Listening 1

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LISTENING

1 Listen to a teenager called Emma talking about Irish dancing, which she does in her f ree time. UT T rack 1
Choose the correct alternatives to complete the notes.

Irish dancing is most popular with (1) Chinese, Russians and French/British and Americans.

Music is played on (2) traditional/modern musical instruments.

Emma found the dancing (3) easy/difficult at first.

Emma’s group is practising for a show (4) early/late next year.

T he group spends a lot of time (5) preparing for shows/travelling around Europe.

Score: /5

2 Listen to a teenager called Emma talking about Irish dancing, which she does in her f ree time. UT T rack 1
Complete the sentences with a word or short phrase you hear.

1 T he first Irish dancing concert Emma saw was in a .

2 Emma didn’t expect her teachers to be .
3 After her first lessons, Emma had pains in her .
4 Emma’s group participated in a competition in the last year.
5 Emma thinks there are a number of to start doing Irish dancing.

Score: /5