UNIT 1 LISTENING QUIZ

Nông Nguyệt Anh

Name: _______________________________ Date: ______________
21/2/2023

PART A KEY SKILLS

PREDICTING CONTENT USING VISUALS
1 You are going to listen to a podcast about houses. First, look at the pictures and answer the questions.

1 What do you think this episode of the podcast will be about?

a homes of the future b strange homes c historical homes

2 What words do you think you will hear? Circle the things that you can see in the pictures.

apartment basement cave garden ladder

ocean rock traffic windows

DISTINGUISHING FACT FROM OPINION

2 1.1 Listen to the podcast. Then read a student’s notes. Decide if each one is fact or opinion.

(1)
‐ Jerry Patterson works for a magazine. Fact / Opinion

‐ IMO “The Flintstones” is the best TV cartoon ever! (2) Fact / Opinion

‐ I think it’s great that the house is made of natural materials & has modern things. (3) Fact /
Opinion

(4)
‐ Clark paid an architect to build the house. Fact / Opinion

‐ Clark died in 2012. (5) Fact / Opinion

‐ It seems to me that building a cave house is too expensive. (6) Fact / Opinion

3 1.2 Listen to the sentences from the podcast. Complete them with the signal words and phrases you
hear. Are the sentences facts or opinions? Write F for fact or O for opinion.

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UNIT 1 LISTENING QUIZ

Name: _______________________________ Date: ______________

1 ____________________,
As you know that’s in California. ____
F

2 ____________________
I think the inside of the home looks a little strange. ____
O

3 No, ____________________,
in fact the owner was Dick Clark – a TV host and producer. ____
F
4 ____________________,
Obviously that’s a lot of money. ____
F
5 That’s pretty expensive for a cave, ____________________.
In my opinion ____
O
6 ____________________
I personally feel that the view alone is worth a million dollars! ____
O

PART B ADDITIONAL SKILLS

4 1.1 Listen to the podcast again. Answer the questions.

1 What is the name of the podcast? ____________________

Modern Home

2 Where was Dick Clark’s house? ____________________

Malibu

3 What are two examples of modern things in the house? ____________________

Dishwasher, refrigerator
4 What was Dick Clark’s job? ____________________
A TV host and producer

5 How much was Dick Clark’s house in 2014? ____________________

close to 1,8 millions dollars

PART C PRONUNCIATION FOR LISTENING

VOWEL SOUNDS /eɪ/, /ɒ/, /ɪ/, /ʌ/
5 1.3 Listen to the words in the box. Notice the underlined sounds. Write the words from the box in the
table.

ancient bridge color cut finished man-made not rock strange traffic

/eɪ/ /ɒ/ /ɪ/ /ʌ/

place hot quick up
Ancient Color Traffic Cut
Man-made Not Finished
Strange Rock Bridge

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UNIT 1 LANGUAGE QUIZ

Name: _______________________________ Date: ______________

PART A KEY VOCABULARY

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. You will not use all the words.

ancient apartment bridge field lake rock strange traffic woods

1 The pyramids in Egypt were built a long time ago. They are _______________.
ancient

2 There are too many _______________

rock on this beach. I like soft, sandy beaches better.

3 The boys played on the football _______________

field all day.

4 I live in a(n) _______________

apartment downtown that is close to restaurants.

5 The _______________
traffic is very bad in Los Angeles because there are many people and cars.

6 There is a _______________
bridge we can use to walk over the river.

7 Many birds and wild animals live in the tall trees in the _______________
woods near my house.

8 This building is _______________.

strange It’s not like the other buildings on this street.

2 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 Tokyo is a very modern / ancient city with skyscrapers, subways, and bullet trains.

2 Mexico City is the largest city and cave / capital of Mexico.

3 My apartment is located / strange near the park, so I go there every weekend.

4 I am afraid to swim in the rock / lake. I prefer the pool.

5 I like living in rural / urban places because I enjoy the city.

6 I don’t recognize / locate that person. Do you know her?

7 There is a very dark field / cave underground. You need a flashlight to explore it.

8 There is a large area / rock of grass under that tree. Let’s have a picnic there.

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Name: _______________________________ Date: ______________

PART B LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

SIMPLE PAST STATEMENTS
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses.

1 Elif __________
has lived (live) in Spain for three years.

2 Chen and Yang __________

built (build) their own house by the sea.

3 Where __________
did Alex __________
go (go) on his summer vacation?

4 Our friends did not go out last night. They __________

went (be) at home.

5 Fred __________
put (put) his keys on the table.

DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES
4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. You will not use all the words.

ancient cheap crowded expensive modern rural urban

1 Tokyo, Japan is a really ____________

modern place to live. The cost of living there is very high.

2 The theater is very ____________.

crowded There are no empty seats.

3 The city of Istanbul is ____________

ancient – it’s almost 3,000 years old.

4 My family lives in a very ____________

rural area. There are not many people, a few farms, and no tall
buildings.

5 The food at that market is really ____________.

cheap You can get a meal for under $5.

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