1º NIVEL BÁSICO

EJERCICIOS
para el REFUERZO de la COMPRENSIÓN ORAL
RESPUESTAS del 35 al 67

EXERCISE 1 ONE: PERSONAL INFORMATION. Complete the table about these

people.

BILLY DIANA & TOBY LYN

AGE 13 11 15

NATIONALITY AMERICAN CANADIAN BRITISH

FAVOURITE SPORT TENNIS BASEBALL SWIMMING

FAVOURITE DAY SUNDAY MONDAY FRIDAY

EXERCISE 2 TWO: OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT. Complete the table with the
personal details.

NAME MARTIN GREY

ADDRESS 25 BROOK LANE, MARSHTOWN
POSTCODE MN2 3XF
PHONE NO. 278810
OCCUPATION DOCTOR

EXERCISE 3 THREE: JOINING A CLUB. Complete the table with the personal details.

PERSON 1 PERSON 2

DAY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON -------------------

NAME OLGA DASHKOVA JESSICA BAINES

NATIONALITY RUSSIAN -------------------

ADDRESS ------------------- 8 STATE ST, LEEDS

POSTCODE ------------------- OS11 8DX

AGE ------------------- 19

EXERCISE 4 FOUR: FILLING IN A FORM. Complete the personal details.

Surname NOVAK Address 36 MILL LANE, LONDON
First name MARTA Email address marta.novak@hotserve.com
Age 22 Home Phone no. 02087306589
Origin LUBLIN, POLAND Mobile 037435485132
Nationality POLISH Occupation STUDENT

EXERCISE 5 FIVE: COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES

COUNTRY NATIONALITY
PAULO COELHO BRAZIL BRAZILIAN
NOKIA FINLAND FINNISH
CATHERINE DENEUVE FRANCE FRENCH
ROMAN POLANSKI POLAND POLISH
JAGUAR BRITAIN BRITISH
NICOLE KIDMAN AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN

EXERCISE 6 SIX: WRITE DOWN THE NUMBERS

21, 23, 29, 30, 38, 40, 44, 49, 50, 57, 60, 62, 70, 77, 80, 86, 90, 95, 100, 101

EXERCISE 8 EIGHT: PHONE NUMBERS. Write down the FIVE phone numbers.
EXAMPLE - 01452946713
1 02096659248 2 951327946
3 01542984731 4 951372964
5 02096639247

EXERCISE 9 NINE: THE ALPHABET. Write down the letters of the alphabet grouped
according to their pronunciation.

1 AHJK
2 BCDEGPTV
3 FLMNSXZ
4 IY
5 O
6 QUW
7 R

EXERCISE 10 TEN: SPELLING. Listen to people spell their first name and their surname. Write
them down.

1 SALLY MILTON
2 JAVIER RUIZ
3 QUENTIN WEXHAM
4 SUMIKO MATSUDA
5 FABIEN LECLERC
EXERCISE 11 ELEVEN: GIVING PERSONAL DETAILS. Complete.
57 GREEN
NAME DAVID ADDRESS
Road, Birmingham.
SURNAME HOLMES POSTCODE B224LJ
HOME PHONE
NATIONALITY BRITISH 01217876544
NUMBER
EMAIL dholmes@webmail.com MOBILE NUMBER 07810056678

EXERCISE 12 TWELVE: ON THE PLANE. What do the people have?

Passenger 1 NOTHING
Passenger 2 MINERAL WATER WITH ICE AND LEMON
Passenger 3 COFFEE WITH MILK

EXERCISE 13 THIRTEEN: ON THE PLANE. Complete the information.

SEAT NUMBERS 1. 17E 2. 18E

FLIGHT NUMBER BA654

DRINKS 1. COKE WITH ICE AND LEMON 2. TEA WITH LEMON

DESTINATION MEXICO CITY

EXERCISE 14 FOURTEEN: THE FAMILY. Complete this table with the information about
these three families.

