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UNIT 2. UNDERSTAND CONVERSATIONS

Lesson 4. Identify distractors & paraphrases

PRE-CLASS (1): SPELLING

Exercise 1.1. Listen to two short conversations. Match them with the places? (4.1)

1. Conversation 1: __B__ A. A restaurant

B. A sports center
2. Conversation 2: __E__ C. A railway station
D. A museum
E. A bank

1.2. Listen to the rest of the conversations 1 & 2 and answers the questions: (4.2)

Conversation (1):

1. What is the address of the sports website? ____www.getactive.com____

Conversation (2):

1. What is the man’s name? James __Clarke__

2. What is his address? ___2 Waddington_Road

PRE-CLASS (2): PREDICT

Exercise 3. Read the questions and
underline the key words.

1. What did the speakers order in the

restaurant? E
2. How much did each person pay for
their meal? B
3. What time is the bus due? D
4. Where is the bus stop? H
5. How long did the course last? C
6. Which TWO things did the
speaker do on the course? G
7. What is the date of the next course?
A
8. Who will lead the course? F
Exercise 4. Matching the questions in
exercise 3 with the type of information

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A. A date
B. A price
C. A period of time
D. A time
E. A mean or a kind of food
F. A name of a person
G. The names of activity or skill
H. A place
Exercise 5
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

a. Listen and answer (Track 4.3)

1. What did both speakers order?
Is there
___steak____(I can’t stand O) anything free
of charge?
2. How much did each person pay for the
meal?

£ ____20____

b. Which answers are NOT ACCPTED?

3. What did the boy buy in the shopping
mall?
A. Shoes
B. He bought shoes

Exercise 6. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

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1. What time is the bus due?

____7:50____
2. Where is the bus stop?
____Blythe_Road__

Conversation (4): (Track 4.5)

1. How long did the sailing course last?

Conversation (3): (Track 4.4)
_____2 days _____
2. What was the first thing that Alicia
learnt? ___safety rules____
3. What is the date of the next course?
___1st September_____
4. Who will lead the next course? ___Jon
Galloway___

IN-CLASS: DISTRACTORS

Exercise 1. Listen to four short recordings and answer questions 1-4 in the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer (Track 4.6)

Questions & Answers Distractors

1. The new sport shop is going to be located in 5. ____south___ (2 years ago)

the __east__ of the town 6. ____north___ (talk)

WHY: …they finally decided to open in the east…

2. What does the tour guide recommend 7. ___________

they buy? _________ 8. ___________

WHY: …………………………………………

3. The shopping centre opens at __________ 9. _________________

o'clock on Sundays 10. _________________
11. _________________
WHY: …………………………………………

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4. What is the most popular product in 12. _________________

the shop? ____________ 13. _________________

WHY: …………………………………………

Recognizing paraphrases

Exercise 2. Match the words and phrases 1-6 with their synonyms or paraphrases A-F

1. A good selection A. In one building

2. At the weekend B. photograph
3. Shoes C. On Saturday and Sunday
4. Under one roof D. Footwear
5. Walk E. A wide choice
6. Picture F. go on foot

Exercise 3. Listen and answer the questions. Listen again and write the paraphrases
corresponding to each answer

BEFORE YOU LISTEN LISTEN & ANSWER

Question 1 (Track 4.7)

Paraphrases 1. What kind of T-shirts does the

man sell most of?
A. ______________ A. T-shirts with a picture on them
B. ______________ B. T-shirts with words on them
C. ______________ C. plain T-shirts

WHY: ……………………………………………………….

?Question 2 (Track 4.8)

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Paraphrases 2. The writer will arrive at

A. ______________ A. 12.00 pm
B. ______________ B. 2.15 pm
C. ______________ C. 3.30 pm

WHY: ………………………………………………………….

Question 3 (Track 4.9)

Paraphrases 3. What does the woman complain about?

A. ______________ A. the staff
B. ______________ B. the litter
C. ______________ C. the food

WHY: ………………………………………………………….

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HOMEWORK

Exercise 1. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR NUMBERS for each answer (4.10)

1. What is the surname of the writer that Sarah likes?

________________
2. What is the password for the university library
website?
________________
3. Which drink does Joe say people should stop
drinking?
________________
4. Where are many families getting their meals from?
________________
5. What problem does Sarah say is increasing because of unhealthy eating?
________________
6. Which kind of fast food is most popular with other university students?
________________
7. In which street is the sushi café?
________________

Exercise 2. Listen and complete the below sentence. Then, answer the questions a & b

(Track 4.11)

a. Which 2 options of the following is ACCEPTED and explain WHY?

