Exercise 1
A. Emma wants to find a new place to live. Listen and complete her conversation with her friend Rachel.
R Ooh, there’s a flat to rent in Medway Road!
E Is it big?
R ______ a big living room.
E Mmm!
R And ______ two bedrooms.
E Great! What about the kitchen?
R ______ a new kitchen.
E Really? How many bathrooms ______?
R Er, … ______ just one bathroom.
E ______ a garden?
R No, ______ a garden. But it’s opposite the park.
E Oh, it doesn’t matter, then. It sounds great!
Answers & Audioscripts
A flat to rent
R = Rachel E = Emma
R Ooh, there’s a flat to rent in Medway Road!
E Is it big?
R There’s a big living room.
E Mmm!
R And there are two bedrooms.
E Great! What about the kitchen?
R There’s a new kitchen.
E Really? How many bathrooms are there?
R Er, … there’s just one bathroom.
E Is there a garden?
R No, there isn’t a garden. But it’s opposite the park.
E Oh, it doesn’t matter, then. It sounds great!
Exercise 2
A. Listen. Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.
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in (x2) on (x3) near next to at under above between opposite inside outside behind in front of |
1 The flat is ____ Medway Road, and it’s ____ the first floor.
2 It’s ____ a sports shop and it’s ____ ____ a café. It’s ____ the café and a newsagent’s. There’s a post office ____ the flat.
3 There’s a dog ____ the newsagent’s, and there’s a woman ____ the newsagent’s.
4 The park is ____ the flat.
5 There’s a bus stop ____ ____ ____ the park gate. There are two people ____ the bus stop.
6 There’s a bicycle ____ the road, ____ a car.
7 There’s a playground ____ the park, and there’s a girl ____ the swing.
8 There’s a park bench ____ a tree.
Answers & Audioscripts
1 The flat is in Medway Road, and it’s on the first floor.
2 It’s above a sports shop and it’s next to a café. It’s between the café and a newsagent’s. There’s a post office near the flat.
3 There’s a dog outside the newsagent’s, and there’s a woman inside the newsagent’s.
4 The park is opposite the flat.
5 There’s a bus stop in front of the park gate. There are two people at the bus stop.
6 There’s a bicycle on the road, behind a car.
7 There’s a playground in the park, and there’s a girl on the swing.
8 There’s a park bench under a tree.
Exercise 3
A. Listen. Complete the conversations. Then practise the conversations.
1 E How much is this ______, please?
A It’s £25.
2 E I love that ______!
R Yes, it’s lovely!
3 E How much are these ______?
A They’re £60.
4 E I like those ______!
R Yes, they are nice!
5 E Look at those ______!
R They’re fabulous!
6 E Do you like ______ ______?
R Yeah! It’s a nice colour!
7 E How much are ______ ______?
A £4 each.
8 E Look at ______ ______!
R You don’t need any more handbags!
Answers & Audioscripts
How much is that?
E = Emma R = Rachel A = shop assistant
1 E How much is this lamp, please?
A It’s £25.
2 E I love that picture!
R Yes, it’s lovely!
3 E How much are these curtains?
A They’re £60.
4 E I like those towels!
R Yes, they are nice!
5 E Look at those cushions!
R They’re fabulous!
6 E Do you like that kettle?
R Yeah! It’s a nice colour!
7 E How much are these glasses?
A £4 each.
8 E Look at this handbag!
R You don’t need any more handbags!
Exercise 4
A. Listen to Zoe. Tick (✓) the things she has in her bag.
◻ a phone ◻ keys ◻ a dictionary
◻ a diary ◻ stamps ◻ credit cards
◻ a purse ◻ water ◻ pens
◻ an address book ◻ money ◻ sunglasses
Answers & Audioscripts
✓ a phone ✓ keys ✗ a dictionary
✓ a diary ✗ stamps ✓ credit cards
✓ a purse ✓ water ✓ pens
✓ an address book ✓ money ✗ sunglasses
Audioscript
What’s in your bag?
Zoe What’s in my bag? Well, there’s my phone and my purse, of course. My purse has some money in it, and credit cards, oh, and I have a diary – I don’t use my phone for that – and I have some pens, a blue one and a red one. I have … some water, a bottle of water, and some keys – my house keys and my car keys. That’s all!