Where do they
NAME WHO ARE THEY? AGE JOB
live?
SALLY’S FAMILY
Sally TEACHER LONDON, CENTRE
Tom Sally’s HUSBAND BANK MANAGER
Kirsty
Sally’s CHILDREN STUDENTS
and Nick
RACHEL’S FAMILY
Steve Rachel’s BROTHER 15 STUDENT SAN DIEGO
Gace Rachel’s MOTHER 42 DOCTOR
Bob Rachel’s FATHER 44 BUSINESSMAN
DAVID’S FAMILY
David FARMER WALES
Megan David’s WIFE SHOP ASISSTANT
Ben David’s SON
Dylan
and David’s DOGS.
Dolly
Sally David’s SISTER LONDON
EXERCISE 15 FIFTEEN: THE FAMILY. Complete this table with the information about Maria’s
family.

MARIA’S FAMILY
NAME WHO ARE THEY? AGE JOB
Lisa Maria’s SISTER DOCTOR
Tom Lisa’s HUSBAND JAZZ MUSICIAN
Emma Lisa and Tom’s DAUGHTER 7
Chris Lisa and Tom’s SON 10
MONTHS
Max Maria’s BROTHER LAWYER
Anna Max’s WIFE ACTRESS
Sally Max and Anna’s DAUGHTER 16
?? Maria’s 63 TEACHER
?? Maria’s 73 RETIRED
Fred Maria’s DOG

EXERCISE 16 SIXTEEN Listen to Gordon Wilson talking about himself and answer the questions.

1 Where’s he from? ABERDEEN

2 Where does he live? LONDON
3 Does he live in a house or a flat? FLAT
4 What does he do? WAITER and DRAMA STUDENT
5 Where does he work? ITALIAN RESTAURANT
6 What food does he like? ITALIAN FOOD
7 What drinks does he like? ITALIAN AND FRENCH WINE
8 What sports does he play? NONE
9 What languages does he speak? ENGLISH, FRENCH AND ITALIAN

EXERCISE 17 SEVENTEEN: WHAT’S IN THE BAG? Complete with the objects.

BAG 1 CAMERA AND DISCS

BAG 2 A LAPTOP COMPUTER, MAGAZINES and a scarf.

BAG 3 A WALLET, A DIARY and scissors

EXERCISE 18 EIGHTEEN: DICTATION. Write down the words.

HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDMOTHER, SISTER-IN-LAW, DAUGHTER, COUSIN, UNCLE, NEPHEW,
GRANDSON, NIECE

EXERCISE 19 NINETEEN: WHO ARE THEY?

1 Who is the woman? MOTHER-IN-LAW
2 How old is she? 48
3 Who is the man? SISTER’S BOYFRIEND
4 Where is he from? WARSAW
5 Who are the girls? SISTER AND HER BEST FRIEND
6 How old are they? 18 AND 22
EXERCISE 20 TWENTY: DESCRIPTIONS
1 Kate has LONG BLONDE hair.
2 Tom has BROWN hair.
3 Alison has SHORT BLONDE hair.

EXERCISE 21 TWENTY-ONE: LYN’S FAMILY

Description Who are they?

SHORT BROWN HAIR AND
1 Steven (Brains)
GLASSES Lyn’s BROTHER

2 Carol BLONDE HAIR

Lyn’s aunt
SHORT, BLONDE HAIR, BLUE
3 Michael
EYES Lyn’s COUSIN and Carol’s SON

4 Angela DARK BROWN HAIR Lyn’s MOTHER

5 Bob HANDSOME Lyn’s FATHER

EXERCISE 22 TWENTY-TWO: DAILY ROUTINE

Jenny is a Fun Club holiday representative. What does Jenny do at these times?

1. At 10:00 she GETS UP 6. At 19:45 she TAKE THE CLIENTS to a restaurant.

2. At 11:00 she GOES TO THE HOTELS 7. At 22:30 she TAKES THE CLIENTS to a nightclub.
3. At 11:15 she meets the clients 8. At 01:30 she LEAVES THE CLUB
4. At 14:00 she HAS LUNCH 9. At 01:45 she GETS HOME
5. At 15:30 she goes to the hotel pool.

