Exercise 1
A. Listen and match pictures a—c with the names in the box.
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Katia – Yuri – Carlo |
B. Listen again. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
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is (x2) – it – it’s – isn’t (x2) |
Conversation 1
A Is (1)………… a big city?
B No, no. It (2)………… a city.
Conversation 2
A (3)………… a big city.
B Yes, it (4)………… .
Conversation 3
A (5)………… it a city?
B No, it (6)………… .
Answer & Audioscript
A
a Katia b Yuri c Carlo
B
1 it 2 isn’t 3 It’s 4 is 5 Is 6 isn’t
Audioscript
Conversation 1
A Carlo, where are you from?
CARLO I’m from Ravello, in Italy.
A Ravello? Is it a big city?
C No, no. It isn’t a city. It’s a small village near Naples.
Conversation 2
A Where are you from, Katia?
KATIA I’m from Santiago.
A Santiago? In Chile?
K Yeah.
A It’s a big city.
K Yes, it is. It’s a very big city.
Conversation 3
A Yuri, where are you from?
YURI I’m from Vyborg, in Russia.
A Is it a city?
Y No, it isn’t. It’s a big town. It’s near St Petersburg.
Exercise 2
A. Listen and complete the sentences.
1 Giovanna’s from Ravello in Italy. ……………… a village near Naples.
2 Yulia’s from Vyborg. ……………… Russian.
3 Ricardo’s Spanish. ……………… from Madrid.
4 Akiro’s from Sōka in Japan. ……………… a small city near Tokyo.
5 Selim’s from Bursa in Turkey. ……………… a big city near Istanbul.
Answer & Audioscript
1 It’s 2 She’s 3 He’s 4 It’s 5 It’s
Exercise 3
A. Listen to the conversation with John Munroe. Tick (✓) the words you hear.
newspapers
computers
phones
watches
umbrellas
bottles
books
knives
Answer & Audioscript
computers, phones, watches, umbrellas, bottles, knives
Audioscript
A What things are OK at an airport?
JOHN Most things are fine. Computers are fine, and phones, and watches of course, all no problem.
A What about umbrellas?
J Yes, they’re fine.
A So, what’s not OK?
J Well, bottles of water, they’re not OK.
A And, of course, no knives?
J Er, no!
Exercise 4
A. Look at the X-ray picture and complete the conversation. Listen and check.
A What’s in your bag?
B Mm, I have a (1) b_____, and my (2) k_____s, and an (3) u_____.
A Do you have a (4) p_____?
B Yes. Oh, and a (5) b_____ of w_____. Sorry!
Answer & Audioscript
1 book 2 keys 3 umbrella 4 phone 5 bottle; water
Exercise 5
A. Listen to Part 1. Answer the questions.
1 Who asks questions, Sophia or the woman?
2 What kind of home does Sophia need, a flat or a house?
B. Listen to Part 1 again. Tick (✓) the correct answer.
1 Sophia’s surname:
a Tailor
b Taylor
2 Her address in London:
a Alpha Hotel
b Alfa Hotel
3 Her phone number:
a 07832 674893
b 07832 647893
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 the woman 2 a flat
B
1 b 2 a 3 b
Audioscript
RACHEL Good morning.
SOPHIA Good morning.
R Can I help you?
S Well … yes … I need a flat near here.
R OK – sure – we can help! Please sit down. OK, so … a flat just for you?
S Yes, just me.
R One bedroom?
S One bedroom is fine, yes.
R One or two questions if that’s OK?
S Of course.
R What’s your name?
S Sophia Taylor.
R OK. That’s Sophia … S-O-F-I-A?
S No. S-O-P-H-I-A.
R Ah yes, sorry. Sophia – er Taylor. How do you spell that?
S T-A-Y-L-O-R.
R T-A-Y-L-O-R. And what’s your address? Do you have an address in London?
S Well yes, but it’s a hotel.
R OK.
S It’s the Alpha Hotel, A-L-P-H-A.
R Alpha Hotel. Right. And what’s your phone number, please?
S Well, it’s my mobile number. It’s 07832 647893.
R 07832 67489 …
S No, sorry, it’s 647893.
R 647893?
S That’s right.
R OK, thanks. Well now … we have two nice flats in this part of London. This one. It’s an old flat. Very big rooms.
S Hmm.
R And this one. It’s quite big, and it’s a really nice flat.
S Oh, yes. That is nice.
R It’s near here. We can go there now.
S OK, great!
C. Listen to Part 2. What does Sophia think? Tick (✓) the correct sentence.
1 The flat’s really nice.
2 The flat isn’t very nice.
D. Listen to Part 2 again. Tick (✓) the correct information about the flat.
1 small
big
2 good for one person
good for two people
3 near a supermarket
near a park
Answer & Audioscript
C
1 The flat’s really nice.
D
1 big 2 good for one person 3 near a park
Audioscript
RACHEL So, this is it. One bedroom. And a kitchen, of course. And it’s quite big!
SOPHIA Yes, it is. It’s beautiful.
R Yes, it’s a very good flat for one person … It’s a nice street. And near a park.
S Oh, good.
R Take a look.
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S OK, thank you. It’s a good flat – it’s great. I like it. I really like it.
R OK, great!
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