Yes, me, my husband, my son Johnny and my daughter Amy.
B: How old are they?
A: Erm, Johnny’s three and Amy’s six.
B: Where are you?
A: We’re in the park.
B: Great picture. Lovely family.
A: Thanks. It’s Johnny’s first time on a bike …
Conversation 2
A: … and this is a picture of the children.
B: Oh, it’s a great picture.
A: Yeah.
B: Let’s see. This is, erm, Amy?
A: Yes, that’s right.
B: And Johnny and …
A: Yes …
B: … and in the middle? Your other daughter?
A: Yes. Jennifer. She’s ten now.
B: Oh. And Jennifer and Amy, are they at the same school?
A: No, they aren’t. Jennifer’s at a special music school. Violin, piano …
B: Really? Wow, a real musician.
A: Well, she’s only ten, so …
B: But that’s great. And the other children?
A: Amy’s on the football team.
Conversation 3
A: This is Tim …
B: Your husband.
A: Yeah. And Johnny.
B: Is Tim British?
A: Oh yes, he’s from Cambridge.
B: And you, you aren’t British. You’re from China, right?
A: No, I’m from the U.S.
B: Oh …
A: My father’s Chinese and my mother’s American.
B: I see. Interesting. Erm, is your husband a businessman?
A: Yes, he’s in the hotel and restaurant business.
B: Oh. What’s his job?
A: He’s a hotel manager.
B: Oh, what’s the name of the hotel …?
Exercise 2
A. Listen and underline the correct alternative.
A: This is a picture of Dan.
B: (1) Is he/Are you brothers?
A: No, (2) I’m not/we aren’t. (3) He’s/We’re good friends.
B: And this picture? (4) Are they/Is she your sisters?
A: No, they (5) isn’t/aren’t. This is my wife, Maria, with Tina. Tina and Maria are sisters. The picture is in Peru.
B: Are (6) they/she from Peru?
A: No, they (7) not/aren’t. (8) They’re/She’s from Uruguay.
B: (9) Is/Are your wife a teacher?
A: Yes. She and Tina (10) is/are teachers.
Answer & Audioscript
2 we aren’t 3 We’re 4 Are they 5 aren’t 6 they
7 aren’t 8 They’re 9 Is 10 are
Exercise 3
A. Listen and match conversations 1—3 with pictures A—C.
1 ____ 2 ____ 3 ____
B. Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.
1 a) They’re in college. T
b) Café Lugo is a Spanish café.
2 a) It isn’t their first meeting.
b) His first name’s Lee.
3 a) They’re tired and hot.
b) They’re hungry.
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 B 2 C 3 A
B
1 b) F Café Lugo is an Italian café.
2 a) F It’s their first meeting.
2 b) F His first name’s Ken.
3 a) T
3 b) F They aren’t hungry.
Audioscript
Conversation 1
A: Good class.
B: Yes, very good.
A: I’m hungry.
B: Yeah, me too. Let’s eat something.
A: OK. Where?
B: Erm … that Italian café? What’s its name?
A: Lugo?
B: Yeah, that’s right. Let’s go to Café Lugo.
A: OK, good idea.
Conversation 2
A: Hello, are you Mr. Tajima?
B: Yes.
A: I’m Lena Smith.
B: Oh, hello. Nice to meet you, Ms Smith.
A: And you. Please call me Lena.
B: OK, Lena. And I’m Ken.
A: Let’s sit down. Coffee?
B: Erm … Yes, please.
Conversation 3
A: Let’s take a break.
B: Good idea. I’m tired.
A: Me too.
B: … and hot.
A: Yeah. Let’s stop.
B: Yeah, OK. Let’s have a drink.
A: OK.
Exercise 4
A. Listen to Jo talk about five people in her life. Match the names with people 1—5.
1 a person in her family Duncan
2 a student in her class
3 a good friend
4 her teacher
5 a person at her work
Answer & Audioscript
2 Wendy 3 Sarah 4 Rosa 5 Mark
Audioscript
A: OK, five people in my life.
B: Yeah, who’s first?
A: The first is Duncan. Duncan’s my brother.
B: How old is he?
A: He’s thirty-one, and he’s a businessman.
B: And Sarah … Who is she?
A: Sarah’s a very good friend, my best friend really.
B: Where’s she from?
A: She’s from Scotland and she’s a teacher.
B: Uh-huh …
A: We’re on the phone a lot! She’s great.
B: Nice. And Mark? Who is Mark?
A: Mark is from work. I’m an office worker and Mark’s my manager.
B: Is he friendly?
A: Yes, he’s very nice, very friendly.
B: Um, and Wendy?
A: Wendy is in my class. We are in a Spanish class together.
B: Who’s your teacher?
A: Her name’s Rosa. She’s from Madrid in Spain. Wendy and I sit together in the class and now we’re friends.
B: Is your class good?
A: Yes, the class is good … but our Spanish isn’t very good!
Exercise 5
A. Listen and look at the name of people at the festival. What nationality are the people?
Morelli – Haru – Fatimah – Takahashi – Churchill – Gonzales
B. Listen again. Who talks about food (F), drink (D), music (M)?
Speaker 1 ________
Speaker 2 ________
Speaker 3 ________
C. Listen again and write the missing words.
1 B: It’s good music, right?
A: Yeah, it’s ______.
2 B: Is Fatimah your last name or your first name?
A: It’s my ______ name.
3 A: Hey, I’m hungry.
B: Me too. Let’s go and ______ something.
4 A: Your English is very good!
B: Thanks, but I’m from the ______.
A: Oh, I’m ______.
Answer & Audioscript
A
Morelli–American
Haru–Japanese
Fatimah–English
Takahashi–American
Churchill–Australian
Gonzales–Colombian
B
1 M 2 F 3 D
C
1 good 2 first 3 eat 4 US, sorry
Audioscript
Conversation 1
A: Hello, I’m Tony Morelli.
B: Hi, I’m Haru Nakamuru.
A: Nice to meet you.
B: You too. Is Morelli an Italian name?
A: Yes, it is, but I’m American.
B: I see.
A: And are you from China?
B: No, Haru is a Japanese name. My parents are from Japan. It’s good music, yeah?
A: Yeah, it’s good. The singer is my friend …
Conversation 2
A: Hi, I’m Fatimah.
B: Hello, my name’s Terry. Terry Gonzales.
A: Nice to meet you.
B: You too. Is Fatimah your last name or your first name?
A: It’s my first name. It’s an Arabic name.
B: Oh. Where are you from?
A: My father’s from Egypt, but I’m English. And you? Is Gonzales a Spanish name?
B: Yes, it is, but I’m not from Spain, I’m from Colombia.
A: Oh, where in Colombia?
B: Bogotá.
A: Hey, I’m hungry.
B: Me too. Let’s go and eat something.
A: Good idea. So, what …?
Conversation 3
A: Brad Churchill, nice to meet you.
B: Sue Takahashi. Nice to meet you, too.
A: Your English is very good!
B: Thanks, but I’m from the U.S.
A: Oh, I’m sorry. But Takahashi is a Japanese name.
B: Yes, my family is from Japan, but I’m American.
A: Ah. Yes, my name’s Churchill, very English! But I’m Australian, from Sydney.
B: Oh, I know Sydney.
A: Really? Hey, let’s go and have a coffee.
B: OK, yeah I …
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