Listening

1 Write the nationalities. Then match the flags.

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2 01 Listen to Michael talking to Rebecca
about the students in their class. Write the
correct pronoun next to the names.
Turkey Turkish Tim he
1 Amelia
2 Haasim
3 Florence
1 Spain
4 David
5 Dawei
6 Rosa and Marco
2 Australia
3 01 Exam Listen again. What are the
students’ nationalities? There are two
nationalities you do not need.

3 Canada People Nationalities

1 Tim h a Turkish
2 Amelia b Chinese
3 Haasim c Portuguese
4 China 4 Florence d American
5 David e Spanish
6 Rosa and Marco f Canadian
5 Portugal g Australian
h British

Listening strategy
6  the U.K.
Listen carefully for names and pronouns (e.g., I, you,
he, she). Who is talking?

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 Listening
1 Make questions with the words in the
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3 02 Exam Listen again. Choose the correct
columns. answers.
1 You will hear two friends talking.
How
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are address?
What is true about Ben?
Is
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are your today? a His birthday is August 25th.
b He has blue eyes.
How
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old is brothers and sisters?
c He is Kate’s cousin.
What’s the
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your with her? 2 You will hear two friends talking about a
special day.
What’s
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date Paul?
How old is Paul?
Who
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Frank happy you? a 12
b 13
1 c 14
2 3 You will hear an ad for a TV show.
3 What is true about Andrei?
4 a He’s a doctor.
5 b He’s a grandfather.
6 c He’s Russian.
2 02 Listen to the recordings. Decide if the 4 You will hear two people talking about strange
sentences are true (T) or false (F). days.
Kate knows Justin’s brother. T When is it Cat Day in Japan?
1 Justin and Ben are twin brothers. a February 22nd
2 Robin’s address is 7428 Texas Drive. b March 1st
3 Washington Street is on at 8:45. c August 26th
4 There isn’t an International Dog Day. 5 You will hear a quiz.
5 The boy in the quiz is American. Choose the number you hear.
a 724
b 742
c 744

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1 Find the adjective opposites.
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3 03 Exam Listen again. Choose the correct
answers.

sy bright

br
It’s his … week in the apartment.

ot
me new
a first
big

he
b fourth

r
c fifth

sister negative 1 Noah shares with

rk
ol
d a a his little brother.

little
d
b his little sister.
clean
positive
c his big brother.
2 What is on the walls?
a bright posters
big–little b black and white posters
c old posters
3 What is in the bathroom?
a a toilet, a shower, and a sink
2 03 Listen to Maia talking to her friend
Noah about his new apartment. Check (✓) b a toilet, a bathtub, a sink, and a shower
the words you hear. c a shower and a sink
4 The apartment is in
apartment ✓  ​shower  ​box  ​
a a park.
lamps  ​pictures  ​Australian  ​ b a capital city.
curtain  ​shelf  ​city c a small city.

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1 Complete the chart with the words in the
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2 04 Listen to five short conversations.
box. Then add three more. Complete the sentences with one word in
red ​game console ​brown ​blue ​cent ​ each blank.
quarter ​dollar ​planner ​baseball cap Joelle and her friend are near the door.
1 Josh has lots of .
Money Colours Things 2 The planner is expensive.
red 3 Alfie’s family is in .
4 The blue sunglasses are $ .
5 Camilla has some pencils.

Listening strategy
Look at any accompanying pictures for clues before
listening.

3 04 Exam Listen again. Choose the correct answers.

Who is Joelle? 3 Which is Alfie’s family?

a b c a b c
1 Which objects are Matthew’s? 4 What does Kerry have?

a b c a b c
2 How much is the planner? 5 Which is Camilla’s backpack?

a b c a b c

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1 What is a boarding school? Look at the
2 05 Listen to a teacher telling students
pictures and choose the correct definition.
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about a school trip. Choose the correct
alternatives.
1 This trip is for one student / two students.
2 They spend one / two weekends at the school.
3 School starts at eight / eight thirty.
4 Lunch is for one hour / over one hour.

3 05 Exam Listen again. Write the correct

answer in the blank. Write one word, or a
number, or a date, or a time.

Trip to a British
boarding school
For students in 1 grade

Trip lasts 2 days.

a a school for children who play lots of sport British students usually get up at
b a school where children can live during the
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school year
No school on 4 afternoons.
c the name of a famous British school
British students at the school like
Listening strategy 5
and soccer (“football” in
Pay particular attention to numbers in a text.
the U.K.!).
They are often important.
Take 6$ .

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 Listening
1 Complete the food words. Then add three
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3 06 Exam Listen again. Choose the correct
more words to the list. answers.
s a n d w i c h 1 You will hear two friends talking about lunch.
pea u b tte What does Lucy have in her sandwich?
c i k n a peanut butter and jelly
v g t b e b chicken, cheese, and tomatoes
g a e m l c ham, cheese, and tomatoes
s l d s l o 2 You will hear a boy talking about food. What
p a s p t t e does he have after he does sport?
s r m g i s a peas, apples, milk
c e s e p n d b carrots, chicken, water
c tuna, grapes, milk
sandwich.
3 You will hear two friends talking about dinner.
What does the boy want?
a egg salad, ice cream, soda
2 06 Listen to five short conversations. b egg and salmon salad, pears and ice
Answer the questions with one word. cream, soda
What do Jack and Lucy eat? c egg and salmon salad, pears and ice cream,
sandwiches water
1 What does Lucy hate? 4 You will hear two people in a restaurant. What
does Eva have?
2 What does the boy always eat after he does a salmon, tuna, potatoes, and salad
sport? b tuna, grits, and salad
c tuna, potatoes, and salad
3 What time does Rosa usually eat? 5 You will hear two people on the street. What
does Mike have?
4 What does Luke have with chicken and potatoes? a 
pizza
b sandwich with orange juice
5 What day is it today? c empanada with soda

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1 Choose the word which is different. Hint:
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2 07 Listen to five short conversations.
Think about the verb. Decide if the sentences are true (T) or
tennis ​basketball ​gymnastics false (F).
Clare doesn’t like swimming. F
1 volleyball ​karate ​soccer
1 It’s cold today.
2 skiing ​baseball ​swimming
2 Abbie likes all sport.
3 biking ​field hockey ​baseball 3 Martin and Nina are in the same homeroom.
4 track and field ​gymnastics ​tennis 4 Finley’s sister does gymnastics three times a
5 guitar ​horse ​bike week.
5 It’s Toby’s birthday in November.

3 07 Exam Listen again. Choose the correct answers.

1 Who is Clare? 4 Who is Becky’s sister?

a b c a b c
2 What is Abbie’s favorite sport? 5 When do they go skiing?

a b c a b c
3 Which gym class does Martin choose?

a b c

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1 Imagine you are doing these things. Make
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2 08 Listen to Connor and his mom talking
a list of clothes you can wear. You can use a about a party. Check (✓) the items you hear.
dictionary to help you.
blue T-shirt ✓
playing soccer
1 green pants
T-shirt
2 new jeans
3 white sneakers
4 green sneakers
going to school
5 blue shirt
6 smart pants
7 blue leggings
8 blue pants
going to a party
9 red T-shirt

3 08 Exam Listen again. What is each

person wearing? There are two items you do
not need.
going skiing People Clothes
1 Connor d a red pants
2 Sarah b blue T-shirt
3 James c new sneakers
going to the beach 4 Robin d green sneakers
5 Tom e blue shirt
6 Joanna f green T-shirt
g blue pants
h white sneakers

Listening strategy
Try to listen out for key words.

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