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Listening 18-24
Listening 18-24
Listening 18-24
Croatia
Germany
Australia
Russia
2. The woman says that you can travel from Croatia to Germany in two hours by _________.
car
train
bus
plane
It's funny.
It's stupid.
Part Two
a newspaper
a story in a book
an email
a picture or a photo
The man says “That’s my uncle…” and later he says: “I haven’t seen him for ten years.” So, they must be
looking at a picture or a photo.
looks kind
looks unfriendly
is kind
is handsome
Woman: “He has a kind face.”
His uncle's wife and his dad don't have a good relationship.
Man: “His wife and my dad don’t get along very well.”
Part Three
someone's house
a supermarket
a restaurant
a bar
The man talks like a waiter, and the woman is ordering food, so they must be in a restaurant.
11. When the man tells the woman that she can’t have salmon, she is _________.
a little disappointed
a bit sad
quite irritated
very angry
Man: “May I recommend the cod? It’s a similar fish dish, and it’s very tasty.”
Part Four
is very late
is on time
is early
is a bit late
Heels = high-heeled shoes. The woman’s shoes hurt her feet, suggesting she doesn’t want to walk a long
way.
The negative question (with ‘haven’t’) suggests that the man thought the woman had been there
before.
She would have gone to the place once before, if her friend had come with her.
She would have gone to the place once before, if her friend hadn't come with her.
Woman: “I was going to go last week, but my friend cancelled at the last minute.”
‘I was going to…’ expresses a plan that you made in the past, but didn’t do in the end.
Part Five
a shop
a restaurant
The man asks for a refund, and is talking about a product of some sort, so they must be in a shop.
The woman is polite, but does not accept the man’s point of view.
19. Why is the product which the man bought now ruined?
He dropped it.
Woman: “Yes, sir, because you didn’t follow the cleaning instructions.”
He complains that he was not given the instructions with the product.
Part Six
anxious
surprised
scared
appalled
The woman is concerned that her friend (or whoever she is talking about), has not arrived yet. Her
language indicates anxiety/nervousness.
dismissively
reassuringly
flirtatiously
sympathetically
Woman: “She’s so scatty. It’s just like her to do something like this.”
24. What does the man decide to do?