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Times
Activity 1
Look at the watches below and say the times. Then listen to the tape and
check that you said them correctly.
Activity 2*
Work in pairs. Student A reads one of the times shown below. Student
B circles the time he/she hears. Take it in turns to be A and B.
1. 3.13 3.30 3.03
9.40 9.20 914
2
3 12.05 12.15 12.50
4
1.55 1.05 1.15
5 314 3.40 344
6 7.10 10.07 7.07
7 415 450 455
8 6.30 6.35 6.25Activity 3
UNIT 3
Listen to people asking when the flights below arrive. Write down the arrival
times using the twenty-four hour clock,
Flight no. Arrival time “Flight no. Arrioal time
| 1 TW218. 7 TAS 5 A115
‘aps 6 AP35
3 AROo os 7 SK70
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Activity 4
Listen to people telephoning an office to speak to the people below. Write
down the time when each person will return. It is now 10 a.m. If the operator
says, ‘He'll be back in an hour.’ write 11.00.
Returning at
Mr Day ALOD,.
Ms Lewis.
MrGrant wee seen
Activity 5
Mrs Ginatti
Mr Frank
Ms Taylor
Returning at
Listen to people calling the international telephone operator to ask about the
time in the countries below. The caller's time is shown. Listen and write down
the time in the country they ask about. For example, if the caller’s time is
2pm. and the time in Bolivia is four hours behind, the time there is 10 a.m.
Caller’s time
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Dates
Activity 1
Say these years out loud. Now listen to the tape and check that you said
them correctly.
1879 1952 1539 1800 1978 1760 1913
1817 1901 1970 1929 1899 1908 1066
Activity 2
When did these famous writers live? Listen and write down when they were
born and when they died.
1 Charles Dickens : Jane Austen
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born .. « died
5 Emily Dickinson 6 Oscar Wilde
born .. . died ..... born died born ws... died
Activity 3
Say these dates out loud. Then listen to the tape and check that you said
them correctly.
7/6/48 8/2/85 23/3/80 2/1/84 14/11/87
24/12/62 4/9/72 3/10/21 8/7/56 29/2/80
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Activity 4
Listen to these people saying when they were born. Write down the
dates. For example, if you hear, Twas born on the 28th of July, 1953,’
write 28/7/53.
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Activity 5
When did these visitors arrive in Britain and when will they leave? Listen and
circle the day each person arrived and the day they are leaving,
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Activity 6
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weeks, months, or years they have been here.
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