Exercise 1
A. Tom asks his Italian friend, Paola, about visiting Venice, her home town. Listen and complete the Conversation.
TOM Is Venice a good place to visit?
PAOLA Oh, it’s a fantastic city to visit. 1________ lots of interesting old buildings, and 2________ some beautiful squares.
TOM 3________ any good restaurants?
PAOLA Yes, 4________, but they’re quite expensive.
TOM What about cafés? 5________ any good cafés?
PAOLA Oh yes, 6________ lots of good cafés. The coffee’s very good in Italy.
TOM And how can I get to places? 7________ a metro?
PAOLA No, 8________ a metro, but we don’t need one. 9________ lots of canals, so you can go everywhere by boat.
B. Listen and complete the conversation.
A Excuse me, 1_______ you tell me how to 2_______ to the park?
B Yes, 3_______ straight on and 4_______ right at the corner.
A Is that right into King Street?
B Yes and 5_______ along King Street until you 6_______ to Park Road, then 7_______ left.
A Left into Park Road?
B Yes and 8_______ straight on for about 50 metres. The park is on your right.
A Thank you very much.
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 There are 2 there are 3 Are there
4 there are 5 Are there 6 there are
7 Is there 8 there isn’t 9 There are
B
1 can 2 get 3 go 4 turn 5 go 6 come 7 turn 8 go
Exercise 2
A. Jim’s sister, Ruth, comes to visit him in his new flat. Listen to their conversation. Which rooms does Jim show Ruth?
a the kitchen
b the living room
c the bathroom
d the bedroom
B. Listen again and write down the furniture they talk about in each room.
Room 1 ………………………………
Room 2 ………………………………
Answer & Audioscript
A
b the living room
d the bedroom
B
Room 1: armchair, mirror
Room 2: wardrobe, bed
Audioscript
JIM So, what do you think of this room?
RUTH Mmm … Nice and big. I love that armchair.
J Yes, it’s quite … interesting.
R Is it yours?
J No, it’s David’s. He’s my flatmate.
R I love it. That mirror over there. Is that Mum and Dad’s?
J Well, yes, but really it’s mine now.
R Well, no it isn’t. It comes from my old room. It’s really mine.
J Are you sure? I don’t remember it in your room. Well, it’s Mum and Dad’s, not ours.
R But it comes from my old room at their place.
J Yes, well, anyway – let’s have a look at another room. … So this is my favourite room, of course.
R Lovely – it’s nice and light and clean.
J And it’s a good size.
R Whose wardrobe is that? Is it Mum and Dad’s?
J Yeah, it’s theirs. It’s from home. They said I can use it.
R But that’s from their bedroom.
J They’ve got a new one.
R So it’s all our parents’ furniture in here?
J Well … I guess … some of it. The bed’s mine.
R Are you sure?
Exercise 3
A. Listen and complete the conversation.
RUTH I love that armchair.
JIM Yes, it’s quite … interesting.
RUTH Is it 1________?
JIM No, it’s 2________. He’s my flatmate.
RUTH I love it. That mirror over there. Is that 3________?
JIM Well, yes, but really it’s 4________ now.
B. Read about Jean Paul’s flat. Listen and complete the text.
I live in a flat with seven rooms. It’s not 1________ – it’s my 2________. In my bedroom, there’s a really big bookcase that I love. It’s my 3________, but she doesn’t live at home now so I don’t think it’s 4________ any more – it’s 5________. My father’s got a study with a beautiful old desk. It’s really my 6________, but Dad always says to Mum, ‘It’s not 7________ now, it’s 8________.’
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 yours 2 David’s 3 Mum and Dad’s 4 mine
B
1 mine 2 parents’ 3 sister’s 4 hers
5 mine 6 mother’s 7 yours 8 mine
Exercise 4
A. Listen to Part 1 and answer the questions.
1 Where do Dan and Leo want to go?
a shopping
b the gym
c a meeting
d lunch
2 There’s a problem. What is it?
B. Listen to Part 1 again. Choose the correct answer.
1 The street name on Leo’s phone is:
a Bedford Street
b Park Road.
