1 Listening Skills worksheet

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My kind of day 4 01 Listen again. Choose the correct

answers.
0 Yazmina and Hassan are going to a soccer
game ...
a tomorrow afternoon.
b on Sunday.
c in the afternoon.
1 Yazmina says the weather is ...
a cold and windy.
b warm and sunny.
c wet.
1 01 Listen to Yazmina and Jake’s phone 2 This holiday weekend is ... days long.
conversation. Circle the activities you hear. a two
go to an amusement park   b three
go to an exhibition   ​go out for a meal   ​ c four
go to a soccer game   ​have a cookout   ​
3 Yazmina says Jake can ... Hassan tomorrow.
​see relatives   play computer games   ​
a phone
go shopping
b write to
c meet
2 01 Listen again. Choose T (true) or 4 Jake and his family are going to a ...
F (false). restaurant.
0 Hassan is Jake’s brother. T F ✓ a Japanese
1 Yazmina is reading at the b Indian
moment.  T F
c Mexican
2 Jake’s family is going away
5 The weather for Sunday looks ...
this weekend. T F
a wet.
3 Mia is Jake’s aunt. T F
b good for a cookout.
4 Jake is going to an exhibition
in Boston. T F c cold and foggy.
5 Jake is meeting some of
Mia’s friends.  T F 5 Your turn Answer the questions for you.
6 Hassan wants to have his 1 What are you doing on the weekend?
birthday party at home. T F

3 Correct the false sentences.

2 What do you usually do for your birthday?
0 Hassan is Yazmina’s brother.

3 Where do you hang out with your friends?

4 How often do you see your relatives?

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Entertainment Conversation 3
4 Vicky is watching a(n) ...
a animated movie.
b animal documentary.
c comedy.
5 Mel ...
a likes animated movies.
b thinks Emma Stone is a good dancer.
c doesn’t want to watch the movie with
Vicky.
Conversation 4

1 02 Listen to four conversations and 6 Lee wasn’t at the music festival because he ...
number the topics (a-d) in the order you hear a wasn’t interested in the bands.
them. b was at a sports game.
a a movie and its star c was at his cousin’s house.
b a weekend at home 1 7 There were ... bands at the music festival.
c a music festival a reggae, hip-hop, and indie
d people on a reality TV show b reggae, indie, and rock
c reggae, hip-hop, and jazz
2 02 Listen again. Choose the correct
answers. 3 03 Complete the sentences with one word.
Conversation 1 Then listen and check.
0 On Saturday, Seth ... 0 Hi Seth! How was your weekend?
a was at the movie theater with friends. 1 A movie was on TV, so I wasn’t
b wasn’t very well. very bored.
c was at his cousin’s house. 2 The last girl couldn’t play her at
all!
1 Seth’s friend Nadia doesn’t like ...
3 He’s really popular – he has
a action movies. millions of followers.
b soap operas. 4 She’s a good singer too, and a great .
c horror movies. 5 What kind of were there?
Conversation 2 6 You have a ‘selfie’ with them. !
2 Bianca is surprised because Paul ...
a doesn’t usually listen to classical music. 4 Your turn Complete the sentences for you.
b doesn’t usually watch this kind of TV. 1 My favorite music styles are ...
c doesn’t know about singer Juan Martinez.
3 Bianca says that Juan Martinez ... 2 My favorite movie is … because ...
a was on a TV show last week.
b can’t play the guitar very well. 3 My favorite TV show last year was ...
c is a really good dancer. because ...

4 My favorite actor is ... He / She was in ...

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Explore 3 04 Listen again. Choose T (true) or

F (false).
0 When Ida was young, she liked
wearing adult clothes. T F ✓
1 She didn’t want to travel when
she was a young girl. T F
2 She began to travel after her
children started school. T F
3 Ida visited Istanbul on her
first journey.  T F
4 Ida could travel again because
she got some money from
1 04 Listen to a radio program about Ida a friend. T F
Pfeiffer. Complete the sentence. 5 She became sick when she was
in Madagascar. T F
Ida couldn’t travel when she was a young
woman because ... 6 She died in Madagascar
a she had no money.  the next year. T F

b women couldn’t travel alone then. 

4 Correct the false sentences.
c she needed to be with her sons. 
0 Ida liked wearing boys’ clothes.
2 04 Listen again. Complete the sentences
with the numbers and dates. There are two
extra dates.
1861  ​1858  ​45  ​
1797  ​
1857  ​
70  ​7  ​
240  ​1750  ​2
5 Your turn Answer the questions for you.
0 Ida traveled all over the world between
1 Do you like traveling? Why? / Why not?
1842 and 1858 .
1 She was born in .
2 She was one of children in her
family. 2 How do you usually travel when you go on
vacation? (By car / boat / plane?)
3 She had children.
4 She started traveling when she was
years old.
5 Ida traveled ,000 kilometers 3 What famous explorers do you know? Why
around the world. are they famous?
6 She visited Madagascar in .
7 Her last book was in .

