Exercise 1
Listen to people phoning their friends. Tick where each person is.
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Bill |
Susan |
Terry |
Mr Lee |
Helen |
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in the garage |
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in the bathroom |
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in the bedroom |
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in the kitchen |
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in the living room |
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he/she has gone out |
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Answers
Kathy – in the garage
Bill – in the bedroom
Susan – in the bathroom
Terry – he has gone out
Mr Lee – in the kitchen
Helen – in the living room
Audioscripts
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A Could I speak to Kathy, please?
B Do you want me to get her? She’s working on her car.
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A Is Bill there, please?
B Yes, just a moment. I think he’s still asleep.
3
A I’d like to speak to Susan, please.
B Could you ring back in ten minutes? She’s just having a bath.
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A Is Terry there, please?
B Oh, he’s not here right now.
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A Could I speak to Mr Lee, please?
B Could you call back in a little while. He’s cooking right now.
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A Is Helen busy at the moment?
B Well she’s just watching the volley-ball game on television. I’ll get her.
Exercise 2
Roy and Sylvia have a lot of things to do this weekend. Listen to them deciding which things they want to do. Put a tick in the correct column to show who does what.
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leave till later |
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clean the bathroom |
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take out the rubbish |
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go shopping |
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clean the car |
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vacuum the carpet |
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clean the fridge |
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clean the windows |
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put away the groceries |
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iron the sheets |
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Answers
Ray
clean the bathroom
go shopping
clean the car
put away the groceries
Sylvia
take out the rubbish
vacuum the carpet
clean the windows
leave till later
clean the fridge
iron the sheets
Audioscripts
Sylvia There’s so much to do today. What do you want to do?
Roy Well, I’ll clean the bathroom, if you like.
Sylvia OK, and I’ll take out the rubbish. What about the shopping?
Roy Oh, I’ll go shopping. I tell you what, I’ll clean the car and then go shopping.
Sylvia Right. I’ll vacuum the carpet, then. But I need to clean the fridge.
Roy Oh, leave the fridge. Clean it next week.
Sylvia OK, but I’ll clean the windows.
Roy All right, and I’ll put the groceries away when I get back.
Sylvia Fine. I’m going to leave the sheets. I’ll iron them later.
Exercise 3
You are at home with your flatmate Virginia. Listen to what she says. What do you think she is going to ask you to do? Tick what you think she will ask.
1 ◻Could you turn on the TV?
◻Could you turn on the radio?
2 ◻Could you get me something to drink?
◻Could you get me something to eat?
3 ◻Could you open the window?
◻Could you close the window?
4 ◻Could you turn on the lamp?
◻Could you turn off the lamp?
5 ◻Could you turn on the heating?
◻Could you turn down the heating?
Answers
1 Could you turn on the TV?
2 Could you get me something to eat?
3 Could you close the window?
4 Could you turn on the lamp?
5 Could you turn up the heating?
Audioscripts
1 I’d like to watch the news.
2 I’m getting rather hungry.
3 It’s very windy outside.
4 It’s very dark in here.
5 It’s very cold in this room.
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