EXERCISE 23 TWENTY-THREE: Listen to Tanya and Robert talking at a party and answer the
questions.

1 What does Robert do? HE’S A MANAGER

2 Does Tanya go out for a drink after work? NO, SHE DOESN’T
3 Does she like restaurants? NO, THEY’RE EXPENSIVE
4 When does she go shopping? ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS
5 What does Tanya do on Saturday evenings? SHE WATCHES TV
6 Why can’t she go to the concert? SHE’S MARRIED AND HAS TWO CHILDREN
EXERCISE 24 TWENTY-FOUR: UNDERSTANDING INFORMATION
Lewisham Gallery
Opening times on Current exhibition: Admission charges: Ticket Office Phone No.
Wednesday: 10am to Modern Art IN EUROPE £ 7 and £ 5 02089602424
5.30 PM

Camdem Apollo
Concert: Date and time: Ticket prices:
Mary Colgan FRIDAY 5th April at £ 19.50 and £ 17.50
7.30 PM

Ritz Cinema
Dates: “Sons and Daughters” “Good Times, Bad Ticket prices:
from FRIDAY APRIL at 3.25 , 5.40 and 8.15 Times” £ 6.50 and £ 4
5TH to THURSDAY at 2.50 , 5.10 and 8.30
APRIL 11TH

EXERCISE 25 TWENTY-FIVE: FAMILIES

1 People can be short, THIN, tall or FAT
2 People’s eyes can be BLUE, GREEN OR BROWN
3 People’s hair can be blonde, brown, RED., black, GREY or white.
4 Families can be LARGE OR SMALL
5 Ana lives in a community. It has 200 HOUSES and A SCHOOL for about 100 students.
6 Lucy is an only CHILD . She plays with HER COUSINS
7 In Amfana’s village, the women are called MOTHER , the men are called FATHER and the
children are called BROTHER OR SISTER

EXERCISE 26 TWENTY-SIX: DAILY ROUTINE

When / what time does this nurse
get up? 10 PM
work? AT NIGHT
sleep? IN THE AFTERNOON
have dinner? AT 11 AM

EXERCISE 27 TWENTY-SEVEN: DAILY ROUTINE

How does Alistair use his lunch breaks? What does he do at
weekends?
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
GOES FOR He goes to MEETS He listens STAYS AT He goes RELAXES,
A WALK the gym. FRIENDS to a WORK shopping. WATCHES
OR A FOR lunchtime FOOTBALL
SWIM LUNCH concert
EXERCISE 28 TWENTY-EIGHT: CAN / CAN’T

CAN DO CAN’T DO
play the guitar, PLAY THE PIANO, PLAY FOOTBALL,
SING, DANCE, PLAY TENNIS, SKI, RIDE A BIKE
SUSIE
SPEAK FRENCH AND SPANISH,
DRIVE
play the guitar, SING, PLAY play the piano
FOOTBALL AND TENNIS, SPEAK dance
JOHNNY
FRENCH, RIDE A BIKE SKI
DRIVE

EXERCISE 29 TWENTY-NINE: CAN / CAN’T

DAVID LIZZIE
AGE 22 26
LANGUAGES PORTUGUESE
COMPUTER SKILLS YES
Certificate in COMPUTER College Diploma in
QUALIFICATIONS
PROGRAMMING SPORTS MEDICINE
Football, BASKETBALL,
SPORTS TENNIS, Aerobics and
DANCING
DRIVING LICENSE YES
Can play the piano and
OTHER ABILITIES
THE GUITAR