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Life online 2 It took her about to write it.

3 She also spent an hour people
about it.
4 James didn’t go yesterday.
5 His want him to do a digital
detox.
6 He tried to be , but it wasn’t
easy.

5 06 Listen again. Answer the questions.

0 What was Leyla’s last blog about?
It was about a band.
1 When did James check Leyla’s blog?

1 05 Listen to Part 1 of the conversation. 2 Why were his parents worried about his
Check (✓) the correct sentence. internet use?
1 Leyla has a lot of apps on her phone.
2 James has a lot of apps on his phone. 3 What didn’t he do on the weekend?

2 05 Listen again. Number the online

activities a−f in the order you hear them. 4 Mention one thing James did when he
couldn’t use the internet.
a write a blog
b share pictures
5 Did he check his phone? Why? / Why not?
c message friends 1
d read the news
e tag people 6 Your turn Answer the questions for you.
f stream videos 1 Did you download any new apps last month?
If so, why did you get them?
3 05 Listen again. Choose the correct
answers.
0 Leyla answered / didn’t answer James’s
message. 2 Did you watch or share any funny videos
yesterday? What were they about?
1 Leyla’s new app is free / cheap.
2 Leyla doesn’t think streaming /
downloading videos is a good thing to do.
3 Leyla’s photo app is good for tagging people / 3 Do you think a digital detox is a good idea?
changing colors in pictures. Why? / Why not?
4 She says her blogging app is great for lazy /
smart people.
5 She doesn’t use her blogging / news app a 4 Did you use any apps for your schoolwork
lot. last week? If so, which ones?

4 06 Listen to Part 2. Complete the

sentences with one or two words or numbers.
0 James didn’t read Leyla’s last blog post.
1 His favorite post from her blog was about
.

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Let’s celebrate! 4 Nick’s father works in a ... restaurant.

a Chinese
1 07 Listen to five conversations. Choose
the correct answer for each conversation. b Spanish

In this conversation, the speakers are ... c Japanese

1 at home / at school. 5 The girls decide to get ...

2 in a café / in a a potato chips and water.

supermarket. b some snacks and a soda.
3 in a restaurant / in a c a hot dog or a burger.
supermarket.
4 at school / at home. 4 08 Complete the sentences with one
word. Then listen and check.
5 in a supermarket / at
a sports center. 0 There are some nuts and potato chips...
1 Is there any juice?
2 07 Listen again. Circle five words that 2 Sam’s bringing and some
you hear in each conversation. snacks. We’re making the sandwiches.
1 potato chips, nuts, cakes, chocolate cookies, 3 Can we buy this French , too?
orange juice, salad, soda, tomato juice 4 Tomatoes, cheese, ham, and .
2 fries, sandwiches, bread, sugar, ham, salad, 5 Your lunch looks , Nick! What’s in it?
cheese, butter, meat
6 I’m tired after practice ... and
3 tomatoes, hot dog, pineapple, water, burger, hungry!
chicken, fries, mango juice
4 rice, soup, chicken, carrots, pizza, apples, 5 Your turn Answer the questions for you.
pasta, ketchup, dumplings
1 What snacks did you eat yesterday? Were
5 potato chips, cakes, soda, orange juice, they healthy or unhealthy? Why?
water, pizza, hot dog, eggs, burger

3 07 Listen again. Choose the correct

answers. 2 What’s your favorite food? Why?
1 There are some snacks in Matt’s kitchen
because ...
a his sister bought them. 3 What’s your favorite drink? Why?
b he got them from the supermarket.
c they’re from his sister’s party.
2 Miguel and Tara don’t need to buy any ... 4 What do you usually eat at parties?
because there’s some at home.
a butter
b bread
c ham
3 How much is Dave’s lunch?
a $8
b $10.50
c $7.15

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Home and away 5 09 Listen again. Answer the questions.

