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Acknowledgements
Boostl Listeiring is dedicated to a great family: my wife Yeonaand son Jamie,my parents !.ryc_eand Diane, sisters
Naomi and Kari, uncles Colin, Buik and Deiek, ind aunts Alison, Marion and Christine. I d also like to expressa special
dedication to my grandparents Bruce and SylviaRenshaw who inspired me from birth with the desire to dream and excel.
Here are the listening books for you all-just to prove I did listen ... .
Iason Renshaw

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 Unit Topic Listening
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Contents

Evaluation

lheme:school
choolLite

ff]ff1"t*,,' Cultureand
People
Findinq
the main
(t)
ideas
L:.c.ture
0n
olTlerenl
5YSIemS
.
scnool

Listening
for Dialogue
about
Culture
and
g My ClassScheilute People keyinformationt a newstudentt p .1 3
Whenandwhere .lassschedule

Review 1 p.1l
Theme:
Sports
andA€tivities
Radio
program
Spons
and
Useful
Hobbies LetSute
themain discussing
Finding
(2)
ideas different
kindsof
e hobbies

Listeninq
for
Sports
and InIeTVlew
aDout
outdoorSports LetSure
kevinfoimation: p.23
@ whoandwhat srowDoarorng

Review2 p.27
Theme:
Animals

Listening
for Classreport
on
Science
and
Life with Pets Nature
keyinformationl theusefulness
of p.29
Howandwhy pets

Guessing
the Dialogue
about
Science
and
Animals Up Close Nature iooking
at
feelings anrmals

Review3 p.31
Theme:Food

word
Finding classreporton
7) Knou l our nulrientsl Science meanings healthyeating
v
Phone
and
Culture Sequencrng conversation
RestaurantTales act0ns/event5 aboutbad
re!taurant
seruice

Revieuv
4 p.41

ThemerVa(ations

ldentiting Cassreporton
A Well-planned Cultureand thespeakei5 p anning
family
People
Vacation oprnr0ns vacations

Radlo
ldentifying
advertrseraent
p.53
Stud.vanil Plal- Letsute ihespeakels
(1)
intention
ona vacation
studyprogram

Review5 p.57

Theme:The lnternet

identirying classreporton
Technology proDlemS
an0 doinghomework
Homer+orkHelp solutions ona computer

Dialogueabout
ldentifying
usinga complter
Technology thespeal(els p.63
lnterrret Cafes intention(2)
rnantnIeIneI
cafe

Review6 p.61

Pronunciation p.69

nlote-takingShortcuts p.70
Unit I
Finding (1)
themainideas
Unit 2
for keyinformation:
Listening
Whenandwhere
Unit3
(2)
themainideas
Finding
Unit 4
Listening
forkeyinformation:
Whoandwhat
Unit 5
Listening
for keyinformation:
Howandwhy
Unit 6
Guessing feelings
thespeaker's

Unit 7
Findingwordmeanings

Unit a
Sequencing
actions/events

Unit 9
ldentifying opinions
thespeaker's

Unit 1O
ldentifying
thespeaker's (l)
intention

Unit 11
problems
ldentifying andsolutions

Unit 12
intention(2)
thespeaker's
ldentifying
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SchoolsAround the \{orld

How do you think your schoolis different from

s c h o o l si n o t h e r c o u n t r i e s ?D i s c u s vs o u r a n s w e r s , (
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F i n d i n gt h e m a i n i d e a s( 1 1
Main deasarethe biggestandmostimportantideas.In a longer, forma ta k,youcanf ndthe
mainideasbylistenlng fo. ph16ses speakers usualy useto ntroducethem.Suchphrases
include Themain point is ..., /d /iketo talk about... and Theimportant thing is... .

Listento the lecture and match the two oarts of the statements.

WeJl,os you o)l know, studentsdo not have to weor

uniforms... .
2 I d like to tolk obout studentsqt our school hove to weqr
uniforms.
3 For exqmple,in the United Stcltes, . whot studentsin other ports of the
world weor ot school.
 Write the namesof the different grade levelsin your schooland the age at
which students begin each level.

Grqde Level Age

rti
Listento the lectureand Pqrt B
take notes.
. Phrose:
\\t\\r\t
Port A
. Phrose:
I h e p o i n t I w a n l L o m a k eL o d a Y
ib thal
. Moin ideo:

. Moin ideo:

abbreviating
wordsor using
symbols
Fora istofcommonnote-taking
shortcuts,go to pages70-72.
A
@t
{1glt0@ Circlethe correctanswers,usingyour notesto guideyou.Thenlistenagain
to the lectureto checkvour answers.

Whot ore the two moin ideasof the lecture?

a schoollevelsin Austrolio
b different schoolsystemsbetweencountdes
c different schoologesaround the world
d elementqryschool entry oge in the United Stqtes

Which two phrosesintroduce eqch of the moin ideos?

a The point I wqnt to mqke todqy is thot
b For exqmple,did you know thqt
c In Austroliq kids cqn stqrt
d My mqin point here is lZi Don'tmisrake thedetarts
forthemainideas. Details
aresmaer bitsof information
thatsupport
themainideas.

