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PRACTICE EXERCISES
(Source: britishcouncil.org)
Name :
NIM :
Lectured by
Hartono, S.S., M.Hum.
1. Introduction
2. Giving Personal Information
4. Describing people
7. Work
8. Weather Forecast
9. Study Tips
Introducing
Listen to the conversation and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.
Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Circle the best option for what people normally say when they first
meet.
Do this exercise while you listen. Complete the gaps with the correct name.
2. _______________ is German.
3. _______________ is Argentinian.
Do this exercise while you listen. Write the words to fill the gaps.
Discussion
What questions do you like to ask when you meet new people?
Listen to the conversation at the library and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening
skills.
Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Which the information you think the school library needs to give
someone a library card.
First name Surname Favourite song Pet
Class Favourite book Age Shoes size
Lucy : Hello.
School librarian : Hello, what’s your name?
Lucy : My name’s Lucy.
School librarian : And what’s your _______________, Lucy?
Lucy : Moore.
School librarian : Can you _______________ that?
Lucy : M-O-O-R-E.
School librarian : Thank you. What _______________ are you in?
Lucy : Class 1B.
School librarian : Class 1B. And how _______________ are you, Lucy?
Lucy : I’m 13.
School librarian : Have you got a _______________?
Lucy : Yes, here you are.
School librarian : Thank you ... OK, thank you, Lucy. Here’s your school library
_______________.
Lucy : Thanks. Bye.
School librarian : Goodbye.
TOPIC 3
First day at school
Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Write the words into the correct group.
Do this exercise while you listen. Circle True or False for these sentences.
Do this exercise while you listen. Write a number (1 -4) to put the conversation in order.
(… … … ….)
Tania : Nice to meet you, Jing. What class are you in?
Jing : I’m in class 1B. And you?
(… … … ….)
Tania : Me too. I’m in class 1B too.
Jing : Who’s our teacher?
Tania : Mr Smith.
(… … … ….)
Tania : Hi. I’m Tania. What’s your name?
Jing : Hello. My name’s Jing.
(… … … ….)
Jing : And where’s our classroom?
Tania : This way. Come with me.
Jing : OK. Great
TOPIC 4
Describing people
Listen to the conversation and do the exercises to improve your listening skills.
Preparation: matching
Match the person with the correct description and write a–d next to the numbers 1 –4.
Do this exercise while you listen. Circle the best word to complete these sentences.
2. Hannah’s brother, Jem, has long, brown hair / a girlfriend / a twin sister .
4. Alex and Jem look different / look the same / have the same hair but different eyes .
Do this exercise while you listen. Complete the gaps with the correct word.
2. And that’s his girlfriend, Lucy. The _______________ girl with the _________________________,
____________________________ hair.
Discussion
Before listening, Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.
Preparation task Write a number to put the words in each list in the correct order.
Days of the week Cardinal Numbers 1-12 Ordinal numbers 1-12 Months of The Year
Tasks
Task 1
1. This is an English course. 2. There are three classes every week. 3. The class begins in May. 4. There
is a book for the course. 5. The students need the teacher’s book. 6. Photocopies of the book are not
allowed. 7. The first class is next Monday. 8. The next class is on Tuesday.
Task 2 Circle the best answer.
1. What is the teacher’s name? a. Lindsay Black b. Lindsey Black c. Linsey Black
3. What days is the class? a. Monday and Tuesday b. Monday and Wednesday c. Monday and
Thursday
4. How long is the class? a. One hour b. One hour and a half c. Two and a half hours
5. When is the teacher’s office hour? a. On Monday and Wednesday b. Room 7B c. Friday at
18.00
6. What date does the course begin? a. Monday 13 March b. Monday 30 March c. Monday 13
May
Listen to the numbers and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.
Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Match the numbers with the way we say them. Write a–f next to the
number 1 –6.
Do this exercise while you listen. Write a number (1 -10) to put these numbers in the order you hear
them.
Discussion
a) Listen to five different people talking about their jobs and do the exercises to practise and
Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. What do you know about the vocabularies below?
Do this exercise while you listen. Complete the gaps with a word from the box.
Do this exercise while you listen. Circle the best answer for these questions.
Yes.
Sometimes.
No.
When he is at university.
Weekends.
Summer holidays.
Summer holidays.
Visiting universities.
Yes.
Sometimes.
No.
7. What does speaker D say is the best thing about his job?
The doctors.
The uniform.
TOPIC 8
Weather forecast
Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Describe the situational weather below!
Do this exercise while you listen. Match the two halves of the sentence and write a – d next to the
number 1 – 4.
Do this exercise while you listen. Write the word to fill the gap.
1. Welcome to the weather forecast. Now, let’s see what the weather is _______________ today.
2. In the north of the country it’s very windy and cold. There is a ___________ of some rain,
too.
