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A - LISTENING SKILL
Exercise 1. You will hear five people talking about bad experiences they had while on
a trip.
BEFORE YOU LISTEN
• get stung by a bee: ___________________________________
• get bitten by mosquitoes: ___________________________________
• get caught in a terrible storm: ___________________________________
• see a dangerous animal: ___________________________________
• have a bad accident: ___________________________________
• get food poisoning: ___________________________________
• get caught in a natural disaster (tsunami, hurricane etc)
: ___________________________________
• get badly sunburnt: ___________________________________

STUDY SKILLS
Read the statements and underline the key words. Listen for words and phrases that mean the
same. This will help you to match each speaker to what they said. Be careful because you may
hear information that could distract you.

Listen and match the people (1-5) with what each says about their experience (A-H).
There are three extra sentences that you don't need.
A. My friends had to call someone to find me.
B. The local people helped us get home.
C. I regularly take trips of this kind.
D. Many others on the trip had the same problem.
E. The weather changed halfway through the trip.
F. The problem started on the way home.
G. I ignored some good advice on the trip.
H. This was my first time on such a trip.

Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
Speaker 5

Ex 2. You will hear a man telling the story of how he got caught in a tsunami.
Listen and for statements 1-10, write T (true) or F (false).
1 Toby went to Thailand with his family.
2 The tsunami happened at the beginning of Toby's holiday.
3 Toby got separated from his brother.
4 The wave took Toby outside the hotel.
5 The brothers floated in the water for hours.
6 They reached a tree and held onto it.
7 They stayed there the whole day.
8 A policeman told Toby where his parents were.
9 Toby's parents were in a hospital.
10 Toby's dad had broken his wrist.

1. Scientists are very excited about the ____________________ of an ancient stream on Mars. (DISCOVER) 2. Harry needed hospital ____________________ after his accident. (TREAT) 3. If you have any ____________________ about the robbery, call this number. (INFORM) 4. The ____________________ lasted for nine hours and caused a lot of earthquakes. (ERUPT)

Exercise 5. Fill in the following blanks Past Simple & Continuous, Past Perfect
Simple & Continuous
1.After they............................(watch) the film, they ................................(go)
to a nearby café to drink something.
2.The boy......................(start) crying when the man..............................
(hit) him. While he......................(cry), his mother..............................(come)
and she asked him what............................(happen).
3.By the time Rian..................................(get) to the airport, the
plane..............................(already/leave).
4.As we...............................(drive) to work last Monday,
we......................................(see) someone who.....................................(lie)
in the middle of the road!
5.Tifany.....................................(drive) for 6 hours before she
finally...............................(reach) the remote village. As
she....................................(park) her car, her grandma
...........................................(come) out of the house to say hello.
6.Kein.........................................(watch) T.V. every day during the summer
holiday when he............................................(be) a kid

1.After they……………………….(watch) the film, they …………………………..(go) to a nearby café to drink something. 2.The boy………………….(start) crying when the man………………………… (hit) him. While he………………….(cry), his mother…………………………(come) and she asked him what……………………….(happen). 3.By the time Rian…………………………….(get) to the airport, the plane…………………………(already/leave). 4.As we………………………….(drive) to work last Monday, we………………………………..(see) someone who……………………………….(lie) in the middle of the road! 5.Tifany……………………………….(drive) for 6 hours before she finally………………………….(reach) the remote village. As she………………………………(park) her car, her grandma …………………………………….(come) out of the house to say hello. 6.Kein…………………………………..(watch) T.V. every day during the summer holiday when he……………………………………..(be) a kid

1. The survivors heard/had heard a loud noise before the building collapsed.
2. We drove/were driving to the airport when our car broke down.
3. Tom escaped/was escaping from the fire through the kitchen window.

4. How long had you been waiting/had you waited at the station when the train arrived?
5. Andrew worked/has worked as a lorry driver since 2008.
6. John was hungry when I saw him. He hadn't eaten/hadn't been eating anything all
day.
7. It had rained/had been raining for hours and the roads were starting to flood.
8. The sun had set/had been setting by the time we arrived at the campsite.
9. Tony has lost/lost his car keys; he can't find them anywhere.
10. It was a nice day - the sun was shining and a warm breeze blew/was blowing.

1. Nathan got up and was opening/opened the window.
2. It had been pouring/had poured with rain when suddenly the sun came out.
3. The storm was breaking/broke while they swam/were swimming in the sea.
4. Jane travelled/has travelled to Italy in 1998.

5Exercise 3. Choose the correct item.

1. Anthony works/is working in a local café every weekend.
2. Tammy has yet/already left.
3. The fashion show is starting/starts at 8 o'clock tonight.
4. He's more patient than/from his brother.
5. Is Sarah coming/Does Sarah come tonight?
6. John appears/is appearing to be a really kind person.
7. What's wrong with Brian? He is looking/ looks upset!
8. He's the funnier/funniest person in my family.
9. Mark is thinking/thinks of buying a new suit.
10. He has worked/has been working all morning and feels tired now.

B – LISTENING
Listen to a discussion about what makes a good friend. For questions 1-5 decide if the
sentences are T (true) or F (false). (PROGRESS CHECK)
1. Dr Porrit says friendships are strongest at school. _______
2. Jane thinks that good friends listen without criticizing. _______
3. Dr Porrit thinks disagreeing can be useful in a friendship. _______
4. Abbie says that friends with a sense of humour never argue. _______
5. Dr Porrit prefers friends that do not laugh very often. _______

1. How long (you learn) ________________ English?
2. That student (know) ________________ all the new words very well now.
3. Alice (lose) ________________ her Vietnamese-English dictionary.
4. Fred (just, graduate) ________________ from Oxford University.
5. The earth (circle) ________________ the sun once every 365 days.
6. That grandfather clock (stand) ________________ there for as long as I can
remember.
7. That brown briefcase (belong) ___________________ to Dr.Rice.
8. Jim (work) ________________ on his report this year.
9. Robert (wait) ________________ for you since noon.
10.That museum (stand) _________________ here for centuries.

1. To run a mile in under four minutes, you have to be very _____________ indeed.
A. fit. B. lean C. strong. D. right
2. Polish is his native............
A. mouth B. speech C. language D. talk
3. He's been losing weight this year. He's in much better _____________
A form. B Size. C. dimension D. shape
4. He's afraid of ____________ his friends when he moves to his new house.
A. forgetting. B. leaving. C. missing D. losing
5. The man the police are looking for is in his ____________ thirties.
A. recent B. late. C. last. D. past
6. Doing the housework and looking after 4 children leaves her with very little _____ time.
A. empty B. loose C. open. D. free