Listening Practise

 I've introduced you to the listening tests this week. We've been doing some exercises in class and some of you are struggling....

You might need some extra practise. In fact, some of you (the sensible ones) have asked me for some extra exercises.

So... Click on the links below and you will be directed to several listening exams.

YOUNG LEARNERS
MOVERS. LISTENING EXAM 1 PART 1

YOUNG LEARNERS. FLYERS 1 PART 1 

YOUNG LEARNERS. FLYERS (COMPLETE EXAM) 

Workbook. Answer key, page 59

VOCABULARY BUILDER
Exercise 4

1. punishemnt
2. neighbourhood/ neighbouring
3. weakness
4. attendance
5. generosity
6. valuable
7. supportive
8. excellence
9. demanding
10. financial
11. hardship
12. concerned
13. worthless
14. application/applicant/applicable/appliance/applied/applicability
15. doubtful

Exercise 5
1. supportive
2. punishment
3. concerned
4. neighbourhood
5. financial
6. doubtful
7. application
8. hardship

Answer key Workbook. page 15

GRAMMAR
Exercise 4
 1. has been awarding
 2. had...won
 3. had...thought
 4 . hadn't got
 5. has been running
 6. had studied


Exercise 5
 1. has the band been playing
 2. will have finished the exam
 3. hadn't played in a football match
 4. will be flying to Peru

Answer key: transformations

Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the original meaning of the sentences.

  1. We moved to this house five years ago (lived)

  2. This is my first time in Italy (never)

  3. Rachel took the dog for a walk and then whe went to  bed (after)

  4. I have decided to leave my job next month (going)

  5. It has been a week since I last spoke to Grace (for)

ANSWER KEY

1. We've lived in this house for 5 years.

2. I've never been to Italy

3. Rachel went to bed after she had taken the dog for a walk.

4. I'm going to leave my job next month

5. I haven't spoken to Grace for a week.  

Student's Book. Answer key page 17

Exercise 4
 1. have openened, E-books for University Students.
 2. hadn't finished, Oldest Students.
 3. have registered, Biggest School.
 4. has been solving, Young Genius
 5. had been complaining, Teens Wake Up Later
 6. had cheated, University Scandal

Exercise 5
 1. wrong (has been teaching)
 2. correct
  3. wrong (has been studying)
 4. wrong (has been written)
 5. correct
 6. wrong (have been studying)  

Grammar Challenge
1. I've never taken/ done an online course (before)
2. After Alice had had dinner, she revised for her test
3. I've been going to secondary school for two years/ I've been at secondary school for two years.
4.How long has the teacher been talking?
5. By the time I arrived, Jack had been sleeping for an hour 
 

Vocabulary for rainy days

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Answer key (workbook exercises, pages 10 and 11)

More practise! 

Grammar (page 10)

Exercise 1

1. 1. Have...received

    2.had expected

2. 3. hadn't thought

    4. have risen

3. 5. have been

    6. had copied

4. 7. haven't auditioned

    8. had...acted

    9. have had

   10. has done

Exercise 2

1. had been working

2. had...been taking

3. haven't been sleeping

4. have been trying

5. hadn't been paying attention

6. has...been going

Exercise 3

1. hasn't been studying very much this term

2. had been discussing the school trip for 20 minutes before he arrived

3. had been attending art college when he suddenly decided to become a chef

4. had been working as a researcher there since 1979

5. have you been working there

6. have been sitting here for four hours.

Exercise 4

1. been teaching literature for five years

2. she had done her homework

3. I had been waiting (for her) for half an hour

4. graduated from university yet

5. have you been dating Brian

(page 11)

Exercise 5

1. have begun

2. had planned/ had been planing

3. had heard

4. have held/ have been holding

5. had been doing/ had done

6. has been offering

7. has been presenting

8. have received

Exercise 6

1. I can't eat dinner. I have been eating junk food all afternoon.

2. Had Meg left the party by the time you got there?

3. She hasn't taughtcomputer science for five years. She works in hi-tech now.

4. We had been running for 15 minutes when it started to rain.

5. They left before they had finished their project.

Exercise 7

1. has been giving

2. has...gone

3. had been working

4. had...read

5. has...been

6. has been making

7. had stopped

8. hadn't been sleeping