LESSON 1A LISTENING
1. SPEAKING
Discuss in pairs. Where do you usually hear announcements?
Students’ own answers
Suggested answers: bus station, train station, supermarket, etc.
2. Listening (Track 7.4)
Listen to announcements 1–4. Match them with the places below.
□ a bus □ a museum □ a supermarket □ an underground station
ANSWER
1 a supermarket 2 an underground station
3 a museum 4 a bus
3. Listening again (Track 7.4)
Choose the correct answers.
What is the problem?
a) Someone can't get their car out of the car park.
b) There’s a car in front of the exit to the car park.
c) Two drivers are arguing in the car park.
Who is the announcement for?
a) passengers with young families
b) station staff
c) all passengers
What is the main purpose of the announcement?
a) to thank people for coming
b) to encourage people to visit the shop
c) to ask people to leave the museum immediately
What is the purpose of the announcement?
a) to give a warning
b) to give information
c) to give advice
ANSWERS
1 a 2 c 3 b 4 b
Active Listening (Track 7.5)
Study Active Listening. Then listen to part of each announcement. Is the missing word a verb or a noun?
- verb
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ACTIVE LISTENING | Understanding new words
• Decide what type of word it is, e.g. a noun or a verb.
• Try to write the word. Is it similar to a word in your language?
Answers
2verb 3 noun 4 noun
5. Listening (Track 7.6)
Read the sentences and guess the missing word. Listen and check.
- Your car is __________ a blue car in the shop’s car park.
- If you don't feel well, please do not __________ an underground train.
- We have a large __________ and gifts.
- Please take all your __________ of books with you when you leave the bus.
ANSWERS
1. blocking 2 board 3 selection 4 belongings
6. Matching
Match the missing words in Exercise
5 with their meanings.
a □ get on
b □ stopping something from moving
c □ a group of things to choose from
d □ things you own or are carrying
Answers
a 2 b 1 c 3 d 4
| LESSON 3B LISTENING |
1. Listening (Track 7.13) Where are the speakers? Listen to messages 1–4 and match them with places a–e. There is one extra place.
□ Message 1 □ Message 2 □ Message 3 □ Message 4
a an airport b a ferry c a car park d a different country e a train station
Answers 1 c 2 a 3 d 4 e
2. Listening again (Track 7.13) Choose the correct answers.
- What problem did the first speaker have? a The car park closed for the night before they left. b It took a long time to do their shopping. c They couldn’t drive away because of a different car.
- What is the second speaker’s main message? a Their flight was delayed. b Their journey is going well. c They are now safely at their holiday destination.
- What did the third speaker NOT like on the ferry? a The time of the announcement. b The food offered at breakfast. c The room she slept in.
- What is the fourth speaker going to do in five minutes? a He's going to get on the train. b He's going to go home. c He's going to miss the train.
Answers 1 c 2 b 3 a 4 a
3. Writing Imagine you’re late to meet your friend. Write a text message to explain where you are, why you are late and what you are going to do.
STUDENTS' OWN ANSWERS
Pronunciation – ACTIVE PRONUNCIATION | /æ/ and /eɪ/ sounds When we add the letter e to the end of a one-syllable word which has the letter a, the pronunciation changes: hat /ˈhæt/ – hate /ˈheɪt/ mad /ˈmæd/ – made /ˈmeɪd/
4. Listening (Track 7.14) Find one word with the /æ/ sound and one word with the /eɪ/ sound in each of these sentences. Listen and repeat.
- Hi Jack, I’m going to be a bit late.
- I’m drinking a can of orange juice and eating a cake.
- Hi, Harriet. How was the game?
- Dad went, but I hate getting up early.
Answers 2 can /æ/, cake /eɪ/ 3 Harriet /æ/, game /eɪ/ 4 Dad /æ/, hate /eɪ/
5. Pronunciation practice (Track 7.15) Say hi to these people. Be careful when you pronounce their names. Listen, check and repeat.
- Hi, Charlie!
- Hi, Jane!
- Hi, Jack!
- Hi, Jake!
- Hi, Logan!
- Hi, Harry!
STUDENTS' OWN ANSWERS