EXERCISE 30 THIRTY: ORDERING FOOD AND DRINK

FOOD DRINK

CHEESE SANDWICH ON
SAM LARGE COFFEE
BROWN BREAD, LARGE FRIES
SMALL GLASS OF MINERAL
JENNY MEDIUM SALAD
WATER

TOTAL PRICE $16.70

EXERCISE 31 THIRTY-ONE: BREAKFAST FOOD
FOOD DRINK
The Japanese RICE, FISH and soup GREEN TEA
ORANGE JUICE AND
The Brazilian Bread and cheese
COFFEE
The Spanish BISCUITS, TOAST or a sandwich COFFEE
The English EGGS, sausages, TOAST, jam TEA

EXERCISE 32 THIRTY-TWO: DATES

1. SEPTEMBER 5TH 4. 2ND JULY
2. 13TH DECEMBER 5. OCTOBER 20TH
3. MARCH 14TH 6. 1ST FEBRUARY

EXERCISE 33 THIRTY-THREE: COMMON OBJECTS

What does Alex buy?
Some BATTERIES , a £10 PHONE CARD, some POSTCARDS and 4 STAMPS for EUROPE
How much is that? £22.70

EXERCISE 34 THIRTY-FOUR: MUSIC

Type of music REGGAE CELTIC COUNTRY

SCOTLAND, IRELAND
Country of origin JAMAICA Wales, Cornwall, parts AMERICA
of FRANCE and SPAIN
THE MUSIC OF THE Bluegrass
It’s also called … Honky-tonk
POOR Mountain music

SAD OR FUNNY MODERN LIFE, LOVE

The songs are about … PEOPLE’S PROBLEMS
STORIES AND FEELINGS

The electric bass, THE VIOLINS, DRUMS, The banjo, VIOLIN or

Instruments PIANO, drums and THE
harps and guitars harmonica.
GUITAR
Famous bands / Bob Marley and The Patsy Cline,
Clannad and The
Wailers, UB40, The Dolly Parton,
singers Chieftains.
Maytals. Willie Nelson
EXERCISE 35 THIRTY-FIVE: CAN
What sports are they good at?

Alan Paola

RUNNING Yes
JUMPING Yes Yes but she’s not good

SKIING Yes
SWIMMING Yes Yes

PLAYING FOOTBALL Yes

Yes but she’s not good at it
PLAYING TENNIS

EXERCISE 36 THIRTY-SIX: CAN

What can Lisa do?

She can do it She can do it, She can’t do it

very well but not very
well
Play the guitar Read music Drive
Play the piano Speak German
Speak French

EXERCISE 37 THIRTY-SEVEN: CAN / CAN’T. WRITE THE SENTENCES. WRITE THE

PRONUNCIATION

1. I can draw 5. She can’t cook

2. We can’t swim 6. Can they drive?
3. Can you ski? 7. Yes, they can
4. Yes, I can
EXERCISE 38 THIRTY-EIGHT: DAILY ROUTINE
Kosta’s Kosta’s Paola’s Adam’s Gabriela’s
mother father mother mother sister
A doctor / A computer A business
What do they do? A translator
nurse programmer woman
A student

Where do they work? At home In a clinic At home For a company

In the
Where do they have lunch? At home?? At home
university

EXERCISE 39 THIRTY-NINE: FREE TIME

Adam Gabriela
She goes to the disco and goes
What do they do in their free time? He plays football and tennis.
shopping.

How often? He plays football once a week. She goes to the disco twice a week.

EXERCISE 40 FORTY: FREE TIME

What does Elaine Dixon like doing in her free time?
1. painting
2. reading romantic novels in the bath.
3. listening to all kinds of music
4. swimming when she has the time.

EXERCISE 41 FORTY-ONE: HOW OFTEN?

Put the activities in order of frequency. How often does she …?
(most frequent activity)
1. go to the cinema? 3 or 4 times a month a. going for a walk
2. go to the disco? 4 or 5 times a month b. having dance lesson
3. have dance lessons? Once or twice a week c. going to the disco
4. go to church? Once a week d. going to church
5. go away? 9 or 10 times a year e. going to the cinema
6. go for a walk? Every day f. going away
(least frequent activity)

EXERCISE 42 FORTY-TWO: ORDERING / SHOPPING. What do they order / buy?