Speokersoften sqy two words closelytogether,mqking them sound like one word.
For exqmple: he + is = he's.

Listen. fhey'recolledprimory schoolond secondoryschool.

Listento the dialoguesand underlinethe two wordsthat

are contracted.

I No, they are not. They ore six yeors old this yeor.
2 He is excited,especiqllybecqusehe will be going to RivertownSchool.
3 Sorry,we ore leoving for New York tomorrcw ond I hqve to finish pqcking.
4 Well, it is bodng to live in this town. I think I will hqve more fun in the city.

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 Listento the classreport and take notes on a
pieceof paper.Thenwrite the answers.

Who is the sDeoker?

2 Whqt phrose introducesthe moin ideo?

3 Whot is the moin ideo?

Ott a classmate
and write what he/sheusuallyhasfor lunch t school,
Q

Name:

Monday

Tuesdoy

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

fl *ff the classaboutyour classmate's

schoollunches.
 -,t:'.t:

N{v flass Schedule

J
;;
fF{!.,i ilils

L l f l , e F! a L . r r i n e € d i o s t e n i o r s p e c f c d e l , a i s l s n r a l p e c e s o f l n f o f F n a t o n a
] boLrlillmesand
r aaes Trese deta s L,e yoLlli/trenscfieth ng lvi happ€n and \'vhefe

Time 1:0{) I:20 t:30 l:40

Ptoce E(l!l ll11(lgc WesLBuil(lirlll F.(r!

t Bujlding
 fb choor" ,*o daysof your schoolsrheduleand completethe table.

DAY:
Time (from/to) Subiect Time (from/to) Subiect

Listento the diatogue

andtakenotes.
O*
tL-
-

using your notes to guide you. Then listen again

completethe sentences,
@aa
to the dialogueto checkyour answers.

I Tom needsto go to Room in the RedfemBuildingto study

mqth ot
2 Tom'smoth clossfinishes qt
3 Moming recessfinishesqt
4 Sociolstudiesfinishesqt
5 Tom hos sociol studiesin Room 11 in the Building.

Then ookat yournotes

Circe the schoolsubjects.
timesandplaces.
andfindthecorresponding

When giving or qsking for informqtion, o speokermight strcss(sqy louder or more

slowM somewords to show thqt thesedetoils ore importont

Listen. Thenit's socialstudies.Thot'sin RoomI.1 ond lastsuntil lI.'45

in the NewOak Building.
In the...uh...yes,

Listento the dialoguesand underlinethe stressedwords.

1 Thot'sot 12:40.
2 on the grqssbehindthe sciencebuilding.
3 Youhovecomputerclqssot 1:30.
4 Thqt'sin Room14-C,in the Southwing.

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 l"istento the dialogue and completethe table.

Plqce Storting Time

Wrir" aboutthe thingsyou do after school.

Q

After school,I

Then I

I After thot,

*f' the classaboutyour after-schoolactivities.

@
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 Listento the lectureand take notes on a separatepieceof paper.
Then circlethe correctanswer.

Whqt is the moin ideq?

a grqdes1 to 3 hqving one teqcher
b studentsofthe sqme grode ond oge in one closs
c country schoolscombining different grqdesin one clqss
d going to schoolin the country

which phruseintroducesthe moin ideo?

a The point I wont to moke
b Whot I d like to tolk obout is
c In mony count es
d For exomple

Listento the dialoguesand underlinethe two words that

are contracted.

1 Thqnks, but t hqve to go. I will seeyou qt schooltomorrow OK?

2 I hqve too much homework to do. we will tolk to her, but not todqv.
3 Sheis interested, but it is hqrd for her to find the time.
4 Oh, but I think you will like our school.It is the best schoolin the city.

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 Listento the dialogueand take
notes on a separatepieceof paper.
Thenwrite the details,

Josrnht'J $chedule

ScienceCloss
Time: Plocel

Mqth Closs
Time: Plqce:

Abb!/s xchedule

ScienceClqss
Time: Ploce:

Mqth Clqss
Time: Plqce:

Listento the dialoguesand underlinethe stressedwords.

I Over in the school cofeteriq,behind the moin office.

2 Thqt clossstqrts ot 10:30 ond finishes ot 11:20.
3 You cqn enter the buildings from 8:OOin the morning.
4 Yows is number 182 in the mqin corddor ofthe EostBuildinq,

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 UsefulHobbies

tu
w
:?ir

F i n d i n gt h e m a i n i d e a s [ 2 ]
Oftenspeakers announce theif mainideasbyemphasizing
keywordslwordsthat expainan
ideaor informationl Thismeanstheyp6useandthensaythe keywonds, usually
in a s ightly
differenttoneL stenng for th s changen speedandtonecanprep6reyoufor the main dea.

Jl tp4'@ Listento the radioprogramand check[/] the words/phrases

that are
em p h a s i z e d .
1 show 4 plone spotting
2 somehobbies 5 tqke off
3 cool 6 model

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(l write what you think of eachactivity as a hobby.

bird-wotching hoving q website

Listento the radioprogramandtake notes.

