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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ..............................................................................................................1
UNIT ONE: NAMES AND PLACES ..........................................................................................7
PART 1: THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET ...................................................................7
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.........................................................................................7
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ......................................................................................................8
Exercise 1: Identifying the letters of the alphabet Track 01 ......................................8
Exercise 2: Names of places
Track 3 ......................................................................9
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU.....................................................................................................9
PART 2: GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER.................................................................10
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.......................................................................................10
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ....................................................................................................11
Exercise 1: What is his name?
Track 4..................................................................11
Exercise 2: What is your subject?
Track 6 ............................................................12
Exercise 3: Introducing yourself (1)
Track 7..........................................................12
Exercise 4: Are you from Australia?
Track 8.........................................................13
Exercise 5: What’s your last name?
Track 9 ..........................................................14
Exercise 6: The maps of some countries
Track 10.................................................15
Exercise 7: That sounds interesting.
Track 11.......................................................16
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU...................................................................................................17
HOMEWORK.....................................................................................................................17
Exercise 1: Common abbreviations
Track 2...........................................................17

Exercise 2: Introducing yourself (2)
Track 7..........................................................18
Exercise 3: Where are they from?
Track 5 ............................................................19
UNIT TWO: NUMBERS ............................................................................................................21
PART 1: CARDINALS...........................................................................................................21
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.......................................................................................21
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ....................................................................................................22
Exercise 1: Reading the numbers
Track 13 ...........................................................22
Exercise 2: Number dictation
Track 14 .................................................................22
Exercise 3: Number practice
Track 17..................................................................22
Exercise 4: Discriminating between teens and tens Track 18 .................................23
Exercise 5: Reading the numbers
Track 19 ...........................................................23
Exercise 6: Number dictation
Track 20 .................................................................24
Exercise 7: Airports in the Southeast of Britain Track 22 .......................................24
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU...................................................................................................24
PART 2: ORDINALS..............................................................................................................27
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.......................................................................................27
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ....................................................................................................28
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Exercise 1: Reading the ordinal numbers
Track 25 ...............................................28
Exercise 2: Ordinal number dictation

Track 26 .....................................................28
Exercise 3: Practice with ordinals
Track 27 ..........................................................29
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU...................................................................................................29
HOMEWORK.....................................................................................................................30
Exercise 1: Circulation of British newspapers Track 21.........................................30
Exercise 2: Practical problem-solving
Track 23 ....................................................31
PART 3: DECIMAL FRACTIONS .......................................................................................32
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.......................................................................................32
Decimal fractions:
Track 28 ................................................................................32
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ....................................................................................................32
Exercise 1: Traffic at Britain’s main airports Track 29 ..........................................32
Exercise 2: Migration
Track 31............................................................................33
Exercise 3: Interview about the earthquake Track 32.............................................34
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU...................................................................................................35
HOMEWORK.....................................................................................................................37
Exercise 1: Household expenditure
Track 30........................................................37
Exercise 2: British trade
Track 33.........................................................................37
PART 4: MONEY ...................................................................................................................38
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.......................................................................................38
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ....................................................................................................40
Exercise 1: How much is it?
Track 34 ..................................................................40
Exercise 2: How much does it cost?
Track 35........................................................40

Exercise 3: Living in London (1)
Track 36 ...........................................................41
Exercise 4: Write the price of each item
Track 36x...............................................42
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU...................................................................................................43
HOMEWORK.....................................................................................................................46
Exercise 1: Living in London (2)
Track 37 ...........................................................46
Exercise 2: Living in London (3)
Track 38 ...........................................................46
PART 5: TIME ........................................................................................................................47
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.......................................................................................47
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ....................................................................................................48
Exercise 1: Can you tell me the time?
Track 39.....................................................48
Exercise 2: What time does the next train arrive? Track 40....................................48
Exercise 3: Daily schedules
Track 41 ...................................................................49
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU...................................................................................................49
HOMEWORK.....................................................................................................................51
Exercise 1: Can you tell me the time?
Track 39.....................................................51
Exercise 2: Mike, Susan, and Ellen’s day
Track 42...............................................51
PART 6: THE TELEPHONE .................................................................................................52
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STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.......................................................................................52
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ....................................................................................................52

