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Listening & Speaking skills

Read the
32 You will hear
instructions to b. Listen again and mark the sentences as true (T)
five people understand what the speakers or false (F).
talking about have in common. Read the list A-F and
problems underline the words you have to listen for. 1 Marsha Ward is a writer and a parent. ..............
they are Listen for clues to match each speaker to 2 1,000 children in Britain have accidents
the prompts. Remember the extracts may at home each year. ..............
having with
have distracting information so listen to
their houses. 3 Young children have more accidents
the whole part before you decide.
Listen and match Listen again and check your than older children. ..............
the problems (A-F) answers. 4 The bathroom is the most dangerous
to the speakers (1-5). room in the house. ..............
There is one extra problem which you do not need
to use. 35 Look at the pictures and in pairs talk about:

ñ the dangers children face at home

A badly fitting window Speaker 1
ñ how to make our houses safe for children
B central heating doesn’t work Speaker 2
C air conditioner doesn’t work Speaker 3 Use the prompts below to help you.
D leaking roof Speaker 4
E not enough space Speaker 5
F driveway needs repairing

33 Look at the pictures. Compare and contrast them.

You can use the expressions below to help you.

Both pictures show ...

Picture A ... but picture B ...
A Picture A ... . In addition, ... .
Picture B, on the other hand, ...
Although/While picture A ...,
picture B ...

e would you B
ñ Which hous
Give reasons. ñ electrical sockets/hot stoves – safety covers
like to live in?
house similar ñ chemicals/cleaning products/medicine – locked
ñ How is your
m the ones cupboards
to/different fro
in the pictures? ñ cupboards & drawers – safety catches on
s might you ñ swimming pools – guard rails
ñ What problem
of house? ñ staircases – safety gates
face in each type
ise, neighbours, ñ knives/irons – keep out of reach
Think about: no
s/facilities,
distance from shop Electrical sockets are very dangerous because children can
c.
space, heating et be electrocuted. Safety covers should be put on.

36 Listen to an estate agent talking to a client on

34 a. You are going to hear a woman talking about the phone and complete the form, then talk about
home safety. Which of these words do you the house.
expect to hear and in what context? Listen and
check.
Main Requirement: big garden
ñ headache ñ falling ñ burning ñ drowning Type of house: 1
ñ choking ñ toothache ñ poisoning ñ scalding Price: 2
ñ cutting ñ electrocution ñ indigestion When built: 1930s
I wouldn’t expect to hear the word headache. Parking: large double 3
I would expect to hear the word ‘falling’. Number of bedrooms: 4
“Falling down the stairs is a common household accident.” Number of bathrooms: 5
Extra features: 6

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