Name numbers practice

Exercise 1: Number dictation Listen to the following numbers and write them down.. Exercise 2: Number practice Listen carefully and write the numbers in the blanks.. Listen to the recor

Practicing on Spelling

Question 1: Identifying the letters of the alphabet

A Listen to the recording and repeat these letters after the speaker

Question 2: Common abbreviations

Listen to some common abbreviations and write them down in the spaces provided

Do you know what each one stands for?

Question 3: Names of Places

Listen to the names of the places and write them down Do you know where these places are in Britain?

Question 4: What is your subject?

Listen to the self-introduction and complete the information about each person

Liz

Chris

Question 5: Listen to some self-introductions and complete the information about each

person

What does she do? What does he do?

Where is she from? Where is he from?

What sports does she like? What does he like?

Where does he go at the weekends?

What does he do? What does she do?

How often does he work? Where does she work?

Where does he plan to go? Where does she plan to go?

When does he plan to go? How long does she work on

Sunday?

What does she do? Where is he from?

Where is she from? What does he do?

Where does she work? Where does he work?

What does she like? What does he like?

What’s her favorite one? What kind of sport does he like?

What does she do? What does he do?

Where is she from? Where is he from?

How many children does he have?

Exercise 1: Number dictation

Listen to the following numbers and write them down

Exercise 2: Number practice

Listen carefully and write the numbers in the blanks Write the numbers

in figures, not words

1 The sweater costs ………pounds

2 Tom bought ………books yesterday

3 Mary is ………years old

4 Janet was ………minutes late

5 There are ………students in my class

6 My grandfather has ………grandchildren

7 Bill wears size ………

8 The temperature was ……… *C yesterday

9 The train arrived at ………o’clock

10 I got ………on my English test

Exercise 3: Circulation of British newspapers

Listen to the recording and write down the numbers in the correct rows

The Observer

Exercise 4: Airports in the Southeast of Britain

Listen to the recording and write down the numbers in the correct columns

year

Heathrow

Gatwick

Exercise 5: Practical problem-solving

Write the numbers How fast can you figure out the answers? Try to write the answers before you hear them

Part 2: Ordinals

Exercise 1: Reading the ordinal numbers

Read the following ordinal numbers after the speaker

Exercise 2: Ordinal number dictation

Listen to the recording and write down the numbers you hear Write the numbers in

words

15

Exercise 3: Practice with ordinals

Listen carefully and circle the correct numbers

1 My office is on the (6th - 5th) floor

2 The team from Shanghai won the (1st – 4th) place in the tennis match

3 Jim was the (22nd – 27th) in the last marathon race

4 Mary’s birthday is on the (25th – 29th) of September

5 Our seats are in the (21st – 23rd) row

6 The meeting will be on the (3rd – 1st) of April

7 The theatre is on the (15th – 50th) Street

8 People celebrated the (45th – 55th) anniversary of the school last year

9 Alaska was the (5th – 50th) state in America

10 The final exam is on the (25th – 26th) of June

Part 3: Decimal Fractions

Exercise 1: Traffic at Britain’s main airports

You will hear about passenger traffic at Britain’s main airports in 1990 and 1993 Listen to the recording and write down the figures in the

The “per cent” is said after the number:

Exercise 2: Household expenditure

Now listen to the report on consumers’ expenditure in 1983 and 1993 at market prices and write down the percentages in the correct columns

Listen to the recording and write down the total numbers and the

percentages in the right columns

Emigration from Britain

EU = European Union

Exercise 4: Interview about the earthquake

Look at the pie charts and listen to the short interview about the

earthquake Write down the percentages you hear

We asked Nanaimo people about the earthquakes:

Do you feel that local schools are

adequately prepared for an earthquake?

Do you have an earthquake emergency kit

in your home?

Exercise 5: British trade

You will hear a talk about British trade in 1993 As you listen, write down

the percentages in the appropriate places

Part 4: Money

Exercise 1: How much is it?

Listen to the recording and write down the price for each item

Exercise 2: Living in London (1)

Listen to the talk and write down the prices in the boxes provided

Bus fare (minimum)

Underground fare (minimum)

Taxi fare (minimum)

Coach fare

Exercise 3: Living in London (2)

Listen to the second part of the talk and write down the prices in the

boxes provided

Living Price

Rent for one room

Rent for a one-bedroom flat

A local telephone call

Posting a letter

A bottle of beer

Use of a large washing machine

Use of a small washing machine

Use of a tumble drier

Washing powder ( a medium-sized

packet)

Exercise 4: Living in London (3)

Listen to the last part of the talk and write down the prices in the boxes provided

Listen to the recording and write down the times

1 Excuse me Can you tell me the time, please?

15 When does your mother come?

16 When does the teacher come?

Exercise 2: What time does the next train arrive?

