LISTENING PRACTICE 3

PART I

A) Jim and Julia are going to have lunch. Listen to the dialog and complete the chart with the information about the foods.

 

	pizza	hamburger
side order
national month
calories
when became popular
consumption per person per year

 

B) Listen to Julia talk about the day she went to a French restaurant with Jim and answer the questions:

1. When did Jim and Julia go to a French restaurant?

2. Where is the restaurant located?

3. What did Julia drink?

4. Who paid for the dinner?

5. What’s the French’s attitude towards cooking?

 

PART II

Listen to mini-dialogs and choose the best answer to each question:

1. What is the man’s opinion about Stella’s plastic surgery?

a) It was essential.

b) It was risky.

c) It was unnecessary.

2. How did the woman react when the fortune teller told her she’s become a millionaire?

a) She didn’t change her routine.

b) She quit her job.

c) She started acting like a millionaire.

3. What didn’t the woman know?

a) The man had been in New Zealand.

b) The man was interested in extreme sports.

c) The man liked fishing.

4. What does the man want the woman to do?

a) Work late.

b) Find another job.

c) Do her job fast.

5. Who likes to go to casinos?

a) The woman.

b) The man.

c) Both the woman and the man. 

PART I

A)

	house	apartment
where	57th Street, near the park	2nd Avenue, near the mall
distance from Sarah’s job	two miles	ten miles
number of bedrooms	three	four
price	US$ 300,000.00	US$ 250,000.00
advantages	more spacious	safer

 

B)

1. Sarah’s daughter is one year old.

2. She takes her daughter to the park every weekend.

3. She has two dogs.

4. She decorated the house herself

5. Because Paul was offered a very good job in another state and they’ll probably move.

 

PART II

1. A                 2. C                 3. B                 4. A                 5. B

LISTENING PRACTICE 4

PART I

A) Nick wants to go out tomorrow night, but is not sure whether to watch a movie or see a play. Listen to his conversation with Brenda and complete the chart with the information about the two possibilities:

 

	movie: The Dollar bill	theater: Happy days
kind of movie / play genre
what it is about
time
where
who Brenda is going to invite

 

B) Listen to Brenda talk about what they actually did:

1. What did they decide to do, watch the movie or see the play?

2. How many actors and actresses were there in the cast?

3. What did Brenda feel like doing?

4. What’s Nick’s opinion about the presentation?

5. What time did Brenda and Nick leave the place?

 

PART II

Listen to mini-dialogs and choose the best answer to each question:

1. What does the man think about Anna?

a) She’s stubborn.

b) She’s kind.

c) She’s shy.

2. What didn’t the woman like in Canada?

a) Going skiing and snowboarding.

b) Going sightseeing.

c) The low temperatures in winter.

3. What’s Bob’s marital status?

a) Married.

b) Single.

c) Divorced.

4. Why is Tina going to be disappointed?

a) Because James had a toothache.

b) Because she forgot the presentation.

c) Because Rick won’t be at the presentation.

5. How much is Thomas’s rent?

a) 500 dollars.

b) 1,000 dollars.

c) 1,500 dollars. 

PART I

A)

	pizza	hamburger
side order	salad	fries
national month	October	May
calories	300	250
when became popular	after World War II	100 years ago
consumption per person per year	23 pounds	30 pounds

  

B)

1. They went to a French restaurant last Saturday.

2. It is located in a very calm neighborhood.

3. She drank wine.

4. Jim paid for the dinner.

5. Cooking is supposed to be a wonderful experience

 

PART II

1. C                 2. A                 3. B                 4. C                 5. B

BARGAIN ROLE-PLAY

 

PART I

A)

	movie: The Dollar bill	theater: Happy days
kind of movie / play genre	comedy	musical
what it is about	a tourist who finds a dollar bill on the street	songs from the sixties
time	7 o’clock	8:30
where	38th Street	6th Avenue
who Brenda is going to invite	cousin David	friend Susan

 

 

B)

1. They decided to see the play.

2. They were 28 actors and actresses on stage.

3. She felt like dancing on the stage

4. He liked, but he thought it was too long.

5. They left the theater at half past midnight.

 

PART II

1. B                 2. C                 3. A                 4. C                 5. A

NOT JUST A DRINK

A Turkish proverb says “Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death and sweet as love” and that summarizes quite well what Turkish coffee should be like. For the Turks, coffee is not simply a beverage; it has its own history, rituals and rules of when and how to drink it. Just as the Irish meet friends at a pub and chat over a pint of beer, the Turks also meet at the hundreds of thousands of coffee houses spread over the cities and socialize over a cup of coffee.

