Listening tasks 2

Task 1
Match the words with the definitions.

high stakes to pretend to break something down paperwork

a strategy to summarise sweat to confess

1. to admit - _________________
2. an action to achieve a result - __________________
3. to behave as if something is true -________________
4. a situation where the result is very important-_____________
5. the water that comes from your skin when you're very hot - ________________
6. to give the main points -___________________
7. forms and documents -____________________
8. to make something into smaller parts -_______________

Task 2
1. The interviewer finds speaking the most difficult.
 True
 False
2. Gabriella thinks, in some situations, people can find speaking easier than listening.
 True
 False
3. According to the interviewer, asking for someone to say the same thing again is
one way to solve the problem.
 True
 False
4. Gabriella recommends pretending to understand if a conversation is too difficult.
 True
 False
5. Gabriella's strategy for managing important conversations sounds strange to the
interviewer at first.
 True
 False
6. Gabriella's idea involves asking a lot of questions.
 True
 False
Task 3
I can take it I’m still lost I wanted to get out of it
I came out in a cold sweat My brain shuts down I get you!

1. I can't think. ___________________________________

2. I won't be upset. ________________________________
3. I wanted to escape. ______________________________
4. I was really nervous or afraid. _____________________
5. I still don't understand. ___________________________
6. I understand what you're saying! ___________________

Unknown words:
confess – зізнатися, визнати
my brain shuts down – мій мозок відключається, припиняє працювати
I can take it – я впораюсь з цим, я переживу це
sounds familiar – звучить знайомо
conversation with high stakes – розмова з важливими, серйозними наслідками
(тобто важлива розмова)
government office – державна установа
come out in cold sweat – покритись холодним потом, боятися чи нервуватися
summarise – підсумувати, узагальнити