Listening Practice
Friendship and family
1 Read the words and the definitions. Make sure you
understand them before listening.
bond: a close connection or strong relationship with
someone
coincidence: when two similar things happen at the
same time, in a way that is surprising or unlikely
exile: someone being sent away from their home,
especially for political reasons
lose touch: to no longer communicate with someone
separate: to make people move apart or into
different places
2 Read the first paragraph of the listening. What do
you think it will be about?
Presenter: Imagine having a relative that you
never knew existed or losing touch with
someone important for years, and only
meeting them again when you’re much
older. How do you think that would feel?
3 3 Listen and circle T (true) or F (false). Give
reasons to justify your answers.
1 The first story is about someone who didn’t know
she had a twin. T / F
2 By the end of the story, the two twins didn’t like
each other. T / F
3 The next story is about two people who met for
the first time in their 80s. T / F
4 They spent a very long time apart. T / F
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UNIT 3
4 3 Listen again and answer the questions in your
own words.
1 Where were the two twins living?
2 How did they find each other?
3 Why did they become separated?
4 Why did the two Russian people become
separated?
5 How did they meet again?
5 3 Listen again. Choose the best answer.
1 Anaïs Bordier’s friend …
a wanted to find Anaïs’s twin sister.
b found someone who looked like Anaïs by
accident.
c put videos of Anaïs online.
d received a message from Samantha Futerman.
2 When Anaïs first saw her sister, she …
a knew who it was.
b started looking for her twin.
c contacted her twin.
d had no idea who it was.
3 What have Samantha and Anaïs done recently?
a They have tried to explain their story to other
people.
b They have decided not to meet each other.
c Anaïs has decided to become an actress, like her
sister.
d They have met their real parents again.
4 What happened when Boris returned to his village
in the 1940s?
a He decided he didn’t want to see his wife again.
b He discovered that his wife was missing.
c He decided to join the army.
d He got married to Anna.
5 What did Boris and Anna realise when they went
back to the village 60 years later?
a That it was a mistake to get married in 1946.
b That they didn’t love each other anymore.
c That it is OK to have arguments sometimes.
d That they had never forgotten each other.
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