Exercise 5
A. Listen to five conversations. Match the things people talk about with the adjectives.
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1 |
Jerry’s new flat |
great, amazing |
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2 |
the weather |
awful, horrible |
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3 |
a meal / the wine |
fantastic, fabulous |
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4 |
new shoes |
lovely, wonderful |
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5 |
a new teacher / tests |
horrible, terrible |
B. Listen to four conversations. Who/What are the people talking about? Write the adverb + adjective they use.
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Who/What? |
adverb + adjective |
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1 __________ 2 __________ 3 __________ 4 __________ |
__________, __________ __________, __________ __________, __________, __________ __________, __________, __________ |
Answers & Audioscripts
A
1 Jerry’s new flat = fantastic, fabulous
2 the weather = horrible, terrible
3 a meal/the wine = lovely, wonderful
4 new shoes = great, amazing
5 a new teacher/tests = awful, horrible
B
1 new jeans, really nice, not very expensive
2 Adam’s new girlfriend, really old, not very old
3 hotel room, not very big, really small, not very expensive
4 Dan, very intelligent, not very nice
Audioscript
A
1 A Jerry has a new flat!
B Wow! Where is it?
A It’s in the centre of town.
B Is it nice?
A Oh, yes, it’s fantastic! The living room is fabulous!
2 A What a horrible day!
B Yes, it is. Rain, rain, rain. The weather’s terrible at the moment!
A Oh, well, tomorrow’s another day – there’s always hope!
3 A Mmm, this is a lovely meal!
B Thank you. I’m glad you like it.
A And the wine is wonderful, too. Where’s it from?
B I think it’s French. Yes, it is, it’s French.
4 A I love your new shoes! They’re great!
B They’re nice, aren’t they? They’re Italian.
A What an amazing colour! Bright red! Wow!
5 A We have a new maths teacher. Her name’s Mrs Porter.
B Is she nice?
A No, I think she’s awful. I really don’t like her.
B Oh, why?
A She talks too much. And she gives us horrible tests all the time.
B
1 A Do you like my new jeans?
B Yeah, they’re really nice! What make are they?
A They’re Armani.
B Oh, how much were they?
A Oh, they weren’t expensive. Well, not very expensive.
2 A Look, that’s Adam’s new girlfriend!
B Mmm. She looks nice. How old is she?
A She’s 38.
B Thirty-eight! Wow, she’s really old!
A Thirty-eight! That’s not very old! I’m 36!
3 A Mmm, this hotel isn’t great, is it?
B It’s OK, but my room’s not very big.
A My room’s really small. And this place isn’t cheap, you know!
B Well, yes, but it’s not very expensive either.
4 A Dan’s really clever, isn’t he?
B Oh yes, he’s very intelligent.
A Do you like him?
B Mmm, no, not really. He’s not very nice to talk to.
A Yeah, I know what you mean. He thinks he knows everything.
Exercise 6
A. Listen. Practise the numbers.
1 ½ 2 ¼ 6.8 17.5 07861 56678
B. Listen and write the numbers you hear.
1 _______, _______, _______
2 _______, ______________
3 _______, _______
4 _______, _______
5 _______
Answers & Audioscripts
B
1 32, 17, 15
2 62, 07629 34480
3 2.2, 1½
4 460, 13
5 280,000
Audioscript
A
One and a half
Two and a quarter
Six point eight
Seventeen point five
Oh seven eight six one, five double six, seven eight
B
1 There are thirty-two students in my class – seventeen boys and fifteen girls.
2 I live at 62 Station Road. My mobile number is 07629 34480.
3 A kilogram is 2.2 pounds. A mile is about one and a half kilometres.
4 My father works in a big hotel. There are 460 rooms on thirteen floors.
5 The population of my town is 280,000.
Exercise 7
A. Listen and write the prices and numbers you hear. Check with a partner.
1 ________
2 ________
3 ________
4 ________
5 ________
6 ________
7 ________
8 ________
Answers & Audioscripts
Prices and numbers
1 A How much is this book?
B Six pounds fifty.
2 A How much are these pictures?
B They’re £24 each.
3 I only earn £18,000 a year.
4 A How much is this car?
B £9,999.
5 A Just this postcard, please.
B That’s 60p, then.
6 A I’d like these jeans, please.
B Sure. That’s $49.
7 A How much is a return ticket from Hamburg to Berlin?
B It’s €78.
8 At the moment you get €1.2 to the pound.
Exercise 8
A. Read about Lisa’s new flat. Choose the correct linking words. Listen and check.
My new flat is near the centre of town, (1) but / so I often walk to work. It’s not very big, (2) but / because it’s very comfortable! There’s just one bedroom, a living room, (3) because / and quite a big kitchen with a table in the centre. That’s good (4) because / so I love cooking (5) because / and I can invite my friends to dinner. The living room has one big window. It faces south, (6) but / so it’s always very sunny. I have two comfortable, old armchairs, (7) but / so I don’t have a sofa (8) because / and the room is quite small.
There isn’t a garden (9) because / but there’s a small balcony. I want to put a chair there, (10) and / so I can sit in the sun on summer evenings.
I love my new flat for many reasons – the big kitchen, and the sunny living room – (11) but / so most of all, I love it (12) and / because it’s my first home!
Answers & Audioscripts
1 so 2 but 3 and 4 because 5 and 6 so 7 but
8 because 9 but 10 so 11 but 12 because
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