I ntroduction:
@ usingyournotesto guideyou.Thenlistenagain
circlethe correctanswer(s),
{Gila@
-g
to the radioprogramto checkyouranswers.

Whqt qre the two moin ideqsof the rodio which sentencesummqdzesthe mqin
progrqm? ideo of the whole rodio progrqm?

a somehobbiesbeingmoreuseful a Bird-wqtching is qn importqnt hobby.

b bird-wotchingbecomingmorc useful b Somepeoplelike inline skqting.
overtime c Somehobbiesore more useful thqn
c seorchenginesond websitesstqrting others.
os hobbies d Somepeopleqre very interestedin
d whqt peopleenioydoingin their computers.
free time

Lookforkeywordsinthe answets
them.Thesewordsare
andunderline
aboutthemainldeas.
usually

A speokermoy stresssomewordsto showq contrqstor differencebetweentwo ideos.

Thesewordsore usuolly thosethot introducethe secondideo, suchqs but olthough or
however.

Listen. Almost everyonehos o hobby.Ilowev€r,somehobbies

ore, well, let's soy,more useful thon othe$.

Listento the statementsand circlethe two contrastingideas.Then

write the word that introducesthe secondidea'
1a rock climbing everydoy a hobbieshelp creotivity
b only on weekends b little time for homework
c lovesrcck climbing c little time for hobbies

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 thepassase.
Read
@*

somepeople the word

"hobby"comesfrom fhe time when
peoplelikedto ploy wiih pet birds.
One of the mosi populorbirds to
haveos a pet was the "hobby"-
a kind of folcon. From ihen on,
people have colled on ociivity lhey
enjoy a "hobby."

Listento the passageand take noteson a separatepieceof paper.

Thenwrite the answers,
Which wordsore emphosized?

2 Whot is the mqin ideq?

an".a [/l wherethe information

comesfrom.
@
Reqding Pqssoge ListeningPossoge
1 A hobby is o bird.
2 A hobbyis o horse.
i
3 Hobbiesweredde-on toys.
4 Hobbieswerepets.
5 A hobby is q fun octivity.

@ f"tt tt classabout a hobbythat you woutd like to learn.

"

22
 l-, J.l J -i
I
OutdoorSports -J.

i)r UUhatoufioloorsports cl,orlou itilrinkaf'e eltaiti!'ng?DiscLlssy@u,"answers.

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[ - i s t e n i n gflo f k e y i n f o ! ' m a t i o n :W h € a n d w l ' ] a t
Peope someti.nes ta k eboutotherpeope whop ayan rnportantpaatin then lves Whenth s
haDDens. IstenfoasDeclfc nfon.nat on suchas namesaeat onshipsandactons

I U ( l r i t, , 1 l.isiienlo the diia oqrLrean€rlcirciletl,hedet"ril5.

People sister fricnd mom dod brothcr ullcle

Actions surf swim dive climb rocks teoch tricks leod

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 Pretendyou are going to interviewyour favoriteathlete,Writequestionsthat
you couldask.

Nome of Athlete:

2 Whot

3 Where

4 when
7

Listento the interviewandtakenotes.

@*
 Circlethe correctanswer,usingyour notesto guideyou.Thenlistenagain
to the interview to checkyour answers.
in
who first got Bobbyinterested Whot did Bobby's pqrents do to helP
snowboording? him?
a his pqrents a They bought him q snowboqrdond
b his ftiend Donny boots.
c snowboorders on TV b They introduced him to some
snowboqrders.
d his friendDennis
Theytookhim to the
mountcuns.
onewinterin
who tded out snowboqrding
the mountqins? Theyboughthim new
goggles.
a Bobbyond his porents
b Donny ond Dennis
c Bobby checkpeople's
Carefully
d Bobbyqnd Donny andactions.
names

Speoke$only soy the full word cnd when they qre tqlking cqrefully or stressingq detoil.
Often, and soundslike q quick n betweenwords

@* r,.r"n. He sow somesnowboorderson Tv 4nd

thought it would be fun to try.

Listento the statementsand write the word that comesbeforeor

after the quickn sound.

1 qnd 3 ond

2 ond 4 qnd

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 ttrint ot u sport that you are good at, Completethe table.
@
Sport:

Who helped develop thts skill?

orn classmate
about his/hersport.Completethe table.
Q "

Who helped develop this skill?

@ t"tt ,n" classaboutyourclassmate,s

sport,
 l-istento the radioprogramand take noteson a separatepieceof
paper,Thencirclethe correctanswer'
Whot is the moin ideq?
a comic collectingos q hobby
b getting o complete comic set
c the oldestcomicsbeing worth
o lot of money
collecto$ buying comicsftom
other collecto$

which words qre emphqsizedto

show the moin ideq?
a hobbiesond doing
b collecting,doing ond buy
c hobbiesqnd collecting
d collectom,new issuesond
complete set

Listento the statementsand circlethe two contrastingideas.

