tion-Response al ‘L Language building: Choosing the correct answer ‘Choose two correct answers for each question. cooslenr wnt answered with yes, @ Is Mr, Clemens coming to the 4, She thinks she'll be free later today. ree ee kas resentation? 2. No. Everyone has been invited. a umeane . Did she say when she would 3. Unfortunately, he’s on holiday then. to express these be available? 4, Sure. Where is she? nese: ©. Could you help Laura to prepare §. You should probably call them first. the documents? ‘6, No, | forgot to.ask her. [TESERBN—&. Do you think they would mina 4. Sorry, Lave to help Michael Often ine question it came along? 8 Yes, but he'll be a few minutes late, and answer choice willbe ditferent vero Follow up: Now listen to four more responses and match each one to questions a-d —. ‘above. Do not expect the Coe cae tabod Babed ‘vestion to mate _ 2 abed Aadod Eampe - ‘i petehoy 2 Test tactic: Look out for same or similar-sounding words smave othe plane: ‘A. Look at the following questions and responses. Mark the correct response and Citcle any SAME or SIMILAR-SOUNDING words used in the distractors, Testtip 4. Are you gong ote party tonight? Distractors using (A) Yos, t's the same (or sitar (6) No, he's: morrow, [men hreemg ~ (C) thaven't decided yet. Conde nari 2. Have you handed in the report yet? ‘choosing resoonses (A) I've already reported it. that use the same or (8) I put it on her desk yesterday. simiersounding (©) I thought it was very handy, = 8. Could you rearrange the venue for me? (A) Yes, t's new, (6) Sure. Is the meeting room better? (C) No, 1 didn't arrange it 4. You called Simon back, didn’t you? (A) No, I;don't have his number. (8) Yes, | gave it back. (G) No, we call him David. 8 Now compare your answers with your partner, Unit 9) Listening Test Part2 49[TESTI «a Fotow un: Now listen to five more questions. Repeat each response 48 you near it. and mark whether itis correct, Or wrong with @ same word or wrong with a similar. Lo sounding distractor. Then compare your answer with your partner's. Repeat each Ls this the last stop? 1A) [) Comect 5) X-Samewerd £2 X-Sinilar sound response in your (8) Cy Comect () X-Same word [) X~ Simiar sound nee 40) [] Comect [) X~Sameword [) X-Similarsourd ‘question or has 2 Did you call the 1A) () Comet 5 X-Samewerd Cy X-Similarsouna same word/ similar ‘customer back? 1B) © Comect 5 X= Same word C) X=Simiar sound ‘sound cstracters, (©) Cj Comest :) X=Same word) K-Simitar sound 3. You're working tomorrow, (A). C1 Cowect_C) X-Sameword ) X~ Similor sound aren't you? 89 Comect() X=Same word Ci) X-Simnar sound 1. 1 Comect [ X-Same word T1 X-Sinilar sound | 4. Can you remember ) 1 Comect [5 X= Sameword [) X-Simiar sound the details? (8) [) Comect () K-Samewerd ) X-Similsy sound 40) Ci Comect © X-Same werd 5 X~Simitar sound 5. You read through the WA ( Somect ) X-Same word) X-Simiar sound notes, didn’t you? (8) C Comect <2 K-Same werd £7) X-Similar sound WO) 6 Comect 5X =Same word C) X= Similar sound 3 Tactic practice ‘You will hear six question-response questions. After each question, pause the audio Widon't. and repeat the response to your partner. Then mark your answer choice and compare your answers with your partner. W Verb tenses may | Understanding natural Engish ‘In natural spoken English, sounds are sometimes changed, combined and dropped. Listen to these sentences spoken naturally and wnte in the misting wor. Fn BP MOF WO Are you waiter Mac © Mini-test a Now practice what you have learnt at the actual test speed with questions 1-12. ‘You will nave 5 seconds at the ené of each item to: make your choice. ‘You must then be ready to listen to the next question.© Lear by doing: Checking information A Complete the queesions and responses by choosing the eorest hems from 8 Now make similar conversations by replacing the words in bold in sentences 1-6 above with the following words, 1. key/boss's etfice? 4. faxmachine 2. calculator 5. presentation/11:30/after lunch 3, avcountant/trlendly/ride 6. Dox ‘Follow up: Ask your partner some more questions using auxiliary verbs and tag ‘questions. Try 10 give some answers without using Yes or NO. © Further study Choose two sets of question words fram the list below and make two Part 2 type ‘questions. Then, add three responses (one correct, two incorrect) to test your partner, in the next lesson. ay oe Go to word list and quiz page 175. ‘bet Unit 9 Listening Test Part2 54