GEEC1052 2023/T1

TOPIC 1
LISTENING SKILLS

1. LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS AND SUPPORTING DETAILS

EXERCISE 1
Circle the correct answer.

1) What are student credit cards?

A. Credit cards meant only for students.
B. Credit cards with a lower credit limit
C. Credit cards with a higher interest rate.

2) What is the main danger of having a credit card?

A. Having huge debts
B. Buying things on impulse
C. Going into depression from debts

3) Fill in the blanks

Student credit cards have a credit limit of to , and
an interest rate ranging from % to %.

4) How do credit card companies and banks attract students to sign up for their credit cards?

5) Give three ailments and problems that students who are in debt suffer from.
a.
b.
c.

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EXERCISE 2
Sequence the events according to the time they occurred.

A typical day for a PR manager

START OF
DAY

1. Scan newspapers

2.

3.

4. Clear e-mails

5.

6.

7. Go over schedule