Name : Luh Desi Purnamawati

NIM : 2012021001
UNIT 11 DIRECTIONS

Objective
By practicing listening to stories, the students are able to use past verbs in telling
certain events in the past fluently and accurately.

A. Preparation
Have any of these things ever happened to you? Check (√) your answers and compare
them with a partner.

Yes No
1 You locked yourself out of your home. □ √
2 You had a bad experience while flying. □ √
3 You were in a traffic accident. □ √
4 You got stuck in an elevator. □ √
5 You found something valuable on the street. □ √

B. Let’s Listen
Task 1
A. Listen to the story. Then circle “a” or “b” as the correct drawing for the story.

a b
Last night I went to the restaurant. He was an Italian Restaurant, I sat down, the writer
came to me and gave me a menu. I looked at the menu and then I ordered spaghetti,
the waiter didn’t say anything. I waited for about 15 minutes. Then waiter brought me
a hamburger, he put the hamburger in front of me and I said “No, it is not my ordered”
so he took the hamburger away and I waited for 15 more minutes. And then he brought
me spaghetti.
B. Frank is describing what happened to him on Sunday. Listen and number the
pictures.

2 6

5 3 4

1. I got an invitation to my boss’s birthday party on Saturday night.

2. I thought I’d better get him a nice birthday present. So I bought him a
really expensive tie.
3. When I get to the party, my boss’s wife met me at the door and invited
me inside.
4. Then I went in and saw all my friends from work there.
5. I heard my boss is voice behind me as he came out of kitchen.
6. I turned around to say hello. And guess what? He was wearing exactly
the same as tie as the one I had bought.
Task 2
A. Listen to the 16 sentences. Fill in the blanks in each sentence. Then, put the
sentences in the correct order to make a story.
1. He left the pub at 11:00.
2. Tom walked over to a street lamp.
 3. Tom said, “No, I lost them next to the wall.
4. Tom was at a pump one night.
5. Mike said, “Did you lose them over here?”
6. It was very bright there.
7. Another man named Mike saw Tom on the ground.
8. He started to walk home.
9. Tom said, “Because the light is better over here.”
10. While he was walking, he bumped into a wall.
11. His glasses fell off.
12. Tom said, “I’m looking for my glasses.
13. He walked on the ground and started looking for his glasses.
14. Mike said, “Then why are you looking for them over here?”
15. He had too much to drink.
16. He asked Tom, “What are you doing?”
Order: ____________________________________________________________

B. Listen to the story. Fill in the blanks.

The Unhappy Stone Mason

1. Once there was a stone mason who wasn’t very happy He always wished that he
could be someone else. One day, a genie came along and said that he would give
him a wish. The mason said, “i want to be the sun because the sun is the strongest
of all things. So the genie changed him into the sun.

2. The mason was very happy for a while after this. Then one day he watched as the
wind blew very hard. People ran away and heard because the wind was blowing
so hard. The mason wished that he could become the wind because the wind was
stronger than the sun. The genie came back and changed the stone mason into
the wind.

3. The mason was very happy for a while after this. Then one day he noticed that even
if he blew very hard, the large rocks didn’t move. The mason wished that he could
 be a large rock because rocks were stronger than the wind. The genie returned
and gave him his wish.

4. The mason was very happy for a while after become the rock. Then one day a
stonemason came along and started to break the rock. The rock became smaller
and smaller. The mason cried out, “Oh, now I wish i could be stonemason again.
The genies returned once more and turned him back into a stone mason.

5. “Are you happy now?” asked the genie. “Yes,” returned the stone mason. “And I
promise that I will never complain again.”
C. Let’s Listen
Task 1
A. People are talking about the things that happened to them. How do you think each
person felt? Listen and check (√) the correct answer.

Embarrassed Disappointed Frightened

1 □
2 √
3 □
4 □
5 □
6 √
□ √
□ □
□ √
√ □
□ √
□ □

B. Listen again. What do you think each person did next? Circle the correct answer.

1 a. Opened the door. 4 a. Went home.

b. Pushed the alarm button. b. Went sailing.
c. Used the stairs. c. Went swimming.

2 a. Bought a plane ticket. 5 a. Turned on the radio.

b. Looked for his car. b. Stopped quickly.
c. Called the police. c. Went faster.

3 a. Bought a cup of coffee. 6 a. Paid the bill.

b. Walked to work. b. Left a big tip.
c. Took the bus. c. Called the taxi company.
Task 2
A. People are talking about past events. What happened to them? Circle the correct
answer.

1 a. Her car was damaged.

b. She ran into another car.
c. Her car got stuck.
2 a. His plane had mechanical difficulties.
b. His plane flew into bad weather.
c. His plane had to make an emergency landing.
3 a. She got lost in the hotel.
b. She was stuck in the elevator.
c. She was locked out of the room.
4 a. He was injured in the fire.
b. He escaped from the fire.
c. He didn’t hear the alarm.
5 a. She won first prize.
b. Her friend won first prize
c. She sold some raffle tickets.
6 a. He spoke to a famous person.
b. He saw a famous person.
c. His wife spoke to a famous person.
B. Listen again. Are these statements true or false? Check (√) the correct answer.
True False
1 A tow truck pulled her car out of the snow. √ □
2 The pilot got the airplane out of the storm. √ □
3 The person from the housekeeping didn’t have a □ √
key.
4 Only a few people were injured in the fire. □ √
5 She won a trip to Hawaii. □ √
6 The movie star signed his menu. √ □

D. Over to you!
Look at the following picture-series. They are not in the correct order yet. Work in pairs
and discuss each picture. Rearrange them and tell what happened.

1 2 3 4

E. Let’s Practice : Computer based test

In this practice section you will practice in using computer based test for listening.
While you are listening, pictures of the speakers or other information will be presented
on your computer screen. There are some parts of the listening section with special
directions for each part. You have time limitation, provided on your computer screen,
to answer all questions of the test. You may change your answer as many times as
you want before you submit it. When the time given is up, your answer will be
automatically submitted and you can see the result of the test on the result page.
Before you begin working on the listening test, you will have an opportunity to adjust
the volume of the sound. Good Luck.