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‭TEXTBOOK‬ ‭LISTENING‬

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‭EXAM FOCUS‬ ‭LISTENING PART 1‬
‭For each question 1-5, choose the correct answer‬

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‭DICTATION‬ ‭LISTENING PART 1‬

‭1.‬ ‭Where’s the girl going this afternoon?‬

‭Boy: Are you coming shopping with me and Mom this __________?‬
‭Girl:‬‭To‬‭buy‬‭your‬‭new‬‭skateboard?‬‭I'd‬‭love‬‭to,‬‭but‬‭I'm‬‭meeting‬‭my‬‭__________‬‭Susan.‬‭We're‬‭going‬‭to‬‭see‬‭that‬
‭new Japanese cartoon.‬
‭Boy: OK, no problem, Mom can help me choose a __________.‬
‭Girl: And Mom wants to go to the new cafe in Bridge Street. Boy: Great! They sell __________ cakes!‬

‭2.‬ ‭Which is the boy's new desk?‬

‭Boy: Mum's __________ me a desk for my bedroom, Aunt Barbara!‬
‭Aunt: Yes. She was looking at one online with four drawers. Did she get that one?‬
‭Boy: Mine's got two drawers on the left and three __________ on the right.‬
‭Aunt: That's good - you've got lots of books and things. Can I go __________ and look at it?‬
‭Boy: Sure!‬

‭3.‬ ‭How will they get to their tennis class?‬

‭Boy 1: Are we going to go to our tennis class by __________ today? The weather's good.‬
‭Boy‬‭2:‬‭Yes,‬‭it's‬‭sunny‬‭but‬‭not‬‭too‬‭hot.‬‭But‬‭I've‬‭got‬‭a‬‭problem‬‭with‬‭my‬‭back‬‭__________,‬‭so‬‭I'd‬‭prefer‬‭to‬‭go‬‭by‬
‭bus.‬
‭Boy 1: Or we could walk. It's not __________.‬
‭Boy 2: Good idea. My dad says he'll fix my bike next weekend.‬

‭4.‬ ‭Which woman is Laura’s new English teacher?‬

‭Laura: Mum, you see the woman outside the __________? That's my new English teacher.‬
‭Mum: The woman with long dark hair? She looks like your Aunt Suzanna.‬
‭Laura: But Aunt Suzanna's got _________ hair! Anyway, it's the other woman, with short dark hair and glasses.‬
‭Mum: Oh, she looks really __________!‬

‭5.‬ ‭What might Harry do if it rains on Saturday?‬

‭Katie: Hi, Harry, are you going to go running on Saturday to practise for the school race?‬
‭Harry: __________, but it might rain. If it does, I don't want to be outside.‬
‭Katie: What about playing badminton in the sports __________?‬
‭Harry:‬ ‭I‬ ‭like‬ ‭badminton,‬ ‭but‬ ‭my‬ ‭friends‬ ‭don't.‬ ‭We‬ ‭all‬ ‭like‬ ‭__________,‬‭and‬‭that's‬‭good‬‭exercise,‬‭too,‬‭so‬‭I'll‬
‭think about that.‬

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‭DICTATION‬ ‭MUSICAL‬

‭Fill in the blanks with words that you hear from the song.‬

‭FOR GOOD‬
‭(From Wicked the Musical)‬

‭I'm limited‬ ‭Like a handprint on my heart‬

‭Just look at me‬
‭I'm limited‬
‭And just look at you‬
‭You can do all I couldn't do, Glinda‬
‭So now it's up to you‬
‭For both of us‬
‭Now it's up to you‬
‭I've heard it said‬
‭That people come into our lives for a __________‬
‭Bringing something we must learn‬
‭And we are led‬
‭To those who help us most to __________‬
‭If we let them‬
‭And we help them in return‬
‭Well, I don't know if I __________ that's true‬
‭But I know I'm who I am today‬
‭Because I knew you‬
‭Like a comet pulled from orbit‬
‭As it passes a sun‬
‭Like a stream that meets a boulder‬
‭Halfway through the wood‬
‭Who can say if I've been changed for the better? But‬
‭Because I knew you‬
‭I have been changed for good‬
‭It well may be‬
‭That we will never __________ again‬
‭In this lifetime‬
‭So let me say before we part‬
‭So much of me‬
‭Is made of what I __________ from you‬
‭You'll be with me‬
‭And now whatever way our __________ end‬
‭I know you have re-written mine‬
‭By being my friend‬
‭Like a ship blown from its mooring‬
‭By a wind off the sea‬
‭Like a seed dropped by a skybird‬
‭In a distant wood‬
‭__________ can say if I've been changed for the‬
‭better? But‬
‭Because I knew you‬
‭Because I knew you‬
‭I have been changed for good‬
‭And just to clear the air‬
‭I ask __________‬
‭For the things I've done you blame me for‬
‭But then, I guess we know there's blame to share‬
‭And none of it seems to __________ anymore‬
‭Like a comet pulled from orbit (like a ship blown‬
‭from its mooring)‬
‭As it passes a sun (by a wind off the sea)‬
‭Like a stream that meets a boulder (like a seed‬
‭dropped by a bird)‬
‭Halfway through the wood (in the wood)‬
‭Who can say if I've been changed for the better?‬
‭I __________ believe I have been changed for the‬
‭better‬
‭And because I knew you‬
‭Because I knew you‬
‭Because I knew you‬
‭I have been changed‬
‭For good‬

