Cambridge lessons: lesson 2 - Listening - Part 1 and 2 (multiple choice + sentence)

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4,5

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 Angry relationships

Idiom: 

to give someone a piece of your mind

Meaning

Tell someone how angry you are with them 

Example:

He'll give the boys a piece of his mind if he catches them in his garden. 

Now you try

Complete each of these idioms.

1. Ethan has had it up to .................. with his work.
2. It's horrible living with two people who are not on speaking ........
3. It'll really put the ......... among the pigeons if you bring that up at the meeting.
4. My sister ............. spare when she found out I'd burnt her new top.
5. Joel is ........... your blood now he knows it was you who told the police.
6. The demonstrators are furious and ........for blood.

Correct eight mistakes in this paragraph.

Yesterday I had terrible toothache. It hurt a lot and I guess that’s why I was in a bad temper all day. Everything anyone said seemed to put the back up and, in the end, I threw a fuse with the person I share my office with. Even when I’m in a good mood, she send me up the twist with her constant chatter and yesterday I had had it off to here with her after only ten minutes. I really gave her an eyeful and the result is that we are no longer in speaking terms. I know I’ll have to apologize for doing my nuts like that, but perhaps I’ll wait a while. It’s much easier to work when she isn’t talking to me! Perhaps I should give her a peace of my mind more often.

Today's lesson

Homework discussion

The CAE Listening Exam

What does it look like

Practice part 1 + 2

More places to practice

Ideas to practice listening

Listening exercises + Vocab exercises (homework)

Homework discussion

What is the CAE Listening test like?

How long?                                         40 minutes:

How many parts?                          The test has four sections 

How many questions?                There are 30 questions. It makes                                                                                                 up 20% of the entire exam.

Write on your question paper and transfer your answers in CAPITALS at the end of the exam (this is included in your time limit)

Scoring

There are 30 questions in the CAE Listening Test. It makes up 20% of the entire exam.

General information about the Exam

You will hear the audio twice

Read the instructions carefully before you start

You have time to read the questions before you hear the audio

Think about the topic, the speaker(s) and the context as you read the questions.

Top Tip

PREDICTING

Get used to predicting answers before you listen. Read the question, underline the key words, and then think what is the most likely answer. It doesn't matter if you're right or not - just predicting the answer helps you 'tune in' to the recording.

Part 1 

Part 1 is a multiple choice section. You hear people talking to each other and you have two questions about what you hear. There are three short recordings, which means a total of 6 questions to answer.

First we have to underline keywords and predict what the answer might be.

I would be surprised if the answer was C, because who cares if the brochures look nice or not? A is more likely than C but I'm going to guess B. The point of the college brochure is to describe the courses, so that's probably what's most important to these friends.

Here is a transcript of what they say. (F = female speaker; M = male.)

Let's start by reading the transcript in terms of answer C (visually attractive). We have the words glossy brochures and trying to attract interest. These seem to be phrases about the attractiveness of the brochures, but the friends don't disagree about that, so that can't be the answer.

What about B? Well, they don't mention the descriptions of the courses at all! Almost the whole discussion is about the environmental rating system. The woman says it wouldn't impact her choice of course, but the man says he might consider it. They disagree! So the answer is A.

Let's start by reading the transcript in terms of answer C (visually attractive). We have the words glossy brochures and trying to attract interest. These seem to be phrases about the attractiveness of the brochures, but the friends don't disagree about that, so that can't be the answer.

What about B? Well, they don't mention the descriptions of the courses at all! Almost the whole discussion is about the environmental rating system. The woman says it wouldn't impact her choice of course, but the man says he might consider it. They disagree! So the answer is A.

Answers

1.B 2C 3A 4B 5A 6A

Part 2 - What is part 2 again? What do you need to do?

Part 2 tips

1. Write what you hear. It doesn’t matter what the words are: write them! You will hear the recording again and can make more sense of the answer the second time you listen.

2. Check your answer’s grammar and spelling. Make sure that what you write works grammatically in the sentence. Do the subjects and verbs agree? Are the nouns plural or singular? Remember that spelling counts as well, so

3. Write clearly. This is obvious, yet a mistake that many students make.

4. Quickly read the sentences before the recording begins. Try to predict what is missing in the blanks, so you know exactly what to listen for in the recording.

5. Remember that you will write one, two, or three words. This means that the answer COULD be an expression, phrasal verb, or idiom as well as general vocabulary.

How to prepare for the CAE Listening test

Listen! The more English you listen to the better your will do. Listen to the radio, English language TV, podcasts...

Recordings may be: monologues: announcements, radio broadcasts, speeches, talks, lectures, anecdotes, etc.; or interacting speakers: radio broadcasts, interviews, discussions, etc.

Homework

Complete the handouts and keep them in your binder.

Vocabulary MUST be done, extra practice is up to you. 

All listening fragments are on Google Classroom.

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