ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE – LISTENING

1TERM 2022/23 COMPREHENSION U5

1ST EXAM – 4°ESO _______ / 24

Name: Rodrigo Zhang Date: 5 / 10 / 2022

1. Listen to four people talking about getting back in touch with their childhood friends. Match
the speakers 1-4 with the sentences A-E. There is one extra sentences. (Progress Test A)

A. Speaker _____ had a lot in common with their childhood friend.

B. Speaker _____ had never lost contact with their friend online.

C. Speaker _____ doesn’t have any brothers or sisters.

D. Speaker _____ had not moved house when they were a child.

E. Speaker _____ was not concerned when they rst lost contact with their childhood friend.

2. You will hear four speakers talking about how they met their best friends. Are the sentences
true or false? Write T or F. You will hear the recording twice. (Students book 2.18)

1. Speaker 1 didn’t speak to his friend the rst time they met. ______

2. The two became friends after the head teacher had spoken to them. ______

3. Speaker 2 stopped going to drama group because she didn’t get the leading role in a play. ___

4. She didn’t get to know her friend until she was invited to her birthday. ______

5. Speaker 3 was the only child who wasn’t wearing a costume when he rst saw his friend.

6. The two have been friends since their parents got to know each other.

7. Speaker 4 did her friend a favour the rst time they sat together.

8. The girl wasn’t angry that she didn’t get her pencil back.

3. Listen and write the sentences from the listening. (Workbook 1.29)

You're always acting the older brother, that it's so annoying.

1. __________________________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________________________

That's because I'm the older brother, I'm looking out for you.
3. __________________________________________________________________________

You can imagine what my mom thought when the doctor told her the news.
4. __________________________________________________________________________

I was two and a half when the triplets were born, I didn't think that's a problem for me.

5. __________________________________________________________________________

One day I was sunbathing in the garden and then my clothes flew.

6. __________________________________________________________________________

I ran upstairs and we had an argument, but I did try to be tiedier after that.

4. Listen to the sentences, write what you hear. (Workbook 1.27)

1. __________________________________________________________________________

My sister was born with big blue eyes.

2. __________________________________________________________________________

She looked like an angel.

3. __________________________________________________________________________

This was not good news for me.

4. __________________________________________________________________________

Sometimes I pushed her away.

5. __________________________________________________________________________
Later, when I got better at school.
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