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Listening
What time do you usually do these things on
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weekdays? Ask and answer with a partner.
3 01 Listen again. Decide if the sentences
get up go to school get home have dinner are true (T) or false (F).
go to bed The bus is leaving for Chicago at 7:15. F
1 The students need to put their names on their
What time do you usually get up?
sun hats.
I usually get up at 7:15. 2 The weather forecast for Chicago is for hot and
windy weather.
Then tell the class about your partner. 3 They are visiting the Millennium Park in the
afternoon.
Daniel gets up at 7:15.
4 The students need to bring their menu choices to
school on Thursday.
2 01 Exam Listen to the teacher giving
5 The Chicago Bulls are playing at the United
information about a school trip. Complete
Centre.
the notes with one word, number, date,
or time.

8th Grade trip to Chicago

Thursday, May 20th

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Meet at school at .
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Arrive in Chicago at .
Spend 3 hours at the Art Institute of Chicago. Don’t forget to bring
some 4 .
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Afternoon: walking tour of the city. Wear and bring a sun hat.
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Dinner at p.m.
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Evening: watch a game.
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Arrive back at school at .

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Listening
Take turns to describe a person in your class.
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Can your partner guess who it is?
3 02 Listen again. Answer the questions.
Listening strategy Where was Anna on Saturday?

When you listen to a text with multiple choice She was at a music festival.
answers, first read all the options carefully. 1 What was the weather like on Sunday?
Remember that the first option you hear is not
always the correct answer. Continue listening until
you are sure of the correct option. 2 Who was Anna at the festival with?

2 02 Exam Listen to the conversation 3 What does Susie look like?

between two friends about their weekends.
Choose the correct answers.
4 What’s Olivia like?
Who was late for school this morning?
a Matt
5 What does Tommy look like?
b Mr. Jackson
c Anna
1 What was the weather like on Saturday?
a warm and sunny
b warm and cloudy
c cold and cloudy
2 Where was Anna on Sunday?
a at a music festival
b at home
c at the park
3 Olivia has … hair.
a long, black, straight
b shoulder-length, red, curly
c long, red, curly
4 Susie is
a funny.
b friendly.
c bossy.
5 Whose birthday was it on the weekend?
a Matt’s brother
b Anna’s sister
c Anna’s brother
6 How old is Tommy?
a 4
b 5
c 6

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Listening
Complete the chart with the simple past
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form of the verbs in the box.
3 03 Listen again. Complete the sentences
buy visit spend cost need find go with one, two, or three words.
try want leave like take park look
The store that sells Lydia’s grandma’s favorite
talk get start
chocolates wasn’t open .
Regular Irregular 1 Lydia and her mom bought the chocolates at
the .
bought
2 Helen likes the that Lydia bought
at the market.
3 Lydia’s aunt lives .
4 The at the hospital was very
busy.
5 Lydia’s grandma had for lunch.
2 03 Exam Listen to the conversation. Put 6 The food at very good.
the places Lydia visited on Saturday in the
7 After lunch, it .
correct order. There is one place you do not
need.

café market
hospital post office
mall 1 train station

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Work with a partner. Write the title of a
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movie you know for each movie type.
musical: Mamma Mia! 3 04 Listen again. Answer the questions.
When did Andre go to the movies?
romcom:
He went to the movies on Saturday afternoon.
sci-fi movie:
1 What was the problem at the movie theater?
fantasy movie:
action movie:
2 What was Movie World like?
animated movie:
comedy:
3 How much did their tickets cost?
2 04 Exam Listen to the conversation.
Choose the correct answers.
4 What happened to the popcorn?
On Saturday morning, Andre
a stayed at home.
5 When is the new Star Wars movie playing at
b played soccer.
Movie World?
c went to the movies.
1 Andre went to the movies with
a Mike.
b Jack.
c Sam.
2 Close to the Edge is a(n) … movie.
a animated
b action
c sci-fi
3 Andre and his cousin saw the movie at
a the Odeon.
b Movie World.
c the Orion.
4 Andre ate … at the movie theater.
a a box of popcorn
b a hot dog
c some candy
5 On Saturday, Jack watched a Star Wars movie
a at Movie World.
b at the Odeon.
c at home.

