LIISTENING 1 AUDIO CD

1 My sister ___________________________________________ her hair dark brown for a few years.

COLOURED- PAINTED
2 She hasn't really changed, ____________________________________ from the glasses. EXCEPT- APART
3 I'm not that keen _________________________________________ cheese. WITH- ON
4 I used the _______________________________________________ of the cheese last night. END - LAST
5 Today, the train services are ______________________________________ to normal. - BACKRETURNED
6 Road users are advised to ___________________________________________ extra time for the

journey tomorrow. ALLOW-LET

Where are you from?

___________________________________________________________________________
2 How do you spell your name?
___________________________________________________________________________
3 Who chose your name?
___________________________________________________________________________
4 Why are you studying English?
___________________________________________________________________________
5 Do you enjoy doing sport?
___________________________________________________________________________
6 How often do you see your friends?
___________________________________________________________________________
7 What did you do last night?
___________________________________________________________________________
8 What's your middle name?
___________________________________________________________________________

1 Where's the ticket office?

Would you mind telling me ______________________________________________________________ ?
2 How can I pay for a ticket?
I'd like to know __________________________________________________________________ .
3 Does the train leave at 7 p.m.?

Could you tell me __________________________________________________________________ ?

4 Has the train left?
Have you any idea __________________________________________________________________ ?
5 Can I buy a drink on the train?
Could you tell me __________________________________________________________________ ?
6 What time does the train arrive?
Have you any idea __________________________________________________________________ ?
7 Is anyone sitting here?
Can you tell me __________________________________________________________________ ?
8 Why has the train stopped here?
Do you know __________________________________________________________________ ?

Hi Phil,
You asked me to email you some photos of my family so here they are! I'll you a bit about each person.
My dad's (1) ________________________________ now so he's getting old! He used to have blond hair like me
but as you can see he's
(2) __________________________________ these days. He doesn't like speaking to people because he's (3)
________________________________ but he's always (4) ____________________________ so he never stops
smiling. My mum's a bit younger than my dad she's still (5) ____________________________. She's really (6)
___________________. My brother's just turned 13. As you can see, he's a bit (8)
____________________________________ because he eats like a horse but I think he's going to be really (9)
__________________________________ and popular with girls when he's older. He never does what he says he's
going to do so isn't very (10) _________________________________ though.
Anyway, I'd love to know about your family! Write soon.
Love
Ella

1 This fish dish is a ____________________

2 For perfect __________________
oven.

____________________ in this area.

_________________ cover the meat with honey before you put it in the

3 When I lived in Japan, I ate a lot of sushi, which is ____________________ ____________________ with rice.
4 Let's have something light like ____________________
5 Would you like a ____________________

____________________ vegetables tonight.

____________________ ? I've got some cola.

6 I eat too much ____________________ __________ like chips. I need to ____________________ on a

__________ .

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2.
3.
4.
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6.

Hi Mum and Dad,

Richie and I (1) ___________________ a fantastic honeymoon here in the Maldives. Our hotel
(2) ___________________ fantastic and the beaches (3) ___________________ beautiful. I
(4) ___________________ this postcard in the famous Ithaa restaurant. Ithaa (5) ___________________ 'mother
of pearl' in the national language. The restaurant (6) ___________________ five metres under the sea, so loads of
tourists (7) ___________________ here every day to eat and watch the sea life go past. Don't worry, to get down
here you (8) ___________________ ! You (9) ___________________ down some stairs.
Anyway, must go now. The waiter (10) ___________________ our food and I (11) ___________________ to look
at the amazing view. We (12) ___________________ at a baby shark above us right now!
Lots of love,
Kerry xxx
ALTERNATIVES
A) ARE HAVING
B) HAVE
7. A) ARE COMING
B)COME
A) IS BEING
B)IS
8. A) ARENT SWIMMIN
B)DONT SWIM
A) ARE BEING
B)ARE
9. A) ARE WALKING
B)WALK
A) IM WRITING
B)WRITE
10. A)IS BRINGING
B)BRING
A) IS MEANING
B)MEANS
11.A) IM WANTING
B)WANT
A) I S SITTING
B)SITS
12.A) RE LOOKING
B)LOOK

MIGHT- MIGHT HAVE- MUST- MUST BE CANT- CANT BE1 It's possible that it is a Chinese restaurant because there are dragons painted outside.
There are dragons painted outside, so it ___________________ be a Chinese restaurant.
2 I'm sure the chef is from China because I heard him speaking Chinese.
The chef ___________________ from China because I heard him speaking Chinese.
3 It's impossible that the waitress is Chinese she didn't understand the chef!
The waitress ___________________ Chinese she didn't understand the chef!
4 If I go, maybe I'll have to eat with chopsticks.
If I go, I ___________________ to eat with chopsticks .
5 It's impossible that sushi will be on the menu as it's a Japanese dish.
Sushi ___________________ be on the menu as it's a Japanese dish.
6 It's certain that people in this town love Chinese food this is the sixth one on the street!
People in this town ___________________ love Chinese food this is the sixth one on the street!

Pop-up restaurants
(1) ____________________________________ (HAVE -ARE -DO) you like eating fashionable food in unusual places?
Then it's possible you (2) ___________________________________________ . (MIGHT MUST DID) like pop-up
restaurants: temporary restaurants that appear in a place for just a few weeks.
One such restaurant is The Beach Experience in London. (3) _______________________________________(
(WHEN-WHERE-WHY ) else could you enjoy eating (4) _________________________________(ROW -BOILED BARBECUED) meat that's been cooked on an open fire on a sandy beach in the middle of London? The idea for the
restaurant, which is actually located in a supermarket car park, came from chef Paul Simpkins.
As a child Paul was a (5) __________________________________ (TALENTED-BETTER SHINING) cook and a big (6)
__________________________________ (IMAGINER-INVENTOR-MAKER) who spent hours thinking of unusual
food ideas. Now, it's clear he's a very (7) ______________________________(SENSITIVE-GENEROUS-AMBITIOUS)
man, wanting to be successful all around the world. Because he grew up on the coast, he's got a strong (8)
__________________________________(DESIRE-PARTNER-CONECCTION) to the sea and wants to share his love of
the beach with Londoners.

The restaurant has been full since it opened so Paul (9) __________________________________ (MUST-MIGHTCANT) be pleased. 'Yes,' he says, touching the (10) __________________________________________(BEARD-LIPSTOOTH) on his chin, 'but it's more important that people enjoy the experience.'