2 Leo says South Street is:
a off Park Road
b off North Street.
3 Dan doesn’t want to be:
a too early
b late.
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 c a meeting
2 The map on Leo’s phone shows a different street from the one they are on.
B
1 b 2 a 3 b
Audioscript
DAN Come on, Leo. This meeting’s really important. We can’t be late.
LEO OK. I don’t understand.
D What?
L This says ‘Bedford Street’, but on my phone it says ‘Park Road’.
D Are you sure it’s here?
L I think so.
D What street do we want?
L Park Road.
D Are you certain?
L Yes, South Street is of Park Road.
D I don’t want to be late for this meeting. Can I have a look at your phone?
C. Listen to Part 2. What do Dan and Leo do when they’re lost?
1 Look again for the correct street on your phone.
2 Continue along the street and look for the correct street.
3 Ask someone for help to find the correct street.
D. Listen to Part 2 again. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences.
1 Dan and Leo want to find a bank that is on the corner of Park Road and South Street.
2 The man on the street says there’s a bank 150 metres away.
Answer & Audioscript
C
Dan and Leo ask someone for help to find the correct street.
D
1 T
2 F (The man on the street says there’s a bank about 50 metres away.)
Audioscript
DAN This map shows there’s a bank on the corner of Park Road and South Street. … Excuse me, sorry. Is there a bank near here?
MAN A bank? Yes. There’s a bank down there. It’s about 50 metres away.
D Thanks very much. Let’s go.
E. Listen to Part 3. Answer the questions.
1 Do they find the correct bank?
2 Does the woman they talk to know where South Street is?
F. Listen to Part 3 again. Follow the woman’s directions. Write South Street on the map.
Answer & Audioscript
E
1 No, they don’t.
2 Yes, she does.
F
Audioscript
LEO Are you sure this is the right bank?
DAN I don’t know … this is Henrietta Street, not South Street.
L So, where’s South Street?
D Sometimes these maps aren’t very clear.
L Excuse me.
WOMAN Yes?
L Can you tell us how to get to South Street?
W South Street. Yes, sure. Go straight on, turn right at the corner.
L Into King Street?
W That’s right. Then go along King Street until you come to Park Road.
L Ah! So Park Road is further along?
W That’s right, about 100 metres. Turn right into Park Road, go straight on and South Street is on your left.
D So, we turn right and then right again and it’s on the left?
W That’s it.
D Great, thanks. Let’s run!
Exercise 5
A. Antonella, Keith and Jia talk about what they think makes a good neighbourhood. Listen and answer the questions.
1 Who likes a neighbourhood that is:
a new
b busy
c quiet?
2 Who do you agree with?
B. Listen again. Write the places in the box next to the people who talk about them.
|
houses – restaurants – shopping mall – clubs shops – cafés – museum – cinema – park |
a Antonella …………………………………
b Keith …………………………………
c Jia …………………………………
Who likes their neighbourhood? Who doesn’t?
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 a Jia b Antonella c Keith
2 Students’ own answers
B
a Antonella − cafés, restaurants, museum
b Keith − clubs, restaurants, houses, shops, cinema
c Jia − houses, shops, shopping mall, park
Antonella likes her neighbourhood. Keith and Jia don’t like their neighbourhoods.
Audioscript
ANTONELLA For me it’s very important for a neighbourhood to have lots of cafés and restaurants. I like an exciting neighbourhood. I like going out and meeting my friends a lot. I like a neighbourhood with lots of people in it. My neighbourhood is quite exciting. There’s also a museum near my house, so I’m really lucky.
KEITH I think a good neighbourhood is a quiet one. So, for example, no clubs or restaurants – nothing like that – only houses. My neighbourhood isn’t like that – there are lots of shops and restaurants. And there’s a cinema close to my house – I really don’t like that.
JIA I think a good neighbourhood is a new one – new houses and shops. I also like a neighbourhood that is close to a shopping mall. It’s good to have lots of new shops near you – it’s interesting. In my neighbourhood, there aren’t any shops – there’s only a park. It’s a little bit boring.
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