Exercise 1: Inquiry
Track 43 ................................................................................52
Exercise 2: Making an appointment
Track 44........................................................53
Exercise 3: Telephone message (1)
Track 45.......................................................54
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU...................................................................................................54
HOMEWORK.....................................................................................................................55
Exercise 1: Telephone message (2)
Track 46........................................................55
Exercise 2: Telephone message (3)
Track 47........................................................56
PART 7: DATES .....................................................................................................................57
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.......................................................................................57
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ....................................................................................................58
Exercise 1: Days and months
Track 48..................................................................58
Exercise 2: Accommodation
Track 49..................................................................59
Exercise 3: When does school start?
Track 50.......................................................60
Exercise 4: Great names in British history Track 51 ..............................................61
Exercise 5: Find the difference
Track 52...............................................................62
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU...................................................................................................63
HOMEWORK.....................................................................................................................64
Exercise 1: When does school start?
Track 50.......................................................64
Exercise 2: Find the difference
Track 52...............................................................65

Text 4: As you listen, read the text below and underline the EIGHT changes in the text.
.........................................................................................................................................68
UNIT THREE: SURVIVAL ENGLISH.....................................................................................69
PART 1: HEALTH PROPLEMS ...........................................................................................69
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.......................................................................................69
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ....................................................................................................70
Exercise 1: Health problems (1)
Track 52x1........................................................70
Exercise 2: Health problems (2)
Track 52x2........................................................70
Exercise 3: Health problems (3)
Track 52x3........................................................72
Exercise 4: Health problems (4)
Track 53 .............................................................72
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU...................................................................................................72
PART 2: IN THE RESTAURANT ........................................................................................73
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.......................................................................................73
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ....................................................................................................73
Exercise 1: In the restaurant (1)
Track53x ............................................................73
Exercise 2: In the restaurant (2)
Track 55..............................................................74
Exercise 3: In the restaurant (3)
Track 55x1 .........................................................75
HOMEWORK.....................................................................................................................75
Exercise 1: In the restaurant (4)

Track 55x2 .........................................................75
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STEP 3: OVER TO YOU...................................................................................................76
PART 3: HOTEL SERVICES ................................................................................................77
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.......................................................................................77
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ....................................................................................................77
Exercise 1: At the reception desk in a hotel (1) Track 56.......................................77
Exercise 2: Who is each person calling? Track 56x1 .............................................78
Exercise 3: At the reception desk in a hotel (2) Track 56x2 ..................................78
Exercise 4: Can I help you?
Track 56x3..............................................................79
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU...................................................................................................79
PART 4: FESTIVALS.............................................................................................................80
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.......................................................................................80
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ....................................................................................................81
Exercise 1: Festival of the Winds
Track 56x4......................................................81
Exercise 2: National Day in Singapore
Track 56x5...............................................82
Exercise 3: Christmas activities
Track 57..............................................................83
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU...................................................................................................84
PART 5: DIRECTIONS..........................................................................................................85
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.......................................................................................85
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ....................................................................................................86
Exercise 1: Giving directions (1)
Track 59x1 .......................................................86
Exercise 2: Giving directions (2)
Track 59x2 .......................................................87
Exercise 3: Giving directions (3)
Track 59x3 .......................................................88

Exercise 4: University campus
Track 60 ...............................................................89
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU...................................................................................................90
PART 6: SPORTS ...................................................................................................................91
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.......................................................................................91
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ....................................................................................................92
Exercise 1: Sports (1)
Track 66x1........................................................................92
Exercise 2: Sports (2)
Track 66x2........................................................................93
Exercise 3: Sports (3)
Track 67............................................................................93
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU...................................................................................................94
UNIT FOUR: POPULAR SCIENCE .........................................................................................95
PART 1: FARMS ....................................................................................................................95
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.......................................................................................95
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ....................................................................................................96
Exercise 1: Crops
Track 67x1 .............................................................................96
Exercise 2: Growing crops
Track 67x2 ................................................................97
Exercise 3: How to grow chives
Track 68.............................................................98
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU...................................................................................................99
PART 2: INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS.................................................................... 100
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STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.................................................................................... 100
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ................................................................................................. 101