4. In the east it’s rainy all day today, I’m afraid. There may be a thunderstorm in the afternoon. The
5. In the west and middle of the country the weather is dry _______________ cloudy.
6. The south of the country has the _______________ weather today. It’s cloudy most of the time but
Listen to the conversation and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.
Preparation: matching
Match the opposite adjectives and write a–f next to the numbers 1 –6.
1. Ben …
a. doesn’t study b. studies and does well. c. studies and doesn’t do well.
a. papers, books and pens. b. pencils, books and pens.. c. a pencil case and pens.
4. Katy …
a. has a break for thirty minutes. b. exercises for thirty minutes. c. studies for thirty minutes.
a. he doesn’t take breaks. b. he has a break for two or three hours. c. he has two or three
Listen to the presentation about using colours to organise homework and do the exercises to practise
Preparation: matching
Match the two parts of the sentences and write a–f next to the numbers 1 –6.
3 … ….. You can write on sticky notes c. days, weeks and months of a year.
1. You need to buy some stationery to organise your homework like this. True False
3. The colour you choose should mean something to you. True False
5. She keeps all her notes in the same folder. True False
7. She uses flags to mark pages she has to read. True False
8. When she thinks of French, she thinks of her favourite animal. True False
Match the subjects with the colours and write a–e next to the numbers 1 –5.
3 … ….. blue c. PE
4 … ….. black d. history
4. History is blue so her folder is blue and her history _______________ are on blue sticky notes.
5. Then she uses blue flags to mark the _______________ she needs to read for history homework.
Discussion
Listen to the conversation in a café and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.
Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Write the words in the correct group.
Chicken curry and rice Orange juice Chocolate cake Seafood salad with bread
Do this exercise while you listen. Circle the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. For his main course, Andi chooses a normal cheese burger / a double cheese burger / a burger
with chips.
2. For dessert, Andi chooses ice cream / chocolate cake / banana cake.
Write a number (1 -5) to put the questions in the order you hear them.
… … … …. Anything else?
Discussion
What’s your favourite restaurant? What food and drink do you like to have there?
Vocabulary Box Write any new words you have learnt in this lesson.
TOPIC 12
Inviting someone to the cinema
Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Which one do you like among the Film genre below?
Do this exercise while you listen. Circle the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. Ismael is OK, but a bit ill / OK, but has a lot of homework / OK, but a bit bored .
2. ‘Light and dark’ is a horror film / a science fiction film / a romantic comedy .
Do this exercise while you listen. Complete the gaps with a word or phrase.
2. Jack: We don’t know. We can’t decide. There’s that new _______________ film, ‘Light and
dark’.
I like …
Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Write a number (1 -5) to put these activities in the normal order in
the day.
… … … …. Go to bed.
Do this exercise while you listen. Circle True or False for these sentences.
6. Dan watches TV and goes on the internet before bed. True False
Do this exercise while you listen. Fill the gaps with an activity from the box to complete Dan’s diary.
1. 5 a.m. _____________________________________________
2. 6 a.m. _____________________________________________
3. 8 a.m. _____________________________________________
4. 11 a.m. _____________________________________________
5. 2 p.m. _____________________________________________
6. 5 p.m. _____________________________________________
7. 7 p.m. _____________________________________________
Discussion
Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a – f next
to the number 1 – 6.
2 … ….. Form b. A group of numbers and letters used as part of your address.
(British English)
6 … ….. Secondary school f. An identity card with a photo to say who you are.
Do this exercise while you listen. Write a number (1 -8) to put the questions in the order you hear
them.
Do this exercise while you listen. Circle the correct option to complete these sentences.
Avenue, Lemster .
5.
Secondary School .
6. His date of birth is 2nd July 1997 / 2nd June 1998 / 22nd June 1998 .
Discussion
I use it when I go to …
Band auditions
Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Match the vocabulary with the definition and write a – c next to the
number 1 – 3.
1 … ….. band a. An object like a piano, guitar or drum that you use to play music.
2 … ….. instrument b. A time when a band asks new people to sing or play to decide if
Do this exercise while you listen. Circle True or False for these sentences.
5. The girl says she will call him the next day. True False
Do this exercise while you listen. Complete the gaps with a phrase from the box.
Boy: Ah, band auditions. Great! I’d love to be in a band! … Hi. Is this the
____________________________________________________?
Girl: OK, so you can sing. Let’s sing the beginning of this song … Right, OK, mmm, maybe not. Can
Girl: OK, let’s hear you. What can you play? … That’s it?
Girl: OK! OK! STOP! That’s enough. Erm, what about the maracas? Can you play the maracas?
Boy: ____________________________________________________.
Girl: Great, great! Hmm … thanks for coming. I’ll call you next week.
TOPIC 16
Preparation: matching
Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–h next to the numbers 1 –8.
2. Some people can sleep well with a television on. True False
5. It is good to turn your mobile off when you go to sleep. True False
Discussion
Vocabulary Box Write any new words you have learnt in this lesson.