Look at the boxes below Tick the appropriate time as you listen to the recording

1

14:14 14:40

2

12:15 12:50

3

16:13 16:30

4

22:13 22:30

5

18:14 18:40

Exercise 3: Daily schedules

You are going to hear a conversation between two friends As you listen, write down some of the details in the right columns You will need to write a time, or length of time, or a few words to describe the activities Some of the items have already been completed

Get up 7:00 – 9:00

Study at school Work again

7:30

Do homework 9:30 – 11:30

Go to bed

Exercise 4: Mike, Susan and Ellen’s day

Listen to Mike, Susan, and Ellen talking about their daily schedules Complete the chart below as you listen

Part 6: The Telephone

Exercise 1: Inquiry

Listen to the following conversations and fill in the missing

information in the spaces below

1

Operator: Can I help you?

Inquirer: Yes Could you give me Hilton Hotel’s telephone number, please? Operator:

Inquirer: Thanks

2

Operator: Can I help you?

Inquirer: Yes Could you tell me British Rail’s telephone number, please? Operator:

Inquirer: Thank you very much

3

Inquirer: Is that ?

Operator: Yes Can I help you?

Inquirer: I’d like to speak to , please

4

Inquirer: Is that ?

Operator: Yes Who do want to speak to?

Inquirer: Doctor , please

5

Inquirer: Is that _?

Operator: Yes Who do you wish to speak to?

Inquirer: , please

Exercise 2: Making an appointment

You will hear three dialogues on the telephone between a secretary and a person who is making an appointment to see someone

As you listen, complete the notes below Please write the name of the person, the day, the time and the telephone number in each dialogue

Dialogue 1

Note for Mr Watson:

is coming to see you

on _ at _

His telephone number is _

Dialogue 2

Note for Dr Jenkinson:

_is coming to see you

on _ at

Her telephone number is

Dialogue 3

Note for Professor Hansen:

is coming to see you

on _ at _

His telephone number is _

Exercise 3: Telephone message (1)

Listen to the conversation and fill in the missing information in the right places

Please call him _

Telephone number

Exercise 4: Telephone message (2)

Listen to the conversation an fill in the missing information in the right places

Part 7: Dates

Exercise 1: Days and months

The days of the week are as follows In the recording, you will hear how to say them Listen to the recording and repeat after the

speaker

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Listen to the months of the year and repeat after the speaker

July August September October November December

Exercise 3: When does school start?

Listen to the recording and tick the correct answers

1 When does your mother arrive?

5 When are you going to move into the new house?

A Next Monday, 8th February

B Next Monday, 18th February

C Next Tuesday, 18th February

6 When does the art Museum open?

Exercise 4: Great names in British history

You will hear some great names in British history As you listen, write down the years of their birth and death in the correct columns

Henry VIII

Queen Elizabeth I

William Shakespeare

Queen Victoria

Sir Winston Churchill

Exercise 5: Find the difference

In this part, you will hear some short descriptions of festivals You will be asked to compare the information that your hear with similar information that you read, and to underline the changes that have been made

Text 3

As you listen, (please) read the text below and underline the five changes in the text

New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Eve is on the night of 31st December Many people stay up until at least just after midnight in order to see in the New Year It’s also the night of the year when most pubs, bars and restaurants forget about their usual closing times and stay open until after midnight In London, many people go to Trafalgar Square to hear Big Ben chime midnight, and

traditionally take a shower in the fountains in Trafalgar Square The

Christmas tree is a yearly gift from Norway

of pancakes They are made from flour, milk, and eggs, and fried in a hot pan Many towns also hold pancake races on that day People run along the streets holding a frying pan and throwing the pancakes in the air Of course

if they drop the pancake they lose the race

Text 5

As you listen, read the text below and underline the seven changes in the text

Christmas

25th December is the important festival of the year It combines the

Christian celebration of the birth of Christ with the traditional festivities of winter On the Sunday before Christmas, a lot of churches hold a carol

service where special hymns are sung Very often you can hear carol singers singing in the streets as they collect money for charity Many families

decorate their houses with brightly-coloured Christmas decorations and they usually have a Christmas tree in the corner of the front room, glittering with coloured lights and decorations People often put their gifts at the bottom of the Christmas tree

Text 6

As you listen, read the text below and underline the eight changes in the text

Halloween

On 31st October is Halloween Halloween means holy evening It’s a much more important festival in the United States than in Britain, although it’s celebrated by many people in the UK It’s particularly connected with

witches and ghosts At parties, people dress up in strange costumes and pretend they are witches They cut horrible faces in potatoes and other vegetables and put a candle inside which shines through the eyes People may play difficult games such as trying to eat and apple from a bucket of water without using the hands In recent years, children dressed in white shirts knock on doors at Halloween and ask if you would like a “trick” or

“treat” If you give them something nice, a “treat”, they go away However,

if you don’t, they play a “trick” on you, such as making a lot of noise or spilling flour on your front door