Jose Roberto
Osornio Chaparro
Listening 2
Homework 2
Do this
exercise while you listen. Circle True or False for these sentences.
1. Andy
Wells has written a guide to theme parks around the world. True False
2. Andy
says his job doesn’t feel like hard work. True False
3. Cedar
Point in Ohio has life-sized moving dinosaurs. True
False
4. On a
wingcoaster the track is next to you, not under you. True False
5. At the
Islands of Adventure in Florida you can meet Harry Potter. True False
6. Ocean
Park in Hong Kong has sea animals but no rides. True False
7. A dark
ride is a ride inside a building. True
False
8. The
“place to watch” for theme parks is Japan. True
False
3. Check
your understanding: multiple choice
Do this
exercise while you listen. Circle the best option to complete these sentences.
1. Magic
Kingdom at Disney World in Florida has_________ number of visitors .
a) the
largest area b) the most rides c)the biggest
2. Cedar
Point in Ohio is introducing _____
a) a new
rollercoaster b)more frightening c) animatronic dinosaurs .
3. Andy
thinks a wingcoaster is_______ rollercoaster.
a) more relaxing b)more frightening c)more exciting than a normal
4. Andy
thinks the tour of Hogwarts School is better for ______ of selling magic sweets
a) young children b) really well done c)just a way
5. Lotte
World, a huge park in South Korea, has the world’s_____
a) biggest
indoor theme park b) the most water
rides in the world c) has a New York
street section .
6. China
will soon have the world’s_____
a) biggest
dinosaur tour b) the world’s biggest
zoo c) the world’s tallest Ferris
wheel
Listening 2
Preparation:
matching
Match the
two parts of the question and write a–h next to the numbers 1–8.
1…h….. When
do you usually get
a. to do when you finish school?
2…e….. When
do you usually do b.
with the staff at school?
3…g.. What
is your average mark
c. an exam?
4…c.. How
do you feel before doing d.
to school?
5…b….. What
kind of relationship do you have e.
your homework?
6…d…..
Where do you usually sit f.
studying before an exam?
7…f.. How
much time do you spend g.
in tests?
8…a….. What
do you want h.
in class?
1. Check
your understanding: multiple choice
Circle the
best answer to these questions.
1. At the
beginning the teacher asks the students to think carefully about …
a. the
questions. b. their answers. c. where they sit.
2. The
answers the students choose will be seen by …
a. the
other students. b. the
teacher. c. nobody.
3. The
first question is about the time …
a. students arrive at school. b.
students spend at school. c.
students leave.
4. The
teacher asks about …
a. where
students do their homework. b.
how much time students spend doing their homework.
c. when the students do their homework.
5. In
question three, students who normally get half marks should answer …
a. A. b. B. c.
C.
6. Question
four is about the students’ relationship with …
a. people
in their lives outside school. b.
people working at the school.
c. people
studying at the school.
7. The
teacher thinks some students prefer to sit in the middle of the class so that …
a. they can
hear the teacher without being right at the front.
b. they can have pleasant thoughts without
following the lesson.
c. no one
will notice them using their phones.
8. Question
six is about students’ …
a. exam
results. b. future career. c. plans for the future.
9. Students
with mostly As have a good …
a. attitude towards studying.
b. idea
about what they want to do in the future.
c. network
of support at school.
10.
Students with mostly Bs need to …
a. become
excellent students.
b. increase
the time they spend studying.
c. change some of their habits.
11.
Students with mostly Cs are probably …
a. wasting a lot of their time.
b. unable
to do any better.
c. going to
be unemployed in the future.
12.
Students with mostly Cs should …
a. join the
homework club.
b. try to change as soon as possible.
c. leave
school at the first opportunity.
Write the
word to fill the gaps.
1. The quiz
is designed to find out what kind of ____students_____ you are.
2. The
teacher tells the students to pay ____attention__ to what she is saying.
3. One
question asks about the students’ average ___mark_________ in tests.
4. Another
question asks about students’ relationship with the _staff____________ at the
school.
5. For some
people, what they do after school _______depends__ on their exam results.
6. Students
with mostly A answers have a good _____attitude____ towards studying.
7. Students
with mostly B answers can improve and ____become_______ excellent students.
8. If ‘C’
students don’t change, they might leave school without any __qualification______.
Listening 3
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Circle True
or False for these sentences.
1. The
students will be taking exams soon. True False
2. A
revision timetable could be from one to six weeks. True
False
3. No one
can really concentrate properly with music on. True
False
4. You
should try to forget about the internet, text messages, Twitter,
Facebook,
etc. while you're studying. True False
5. You
should try not to have a break until you really need one. True False
6.
Underlining or highlighting your notes is better than writing more notes. True False
7. Mind
maps are good because they mirror the way the brain works. True False
8. The most
important thing is to remember the information. You don't have
to
understand it. True
False
Complete
the gaps with a word or phrase.
1. Some of
you are probably fantastic at studying, really organised and ___good at
concentration_____.
2. It’s a
good idea to have some kind of ____plan________ or _____time___.
3. If
you’re studying for an important exam, it’s important to think __long term__________.
4. Make
sure the place where you’re going to study is __comfortable____, with no
distracting
___noises_______.
5. If you
have to work near a TV, you might have to use ___headphones_ to drown out the
sound of
the TV.
6. While
you’re studying, you should __forget____ the internet, text message, Facebook,
etc.
7. You
should plan your studying and take regular ___break____.
8. It is
better to write notes, so your mind is ___processing___ the information more.
9. Mind
maps seem to work in the same way the __brain_______ works.
10. Which
study method you choose all depends on your personal ___preference______.
