Module Test

Listening 1 1

Lead-in Test practice: Form completion

1 Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 3 1.1 Listen to the recording and complete
1 How often do you use your mobile phone? Questions 1–5.
2 Why did you choose your mobile phone?
3 Do you have a phone contract or pay-as-you-go? Questions 1–5
Complete the notes below.
Test training: Predicting the answer Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A
2 Work in pairs. Look at Questions 1–5 in NUMBER for each answer.
Activity 3 and discuss the questions.
Student mobile plan
1 What words from the notes do you think you will
hear in the listening? Comes with a free ‘Sun 1 ’ phone
Minimum contract 2 months
2 Can you think of synonyms for any of the key 600 minutes included
words in the notes? For example, what’s a
No limits on the number of 3
synonym for ‘no limits’?
Costs: £25 per month
3 What type of word do you think is missing from Call-only plan
gaps 2 and 5? Why? Pay 4 when you start the plan
Includes: 5 minutes for calls

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Test training: Focusing on types of missing 7 Read the extract from the recording and replace
information the underlined words with words in the box.
4 Work in pairs. Look at Questions 6–10 in amount basic contract deposit extra perfect
Activity 5 and discuss the questions.
1
1 How many words or numbers can you write in 2
each gap? 3
2 What kind of word is missing from gap 6? 4
3 Do you think it is important to spell the words 5
correctly? Why?/Why not? 6
4 What do the words ‘main use’ refer to?
5 How many ways are there to pay for something? Jen: Let’s see. We’ll need you to put down a
1 first payment before you start the plan, so it’s
Test practice: Notes completion normally ten pounds after the second month,
5 1.2 Listen to the second part of the recording although that depends on the 2 number of
and complete Questions 6–10. calls and data you use. For the first month it’s
fifteen pounds, and you’ll get the 3 additional
Questions 6–10 five pounds back when the 4 agreement
comes to an end.
Complete the notes below. David: And how many minutes do I get with that?
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A Jen: You can make four hundred minutes of calls
NUMBER for each answer. a month on the 5 simple call-only plan, but
most of our customers only use about two
Name: David 6 hundred of that limit.
Email: 7 @studentuni.ac.uk David: The basic one sounds 6 ideal!
Main use: Keeping 8
Pay by 9 Follow-up
Need to collect from 10
8 Work with a partner. What questions would
you ask to get information to complete the form
below?
Vocabulary
6 Match 1–5 with A–E to complete information Name:
about mobile phone plans. Email:
1 Some mobile phone plans offer broadband
Main use of phone:
services.
2 Gigabytes tell you how much information you can Pay by:
store on the phone.
3 When you buy a mobile phone plan, you choose 9 Take turns asking and answering the questions
how much data you want. and complete the form with information about
4 People use mobile phones for more than just your partner.
making calls.
5 Some mobile phone plans allow you to make 10 Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
unlimited texts. 1 Do you have a favourite brand of mobile phone?
Why/Why not?
A You can also play games and take photos or 2 Do you think you will use your mobile phone
videos with your phone. more in future? Why/Why not?
B That means you can access the Internet with your
phone.
C Plans with more data are more expensive.
D So if you play games on your phone, choose a
plan with more gigabytes.
E That means you can send as many texts as you
want.

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