Listening strategy
If you cannot answer a question while listening,
quickly move on to the next question and come
back to it at the end.

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Work with a partner. Imagine you went to a 3 05 Listen again. Choose the correct
summer camp. Brainstorm camp activities answers.
and the jobs you had to do. Complete the
Tamsin slept in a room with … girls.
chart with your ideas.
a six
Activities Jobs b seven
play tennis wash the dishes c eight
1 They had to
a make their beds and do the laundry.
b make their beds and clean the bathroom.
c do the laundry and clean the bathroom.
2 They didn’t have to
a clear the tables.
b do the dishes.
c set the tables.
2 05 Exam Listen to Tamsin talking about 3 Tamsin wasn’t very good at
summer camp. Did you hear any of the
a tennis.
activities and jobs that you wrote in exercise
1? Check (✓) them in the chart. b surfing.
c waterskiing.
4 They had a campfire
a every night.
b on the second night.
c on the last night.
5 Tamsin and the other girls came second in
a the end-of-camp talent show.
b a basketball game.
c a game after dinner.

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Listening
Match the words in the box with the pictures.
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bicycle bus car motorbike scooter
2 06 Exam Listen to the conversation. How
streetcar taxi train does each person travel to school? Match
each person with a form of transportation.
There are three words you do not need.
1 Ella c a bicycle
2 Tom b bus
3 Sarah c car
streetcar 4 Oscar d motorcycle
5 Mark e scooter
f streetcar
g taxi
h train
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Listening strategy
Look out for key words in questions and underline
them before you listen.

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3 06 Listen again. Answer the questions.
How long does it usually take Ella to get to
school?
It usually takes her about half an hour.
1 How long does it take Tom to get to school?
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2 Where does Sarah live?

3 What time does Oscar have to get up?

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4 What is the problem where Mark lives?

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Listening
Complete the chart with the words in
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the box.
3 07 Listen again. Choose the correct
mayonnaise carrot bread potato chip alternatives.
cookie orange juice ketchup egg
The party is on Thursday / Saturday .
popcorn hot dog
1 Ben likes / doesn’t like chocolate.

Count Noncount 2 Carina doesn’t have any carrots / chocolate.

3 Carina / Jacob is going shopping later.
carrot
4 Alice is bringing 10 / 20 bottles of soda.
5 The weather forecast is for sun / rain.
6 The party starts at two / three.

2 07 Exam Listen to the conversation.

What is each person bringing to Ben’s
surprise party? Match each person with the
food or drink. There are three words you do
not need.
1 Carina b a chocolate cake
2 Jacob b carrot cake
3 Alice c hot dogs
4 Paul d ketchup
5 Bryan e orange juice
f popcorn
g potato chips
h soda

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Listening
Complete the chart with the comparative
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and superlative forms of the adjectives.
3 08 Listen again. Decide if the sentences
Adjective Comparative Superlative are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false
famous more famous sentences.
than London isn’t as popular as Paris. F
large Paris isn’t as popular as London.
1 Last year, London had nearly 20 million
popular visitors.

tall 2 The subway in Paris has about 200 stations.

2 08 Exam Listen to the teacher giving 3 Pablo Picasso was Spanish.

information about Paris. Complete the fact
file with one word or number.
4 The Eiffel Tower was taller than the Chrysler
Building in 1930.

Paris Listening strategy

In some listening texts, you hear the spelling of
names of places. Listen carefully and note down
the spelling.

• It’s the capital city of France.

• Last year, it had over 1 million
visitors.
• The subway is called the 2 .
• Paris is famous for its 3 .
• You can see the Mona Lisa painting in the
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Museum.
• The Eiffel Tower is 5 meters tall.

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