Exercise 1: What’s the invention?
Track 77x1................................................... 101
Exercise 2: What’s it for?
Track 77x2 ............................................................... 102
Exercise 3: Inventor of the telephone (1) Track 78.............................................. 103
Exercise 4: Inventor of the telephone (2) Track 79.............................................. 104
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU................................................................................................ 105
HOMEWORK.................................................................................................................. 106
Exercise 1: Who invented popcorn?
Track 69..................................................... 106
Exercise 2: How crossword puzzles are created Track 73................................... 107
Exercise 3: Inventors of the airplane (1)
Track 80.............................................. 108
Exercise 4: Inventors of the airplane (2)
Track 81.............................................. 109
Exercise 5: Invention of the telegraph (1)
Track 82 ........................................... 110
Exercise 6: Invention of the telegraph (2)
Track 83 ........................................... 111
PART 3: ANIMALS............................................................................................................. 112
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.................................................................................... 112
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ................................................................................................. 113
Exercise 1: The dolphin
Track 73x .................................................................... 113
Exercise 2: Koala
Track 74................................................................................ 115
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU................................................................................................ 115
HOMEWORK.................................................................................................................. 116
Exercise 1: Lobsters
Track 70 ........................................................................... 116

Exercise 2: Where do ants go in winter?
Track 72 ............................................. 117
PART 4: UNDERSTANDING THE BODY...................................................................... 118
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.................................................................................... 118
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ................................................................................................. 119
Exercise 1: Looking inside the body
Track 76x1................................................ 119
Exercise 2: Helping patients
Track 76x2........................................................... 120
Exercise 3: How the heart works
Track 76x3..................................................... 121
Exercise 4: Microscopes
Track 76x4 ................................................................. 121
Exercise 5: Our body systems
Track 77 ............................................................. 122
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU................................................................................................ 123
UNIT FIVE: ACADEMIC ENGLISH..................................................................................... 125
PART 1: CAMPUS LIFE..................................................................................................... 125
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.................................................................................... 125
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ................................................................................................. 126
Exercise 1: Being involved in campus life
Track 86 ........................................... 126
Exercise 2. The first-year undergraduates Track 87 ............................................ 127
Exercise 3. Be a successful student
Track 88..................................................... 128
Exercise 4. Controlling concentration
Track 91.................................................. 129
Exercise 5. How to become a confident student Track 94................................... 129
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STEP 3: OVER TO YOU................................................................................................ 130
PART 2: LANGUAGE LEARNING .................................................................................. 131
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED.................................................................................... 131
STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN ................................................................................................. 131
Exercise 1. About language learning Track 95..................................................... 131
Exercise 2. How to take notes
Track 96 ............................................................. 132
Exercise 3: About the course
Track 85 .............................................................. 133
Exercise 4. The dean’s speech
Track 97............................................................. 135
Exercise 5. English letter writing
Track 93 ........................................................ 136
Exercise 6. How to write a summary
Track 98 ................................................... 137
Exercise 7. Homestay programme
Track 89....................................................... 138
STEP 3: OVER TO YOU................................................................................................ 138
CONSOLIDATION ......................................................................................................... 139
Exercise 1: In a camera shop
Track 54 ............................................................... 139
Exercise 2: Trip to Stonehenge
Track 58............................................................ 139
Exercise 3: Music in New Orleans
Track 61...................................................... 140
Exercise 4: Talking to a landlady
Track 62 ........................................................ 141
Exercise 5: The news
Track 63 ......................................................................... 141

Exercise 6: Some interesting places to go
Track 64............................................ 142
Exercise 7: Trip to Belfast
Track 65 ................................................................. 143
Exercise 8. Oxford
Track 90.............................................................................. 144
Exercise 9: TV and radio
Track 66 ................................................................... 145
Exercise 10: Stamp collecting
Track 75 ............................................................. 146
Exercise 11: University’s calendar
Track 84...................................................... 147
Exercise 12: Marriage
Track 59 ........................................................................ 148

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UNIT ONE: NAMES AND PLACES
PART 1: THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED
1/ Are these first names or last names? Write them in the chart. Then add two more
names to each list. Can you spell these names?
David
Brian

Kennedy
Abrams

Susan

Jackson

Cruise
Smith

First names
David
____________
Nancy

Nancy
Wilson

Bob
Tom

Last names
Cruise
Kennedy
____________

____________
Brian

____________
Susan

____________
Abrams

____________
Bob

Tom
____________

____________
Smith

Jackson
____________
Wilson
____________

____________

____________

____________

____________

2/ Match the statements with the correct cities. Can you spell these names?

Paris

San
Francisco

Rio de

Janeiro

Sydney

brazil

Hong
Kong

Montreal

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1.

It’s a beautiful city with a very famous beach.
Thousands of people attend Carnival here every year.

2.