Thenwrite the word that introducesthe secondidea.
1a flying qirplones is hord a ployingspodsis o goodhobby
b flying oirplqnes is fun b peoplelike spods
c flying oirplqnes coststime qnd c wqtchingsportsis olsogood
money

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 Listentothe
interviewand circlethe correctanswer.
@*
1 Whot did Mory do o lot of when shewos young?
a ployed soccerot home
b plqyed soccerot school
c ploypdcrsoc(ergome on lhe computer
d wotcheda lot of soccervideos

Who helpedMory becomeq soccerployer?

a o populqrsoccerstor
b the boyson her teqm
c her pqrents
d her PEteocher

A.
qDtO@ Listento the statementsand write the word that comesbeforeor
after the quickn sound.

1 qnd 3 ond
2 ond 4 and

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 Life with Pets

;j ota)o(i or'loaclalootlt[(eepingpets? Eiscuss

,\

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, --- ad

))J -_) JJ! r:J - , , 1 1 1

:) ).J).

and why
lior !(e\tinrlormation:F1low
l-is'denin€i
ry or eventhas happenedusingclaLlsesstart ng wlth 'l They
Speakersexplan how an aciLV
startlngw th betause
may alsoexplan why by glvlngTeasonssonietimesus ng clauses

itl'iesentences'Tx'ienelrale the paris

1 U[in!-.4ft-lsiiento iihe classreport n]ndaonrplete
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Cu' di'LiI'

Dogsore pets to hove they ore friendly

1
2 They con Protectus guording the

3 They clrefun to Pl.lYwith they oIe olwoys

4 They Plqy running or cqtcillng cI

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 comntetettresentences.
@
relqx exercise tqke core hqppy

Wolking your dog A pet cqn moke you

is good wqy to

Whenyou hove Being with o pet cqn

q pet,you needto help you

ofit.

Listento the classreport and take notes,

@t circlethe correctanswer,usingyour notesto guide you. Then listen again
A*
-v
to the classreportto checkyour answers.

which is not o good reosonfor hqving How con petshelpus ovoidstress?

pets? a by tqking coreof us
a Your ftiend olso hos q pet. b by learninghow to corefor them
b You cqn leorn morc obout qnimols. c by keepingus company
c You get to exercisemore. d by feelinglonelysometimes
d A pet cqn help you relox.
4 we con leorn qbout qnimols firsthond by
Why do we get stressedout? a giving q pet to on elderlyPerson.
a We do not hqve pets. b reading books.
b we think too much obout our problems. c going to the zoo.
c we qre qlone. d tqking core of them,
d We do not tqke cqrc of our Pets.

Decide eachquestion
whether for
isasking
(why)
reasons (how).
or waysofdoingsomething

Formqlspeechis differcntftom informol speechFormolspeechuseso politetone

Wordsore spokenvery cleorly.

@* r,,,"n. Fi6t, petsore greotbecousethey con getus to exercisemore

Listento the statements and circle Formal or lnfomal'

'l Formol / lnformql 3 Formol/ Informol
2 Formol / Informql 4 Formol/ Informol
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@* onaseparate
piece
orpaper.
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Whqt qnimql doesScott 2 Which is not oneof 3 How could hoving thot
wqnt as q pet? Scott'srcosonsfor pet protectScott?
a dog wqntingthot pet?
a by keeping
b bird a It hos thick fur. l him worm
c homster b It looksfqntostic. l b by growling
d c It is dongerous. ot people l
d It is fierce. c by looking
fqntastic
d by hoving
thick fur

O *rta" aboutthree classmates,

dreampets.

Nome Animql Reoson How it could help

t, I

6JF *rr theclass

aboutyourclassmates,
dreampets.
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 Animals Up Close
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Whatanimalsdo you like to look
at when you go to a zoo?Discuss
your answers.

Guessingthe speaker'sfeelings
Peopleoften showtheir feelingswhenthey speak.Theyshowthesefeelingswith the wonds
theyuseandthe waytheysaythem.

Listento the dialogueand circlethe correctanswer(s).

@*
1 They qre tqlking qbout ( cqges / monkeys / the zoo ).
2 The two feelingsexprcssedin the diologue con be describedos ( ongry / curious / bored )
ond ( sod / excited / hoppy ).

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tl9i Writehow you feel abouteachanimalusingthe words.

scqrcd ongry hoppy cudous bored excited sqd hoppy disoppointed

Listento the dialogueand take notes.

@*

Cirl
Animql Animql
Feeling
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na!r{.I

f,Qih@ circlethe correctanswer,

usingyournotesto guide you. Then listen again
to the dialogueto checkyour answers.

How do you think the boy feels How do you think the girl feelswhen she
obout snokes? soys,"Well, whot do you wont to see?"
a He finds them interesting. a q little qnnoyed
b They moke him sod. b o little bored
c They excitehim. c very excited
d He is scqredof them. d very sod

Which qnimql is the girl not so excited

qbout seeing?

a snoke
b tiger
c monkey Choosethewordsthatbest
d penguin descibe
thespeakers'
feelings.

When tolking in q reloxed woy, speokeffoften do not soy wordsthe woy they ore spelled.
They drop or chonge the beginning ond ending sounds-the words then sound like they
qrc joined together.For exomple: What do you think? = Whad.dayqthink?

@* Listen' I think the penguinswouldbe fun to look clt.what do you think?

