Exercise 1
Say these years out loud. Now listen and check that you said them correctly.
1879 1952 1539 1800 1978 1760 1913
1817 1901 1970 1929 1899 1908 1066
Exercise 2
When did these famous writers live? Listen and write down when they were born and when they died.
1 Charles Dickens
born 1812 died 1870
2 D H Lawrence
born ………. died ……….
3 Jane Austen
born ………. died ……….
4 Ernest Hemingway
born ………. died ……….
5 Emily Dickinson
born ………. died ……….
6 Oscar Wilde
born ………. died ……….
Answers
1 Charles Dickens: 1812 – 1870
2 D H Lawrence: 1885 – 1930
3 Jane Austen: 1775 – 1817
4 Ernest Hemingway: 1899 – 1961
5 Emily Dickinson: 1830 – 1886
6 Oscar Wild: 1854 – 1900
Audioscripts
1
A When did Charles Dickens live?
B Dickens? Well, he was born in 1812 and he died in 1870.
2
A Do you know when D H Lawrence was born?
B Yes, he was born in 1885.
A And when did he die?
B He died in 1930.
3
A Do you know when Jane Austen was born?
B Yes, she lived from 1775 to 1817.
A 1775 to 1817.
B That’s right.
4
A Is Ernest Hemingway still alive?
B No, he died in 1961.
A Oh. When was he born?
B He was born in 1899.
5
A Do you know when Emily Dickinson lived?
B Yes, she was born in 1830 and she died in 1886.
6
A When was Oscar Wilde born?
B Oscar Wilde? Oh, in 1854.
A And when did he die?
B In 1900.
Exercise 3
Say these dates out loud. Then listen and check that you said them correctly.
7/6/48 8/2/85 23/3/80 2/1/84 14/11/87
24/12 62 4/9/72 3/10/21 8/7/56 29/2/80
Audioscripts
The seventh of June 1948.
The eighth of February 1985.
The twenty-third of March 1980.
The second of January 1984.
The fourteenth of November 1987.
The twenty-fourth of December 1962.
The fourth of September 1972.
The third of October 1921.
The eight of July 1956.
The twenty-ninth of February 1980.
Exercise 4
Listen to these people saying when they were born. Write down the dates. For example, if you hear, ‘I was born on the 28th of July, 1953.’
1 ……6/6/39……
2 ……………………
3 ……………………
4 ……………………
5 ……………………
6 ……………………
Answers
1 6/6/39 2 6/7/65
3 21/4/56 4 16/2/29
5 2/1/44 6 15/11/71
Audioscripts
1
A Could you give me the date of your birth?
B Oh yes, I was born on the 6th of June, 1939.
2
A When were you born, please?
B I was born in 1965, on July the 6th.
3
A I need to know your date of birth, please.
B It’s April the 21st, 1956.
4
A What was the date of your birth, please?
B 1929. February the 16th.
5
A When were you born?
B I was born in 1944. January the 2nd, 1944.
6
A Could I have your date of birth, please?
B November the 15th, 1971.
Exercise 5
When did these visitors arrive in Britain and when will they leave? Listen and circle the day each person arrived and the day they are leaving.
Answers
1 4/20 2 10/22 3 5/19
4 10/20 5 6/25 6 1/20
Audioscripts
1
A So, how long have you been in Britain?
B Well, we arrived on the 4th, and we’re staying until the 20th.
2
A Have you been here long?
B Just five days. We arrived on the 10th.
A And how long will you be here?
B Until the 22nd.
3
A Have you been here long?
B Not long. We arrived on the fifth.
A Will you be staying long?
B Until the 19th.
4
A So, when did you get here?
B Last week. On the 10th.
A And how long will you be here altogether?
B We’re staying for ten days.
5
A Have you just arrived?
B No, we arrived on the 6th.
A I see. And how long will you be staying here?
B We leave on the 25th.
6
A Are you planning to stay here long?
B Until the 20th.
A I see. And when did you get here?
B We got here on the first of the month.
Exercise 6
How long have these people been in Britain? Listen and write the number of weeks, months, or years they have been here.
1 ……6 ½ weeks……
2 …………………………
3 …………………………
4 …………………………
5 …………………………
6 …………………………
7 …………………………
8 …………………………
Answers
1 6 ½ weeks 2 16 years
3 3 ½ months 4 9 months
5 26 years 6 4 ½ weeks
7 5 years 8 5 weeks
Audioscripts
1
A How long have you been here.
B Let’s see. I’ve been here for about six and a half weeks now.
2
A Have you been living in Britain long?
B Yes, I came here sixteen years ago.
3
A Have you lived here long?
B For about three and a half months now.
4
A And you’ve been here for about three months?
B No, I’ve been here for nine months now.
5
A So, when did you first come to the UK?
B Oh, let me see now. Mm, it was about 26 years ago.
6
A Did you arrive in the UK recently?
B Yes, I’ve only been here four and a half weeks.
7
A How long have you been living in England?
B Mm. This is my fifth year now.
8
A Have you been living here for very long?
B No, only five weeks.
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