It’s a popular city for tourists from all over the world.
It is famous for its cable cars.

3.

It’s a beautiful city on a harbor. It has a famous opera
house.

4.

It’s a noisy city and it’s very crowded. People there
speak English and Chinese.

5.

It’s a modern city where people speak both French and
English. It has very cold winters.

6.

It is a romantic city with some beautiful old buildings.
It has a very famous tower.

Rio de Janeiro

San Francisco
……………………….
Sydney
……………………….
Hong Kong
……………………….

Montreal
……………………….
Paris
……………………….

STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN

Exercise 1: Identifying the letters of the alphabet

Track 01

A. Listen to the recording and repeat these letters after the speaker.
Capital letters:

Small letters:

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B. Listen to the recording and write down the letters.
1. p………

2. ………
l

f
3. ………

4. ………
h

j
5. ………

6. ………
k

o
7. ………

m
8. ………

r
9. ………

10. ………
l

11. w
………

t
12. ………

13. ………
u

14. ………
x

s
15. ………

16. ………
a

b
17. ………

18. ………
e

Exercise 2: Names of places

Track 3

Listen to the following places and write them down. Do you know where these
places are in Britain?
1.

Edinburgh

6.

swansea
…………….

11.

sheffield
…………….

16.

…………….

2.

glasgow
…………….

7.

newport
…………….

12.

leicester
…………….

17.

…………….

3.

aberdeen
…………….

8.

belfast
…………….

13.

liverpool,
…………….

18.

…………….

4.

dundee
…………….

9.

manchester 14.
…………….

birminghan
…………….

19.

…………….

5.

cardiff
…………….

10.

leeds
…………….

…………….

20.

…………….

15.

STEP 3: OVER TO YOU
1.

Can you think of one word in English that begins with each letter of the alphabet?
Animal, banana, computer... Can you continue until z?
What's your favourite word in English?

2.

How many letters are there in the English alphabet? Is this the same in your
language? In English we usually write from left to right - which languages are
different? How quickly can you say the alphabet in English?

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PART 2: GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER

STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED
1/ Work with a partner. Imagine these people are joining your class.



Choose one of the people. What would you like to ask?
Ask at least three questions.
What’s your name?
…………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………..



What would you tell about yourself?
Say at least five things.
My name’s __________.
…………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………..

2/ Change partners. Find a classmate you don’t know very well.
 Ask at least three questions.
 Tell your new partner about yourself.

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STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN

Exercise 1: What is his name?

Track 4

Listen to the conversations and answer the questions.
1.

A: What’s Joseph’s last name?

Miller
B: His last name is ………………..
.
2.

miller, maria, tanaka, sarha
green, elena, brazil

A: Sorry, what’s your name again?
B: OK, my first name is ………………..
and my last name is spelled
Maria
T
A
N
A
K
A

……………….. .

3.

A: Excuse me, what’s her name?

GREEN
Sarah
B: ………………..,
and her last name is spelled ………………..
.
4.

A: What is Ms. Smith’s first name?

ELENA
B: It’s spelled ………………..
.
5.

A: Who is the man in the middle?
B: He is my friend.
A: Where is he from?

Brazil
B: He is from ………………..
.

Notes:
+ last name = family name = surname

+ first name = given name

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Exercise 2: What is your subject?

Track 6

Listen to the self-introductions and complete the information about each person.
finland, computer science, USA, engineering, Japan, English

Name

Where from

Subject

Leeds

Music

Charles
Liz
Chris
Paulo

Exercise 3: Introducing yourself (1)

Track 7

Listen to some self-introductions and complete the information about each person.
1.
Name

Erica

What does she do?
Where is she from?

fresh
man at college, leeds, swimming, 1 or 2 a
………………………………………………
week.
fresh man: tân sinh viên
………………………………………………

What sport does she like?

………………………………………………

How often?

………………………………………………

2.
Name

Marti Cheen

What does he do?

………………………………………………

Where is he from?

saleman, york, music, department store, concert
………………………………………………

What does he like?

………………………………………………

Where does he work?

………………………………………………

Where does he go at weekends?

………………………………………………

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3.
Name

Tim Russell

What does he do?

student at college
………………………………………………

How often does he work?

………………………………………………
at weekends

Where does he plan to go?

europe,
………………………………………………

When does he plan to go?

this summer
………………………………………………

4.
Name

………………………………………………

What does she do?

