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Exercises from Real L istening and Speaking 4

By Albeir o Vergel Bal lesteros

Unit 9

Activity D L istening - Problems in the off ice

1 Li sten and wr ite the number of each speaker (1-6)

next to the correct pictur e (a-f ).

a 4 b 2 c 5 d 6 e 3 f 1

2 L isten again and complete the expressions.

a The air-conditioning's ON THE BLINK.

b This computer KEEPS CRASHING.

c This printer won't PRINT ANYTHING.

d I can't get this fax to GO THROUGH.

e The projectorDOESNT WORK

.

f This camera won't RECORD ANYTHING.

3 What would you do in each situation?

I WOULD GET A TECHNICIAN TO REPAIR

THE DEVICES OR BUY A NEW ONE.

4 Now l isten to these repli es. Match each r eply (1-6)

with a problem in Exercise 2 (a-f)

1 C 2 A 3 F 4 B 5 E 6 D

5 L isten to Pilar and M artn deal with a rou tine

problem at the offi ce. Answer the question s.

a What's the problem? THE PHOTOCOPIER

WONT WORK

b What do they do? THEY OPEN IT AND LOOK

INSIDE THE DEVICE

c What was the cause of the problem? THE PAPER

WAS STUCK

Unit 10

Activity E L istening - Overcoming dif fi culti es

2 L isten to fi ve people speaking on the phone. Why is

it di ff icu lt to understand each speaker? M atch each

speaker (a-e) with a reason (1-5).

1 The speaker has an unfamiliar name. B

2 There is too much background noise. C

3 The speaker is talking too softly. A

4 The speaker gives too much information all at

once. E

5 The line quality is poor. D

4 Imagine you take the foll owing fi ve calls. Listen and

use one of the expressions above to help overcome

each dif fi cult y you come up against.

a CAN YOU SPEAK UP, PLEASE?

b COULD YOU SPEAK A LITTLE SLOWER?

c CAN YOU RUN THAT BY ME AGAIN?

d WOULD YOU MIND SPELLING YOUR NAME

FOR ME, PLEASE?

e I THINK WE HAVE A BAD CONNECTION.

ILL CALL YOU BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Unit 12

Activity A L istening - Do's and don' ts

1 Listen to this lecturer give some advice to her

students on taki ng notes in class. Make a note of the

advice she gives in the char t below.

Dos Donts

DECIDE WHAT IS

IMPORTANT

USE ABBREVIATIONS,

SYMBOLS AND

NUMBERS

ORGANIZE YOUR

NOTES EFFECTIVELY

TRY AND PREDICT

WHAT YOU WILL

HEAR

LISTEN FOR THE

MAIN IDEAS AND

DETAILS

REVIEW AND

REWRITE YOUR

NOTES AS SOON AS

POSSIBLE

NOTE EVERYTHING

WRITE

EVERYTHING IN

FULL

PANIC IF YOU MISSSOMETHING

2 Look at the questions below. Answer as many as you

can fr om memory, then li sten again and check.

A What does she say a lecture is not? A LECTURE

IS NOT A DICTATION

B What should you do to be an active listener...?

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Before the lecture ASK YOURSELF WHAT

YOU ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THE TOPIC

During the lecture TRY TO PREDICT THE

COURSE AND DIRECTION OF THE LECTURE

C In what two ways do lecturers often repeat

themselves? PARAPHRASING ANDSUMMARIZING

D What four things should you do when you review

your notes? REWRITE, REORGANIZE,

HIGHLIGHT THE MAIN POINTS, AND YOUR

OWN COMMENTS AND THOUGHTS.

E What two advantages does she mention of

reviewing notes? IT WILL HELP EVERYTHING

TO SINK IN (BECOME CLEAR) AND WILL BE

AN EXCELLENT STUDY AID

Unit 13

Activity A L istening - Charts and statistics

2 Li sten again . Tick the main topic of each sli de.

A INTERNATIONAL VISITOR ARRIVALS

B THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AUSTRALIAN

MARKET

C REASONS FOR TRAVEL TO NEW ZEALAND

3 Answer these question s from memory, then li sten

again and check.

a Which tour countries do most tourists come from?

AUSTRALIA, THE UK, THE AMERICAS,

NORTH-EAST ASIA

b What two factors have helped the Australian

market? THE LOW AIRFARES AND THE

AGGRESSIVE MARKETING DONE BY THE

NEW ZEALAND'S MINISTRY

OF TOURISM.

c What is the predicted rate of growth? 3% PER

YEAR

d What activities are most tourists on holiday

interested in? SIGHTSEEING AND OUTDOOR

ACTIVITIES

e What does VFR mean in the bar chart? VISITING

FRIENDS AND RELATIVES

Unit 14

Activity A L istening - Following a discussion

3 How does the discussion develop? Look at these

areas (a-e) then listen again and number each in

order (1-5).

a conflict between saving people and saving

languages 5b examples of dying languages 1

c reasons to protect languages 3

d reasons not to protect languages 4

e languages that are reviving 2

4 Answer these questions. Then listen again and

check.

a According to the UNESCO report

- how many languages are there in the world today?

THERE ARE MORE THAN 6000

- how many are in danger of dying out by 2100?

OVER 3000 WILL DIE

b Where do speakers of the Ainu and Maori

languages live? JAPAN AND NEW ZEALAND

RESPECTIVELY

c How many Welsh speakers were there in 1991?

How many are there today? ONLY 19% IN 1991

AND ABOUT 25% TODAY

d What are the arguments in favor of 'language

revitalization'?

1 LANGUAGES ARE ABLE TO TELL US WHO

WE ARE

2 ITS NOT POSSIBLE TO SEPARATE

LANGUAGE FROM CULTURE

e What are the arguments against language

revitalization?

1 IT MIGHT BE NATURAL THAT LANGUAGES

DISSAPPEAR

2 GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING MIGHT

BENEFIT FROM SPEAKING ONE GLOBAL

LANGUAGE

3 IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO PROTECT

LANGUAGES WITH NOT MANY SPEAKERS

4 THIS MONEY AND RESOURCES COULD BE

USED TO SAVE PEOPLE FROM HUNGER AND

DISEASE