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Worksheet Basic Academic English (Listening)
Worksheet Basic Academic English (Listening)
BASIC ACADEMIC
ENGLISH
(LISTENING)
NAME:
CLASS:
MEETING I
(LISTENING)
PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES in SHORT CONVERSATIONS
EXERCISE 1.1.
Now listen to these following short conversations. Try to write down and complete the scripts.
Then, underline the key words. After all, pick your best answer for every question below!
EXERCISE 1.3.
Now listen to these following short conversations. Try to completely write down the scripts.
Then, underline the key words in the conversations and the homophonic words in the answer
choices. After all, pick your best answer for every question below!
1 Woman: a. She needs to watch out for a
crash.
Man: b. The lawn becomes too dry.
c. The waiter is carrying a glass
Narrator: of water.
d. She has to wait for some cash.
2 Woman: a. A. the sweet girl does not feel
right.
Man: b. The sweater is wrong in size.
c. Feet of the man are not
Narrator: sweating.
d. The sweater makes the man
seem fat.
MEETING II
(LISTENING)
Who, What, Where
EXERCISE 2.1.
Now listen to these following short conversations. Complete the script, underline the key
words, and pick your best answer for every question below!
1 Woman: …. your ….. is ….. you so …., a. Ask his dentist about the right
….. you should..........right away. way to brush
Man: I......................, but I guess b. Make appointment with his
……………….. dentist
Narrator: What ………. probably do.......? c. Cure the pain himself
d. Choose a new dentist
EXERCISE 2.2.
Listen carefully to the following short conversations. Complete the conversation in the blanks.
Then, choose your best answer and be careful with the passive statement.
1 Man: a. if the vegetables there are fresh.
Woman: b. if vegetarian food can be gained.
Narrator: c. if the restaurant is located on the
corner.
d. if the man would like to go to the
restaurant.
EXERCISE 3.3.
Now listen to these following short conversations. Try to completely write down the
scripts. Then, underline the key words showing almost negative expressions (barely, rarely, only,
etc). Finally, pick up your best answers!
1 Man: a. When it is in July, it rains hard.
b. In July, it rains hard.
Woman: c. There is little rain in July.
d. In July, rain never comes.
Narrator:
2 Woman: a. John was not admitted.
b. Two were accepted.
Man: c. All of them are not going to the
university.
Narrator: d. The university admitted the three
students.
EXERCISE 3.4.
Now listen to these following short conversations. Try to completely write down the
scripts. Then, underline the key words showing almost expressions with negative comparative.
Then, pick up your best answers!
1 Man: a. She didn’t perform very well on
the test.
Woman: b. She is not very happy.
c. She’s delighted with the results.
Narrator: d. She could be somewhat happier.
MEETING IV
(LISTENING)
AGREEMENT, SUGGESTION, AND UNCERTAINTY
EXERCISE 4.1
1 Man: a. She would like to take two trips
Woman: rather than one.
Narrator: b. She would also like to take a trip.
c. The trip costs too much.
d. She doesn’t think that a trip would be
a good idea.
EXERCISE 4.2
1 Woman: a. He must tell her how far she should go.
b. The professor told students to read the
Man: chapters after the exam.
c. He’s sure about which chapters they are
Narrator: going to read.
d. He thinks he knows what the
assignment is.
e.
2 Man: a. The man should feel sorry.
b. The man shouldn’t try cherry pie.
Woman: c. the man should take out the pie.
d. The man should try something else.
Narrator
3 Woman: a. He will start the movie himself at 8.00.
b. He knows the movie starts at 8.00.
Man: c. He is not quite sure when the movie
begins.
Narrator: d. He thinks the start of the movie has
been changed.
MEETING V
(LISTENING)
CONTRARY
EXERCISE 5.1 MEANINGS
1 Man: a. Not many people want to get the tickets
for the concert.
Woman: b. In front of them, the line is too long.
c. There are not very many people in
Narrator: front of them.
d. The line is too short.
MEETING VI
(LISTENING)
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS
EXERCISE 6.1
Listen to these following conversations. Write down the script, underlined the phrasal verbs, and
pick your best answer!
1 Man: a. Visit their neighbors
b. Help the neighbors move in
Woman: c. Phone their neighbors over the fence
Narrator: d. Call their neighbors
EXERCISE 6.2
Listen to these following conversations. Write down the script, underlined the idiomatic
expression, try to well understand their meanings, and pick your best answers!
1 Man: a. It’s good that the man went to class, on
time or not.
Woman: b. The man has never been late.
c. It’s nice that the man was late for fifteen
Narrator: minutes.
d. It’s always bad to be late for class.