LISTENING A2

Unit 11 lesson 2

Second conditional

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy69OZP04ws

Listen to the audio and do the tasks

1) Who would give money to charity?

-speaker 1
-speaker 2
-speaker 3
2) Who would stop working?
-speaker 1
-speaker 2
-speaker 3
3) Who would buy a big country house?
-speaker 1
-speaker 2
-speaker 3
4) Who would study something creative?
-speaker 1
-speaker 2
-speaker 3
5) Who would go travelling?
-speaker 1
-speaker 2
-speaker 3
6) Who would give the money to family members?
-speaker 1
-speaker 2
-speaker 3
7) Who would buy a horse?
-speaker 1
-speaker 2
-speaker 3
 8) Who would save some of the money for later?
-speaker 1
-speaker 2
-speaker 3

Unit 12 Places and events

Lesson 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enAwg9gszuo

Listen to the audio and do the tasks

1) Who moved here to London over a year ago?

a.Kevin
b.Samantha
c.Both Kevin and Samantha
d.Neither Kevin nor Samantha

2) Who moved to London after a relationship ended?

a.Kevin
b.Samantha
c.Both Kevin and Samantha
d.Neither Kevin nor Samantha

3) Who has a relative in London?

a.Kevin
b.Samantha
c.Both Kevin and Samantha
d.Neither Kevin nor Samantha

4) Who came to London because they were offered a good job?

a.Kevin
b.Samantha
c.Both Kevin and Samantha
d.Neither Kevin nor Samantha

5) Who likes London’s international culture?

a.Kevin
b.Samantha
c.Both Kevin and Samantha
d.Neither Kevin nor Samantha

6) Who finds London expensive?

a.Kevin
b.Samantha
c.Both Kevin and Samantha
d.Neither Kevin nor Samantha

7) Who has experienced problems with crime in London

a.Kevin
b.Samantha
c.Both Kevin and Samantha
d.Neither Kevin nor Samantha

Unit 13 Tourism and leisure

Lesson 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JRuZt8QCoM

Listen to the audio and do the tasks

1) Oliver...
a.had a baby.
b.started to spend more time with his/her children.
c.started studying.
d.was fired by his/her employer.
e.stopped working full time.
2) Louise...
a.had a baby.
b.started to spend more time with his/her children.
c.started studying.
d.was fired by his/her employer.
e.stopped working full time.
f.got a new job.
3) Karen...
a.had a baby.
b.started to spend more time with his/her children.
c.started studying.
d.was fired by his/her employer.
e.stopped working full time.
f.got a new job.
4) Sam...
a.had a baby.
b.started to spend more time with his/her children.
c.started studying.
d.was fired by his/her employer.
e.stopped working full time.
f.got a new job.
5) Oscar...
a.had a baby.
b.started to spend more time with his/her children.
c.started studying.
d.was fired by his/her employer.
e.stopped working full time.
f.got a new job.
6) None of the speakers...
a.had a baby.
b.started to spend more time with his/her children.
c.started studying.
d.were fired by his/her employer.
e.stopped working full time.
f.got a new job.

Unit 14 Jobs and hobbies

Lesson 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43-pw8n0FVw

Listen to the audio and do the tasks

 1) Cricket...
a.was the most popular sport in the UK.
b.is not very popular in Scotland.
c.is very popular in the UK, especially in Scotland.
2) Cricket can be confusing because...
a.all the player's uniforms are the same color.
b.it's complicated to understand.
c.the rules change constantly.
3) Which sentence is correct?
a.Cricket is only played in the UK and Asia.
b.England is not always the best cricket team.
c.England normally beats the other national cricket teams.
4) 'Rounders' ...
a.is played in the United States.
b.is only played by girls.
c.is similar to baseball and cricket.
5) Which sentence is correct?
a.More than one million people practice jogging.
b.People go jogging in the evening.
c.Jogging is popular in areas with modern offices.
6) In the UK,...
a.there is an important tennis tournament in July.
b.it's not easy to play tennis because of the weather.
c.you can play tennis in most parks.
7) Rollerblading...
a.was more popular in the past.
b.is very popular.
c.is dangerous.

Unit 15 Indoors and outdoors

Lesson 4

Learn the vocabulary

pickup truck sedan
SUV minivan
common foreigner
include follow the rules of the road
vehicle honk the horn
feature emergency situations
plenty of ticket
definitely

Listen to the audio and answer the questions

1) What are the main types of cars in the USA?

2) What type of car did the speaker have?
3) Why does the speaker like SUVs more than other cars?
4) What do moms in the US drive?
5) Why is it easy to drive in the US?
6) How do people honk their horns in different countries?
7) When can a driver get a ticket?

Unit 17 Business and industry

Lesson 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M8v7hVdG2M

Listen to the audio and do the tasks

1) Who had a bad experience buying clothes online in the past?

a.only Lucy
b.only Kevin
c.both Lucy and Kevin
2) Who doesn’t buy clothes online these days?
a.only Lucy
b.only Kevin
c.both Lucy and Kevin
3) Who buys clothes at the mall?
a.only Lucy
b.only Kevin
c.both Lucy and Kevin
4) Who prefers to buy expensive clothes?
a.only Lucy
b.only Kevin
c.both Lucy and Kevin
5) Who buys clothes at the market?
a.only Lucy
b.only Kevin
c.both Lucy and Kevin
6) Who likes colourful clothes?
a.only Lucy
b.only Kevin
c.both Lucy and Kevin

Unit 18 Studying and Science

Lesson 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTvgAxi5mVA

Learn the vocabulary

field complicated
knowledge wild west
improve advanced
mystery a little bit
have no idea
satisfying

Listen to the audio and answer the questions

1) What do people usually read?

2) Who is the speaker's favorite writer?
3) What is so interesting about Aghata Christie?
4) Name great American writers (listed in the video). Do you know anything
about them?
5) How can you learn English while reading?
 Unit 19 Studying and Science

Lesson 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=BiZ72VMogIk&list=PLhNRdHEdUQexUblCTMd1ATwOd5J4SxtNM&inde
x=18

Learn the vocabulary

relieve source of
main cause when it comes to
come to mind challenge
mandatory responsibility solve problems
commute arguments
take some hours to go through
reason grow up
deadline guide smb
get in trouble de-stress
procrastinate take mind off
pressure

Listen to the audio and answer the questions

1) What are the main causes of stress for adults?

2) Why is it stressful to commute?
3) Who feels more stress from deadlines?
4) Why can relationships be stressful?
5) What are the ways to de-stress? How do you de-stress?