@|* Listento the questionsand write the missingwords.

So goingto 3 run owoy

getto the pork? whenthe girqffecqmeout?
wont to 90 4 goingto
next? meetqt the pqrk?

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 Listento the dialogueand take notes
on a separatepieceof paper.
Thenwrite the answers.

Whot is the diologue obout?

2 How doesthe girl feeloboutmice?

How doesthe boy reoct to the girl's excitementfor snokes?

Writeabouta wild animalthat you tikeand

anotherwild animalthat you dislike,

I reolly like
They ore

I feel

I don'tlike
They ore

I feel

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*rr thectass.
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pieceof
frl$l'O@ Listento the classreportandtakenotesona separate
paper,Thencircle the correct answer.

Why is it o good ideq to put o lqmp next to on iguqnq'stonk?

a so thot you con wotch the iguonq corefully ot qll times
b becquseiguonos ore scqredofthe dork qnd need light
c becouseit mqkeslhe tonk look ni(e
d becquseiguonqs needto keep wqrm

Howcon you keepiguonosheolthy?

a by giving them sticks,leoves
ond rocks
b by giving them voriouskinds
of vegetobles
c by givingthem meqtqnd fish
d by lettingthem ploy outside
the cqge

Listento the statementsand circleFormalor Infomal'

1 Formol Informol
2 Formol Informql
3 Formql lnformql
4 Formql Informol

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 Listento the dialogueand take noteson a separatepieceof
paper,Thencirclethe correctanswer.

How doesthe girl feel qbout spiders?

a scoredond nervous
b excitedqnd cu ous
c hdppy ond interested
d sod ond worried

How do you think the boy feelswhen he qsks,

"Whot'sthe problem?"
a ongry
b hoppy
c cunous
d nervous

.4,
fQh@ Listento the questionsand write the missingwords.

I go while we were looking ot the snqkes?

2 cove ng your eyes?
3 so scqredof lions ond tigels?
4 buy the ticketsfor the elephqnt show?

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Youwilloften heanwordsthat Voudo not underctand.Youcanfind out whatthesewondsmean
bypaying attentionto the detailsaroundthem.Thesedetailsgivecluesthroughexamples
or
exptana!tons.

Listento the classreportand write the detailsfor eachword.

@*
1 doiry
2 diet
3
4 c0rbohydrote
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1

Listento the classreportand take notes.

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-v circlethe correctanswer.usingyour notesto guideyou' Thenlistenagain
to the classreportto checkyout answers.

Whot does"bolqnced" meon? 3 Whot is mqrgorine?

a remember a somethinghord you con eqt on q stick
b food groups b somethingyou cqn grcw on q fqrm
c someexqmples C somethingyellow ond soft to eot with
d right qmount breqd
o heolthy food we should eot o lot ol
Whot is groin food?
4 Whot does"skipping breokfqst" meqn?
a food mode from plonts
b food mode from onimols a o good ideo
c food you eot ot night b not eoting brcqkfost
d food you buy ot o fruit store c eoting less
d eqting in the
mornrn9

the meaning
Tounderstand ofa word.lookatyourno-tes
and
fromthedetails.
or a conclusion
makea summary

Speoke$moy stort o newtopicwithout directlytellingyou.When intrcducingthe new

topic,they pouseqnd then speqkin q highertone.
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But our bodiesdon't needmuchfqt, sowe needto eot lesssweetsond
not usetoo much butter or morgqrine on our breod. Wh€n \'veeqt is
olsoimportqnt,Skippingbreqkfostor lunch is neverq goodideo
A\ Listento the statementsandcirclethe word/phrasethat starts
tra:to@
v a newtopic.
a breqkfastfoods a fried foods 3 a exercise
b for lunch b whot time b goodheolth
c sqndwiches c qsleep c bolonced
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@*

I fhink I hove o heolthy diei. For breokfdst I hove cereol

ond miLk,which give me cdrbohydroiesond Proteins.For lunch
I like to edi sdndwichesand fruit, so ihot meonsI gei more
corbohydroies,plus ncturol viiomins.For on dffernoon snock
I like to eol yogurt. And I usually hove meoi for dinner'

Listento the passageand take noteson a separatepieceof paper.

Thencirclethe correctanswer.

Whot does"vqriety"meon? 2 Whot orc picklesond olives?

a toking out a sqndwiches
b differentkinds b tuno
c buying c vegetqbles
d eotingmore d snqcks

aolno,"r"the table.
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Reqding Possqge Listening Possqge

1 Brcokfqst 6erealwith sliced banana

2 Lunch

3 Snock

4 Dinner

Work with a classmate.Comparethe speakers'

statements,

The boy sqyssheshould odd slicedbqnonq to her cereol.

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 lmagineeating at a restaurantand having a bad experience.Write a sentence
usingthe words.

wron9

Ther?waea lly
on the cake.

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IE
i Order of eventsos
i they happened

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@ circle lrue or False,lsingyour notes to guide you. Thenlisten againto the
6ffit4.@
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phoneconversation to checkyoul answers.