A. Two hundred and fifty computer
B. 250 computer
C. over 250 computer
D. 250 computer experts
E. over 250 experts
F. two hundred and fifty computer
G. 250

a. Which word was used by the speaker to paraphrase “Expert”: __________________

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Exercise 3. Listen, answer the questions and complete the “distractors” column
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer (Track 4.12)
Questions
1 What date will they leave?
_______________________
2 What day will the tour visit a farm?
_______________________
3 The students decide to do a project about?
_______________________
4 Problems:
- Poor weather
- A lack of __________________
Exercise 4. Listen and choose the correct letter, A, B or C. (Track 4.13)
1. The Shopping Tour bus is outside
a. The theatre.
b. The train station.
c. Some cafes
2. Nowadays the theatre is popular
because of
a. its modern architecture.
b. its music performances.
c. the famous actors that appear
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Distractors
3. The shopping tour will begin at ...
a. 9.10.
b. 9.30.
c. 9.45.
4. What can people buy in Market Place
today?
a. souvenirs
b. fruit and vegetables
c. clothes
5. The main purpose of the visit to the
Regional Food Centre is
a. to have a meal.
b. to buy local fruit juices.
c. to taste cheeses from the region.
6. At the Fashion Fair, how will people on
the tour know which building the
footwear is in?
a. It is a red building.
b. It has a green roof.
c. It has blue doors.
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Exercise 5.1. Match the words 1-8 with their paraphrases a-h
1. A price a. Money
2. A location b. To carry
3. Funding c. A drawback
4. Dangerous d. A fee
5. A solution e. A place
6. To transport f. Risky
7. Disadvantage g. An impact
8. An effect h. An answer

5.2. Listen and answer the below questions. Then, listen again and complete the
“synonyms/paraphrase” and “reasons” column (4.14)

Questions Paraphrases
1 What do they decide to organize first?
A. A place to stay A ………………………………..
B. Their airfares B ………………………………..
C. Car hire C ………………………………..
Reason:

2 What change will they make in the garden?

A. Improve the shade A ………………………………..
B. Remove plants B ………………………………..
C. Add a water feature C ………………………………..
Reason:

3 What do the students agree they need to do with

their project?
A. Do more research A ………………………………..
B. Make some cuts B ………………………………..
C. Add some visual effects C ………………………………..
Reason:

4 The scientists are studying?

A. How snow forms in different conditions A ………………………………..
B. The effect that snow has on our climate B ………………………………..
C. The effect different clouds have on snow C ………………………………..

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Reason:

5.3. Listen again and complete the below script. Then, re-check your answers
for exercise 5.2

1. Conversation 1
A: we really need to organize our trip, you know.
B: I know, I was thinking the same. We need to arrange ____________ and __________. And
we will need ____________ while we're there. We could hire a car.
A: My dad said we could ____________ his
B: Well, that’s one less thing to worry about
A: I’m a bit worried that hotels will all get _____________. OK, let’s sort that out ___________.
B: Yes, then I can contact the ___________ and book our flights in the morning.
A: Great
2. Conversation 2
I just wanted to tell you about some of the recent changes we've made to the garden at the back
of the complex, which we all have access to. As you know, there are some attractive and well-
established plants in there and we didn't want to __________ any of these ________. But many
of these are struggling in the harsh sun, which falls directly on that area. To solve this, we're
going to ___________ along the western edge of the garden, just ___________. This should
also become a very pleasant place to sit and watch the ducks in the water.
3. Conversation 3
A: It’s nearly there. I think we've found ___________ information.
B: Yes, lots, in fact, do you think we need to _________ any of it
A: ____________, in fact I was thinking we could try and include some of those nice
___________ you found.
B: ___________, it would certainly make it look a bit more interesting.
4. Conversation 4
Studying ice cores in the South Pole can tell us a lot about the past climate, which, in turn, can
help us understand how today' _________________. My particular area of study is snow. While
we scientists understand the process of ___________________, very little is known about how
snow _____________ the atmosphere and ______________ our weather patterns. One of the
things we’re trying to do is to link what we already know about meteorology and clouds and

determine the ____________ that snow has on that.

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