1 09 Listen to the conversation between 0 Where is the other American girl at the
Abbie and Ryan. Choose the correct answer. school from?
a Long Beach
Abbie is from …
b Portland
a New York.
c New York
b Portland, Oregon.
1 How many people live in Abbie’s hometown?
c Cannon Beach, Oregon.
a about 1,200
b about 15,000
c about 1,800
2 At home, Abbie goes swimming and ...
a cycling.
b running.
c surfing.
3 Portland is about ... miles from Abbie’s home
2 09 Listen again. Which of these places town.
do you hear? Circle 8 more places. a 13
b 30
beach  ​bookstores  ​ cafés  ​farm  ​forest  ​
library  ​malls  ​
museums  ​park  ​ ocean  ​ c 80
restaurants  ​river  ​station  ​town 4 There isn’t a ... in Abbie’s hometown.
a clothes store
3 09 Listen again. Choose T (true) or b movie theater
F (false). c bookstore
0 Abbie is British. T F ✓ 5 Abbie says it rains a lot in …
1 Her hometown is near the  T F a New York and Oregon.
Atlantic Ocean.
b Oregon and London.
2 It’s a small town and she  T F
c New York and London.
doesn’t like it.
3 There are a few good stores  T F
6 Your turn Answer the questions for you.
in her town, but no big malls.
1 How many people live in your town or city?
4 There aren’t any good places  T F
to eat in her town.
5 There’s good entertainment  T F 2 What good places are there to visit?
in Portland.
6 Abbie visits Portland every  T F 3 What are your favorite stores and cafés?
weekend.
7 Abbie doesn’t like London. T F

4 Correct the false sentences. 4 What natural habitats are there near your
town? (e.g. forests, beaches, or lakes)
0 Abbie is American.

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On the road 3 It’s easy to get around the old city ...
a on foot.
b on a scooter.
c by bus.
4 Most famous museums outside the old city
are …
a near the shopping streets.
b near the sea.
c on an island.
5 The Princes’ Islands are ... than the city.
a older and more interesting

1 10 Listen to the podcast about Istanbul. b prettier but more crowded

Choose the correct answer. c quieter and more peaceful
The presenter thinks that Istanbul is…
4 10 Listen again. Correct the sentences.
a difficult to visit because the traffic is so bad.
You only need to correct one or two words in
b amazing because it has very old buildings, each sentence.
but lots of modern places, too.
0 The presenter says Istanbul is a wonderful
c less crowded than the Princes’ Islands. city with many expensive places to visit.
exciting
2 10 Listen again. Number the forms of 1 Istanbul is smaller than New York City.
transportation in the order you hear them.
a scooter 2 The streets are full of cars and scooters day
b taxi and night.
c ferry 3 The Princes’ Islands are far from the city of
Istanbul.
d car 1
4 People ride around the Princes’ Islands on
e subway
horses.
f bike
5 You can also rent a car on some of the
g bus islands.

3 10 Listen again. Choose the correct 5 Your turn Answer the questions about
answers. your favorite town or city.
0 The presenter says that some of the historic 1 What historic or modern buildings are there?
buildings in Istanbul are ...
a about a hundred years old.
b over a thousand years old.
2 Which places are crowded? Why?
c four to five hundred years old.
1 What main topic does he want to talk about?
a malls
3 Where can you find traditional food?
b transportation
c museums
2 He says the traffic is ...
4 What’s your favorite thing about the town /
a only bad in the daytime. city? Why?
b terrible for tourists.
c busy when you drive or take a bus.
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I dare you 4 11 Listen again. Choose the correct

answers.
0 The radio station is Radio 105.6 / 106.5 FM.
1 Whistler is in Eastern / Western Canada.
2 Hannah is staying in / near the center of
town.
3 Hannah and her cousin Sophia were walking /
cycling by the river when something
happened.
4 The presenter says jumping into the river
was a very exciting / dangerous thing to do.
5 Hannah and Alex felt freezing / tired when
1 11 Listen to a radio interview with they got out of the water.
Hannah Davis. Answer the question.
The interview is about …
5 11 Listen again. Answer the questions.

a the bungee jump Hannah did on vacation. 0 When does Hannah’s aunt teach skiing?
In the winter.
b how Hannah helped someone in danger.
c Hannah’s mountain biking accident. 1 Where is Hannah from?

2 11 Listen again. Number the activities in 2 Where is she staying in Whistler?

the order you hear them.
a swimming 3 What surprised Hannah when she jumped
into the river?
b skiing
c bungee jumping
4 Was the water moving slow or fast?
d rafting 1
e climbing
5 Who did Hannah’s cousin call?
f mountain biking

3 11 Listen again. Write the names. There

6 Your turn Answer the questions for you.
is one extra person.
1 What sports do you play or watch on TV?
Alex  ​Alex’s friends  ​
Alex’s parents  ​
Aunt Judy  ​Hannah  ​Hannah’s brother  ​
Sophia  ​Uncle Leo
2 Do you do any adventure sports? If so, which
Who ... ? ones?
0 teaches climbing in the summer Aunt Judy
1 works at a bungee jumping center
3 Do you have an exciting vacation story like
2 was mountain biking with Hannah Hannah’s?

3 fell into a river

4 couldn’t reach someone 4 Where do you like going on vacation? Why?
5 jumped into the water
6 made lunch

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