1 The wqiter spilled lemonqdeon Jqnebeforethe soup wos served. True / Fqlse

2 The fomily moved to q new toble ofter the soup wqs served True / Folse

3 The fomily moved to new toble ofter the wqiter spilled lemonode True / Folse
on Ione.
4 The coke wos servedofter the woiter brought out the soup. True / Fqlse

5 The fqmily ordered their food qfter they moved to q new toble. True / Folse

the actions
Underline
andnumber
inthestatements
themin thecorrectorder.

of contrqctedwords
when peoplespeokfostthey oftendo not soythe f sound,esPeciqlly
in their negotiveform. Forexomple:don't = don'.

Listen. The restourontwos so bod. I don'f wont to

go bqckthereogqin.

Listento the statementsand check [/] if you hear a fsound for

the underlinedword.
'l You reqlly shouldn't poy if the food is so bod.
2 We hqven't eoten yet,
3 I don't know why the service herc is so slow.
4 They couldn't hove dessert.
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roreach
event.
Thennumbe
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Place:

Month/Occosion i
Dish:

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Month/Occosion:

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aboutthe timeshe/shewent to a restaurantwith familyor
friends,Completethe table.

6irthday

*ff the classabout your classmate,s

diningexperiences.
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 Listento the classreport and take notes on a separatepiece
of paper,Then circlethe correct answer.

Whqt does"nutritious"meon?
a goodfor you
b different
c in oddition
d not bqlqnced

whot exomplesof doiry productsdoes

the speokergive?
a milk ond yogurt
b butterond cheese
c custordqnd creqm
d icecreomond milk

3 Whot exqmple of groin food doesthe speokergive?

a lrce
b ootmeol
c cornflokes
d bread

Listento the statementsand circle the word/phrasethat starts a

new topic.

1a children 2a food 3 a soft drinks

b food thqt is heolthy b not eqting b sugor

c one problem c hqve energy c sugqr-free

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 Listento the dialogueand take noteson a separatepieceof paper.
Thennumberthe actionsin the orderthey happened.

a They found out thot the food wos expensive.

b They hod chocolqteice creom for dessert.
c They wqited for 30 minutes to get q tqble.
d They sot down ond lookedqt the menu.
e They left for Dylqn's Steqkhous€.

Listento the statementsand check[/] if you heara tsound for

the underlinedword.

I I wouldn t eqt thot, if I wereyou.

2 I didn't understondthe menu becquseit wos in Sponish.
3 They shouldn't let pets into this restqurunt.
4 I couldn't decidewhqt to order.

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usingthe phrases.
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vi<it n hrr<o,'h n^ hiLi-^ plqy o gome

He'sbored. He should Shecqn't go the beoch. Thercisn't enoughsnow

Moybe she could for skiing.He should

Listento the classreport and take notes.

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 @-- circletwo correctanswers,usingyour notesto guideyou' Thenlistenagain
6"t
'v
to the classreportto checkyour answers.

Whqt ore the speoker'sopinions on 3 whqt qre the speqke/sopinions on long

deciding where to go for q vocotion? tdps?
a You must go scubq-diving. a You must hove on electronicgqme.
b Plon your vqcqtion corefully. b Keepbusy to ovoid getting borcd.
c Do not go sightseeing. c You should toke bookswith you on
d Chooseo plqce that everyonecqn o trip.
enjoy. You hove to trovel fqr to hqve o good
vqcotion.
whqt ore the speoker'sopinions on
vqcqtion plqns?
a Find out qbout other things you cqn do.
b You could go to the beqch. or
Dont mistalethe examples
c Sometimesthe weother cqn turn bqd forthespeaker's
reasons opinion.
on q vocotion. ExampLes arespecific
andreasons
anopinion-
usedto 5upport
details
Keepyour plons open.
Lookforthegeneral
ideas.

Somewords sound very qlike, ond this can moke you misundentand whot the speqkeris
sqying. When you qre not surc which word you heord, listen for senseor meqning.

@* Listen. Vocotions often meqn

troveling for o tong time. x Vocotionsoften mean
troveling for q l"rong time.

@* 1
Listento the statementsand circlethe correctword'
Thereiso( bqnd / pon / bon )on... 3 The( sheepI ship I ztp )...
2 Thereqre ( free / three / trees ) ... 4 ( Pleose/ Freeze/ Police)1...

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 Listento the classreport andtake noteson a separatepieceof paper.Then
checkthe correctanswer(s).

Whot is the clossreportqbout? Which two detoilsdoesthe speqker

expressqn opinionon?
a swimming
a goingswimming
b onimols
b goingto the mountqins
c mountorns
c goinghiking l-t
d summervocotion
d seeingqnimols

lmaginethat you havea choiceof spendingyour vacationin the rainforestor

on a tropicalisland.Chooseone and write about it.

I wqnt to 9o to .-
Reqson1:

Reoson2:

*" the classaboutyourvacation.

Q
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they a|e LalkingOlrepuaposes to pefsLredeyou to uJantsonteti ng a rd [aKe
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3 q e t h e l l )w i l h , Y o u ts l l r d i e s

4 sutiintl rril cloy

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5 surt dfter (loirrll ,vour h|Jrtx.\!'ork

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 e lmaginethat you are in foreigncountry.
feel about doingeachactivity.
describinghow you

riding the troin shopping

Listento the radioadvertisement

and take notes.

