PRACTICE 1
Directions: Listen carefully and then answer the following questions:
LISTENING COMPRHENSION – 3L1-YOUVE CHANGED
Where did Peter and Anna last see each other?
Where did Anna meet her husband?
How has Peter’s beard changed?
How has Peter’s hairstyle changed?
Why did Peter get his hair cut short?
Why did Peter get his beard cut short?
What color is Anna’s new car?
What color were Peter’s glasses?
Where is Peter going now?
Where did Peter use to work?
Why did Anna move into a new apartment?
Why did Anna sell her old car?
When are they meeting tonight?
When can Peter call Anna?
PRACTICE 2
LISTENING COMPRHENSION – 3L2 SPORTS
Directions: Listen carefully and then answer the following questions YES or NO
1. Did Diego Garcia play well last year?
2. Does Diego Garcia know who he is playing in the final?
3. Was the weather in France nice today?
4. Was the weather in Tennessee nice today?
5. Are foreign players playing in the golf tournament?
6. Will the Jaguar driver start in first position in the race tomorrow?
7. You bet $10 on a victory for Pittsburgh. Are you happy today?
8. Did Chicago win today?
PRACTICE 3
LISTENING COMPRHENSION – 3L3HAYBRIDGE-HALL
Haybridge Hall. This fine country house is found about 12 miles NW of Cambridge in the east of England.
Easy rail connections from London and Birmingham. Open Monday-Saturday, 9a.m.- 5.30p.m. Entrance fee £9 for adults, £4 for children. Under-5’s free.
Automated tour guide recordings available in (1)________________languages.
History. (2) ______________ was the original name after construction in 1482. Though the amount of land connected to the house has (3)_______________
the structure itself has remained remarkably untouched. The last major addition was the (4)________________ which the British Army added as a radio room in May, 1941.
The original owners, the Hawken family, only owned the house for around a (5)__________________ before the aristocratic Yardley family
from the (6)_________________ of England bought it and changed its name to Haybridge Hall.
The Yardley family lived there for around two centuries but then the property lay (7)___________________ for about 60 years until a local author William Hoaten purchased the house.
One (8)__________________ survives of a church that collapsed in the house’s grounds during this period of abandonment.
The Hoaten family left with the onset of World War Two having spent a considerable amount of money restoring the house to former glories.
Local legend says that Churchill spent a few days in the house towards the end of the (9) ________________
The Present Day. After spending a lot of money (10)________________ the property in the 1970s, (11)_____________ now runs Haybridge Hall. Last year, over (12)________________ people visited the fine property and Haybridge Hall is now a highly profitable property.
PRACTICE 4
LISTENING COMPRHENSION – 3L4 ONLINE TROUBLE
1. Jackie was surprised that David had problems placing his order.
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2. David needs to order the software for his office.
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3. Jackie gives him the 25% discount even though he’s not ordering online.
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4. The Mac version is more expensive than the Windows version.
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5. Jackie tells David that the free microphones are usually not very good quality.
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6. The company offers free shipping.
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7. David buys both versions of the software.
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LISTENING COMPRHENSION – 3L5 PARENT TEACHING MEETING
1. You’re his English teacher, ?
2. That’s the case, ?
3. I’m sure that’s helpful, ?
4. And he’s enjoying doing this extra spelling work at home, ?
5. You don’t think there’s anything more serious wrong with him, ?
6. You’ve heard of dyslexia, ?
7. But you’re not seriously suggesting Billy has dyslexia, ?
8. This wouldn’t be a problem for you, ?
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