Dialogue 1 Dialogue 2 Dialogue 3

An egg sandwich, a coffee and 20 envelopes
A large T-shirt
an orange juice Some stamps
EXERCISE 43 FORTY-THREE: ORDERING FOOD
What does he have? A steak sandwich and a large apple juice
How much is it? £7.20

EXERCISE 44 FORTY-FOUR: AT THE BANK

How much does she change? $150
How much does she get? £75

EXERCISE 45 FORTY-FIVE: WHICH YEAR? WRITE THEM DOWN.

1. 2005 2. 1976 3. 1588 4. 1914
5. 2003 6. 1750 7. 1862 8. 1995

EXERCISE 46 FORTY-SIX: WHEN WERE THEY BORN?

Listen to Francesca and write the years these people were born. Who are the parents, the children
and the grandchildren?

ALBERTO MARIA
1930 1930
Alberto and Maria’s children are
Roberto, Antonella and Luigi

SOFIA ROBERTO ANTONELLA MARCO LUIGI ROSA

1957 1955 1959 1960 1957 1959
Alessandro and Francesca’s parents Arianna and Donatella’s parents
are Sofia and Roberto are Luigi and Rosa

ALESSANDRO FRANCESCA ARIANNA DONATELLA

1978 1980 1985 1985

EXERCISE 47 FORTYSEVEN: PERSONAL INFORMATION. Fill in the form. Listen to

the conversation in the sports centre and complete the information.

Full name BORIS WEHR

Address 26 LONDON ROAD, OXFORD
Postcode OX3 8EF
Phone number 01865 926841
Date of birth 1st February 1985
Nationality German
Sports Squash and fitness training.
EXERCISE 48 FORTY-EIGHT: DAILY ROUTINE. Mike’s day. Listen to Mike. Are the
sentences true or false?

1 Yesterday Mike got up at eleven o’clock. F 4 He liked the film. T

2 He went to work at half past eight. T 5 Mike stayed at home in the evening. T
3 He had lunch with his family. F 6 He went to bed early. T

EXERCISE 49 FORTY-NINE: HOLIDAYS. Colin and Fran’s holiday. Listen to Colin and Fran
talking about holidays and complete the information.

THEY USUALLY … BUT LAST YEAR THEY …

They usually go in … SUMMER But last year they went in … WINTER

They usually go to … SPAIN Last year they went to … SWITZERLAND

They usually stay in … A HOTEL Last year they stayed in a chalet.

They usually eat in … RESTAURANTS Last year they … COOKED

They usually go (activities)… SWIMMING Last year they went SKIING and ice skating.

They usually play … GOLF Last year they played … CARDS

They usually have a GOOD time Last year they had a GOOD time

EXERCISE 50 FIFTY: SATURDAY NIGHT. Listen to Ronnie and Paolo. What did they do
last Saturday night?

Ronnie Paolo

1 He COOKED A CURRY for his wife.
2 They PLAYED CARDS and watched TV.
3 He READ a little.
4 They HAD a cup of herbal tea.
5 They WENT TO BED EARLY
1 In the evening HE MET SOME FRIENDS
2 They WENT TO THE BEACH
3 They HAD A PIZZA
4 They SAW A FILM. It was awful!
5 He WENT HOME to study.

EXERCISE 51 FIFTY-ONE: SATURDAY NIGHT. Listen to Sylvie, read this text and find 6
mistakes.
Last Saturday was my sister’s birthday. In the afternoon 1 HER BROTHER’S BIRTHDAY
I bought her some flowers. Then I walked to her house at
2 SHE BOUGHT HIM CHOCOLATES
about 6.00. All the family were there. We had dinner in a
really good restaurant. Then we went to a blues club. We 3 AT 7.00
talked and danced, and had a great time. I got a taxi
4 A JAZZ CLUB
home, and didn’t go to bed until 3.30 in the morning.
5 SHE GOT A BUS HOME
6 HALF PAST FOUR
EXERCISE 52 FIFTY-TWO: Grandma’s 13th birthday party. Listen and complete.
Year of birth 1940
Date of 13th birthday JUNE 2nd 1953, the same day as Queen Elizabeth’s coronation
Place The streets of London
Weather It wasn’t very good
Food Chicken sandwiches, tea, beer
Number of people at her party 300

EXERCISE 53 FIFTY-THREE: THE WEEKEND. How was their weekend? What did they
do?

