Listening task 1: Who’s that?
A Listen. People are at a party. Who are they talking about? Number the people from 1 to 6. (There are two extra people.)
Answer & Audioscripts
1 tall, thin woman with the ponytail next to the couch
2 short woman with long, straight black hair and glasses
3 heavyset man with a beard and mustache
4 woman with wavy, red hair
5 short man with glasses
6 tall man with curly, blond hair and mustache
Audioscripts in B below
B Listen again. How do the speakers know the people? Circle the correct answers.
1 a. They’re friends.
b. They work together.
2 a. They’re from the same hometown.
b. They go to the same school.
3 a. He’s the man’s friend.
b. He’s the man’s boss.
4 a. They met in school.
b. They met in the park.
5 a. He was their teacher.
b. He was their neighbor.
6 a. He’s the man’s friend.
b. He and the man work together.
Answer & Audioscripts
1 b 2 a 3 b 4 a 5 b 6 a
Audioscripts
1
Man 1: Hi, Kate. Enjoying the party?
Kate: Oh, yeah, I’m having a great time! Thanks for inviting me.
Man 1: Sure! Oh key, I’d like to introduce you to someone. Have you met Sara?
Kate: Who’s that?
Man 1: She’s the tall, thin woman over there next to the couch. She works with me at the school.
Kate: Which one?
Man 1: The one with the black, curly hair – in a ponytail.
Kate: Oh, yeah. Sure. I’d love to meet her.
2
Woman 1: Hey, Paul – good to see you!
Paul: Boy, am I glad you showed up! I don’t know anybody here.
Woman 1: You know Naomi, don’t you?
Paul: Naomi? It doesn’t ring a bell. Which one is she?
Woman 1: That’s her standing by the food.
Paul: The short woman?
Woman 1: That’s right – with the straight hair and glasses.
Paul: Oh, yeah! She’s from my hometown.
Woman 1: I thought so.
3
Woman 2: Who’s that kind of heavyset man with the beard?
Man 2: Oh no, that’s my boss!
Woman 2: What’s the matter?
Man 2: I have to give him a big report tomorrow. If he sees me at a party… Oh, I can’t believe he’s here.
Woman 2: Uh oh, I think he saw you. Here he comes.
4
Man 3: Do you know the woman with the wavy, red hair?
Woman 3: Wavy, red hair? Sure, that’s Rita. We met in school. We take classes together. Actually, you two have a lot in common. Want to meet her?
Man 3: Sure, I’d love to.
Woman 3: Hey, Rita!
5
Man 4: Kaz has been looking for you.
Woman 4: Who’s Kaz?
Man 4: You don’t remember him? He was our next door neighbor.
Woman 4: No, I don’t remember him.
Man 4: Sure you do. He’s over there – short guy, glasses.
Woman 4: Oh, yeah – now I remember
6
Woman 5: This tastes great.
Man 5: Mmm. Nick made it.
Woman 5: Nick? Who’s that?
Man 5: You know, my friend Nick. He’s right there – the guy with the curly hair and mustache, pretty tall.
Woman 5: Curly hair… Oh yeah, I just met him. He’s really funny.
Listening task 2: Different looks
A Listen. A woman is talking about how the actor Johnny Depp looks in different movies. Number the pictures from 1 to 5. (There is one extra picture.)
Answer & Audioscripts
(top row) X, 5, 3
(bottom row) 2, 4, 1
Audioscripts in B below
B Listen again. Do the women agree or disagree about the movies? Check (✓) the correct answers.
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Answer & Audioscripts
1 agree 2 disagree 3 disagree
4 agree 5 disagree
Audioscripts
1
Woman 1: Hey, did you hear? Johnny Depp has a new movie out. I can’t wait to see it!
Woman 2: Oh, yeah? I like him. He’s a really great actor.
Woman 1: And he’s very good-looking, too.
Woman 2: Yeah, usually – but he changes the way he looks in every movie. In one movie he’ll have short hair and glasses, and in the next he’ll have long hair and a mustache.
Woman 1: Oh, like in Pirates of the Caribbean! He had really long hair and a little pirate beard and mustache. I loved that movie!
Woman 2: Yeah, I’d definitely like to see that again.
2
Woman 1: What about that one where he plays a writer… Oh, what was the title? His hair was lighter, not exactly blond. It was kind of straight, and he had glasses. What was it? Oh, yeah, Secret Window! That’s it.
Woman 2: Oh, that was so scary! But I loved it!
Woman 1: Really? Actually, I didn’t think the movie was very good.
Woman 2: Hmm. I thought it was really good.
3
Woman 1: He can look pretty strange in some movies, too.
Woman 2: Oh, I know. What’s that movie where he had straight hair, not real short, but not very long?
Woman 1: Oh, yeah, that was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He had no bread or mustache and his face was almost white. He looked so thin!
Woman 2: Not Johnny’s best look – but I thought the movie was excellent.