If you want to taste some Turkish coffee, here are the directions:

ü  Pour 1 ½ cups of cold water in the coffee pot for each cup of coffee that you make.

ü  Add one teaspoon of ground Turkish coffee per cup and stir. Add sugar if necessary.

ü  Heat the pot as slowly as you can. The slower the heat, the better.

ü  When the water boils, pour some of the coffee into cups, filling about a quarter of each cup to make sure that everybody gets a share of the foam.

ü  Continue heating the coffee until it boils again, and then pour the rest of the coffee into the cups.

ü  Wait for the coffee grounds to settle at the bottom of the cup and enjoy your delicious Turkish coffee.

 

Mark the statements true (T) or false (F) according to what you read.

1. (   ) The Turks don’t give much importance to coffee                                 

2. (   ) There are no special places for drinking coffee in Turkey.                   

3. (   ) Coffee is for the Turks what beer is for the Irish.                                 

4. (   ) Turkish coffee shouldn’t be made in a hurry                                         

5. (   ) It is best to drink Turkish coffee as soon as it is ready.

 

Coffee reading is a tradition that has developed around coffee drinking Turkey.

1. Listen to the explanation and number the pictures according to the sequence.

 

2. Listen to some rules about the positions and symbols and label the picture below. 

3. What is in the store for the person who drank the coffee in the cup above? In pairs, study the meanings of the symbols and try to find it out. After you have come to a conclusion, share your views with the rest of the class

angel	good news and happiness	knife	danger
beans	financial difficulties	line	straight: progress
bee	new friends		wavy: difficult progress
candle	help from someone; knowledge and learning	owl	scandal
cat	a quarrel	spider	unexpected money
egg	wealth and success	sword	fall of enemy
eye	envy and jealousy	triangle pointing up	good change
hand	friendship and family	triangle pointing down	bad change

 

 

PAIRED CONJUNCTIONS

- Read the information about Amanda and Elizabeth and then answer the questions using neither… nor, both… and or not only… but also:

 

1. Who was born in 1985?

2. Does any of them have a nickname?

3. Are they married?

4. Do they have a pet?

5. Who has a bird?

6. Would Amanda or Elizabeth like to have ballet lessons?

7. Can they speak French and Portuguese?

8. Who has a driver’s license?

 

- Give suggestions using either… or

1. I have some money left. What can I do with it?

(buy souvenirs for your friends – see another Broadway musical)

You can either buy souvenirs for your friends or see another Broadway musical.

2. Helen has to go to Rome on business, but she doesn’t speak a word of Italian. What can she do?

(take an intensive course – send someone in her place)

3. Pierre wants to go to Italy, but he is afraid of flying. What can he do?

(travel by bus – by train)

4. I missed the tour bus. What can I do?

(wait for the next one – take a taxi)

5. I made reservations at a hotel and paid in advance, but a friend invited me to stay at his place. What can I do?

(try to get a refund – refuse your friend’s invitation) 

- And the winner is…

 

Mr. García, Mr. Chan, Mr. Martin and Mr. Weber are from different parts of the world: Australia, Canada, Austria and France. They were all awarded a prize. One of them received a bronze statuette for best musical, another a blue ribbon for best dessert, another a certificate for outstanding recycling program and the last one a gold medal for a national swimming competition.

Read the hints and then find out where each of them is from and what awards they received.

1. Neither Chan nor Weber received an award made of metal.

2. Either the Australian or the Canadian is an athlete.

3. Neither García nor Chan is from a country whose initial letter is A.

4. Either the Canadian or the French is a chef.

5. Both García and Weber are from European countries.

TURKISH COFFEE

 F – F – T –T – F

ADVERB ORDER

 - Indicate the order of the words in the sentences by filling in the blanks with the corresponding letter:

1. As the baby was sleeping ___, I entered ___ ___ so as not to disturb him.

A = quietly

B = the bedroom

C = peacefully

 

2. We can ___ blame him for behaving ___ ___.

A = at parties

B = never

C = badly

 

3. Grandma ___ sleeps ___ ___ ___.

A = in her armchair

B = usually

C = until 5 o’clock

D = peacefully

 

4. We had ___ been ___ ___.

A = before

B = never

C = there

 

5. As he worked ___ ___, he is taking a rest ___ ___.

A = yesterday

B = at home

C = hard

D = today

 

6. My brother played the cello ___ well ___ ___.

A = last night

B = extremely

C = at the club

 

7. ___, the children listened to the speech ___ and didn’t behave ___ towards me.

A = attentively

B = luckily

C = unfriendly

 

8. The maid ___ puts the glasses ___ ___.

A = carefully

B = always

C = on the table 

MODAL VERBS: POSSIBILITY