HENRY JANE SARAH MICK

He was ill. He had a She stayed in, slept. She went to Rome with He worked all
cold She did the washing, her friend Ingrid. weekend.
watched TV and went She stayed with some He finished the report.
to see a film. It was friends from university.
“Night and Day”.

EXERCISE 54 FIFTY-FOUR: MUSIC QUIZZ. Are you a musical genius?

1 When did Madonna make her 6 How old was Shakira when she
1979 13
first record? released “Magic”?
7 Who was the first singer to JENNIFER
2 Where do U2 come from? IRELAND have a number one album and LOPEZ IN
film? 2001
3 What did Sting do before he 8 How many people were in 2 MEN, 2
A TEACHER
became a singer? Abba? WOMEN
4 Which instrument does Elton 9 Whose real name was Faroukh FREDDIE
THE PIANO
John play? Bulsara? MERCURY
5 How long were the Beatles 10 Why didn’t Elvis Presley make HE WAS IN
10 YEARS
together? records between 1958 and 1960? THE ARMY

EXERCISE 55 FIFTY-FIVE: TOURIST INFORMATION. At the tourist information

office. Listen to a conversation at a tourist information office and complete the table. How
do they travel? Why?

Leave Arrive Price (Kc) Price (Kc) Reasons in Reasons

Prague Budapest Single ticket Return ticket favour against

Train 5.30am 12.30pm Kc 1600 Kc 3000 THEY CHOOSE THE TRAIN

Bus 6.30am 3pm Kc 750 Kc 1500 Video, food, It takes 8 and

drinks, toilet a half hours
Plane 9.20am 10.40am Kc 6000 Kc 12000 Fast expensive
EXERCISE 56 FIFTY-SIX: HOUSE FOR SALE. Listen to the conversation and complete
the information.

A garden, a garage, central heating, a

PRICE £140,000 IT HAS
swimming pool, a sauna
NUMBER IT DOESN’T
Furniture, a phone, a tennis court
OF ROOMS 11 rooms HAVE

AGE 90 years old

In the country, 13 km
LOCATION VIEWING
from Oxford At 5.45pm on Friday
TIME

EXERCISE 57 FIFTY-SEVEN: MY FAVOURITE ROOM. Listen to the description of

this living-room.

HOW MANY ….. ARE THERE? WHAT COLOUR?

WINDOWS 3 SOFAS 2 WALLS White
PLANTS 1 SHELVES some SOFAS Dark blue
TABLES 2 TELEVISIONS -- CARPET Light blue
CHAIRS -- LAMPS 2
PICTURES -- STOOLS 2

EXERCISE 58 FIFTY-EIGHT: DOING BUSINESS

Where are they? What are they doing?

FIRST CONVERSATION SECOND CONVERSATION

FRANK He’s at the station waiting for a FRANK In a taxi on his way to the office
taxi
THE TAMADA They’re sitting in Frank’s office She’s talking to the Tamada
JANET
BROTHERS waiting for him brothers
ADRIANA She’s working at home DANNY He’s taking notes
LIZ She isn’t doing anything
DANNY He isn’t doing anything
EXERCISE 59 FIFTY-NINE: WHAT ARE THEY DOING? THE BIG BROTHER HOUSE.

SCREEN ROOM PEOPLE What are they doing?

1 Kitchen GREG He’s cooking pasta for dinner and shouting.

2 Girls’ CARA She’s crying

bedroom
3 Garden JASON He’s digging up the flowers. He’s angry.
4 Gym ERICA She’s riding the exercise bike and singing
5 Living room ADAM & ROSA They’re talking very quietly

6 Boys’ GARY He’s looking for something

bedroom

EXERCISE 60 SIXTY: MR TAYLOR’S DIET AND THE DOCTOR’S ADVICE.

