EXTRA READING + LISTENING

New English File Elementary Unit 1

READING COMPREHENSION
1 Read the text and underline A, B, or C.

Studying in the UK
My names Carmen Garca and Im a student at Kings School, which is a language
school in Glasgow. Im Spanish, from Madrid, but my mother is French. Shes a
teacher in Madrid. The students at Kings School are from many different countries.
Im in a class which has students from Japan, Mexico, Germany, and Italy. Its really
interesting to meet so many different people. The director of the school is British, but
my teacher is American. Shes from New York and her names Helen. Shes very nice
and shes an excellent teacher. Her classes are always great fun. Jos and Karl are
probably my best friends in the class. Jos is from Mexico and Karl is from Berlin, in
Germany. We always speak English together because thats the best way to learn.

Example
Carmen is French.
A
True
B
False
C
Doesnt say
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Kings School is a language school.

A True
B False
C Doesnt say

Her mother is Spanish.

A True
B False

C Doesnt say

Her father is a teacher.

A True
B False

C Doesnt say

3
4

The students at the school are from the same country.

A True
B False
C Doesnt say

The director is from London.

A True
B False

C Doesnt say

Carmens teacher is American.

A True
B False

C Doesnt say

6
7

Jos and Karl are in different classes.

A True
B False
C Doesnt say

Karl is German.
A True
B False

C Doesnt say

LISTENING COMPREHENSION
1

Listen to the receptionist and the student. For questions 15 complete the form.
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Name:
Nationality

Anna .

Address

. London Road, Bristol

e-mail address

Home phone number

0048 .

Listen to these short conversations. There is one question for each conversation. For
questions 6 10 underline the correct answer.

Example
Shes _____
A not Scottish.
B from England.
C not from England.
6

Today is _____
A
Saturday.
B
Friday.
C
Monday.

The hotel costs _____

A
1.
B
50.
C
15.

They are on _____

A
lesson 12.
B
lesson 3D.
C
lesson 3B.

A pizza costs _____

A
8.
B
3.
C
11.

10

Their gate number is _____

A
16.
B
60.
C
20.

UNIT 1 Reading
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A
B
C
B
C
A
B
A

Unit 1 Listening
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1
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Dabrowska
Polish
36
a.dabrowska@onet.pl
71 339 7890

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6
7
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10

B
B
C
A
A

EOI Test resource CD Extra listening tapescripts

File 1
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Listen to the receptionist and the student. For questions 15 complete the form.

[R = receptionist, A = Anna]
R
Hello. Are you a new student?
A
Yes, I am.
R
Please sit down. I need to ask you a few questions.
A
OK. Thats fine.
R
OK then. Whats your first name?
A
Anna.
R
Is that two ns or one?
A
Two. A-double N-A.
R
Thanks. And your surname?
A
Dabrowska.
R
Da?
A
Dabrowska. DABROWSKA.
R
Thank you. And where are you from?
A
Im from Poland.
R
Great, thanks. And can I have your address?
A
In Poland?
R
No, where youre staying now.
R
Oh yes, its 36 London Road.
A
Is that here in Bristol?
R
Yes, it is.
A
Do you know the postcode?
R
Sorry, I dont.
A
Thats OK. Do you have an e-mail address?
R
Yes, its a.dabrowska@onet.pl.
A
And could I have your home phone number please?
R
Yes. Its 0048 71 339 7890.
A
OK thats great. Thanks very much.
2

Listen to these short conversations. There is one question for each conversation. For
questions 610 underline the correct answer.

EXAMPLE
A
Where are you from?
B
Glasgow.
A
So youre English.
B
No, Im not. Im Scottish.
6
A
See you tomorrow.
B
No, tomorrows Saturday.
A
Oh, yes, sorry. Ill see you on Monday.
B
Bye.
7
Receptionist How much is it for one night?
Tourist
Thats fifty euros.
Receptionist Fifteen?
Tourist
No, fifty, five oh.
8

Teacher
OK. Open your books. Were on page 12, lesson 3B.
Student
3D?
Teacher
No, B.
9
Assistant
Can I help you?
Customer
Yes, a pizza and a mineral water please.
Assistant
A pizzas eight euros and the waters three, so thats eleven euros please.
Customer
Thanks very much.
10
A
Whats our gate number?
B
16.
A
OK. Lets go.
B
Relax. Weve got 20 minutes.
Taken from NEW ENGLISH FILE ELEMENTARY, Test Resource CDs, File 1, Reading +
Extra Listening