->
Kindof produci/service

t"T" pto:lucfl",."-
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rne prodr.rci/service
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@t circletwo correctanswers,usingyour notesto guideyou.Thenlistenagain
ft44.@
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to checkyour answers.
to the radioadvertisement

Whqt doesthe speqkerwont the listenen to do?

a ReqdEnglish books.
b Study English in their home country.
c Study English in Son Froncisco.
d Sign up for the progrcm.

Which stotementstell the listene$ whqt they the keywordsin the question
Underline
would do? that
lntheanswers
Thenookfordetails
a For four weeks,you're going to live with qn or expainthesewords.
describe
English-spe0kingfomily.
b We'regoingto toke you on sightseeingtrips.
c We'regoingto tokeyou on treosurehuntsoll overthe city
d You'llstudyEnglishonly in the qftemoon.

when speoking fost qnd cosuollt peoplecombinetwo words thqt orc closetogether,
thercby chonging the sound. For exomple'. lot of = lotta.

O* Listen,
Are you tired of readingEnglishbooksond toking
o lot oftestsoll the time?

@*1 You
Listento the statementsand write the missingwords.

hove o pqsspolt qnd q visq.

2 We're seethe Golden Cote Bridgewhile we're in Sqn Fmncisco.
3 my friendshovegoneon studytdps.
4 They 90 to Conodq to study English.
 and take noteson a separatepieceof
Listento the radioadvertisement
paper.Thenwrite the answers.
( r((tt((((( tt (((t
1 Whdt is the odvertisement for?

Whot thingsdoesthe speokertell the listenersto getthem interested?

3 Whot other informotion do you think the listeneN would wont to know?

for a vacationstudyprogram,
*rir" a radioadvertisement
Q

How would you like to

Our speciol

You hove to

Coll us ot

Readyour advertisement
to
the class,
 Listento the classreport and take noteson a separatepiece
of paper.

Whqt is the speqker'sopinion qbout fqmilies going on vocotion?

a They needto stqy in o hotel for their vocqtion.
b The beqch is o good plqce for them to tqke o vocotion
c They like to go ond visit other citieson their vqcotion.
d They like going to the beoch.

whqt is the speoker'sopinion qbout ftesh oir ond sunshine?

a You con find this onywherc you toke q vocotion.
b You con get o lot ofthis in the city.
c You connot get this if you stoy in o hotel.
d You would get this if you 90 to the beoch.

Listento the statementsand circlethe correctword.

1 Mokesurcyou toke a lot of ( cleon / green I Cleom ) ,,

2 Youcqn ( wosh / wotch / woltz )...
3 I hopeyou didn't ( lift / live / leove) ...
4 I heqrdthqt the ( sound / sun / sqnd ) ....
 Listento the radio advertisementand take notes on a separate
piece of paper.Thencheckthe correct answers.

Which three words doesthe speqkeruseto moke the tour sound interesting?

a fresh
b bequtiful
c fqntostic
d noturql

Whqt other informotion doesthe specrkergive?

a They must be qt leost 13 yeqrs old.

b They con leorn mqth qnd French
c They must be fit qnd heqlthy.
d The tour lqstsfor six dqys.

.4.
{tgl4@ Listento the statementsand write the missingwords.

1 Thereqre q differentwqys to leqrn q longuoge.

2 You brought your comerq with you.
3 I seethe old costleup on the hill.
4 I think we're (lnv nl n rpnll\/ ni.o h^rel.

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what do you useto help
you finish your homework?
Discuss your answe

ldentifyingproblemsand solutions
When speakerstalk aboutproblems,they slsotalk aboutthesolutionsor possibleanswers
Problemsandtheir solutionsarc oftenthe mainideas.

Thencirclethe
Listento the classreport and completethe Paragraph.
sentencethat talks about problems,
Studentsusuqlly do their homeworkin books,This con be (1)
students(2)
becousesometimes their booksor (3)
to toke them home or to school.Doinq homework(4) helpsfix this
(s) . Todqy,most schoolsond homes hqve (5) with

on Internet connection.(7) is neverlost,qnd both studentsond

o computer.
cqn usuollyoccess
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Ktffi Write the messagethe four words are conveying.
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homework time
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m*'w completethe table,usingyour notesto guideyou.Thenlistenagainto
the classreportto checkyour answers'

Problem Solution

With computers,we con finish our homework

foster.

Often, we're not sure obout grommor ond

spelling when we write o report.

The Internet hos o lot of informotion on

different subjects.

4 There isn't much time in clossto osk

the teocherquestionsobout our
homework.

the keywordsin the problems

Circle or the
andlookforthose
solutions, words in yournotes.

r,i.,
Speokersusuolly do not stresswords thot ore not importont. Most of thesewords ore ,,:,..
ttta::
grommor words such os the, is, to, can andfor.

m}* Listen. Od€a' O'ffiO

The Internet olso givesus the convenienceof emoil.

ffi*1
Listento the statementsand crossout the words that are not stressed'

The Internet+€lps connect students+h#eughchots end forums.

