LISTENING COMPREHENSION

TASK 1. VOCABULARY
a) hang out

1. angry disagreements with sb.

b) lay the table

2. to repair or paint

c) get on with things

3. not having much free time

d) on my own

4. do-it-yourself: making or repairing things for your home instead

of paying someone to do them for you

e) pretty busy

5. a talk

f) do something for pleasure

6. occasionally
g) do up

7. take a long time

h) DIY

8. enjoy doing sth.

i) arguments

9. to place sth. wet outside to dry

j) now and again

10. set the table ready for a meal

k) go on for too long

11. alone

l) speech

12. to give your time to sth. and make progress with it

TASK 2. You will hear an interview with four young people talking
about family life. Listen and match the speakers to the activities:
1. Patrick
2. Tracey
3. Vicky
4. Costas

a. Decoraring the
kitchen
b. Practising sports
c. Family celebrations
d. Doing homework

Complete First Certificate, Guy Brook-Hart. Cambridge University Press, 2008.

TASK 3. Listen and choose the best answer. Read each question
carefully before you listen.
1. In Patrick's opinion, why does his mother help him?
A. She enjoys it.
B. She worries about him.
C. She has plenty of time
2. What is Tracey's family doing to the house at the moment?
A. extending it
B. cleaning it
C. painting it
3. How often do Vicky and her father do exercise together?
A. regularly, once a week
B. occasionally
C. only in the summer
4. How does Kostas feel about family celebrations?
A. bored
B. embarrassed (= ashamed, worried about what other people will think of you)
C. amused

Complete First Certificate, Guy Brook-Hart. Cambridge University Press, 2008.