Listening Comprehension Exercise

Audio for Task 1.mp3

Listen to the conversations. Read the sentences. Then listen again and circle the
correct answer for each statement.

Example: The man needs (a sweater / [a suit] / shoes).

1. The man has a (black / gray / brown) suit.

2. The man and the woman (like / have / don’t want) the gray suit.

3. The woman doesn’t like the (blue / black / gray) suit.

4. The woman (likes / doesn’t like / needs) the green shirt.

5. The man likes the (green / white / blue) shirt.

6. The red tie is (good-looking/ long / new).

7. The man likes the (red / yellow / gray) tie.

Grammar and Vocabulary

A. Choose need or needs.

1.Ruby needs to work in the factory on Friday to pay the rent.

2.They need to go to the real estate agent to find a house.
3.Antonio needs to visit the DMV to get a license.
4.We need to find a hotel to sleep tonight.
5. I need to go to the dentist’s office to have an examination.
6.She needs to go school to learn English.
B. Choose the correct answer of the parenthesis.

1. Why does Ruby need to work?

To pay the rent. (rent/pay)
2) Why do they need to go the real estate office?
To buy a house (cook/buy)
3) Why do we need to find a hotel?
To sleep tonight (see/sleep)
5) Why do you need to go to the dentist?
To have an examination (have/buy)
6) Why does she need to go to school?
To learn English (sleep/learn)

C. Use need or needs and the words in the box to complete the sentences.

1. She is very sick. She need to go to the hospital.

2. They live in an apartment. They need to look for a new house.
3. Marco is at the post office. He needs to send a letter.
4. He has a driver’s license but no car. He needs to buy a new car.
5. We are hungry. Let’s find a good restaurant. We need to eat lunch.
6. You are going to Doctor Smith’s office. You need to talk to the doctor.
7. You lost your purse. You need to see a police officer.
8. The park is five miles from here. I need to drive to the park.
D) Choose the correct verb in the imperative.
1. turn left on first street. (turn/stop)
2. stop on the left (stop/stops)
3. go straight ahead (stop/go)
4. turn around. (turn/stops)
5. turn right at the intersection (turn/turns)
6. stop!! (stop/stops)

E) Add periods and capital letters to the directions.

1. Turn around, go straight, ahead three miles, turn left on Mulberry Avenue, turn right
on prentice street, stop on the left.

2. Go straight ahead to Montgomery street.Turn left on main stop on the left.

3. Turn left on fifth avenue turn right on Kennedy street stop straight ahead.

4. Make a U-turn on Adams go straight ahead three blocks stop on the right.

5. Turn right on Jacob’s place make a U-turn at the light turn left on pine stop
F) Look at the map. Use the prepositions given below.

The shop is next to the school.

The takeway is next to the library.
The chemist is between the bank and the post office.
The hospital is in front of the shopping center.
The Banks is between the shop and the takeway.
The restaurant is in front of the shopping center.

G) Write sentences about your community. Use the prepositions.

1. (next to) the school in next to the park.
2. (across from) the post office is acrros from the church.
3. (between) the supermarket is between the bank and the shopping center.
4. (in back of) the hospital is in back of the laundromar.
5. (in front of) the restaurant is in front of the beach.

H) Choose the right preposition of place:  at, next to, in, in front of, on.

At the picture, I can see a family.

The mother is standing in front of her son and daughter.
She is holding a vase in  her hand.
The son and the daughter are smiling next to each other.
There is a window next to the door.
The woman is looking at her daughter.
She lives on Monumental Avenue.
I don’t want to live in a noisy city.

I) Write the nouns given below under the correct categories.

apartment hostel hotel dentist office

tennis court hospital motel doctor’s office
mobile home playground house park

a. Lodging
______hotel___________________
____ hostel_____________________
______motel________________
b. Parks and recreation
____ playground_____________________
______park___________________
______tennis court__________________

c. Medical care
___hospital______________________
____dentist office_____________________
____doctor´s office_____________________

d. Residential areas
__apartment_______________________
_ _house_______________________
___mobile home______________________
 Reading Comprehension Exercise.

J. Read the article. Then match the sentence beginnings and endings. Write the
letter of the correct sentence ending. You will not use all of the sentence endings.

Example: Antonia Banderas is __h__.

4. Antonio Banderas is __a____      a. an actor

5. Enrique Iglesias has __c____           b. an actress

6. Enrique Iglesias is ____h__         c. a singer

7. Penelope Cruz is ___b___          d. an actress and singer

8. Penelope Cruz has __g____         e. an actress and model

f. a famous father
g. a brother and sister
h. a good-looking man
i. a famous brother
 Writing Section

Write sentences about yourself.

1. I always_go to work at 8:_50 o clock

2. I often ___to go the park____ _______

3. Sometimes I __I play tennis_________

4. I rarely _____eat beef______________

5. I never ______had go to España_______

Speaking Section

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