2 Online technologyis getting better ond better oll the time.
3 Typing essoyson o computeris eosierthon writing them in o notebook.
4 Emoils ore very convenient,thot's why peopledon't wont to post lettersonymore.

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 Readthe passase. a
@*

I usethe Internetall the time to help me do my homework,

Throughthe Internet,I can find answersreallyfast. I also
likechattingwith my friendsonline-l have many friends
who live in other countries.Lastof all, I can easilykeep
up with newsaroundthe world throughthe many news
websites.

e
Listento the passageand take noteson a separatepieceof paper.Then
write the answers.

Whot problem doesthe speqkersoy qbout the Internet?

Whqt is the speqker'ssolution to the problem?

@l Comnlete
the table.

to.n with a classmate.

comparethe speakers'actions.
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 Internet Cafes

Whyare lnternet cafes

popular?Discussyour
answers.
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ldentifying the speaker's intention [21

Sornetimesspeakers tellyoudinectly to makesure
to do somethingTheygiveinstfuctions
that youunderstandwhattheyare sayingand youdo not makeany mistakes lnstructions
comeinthe form of rulesor procedufes.

.4,
fgp@ Listento the dialogueand check[/l the instructions'
1 Go to Computer 10.
2 Here'syour login cqrd.
3 Leoveyour computeron when you're finished.
4 Tum off the computerwhen you're rcody to leqve.
f Click on the "stort" button.
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 tmaSinettrat you are in an Internetcafe.Writea sentenceabouteachpicture.
Q

Listento the dialogueand take notes.

Usingq computer:

Storting o new gome:

@ circlethe four instructionson how to start a new game,usingyour notesto
6^t
'v
guideyou.Thenlistenagainto the dialogueto checkyour answers.

a Enteryour usernomeond possword. d Open the Mqin Menu folder.

b Clickon the desktop. e Wqit until the progrom finisheslooding.

c Clickon the "DinosqurSoldiers"icon. f Chooseyour soldierqnd weopon.

I I tabel the picturesusingthe instructionsabove'write the letter.

usefname
Password
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Thenlookforthose
words.
keywordsin theanswersand
pictures,
andunderlinethem.

when giving instructions,peopleeithermokeq requestor giveo commqnd.Requests

ore spokennicelyond hoveo dsing tone.Commondsore spokenstronglyand hove
o fqlling tone.

@* r,,,"n. Swe. Pleasego to Computer4. Herc'syour login card. Don't loseit'

t^
request commqnd

Listento the statementsand circlenequest ot Command.

1 Request/ Commqnd 3 Request/ Commond

2 Request/ commqnd 4 Request/ Command
 write aUoutyour favorite computergame.
Q

Cqme titlei

How to the ploy the gqme:

tr'," aboutyourclassmate's
favoritecomputer
game.
O

Nome of clossmote:

f"tt th" .l"rs aboutyourclassmate's

favoritecomputergame.
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 Listento the classreport and take notes on a separatePieceof
paper.Then circlethe correct answer(s)'

Whqt problem doesthe speqkermention?

a Leorning o longuqge is difficult without the chqnceto prqcticeit.
b Online forums ore difficult for somepeople.
c Leqrnjngo foreignlonguogeis expensive.
d Communicoting is difficult becquseof different cultures.

2 Which two solutionsdoeslhe speqkergive?

a Peoplecon chqt onlineqbout onything.
b Peoplecon qsk questionsto get q fosterresponse
c Peoplecon post messogeson online forums.
d Peoplecon tqlk obout their fovorite hobbies.

Listento the statementsand closs out the words that are

not stYessed,

1 Studentscon listen to speciqlpodcostson the lnternet.

2 Thesedoys even young children find computersvery eqsyto use
3 Notebookcomputen qre reqlly eqsyto cqrry oround with you.
4 Downlooding files frcm the lntemet is getting fosterqnd foster.
 Listento the dialogueand take noteson a separatepieceof
paper.Thencirclethe correctanswer(s).

Whqt ore the instructions for?

a surfing the Intemet
b logging in to o computer
c getting q login cqrd
d looking for the greenbox

2 Which three instructions doesthe speqkeroiye?

a Iype in qny five numbels.
b Find the green login box.
C Type in the four numbers on the login cord.
d Get your login cqrd ftom the moin counter.
e Hit the enter key.

.r-4.
fgh@ Listento the statementsandcircleReguestor Command.
1 Request/ Commqnd
2 Request/ Commqnd
3 Request/ Commond
4 Request/ Commqnd

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words

lmportant Thenit'sJocialJfudi€J.That'sin room tt andlastsuntil

2 details in the NewOol Building.
tr:45, In the,..uh,..yes,

ldeasin Almosteveryonehasa hobby.How€ve4somehobbiesare,

3 contrast well, let'ssay,more usefulthan others.
l8

on Tv dndthoughtit wouldbe
, Hesawsomesnowboarders
4 qulcKIt souno 24 25
fun to trv.

First,petsaregreatbecause
theycanget usto exercise
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more.
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wouldbefun to lookat, Whotdo you

I thinkthe penguins
6 sounds
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