CIGARETTES No cigarettes, 1 or 2 beers and some

WEIGHT 93 kilos
& ALCOHOL wine every day

EXERCISE Swimming, once a month WHAT’S THE DOCTOR’S ADVICE?

VEGETABLES A lot 1. Don’t eat a lot of … red meat

PIZZA A lot 2. Eat more … chicken and fish

RED MEAT 4 times a week 3. Don’t eat a lot of … pizzas

CHICKEN On Sundays 4. Do ... exercise 3 times a week

EXERCISE 61 SIXTY-ONE: WHERE ARE THE OBJECTS?

1. Tom’s suitcase is … behind the sofa 5. Emma’s bag is … by the door

2. Tom’s keys are … on the desk by the computer 6. Emma’s books are … in her bag

7. Tom’s passport is … on the table by the window in

3. Tom’s mobile is … under the coat on the sofa
fron of the plant

4. Emma’s shoes are … under the chair by the window

EXERCISE 62 SIXTY-TWO: GETTING TO WORK DURING THE TRANSPORT STRIKE.

How do you usually get to work? How are you getting to work today?
How long is the journey? How long is the journey?

By train By car
FIRST MAN
40 minutes Longer than three hours
By bike By bike
WOMAN
Half an hour Longer than every day

SECOND MAN By tube or bus He is walking to work

EXERCISE 63 SIXTY-THREE: DIRECTIONS. Look at this map. Follow the directions.

Where are you?

1. Start from the CHINESE RESTAURANT. You are at the THEATRE

2. Start from the THEATRE. You are at the CITY HOTEL
3. Start from the CHEMIST. You are at the NEWSAGENT
4. Start from the RAILWAY STATION. You are at the POST OFFICE
5. Start from the INTERNET CAFÉ. You are at the CHURCH
EXERCISE 64 SIXTY-FOUR: ORDERING AT THE RESTAURANT. Listen to two
conversations at a restaurant and complete the table.

CONVERSATION 1 CONVERSATION 2
MAN WOMAN FATHER MOTHER CHILD

Starter GARLIC VEGETABLE GARLIC GARLIC SOUP

MUSHROOMS SOUP MUSHROOMS MUSHROOMS
Main course STEAK SEAFOOD SEAFOOD STEAK AND CHIPS
PASTA PASTA CHIPS
Dessert COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE CHOCOLATE
MOUSSE
Drinks A LARGE BOTTLE OF RED WINE RED WINE COKE
MINERAL WATER

EXERCISE 65 SIXTY-FIVE: BIOGRAPHIES. Listen to Ian Fleming’s biography, the

creator of James Bond, and complete the information about his life.

School He went to Eton. He was good at 1952 HE WROTE THE FIRST BOND BOOK
SPORTS
1939 HE JOINED THE NAVY 1962 THE FIRST BOND FILM WAS MADE

After
HE BECAME A JOURNALIST AND A 1964 HE DIED
the war WRITER

EXERCISE 66 SIXTY-SIX: COMPARING. Listen to Luke and Monica discussing a

holiday. Monica wants to go to Phuket and Luke wants to go to Bangkok. What are the
advantages of each place?

Which ….. PHUKET BANGKOK

is more beautiful? √
is more interesting? √
has more things to do? √
is more crowded? √
has friendlier people? √
is more expensive? √
is safer? √
is more relaxing? √
EXERCISE 67 SIXTY-SEVEN: NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS. Listen to two
conversations where people talk about their New Year’s resolutions. What are they going
to do?

Meg She’s going to … move to Australia.

Jack He’s not going to … work until 10pm.

He’s going to … work less and have a holiday.
Ed He’s going to … do a computer course.

David He’s going to … get fit, lose weight and do more exercise.

Val She’s going to … get fit and stop smoking.