………………………………………………

Where does she work?

………………………………………………

Where does she plan to go?

………………………………………………

How long does she work on Sundays?

………………………………………………

Exercise 4: Are you from Australia?

Track 8

Listen to the conversation carefully. Fill in the table below as you listen.

Name

Country

Subject

Rich

US

social science

Maria

New Zealand

chemistry

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Exercise 5: What’s your last name?

Track 9

Listen to the conversations and complete the information about each person.
1.
First name

Linda

Last name

Mandel
………………………………………………

Country

Brazil
………………………………………………

Subject

business

………………………………………………

2.
First name

Joseph

Last name

Block
………………………………………………

Country

Finland
………………………………………………

Subject

engineering
………………………………………………

3.
First name

Elena
………………………………………………

Last name

Maclain
………………………………………………

Country

Mexico
………………………………………………

Subject

English
………………………………………………

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Exercise 6: The maps of some countries

Track 10

Task A: Look at the maps of some countries. Listen to the recording and write
down the people’ names next to the country where they come from.

su

charlie

shirley

emilio

marti

Task B: Listen to the conversation again and fill in the forms below.
1.
Ms. Hee
First name

su
………………………………………………

Country

japan
………………………………………………

Nationality

japanese
………………………………………………

2.
Mr. Smith
First name

charlie
………………………………………………

Country

mexico

………………………………………………

Nationality

mexican
………………………………………………

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3.
Surname

maclain
………………………………………………

First name

shirley
………………………………………………

Country

germany
………………………………………………

Language

german
………………………………………………

When to use the computer

next monday morning, 9-11h
………………………………………………

4.
Last name

beatty
………………………………………………

First name

emilio
………………………………………………

Country

italy
………………………………………………

Nationality

italian
………………………………………………

5.
Last name

………………………………………………

First name

………………………………………………

Country

………………………………………………

Language

………………………………………………

Exercise 7: That sounds interesting.

Track 11

Listen to the conversation carefully. Fill in the table below as you listen.

Name
Ann

Country
canada

Shirley

edinburgh

Linda

leeds

Subject
biology
engineering
arts

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STEP 3: OVER TO YOU
Walk around the class. Introduce yourself to some of the other classmates. Find out
some information. You can finish your conversation by saying, “It was nice meeting
you.”
Now work with your partner. Talk about some of the people you met.

HOMEWORK

Exercise 1: Common abbreviations
1.

BBC

Track 2

British Broadcasting Corporation

2.

……….. ………………………………………………………………..

3.

……….. ………………………………………………………………..

4.

……….. ………………………………………………………………..

5.

……….. ………………………………………………………………..

6.

……….. ………………………………………………………………..

7.

……….. ………………………………………………………………..

8.

……….. ………………………………………………………………..

9.

……….. ………………………………………………………………..

10. ……….. ………………………………………………………………..

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Exercise 2: Introducing yourself (2)

Track 7

Listen to some self-introductions and complete the information about each person.
1.
Name

………………………………………………

What does she do?

………………………………………………

Where is she from?

………………………………………………

What does she like to do after work?

………………………………………………
………………………………………………

2.

Name

………………………………………………

What does he do?

………………………………………………

Where is he from?

………………………………………………

What does he like?

………………………………………………

How many children does he have?

………………………………………………

3.
Name

………………………………………………

What does she do?

………………………………………………

Where is she from?

………………………………………………

Where does she work?

………………………………………………

What does she like?

………………………………………………

What’s her favourite one?

………………………………………………

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4.
Name

………………………………………………

Where is he from?

………………………………………………

What does he do?

………………………………………………

Where does he work?

………………………………………………

What does he like?

………………………………………………

What kind of sport does he like?

………………………………………………

How often?

………………………………………………

Exercise 3: Where are they from?

Track 5

Task A: Look at the map of Britain. Please listen and write down the people’s
names next to the place where they come from.

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Task B: Listen to the recording again and fill in each blank with a proper name.
1.

……………………………… comes from Edinburgh.

2.

……………………………… comes from Newcastle.

3.

……………………………… is from Liverpool.

4.

……………………………… is from Glasgow.

5.

……………………………… is from Cardiff.

6.

……………………………… teaches in London.

7.

……………………………… comes from Manchester University.

8.

……………………………… is from Belfast.

9.

……………………………… is from Nottingham University.

10.

……………………………… is from Cambridge University.

Notes:
1.

Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and it’s the centre of government and
commercial life. The famous castle and international festival attract thousands of
visitors

2.

Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee are the chief cities in Scotland.

3.

Aberdeen is Scotland’s chief fishing port.

4.

Cardiff, Swansea and Newport are the chief urban centres in Wales.

5.

Belfast is the centre of Northern Ireland.

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UNIT TWO: NUMBERS
PART 1: CARDINALS
STEP 1: LET’S GET STARTED
1/ Can you answer these questions?
a. How many classmates do you have?
b. How many students are there in your school?
c. How many classes do you have each week?
d. How many movies do you go to every month?
e. How many books do you read each year?
The numbers used to count the objects in a group are called cardinal numbers: 1, 2,
3, etc.
2/ Can you say these numbers out loud?
7

13

18

20

23

31

54

39

71

14

40

58

60

67

85

97

201

324

109

414

240

634

523

744

599

717

1,003

1,012

1,120

1,376

1,539

1,630

1,780

1,899

1,905

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STEP 2: LET’S LISTEN

Exercise 1: Reading the numbers

Track 13

Listen to the following numbers and repeat them after the speaker.
13

18

7

20

23

31

54

39

71

14

40

58

60

67

85

97

Exercise 2: Number dictation

Track 14

Listen to the following numbers and write them down.
………… ………… …………

…………

…………

…………

…………

………… ………… …………

…………

…………

…………

…………

Exercise 3: Number practice

Track 17

Listen carefully and write the numbers in the blank. Write the numbers in figures,
not words.
1.

The sweater costs ………….. pounds.

2.

Tom bought ………….. books yesterday.

3.

Mary is ………….. years old.

4.

Janet was ………….. minutes late.

5.

There are ………….. students in my class.

6.

My grandfather has ………….. grandchildren.

7.

Bill wears size ………….. .

8.

The temperature was ………….. oC yesterday.

9.

The train arrived at ………….. o’clock.

10.

I got ………….. on my English test.

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Exercise 4: Discriminating between teens and tens

Track 18

The teen numbers, those between thirteen and nineteen, are often confused with the
multiples of ten: thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty and ninety. This lesson is for
practice in hearing the differences in the following pairs of numbers: 13 – 30, 14 – 40, 15
– 50, 16 – 60, 17 – 70, 18 – 80, 19 – 90. It is important to listen to the last part of each

word.
Listen carefully and circle the correct numbers.
1.

The student from New York bought (50 – 15) new books last week.

2.

My uncle George lives at (13 – 30) King’s Road.

3.

Mr. Johnson was (40 – 14) minutes late for his lecture.

4.

It took (16 – 60) hours to finish his work.

5.

Mary finished the test in (17 – 70) minutes.

6.

My friend Alan lost (19 – 90) pounds on the first day of class.

7.

I paid (80 – 18) pounds for that coat.

8.

He lives at (5062 – 1562) Green Street, York.

9.

Her address is (3042 – 1340) Farm Street, Brighton.

10.

We bought (14 – 40) CDs last month.

Notes:
1.

In Britain, we use a comma (,) not a point (.) for thousands and millions. This is
different from the system in some other countries.

2.

The numbers 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900 are
sometimes said as eleven hundred, twelve hundred, thirteen hundred, etc.

Exercise 5: Reading the numbers

Track 19

Listen to the following numbers and repeat them after the speaker.
201

324

109

414

240

634

523

744

599

717

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Exercise 6: Number dictation

Track 20

Listen to the following numbers and write them down.
…………

…………

…………

…………

…………

…………

…………

…………

…………

…………

Exercise 7: Airports in the Southeast of Britain

Track 22

Listen to the recording and write down the numbers in the correct columns.

Airport

Miles

Km

Passengers
per year

Heathrow
Gatwick

STEP 3: OVER TO YOU
1/ Work with a partner. Ask three questions about cities in your country.
Example:
How far is it from here to ……………….?
It’s about ………………. km/miles.
How long does it take to get there?
It takes about ………………. minutes/hours by ………………. (car/train/plane/ferry)

2/ Talk about your hometown.
I’m from ……………….. It’s about ………………. kilometers/miles from here. It
has a population of about ………………. people.

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3/ Read each sentence. Guess the missing information.
1.

The Amazon River is ……………….
km long.

2.

Niagara Falls is ……………….
meters high.

3.

The Atlantic Ocean is ……………….
square km.

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