Woman 1: Mmm. I’m not so sure about the movie. I liked the book a lot better.
4
Woman 2: There was another movie where he looked even stranger.
Woman 1: Which one?
Woman 2: You don’t remember? I’ll give you a hint. He had long, really wild, wavy hair. His eyes looked really big and dark. Lots of makeup, red lips, and then there were his hands.
Woman 1: Edward Scissorhands!
Woman 2: You guessed it! How could you forget?
Woman 1: I don’t know! That was one of my favorite movies!
Woman 2: Mine, too.
5
Woman 1: We’ve really seen a lot of his movies. By the way, what’s your favorite Johnny Depp movie?
Woman 2: Oh, I think my number one favorite is the one where he plays a schoolteacher in that little town.
Woman 1: Sleepy Hollow?
Woman 2: That’s it! Johnny’s hair is short and wavy. He’s very clean cut – no mustache or beard. He’s not so thin either. I mean, he looks just a little more heavyset than in his other movies. He really looks great.
Woman 1: That was your favorite? I didn’t think it was very good at all.
Listening task 3
Listen. Circle the correct answers.
1 The women are at
a. a party.
b. school.
c. an airport.
2 The woman has
a. long, dark hair.
b. short, blond hair.
c. dark, curly hair.
3 Jin is the woman’s
a. sister.
b. neighbor.
c. friend.
4 Jin’s brother
a. teaches English.
b. studies Korean.
c. teaches Korean.
5 Jin’s brother has
a. glasses
b. long, dark hair.
c. short, dark hair.
Answer & Audioscripts
1 a 2 a 3 b 4 c 5 a
Audioscripts
Woman 1: Who’s that woman you were just talking to?
Woman 2: Which one?
Woman 1: The woman next to the food table – with the long, dark hair.
Woman 2: The tall, thin one wearing blue jeans?
Woman 1: Yes. That’s the one.
Woman 2: Oh, that’s Jin. She’s my new neighbor. She’s really nice. And you should meet her brother. He teaches Korean. You’re studying Korean, right?
Woman 1: Yes, I am. That’s him over there, with the glasses, right?
Woman 2: Yeah! How did you know?
Woman 1: He’s my Korean teacher!
Listening task 4
A Listen. People are describing other people they know. Circle the two correct words in each sentence.
1 The girl has short / long, blond / black hair.
2 The woman is short / tall and has brown / red hair.
3 The man wears / doesn’t wear glasses and has a beard / mustache.
4 The woman is short / tall, and she has brown / blond hair.
5 The man has a bread / mustache and wavy / straight, black hair.
Answer & Audioscripts
1 long, blond
2 tall, red
3 doesn’t wear, beard
4 tall, blond
5 mustache, wavy
Audioscripts in B below
B Listen again. What are the speakers’ relationships to the people they describe? Check (✓) the correct answers.
1 ◻ He’s her father.
◻ He’s her uncle.
◻ He’s her neighbor.
2 ◻ He’s her husband.
◻ He’s her boyfriend.
◻ He’s her brother.
3 ◻ She’s his student.
◻ They’re old friends.
◻ They’re neighbors.
4 ◻ They’re cousins.
◻ They’re brother and sister.
◻ They’re best friends.
5 ◻ They’re classmates.
◻ They’re friends.
◻ She’s his new teacher.
Answer & Audioscripts
1 He’s her uncle.
2 He’s her husband.
3 They’re old friends.
4 They’re brother and sister.
5 They’re classmates.
Audioscripts
1
Man: Do you want to see some of our vacation pictures?
Woman: Sure.
Man: OK. Here we are at the beach.
Woman: Is that your daughter, with the long, blond hair?
Man: Oh, no. That’s my niece, Vicki. She comes with us every year.
2
Woman: Hey, Mike. Do you know that woman over there?
Mike: The tall one standing by the table?
Woman: Yeah, with the red hair and glasses.
Mike: Yes, I know her.
Woman: I think I’ve seen her before, but I don’t know where.
Mike: You’ve probably seen her picture on my desk at work. She’s my wife!
3
Jake: Kelly? Kelly Sawyer?
Kelly: Jake? Wow, I haven’t seen you for a long time!
Jake: Not since college. You look great.
Kelly: Thanks. So do you. But you look different! No glasses?
Jake: No, I wear contact lenses now.
Kelly: You didn’t have a beard in college either. It looks good on you. You look like a professor or something.
Jake: Actually, I am a professor. I teach chemistry.
4
Man: Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Woman: Yes, I have a twin brother.
Man: Really? Do you look a lot alike?
Woman: No, we’re completely different. He’s short – a lot shorter than I am. And he has brown eyes, not blue like me.
Man: Does he have brown hair?
Woman: No, we both have blond hair.
5
Woman: Is that a new student?
Man: Where?
Woman: That guy sitting in the second row … with the mustache and the wavy, black hair.
Man: Hmm. He must be new. I don’t think I’ve seen him in class before.
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