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‭DICTION‬ ‭/ɪ/ AND /i:/‬

‭/ɪ/‬ ‭/i:/‬
‭bin‬ ‭bean‬

‭chip‬ ‭cheap‬

‭kin‬ ‭keen‬

‭fill‬ ‭feel‬

‭live‬ ‭leave‬

‭hit‬ ‭heat‬

‭GAME: PRONUNCIATION MAZE‬

‭START‬ ‭hit‬ ‭fin‬ ‭slim‬ ‭fix‬

‭bit‬ ‭heat‬ ‭fee‬ ‭beat‬ ‭keen‬

‭lip‬ ‭meet‬ ‭fish‬ ‭hint‬ ‭fit‬

‭win‬ ‭pill‬ ‭tip‬ ‭keep‬ ‭chill‬

‭team‬ ‭real‬ ‭feel‬ ‭pin‬ ‭END‬

‭GAME: PRONUNCIATION JOURNEY‬

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‭STRATEGY‬ ‭SPEAKING PART 1 - PHASE 1‬

‭A.‬ ‭WARM UP‬

‭General tips:‬
‭●‬ ‭Answer in complete sentences‬
‭●‬ ‭Try to answer with as much information as possible‬
‭●‬ ‭Speak loudly and clearly‬

‭Warm-up practice:‬
‭●‬ ‭What’s your name?‬
‭●‬ ‭How old are you‬
‭●‬ ‭Where are you from?‬
‭●‬ ‭Where do you live?‬

‭❖‬ ‭Go around the class and ask your classmates to fill the table:‬

‭FRIEND A‬ ‭FRIEND B‬ ‭FRIEND C‬ ‭FRIEND D‬

‭Name:‬ ‭Name:‬ ‭Name:‬ ‭Name:‬

‭Age:‬ ‭Age:‬ ‭Age:‬ ‭Age:‬

‭From:‬ ‭From:‬ ‭From:‬ ‭From:‬

‭Live in:‬ ‭Live in:‬ ‭Live in:‬ ‭Live in:‬

‭STRATEGY‬ ‭SPEAKING PART 1 - PHASE 2‬

‭B.‬ ‭EXPRESSIONS‬
‭●‬ ‭Talking about friends:‬
‭○‬ ‭Basic details:‬
‭■‬ ‭Their name is …‬
‭■‬ ‭They are … years old‬
‭○‬ ‭Their appearance:‬
‭■‬ ‭He/She is (very) tall/short/average height‬
‭■‬ ‭He/She is (not/very) attractive/good-looking/beautiful‬
‭■‬ ‭He/She is slim/average weight/overweight‬
‭■‬ ‭He/She has got:‬
‭●‬ ‭(short/medium-length/long) + (brown/blonde/dark) + (straight/curly/wavy) + hair‬
‭●‬ ‭(colour) + eyes‬
‭●‬ ‭a beard/moustache‬
‭○‬ ‭Their personality:‬
‭■‬ ‭He/She is + (personality adjective) + so he/she likes to …‬
‭■‬ ‭He/She is a + (personality adjective) + person‬
‭■‬ ‭He/She always/usually …‬
‭■‬ ‭He/She likes/enjoys‬

‭●‬ ‭Talking about activities:‬

‭○‬ ‭We often/usually/always hang out at/in + …‬
‭○‬ ‭We usually + … + together‬
‭○‬ ‭When we have time to meet, we usually/always …‬
‭○‬ ‭I love + V-ing + with them‬

‭●‬ ‭Describing what you like about someone:‬

‭○‬ ‭We‬‭have a lot in common‬‭. We both …‬
‭○‬ ‭We‬‭get on/get along‬‭very well.‬
‭○‬ ‭He/She is such a + (positive adjective) + person, so I love spending time with him/her‬
‭○‬ ‭He/She has been my friend for a very long time.‬

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‭C.‬ ‭DESCRIBING PICTURES‬

‭●‬ ‭Basic steps:‬
‭○‬ ‭Asking for someone’s opinion:‬
‭■‬ ‭Do you like … ?‬
‭■‬ ‭Do you dislike … ?‬
‭■‬ ‭What do you think about … ?‬
‭○‬ ‭Expressing your opinion:‬
‭■‬ ‭Yes, I like … because …‬
‭■‬ ‭No, I don’t like … because …‬
‭■‬ ‭I think + (Noun) + is + (Adjective) + because …‬
‭■‬ ‭I find + (Noun) + (Adjective) + because …‬

‭PRACTICE‬ ‭IN CLASS PRACTICE‬

‭ACTIVITY 1:‬
‭Work as pairs to ask and answer these questions:‬
‭●‬ ‭What’s your best friend's name?‬
‭●‬ ‭What do you like about them?‬
‭●‬ ‭How did you meet?‬
‭●‬ ‭Where do you usually meet?‬
‭●‬ ‭What do you usually do together?‬

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‭Describing a picture practice:‬

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