Exercise 1
Listen and circle the words you hear.
1 radio radios
2 shoe shoes
3 glass glasses
4 brush brushes
5 watch watches
6 suitcase suitcases
7 umbrella umbrellas
8 bottle bottles
Answers
1 radios 2 shoe 3 glass 4 brushes
5 watch 6 suitcases 7 umbrella 8 bottles
Exercise 2
You will hear people talking about seven of the things in the pictures below. Number them from 1-7.
Answers
1 f (settee) 2 g (suitcase) 3 a (trainers)
4 e (typewriter) 5 h (family car) 6 c (rucksack)
7 b (coffee table)
Audioscripts
1 Yes, it’s very comfortable and wide enough for three people to sit on.
2 There’s plenty of room inside for your clothes. It’s big enough to take everything you need when you’re going on holiday.
3 These are very comfortable to wear and they’re wonderful when you’re playing tennis.
4 It’s quite light and easy to carry. You can carry it home from the office if you want to do some typing at home.
5 There’s room for two people in front and there in the back.
6 It’s small, but you can get a packed lunch and an extra jumper in it.
7 It’s made of wood, so it’s quite light. You can eat off it when you’re watching television, too.
Exercise 3
You will hear people at a lost property office describing things they have lost. Circle a, b or c to identify the correct item for each person.
Answers
1 a 2 c 3 a 4 a 5 a 6 b 7 b
Audioscripts
1 It’s a small suitcase with a strap round it.
2 It’s got a round neck and long sleeves.
3 It’s a big square parcel tied with string.
4 It’s made of real leather. It hasn’t got a strap.
5 It’s a white beach hat with a dark band.
6 It’s got two pockets on the front and buttons.
7 It’s got a checked pattern on it.
Exercise 4
Listen to people returning things to a department store. What is wrong with each item? Tick the best answer.
1 ………… too big …✓…… too small
2 ………… sleeves too long ………… sleeves too short
3 ………… alarm doesn’t work ………… doesn’t keep correct time
4 ………… wrong key for lock ………… no key for lock
5 ………… earphones too small ………… earphones don’t work
6 ………… doesn’t open properly ………… doesn’t close properly
7 ………… light isn’t working ………… no battery
Answers
1 too small
2 sleeves too short
3 doesn’t keep correct time
4 no key for lock
5 earphones don’t work
6 doesn’t open properly
7 light isn’t working
Audioscripts
1 I’m afraid I’ll have to change these shoes. I just can’t get into them. Have you got a bigger size?
2 I’d like a sweater with longer sleeves. These are too short.
3 There’s something wrong with this clock. It gains about an hour every day.
4 I’m afraid there isn’t a key for the lock on this bag.
5 I can’t hear any sound on these earphones.
6 I can’t get this umbrella to open properly. It seems to get stuck.
7 I can’t get this torch to work. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the battery.
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