Listening Comprehension Exercise

Audio for Task 1.mp3

Listen to the conversations. Read the sentences. Then listen again and circle the
correct answer for each statement.

Example: The man needs (a sweater / [a suit] / shoes).

1. The man has a (black / gray / brown) suit.

2. The man and the woman (like / have / don’t want) the gray suit.

3. The woman doesn’t like the (blue / black / gray) suit.

4. The woman (likes / doesn’t like / needs) the green shirt.

5. The man likes the (green / white / blue) shirt.

6. The red tie is (good-looking/ long / new).

7. The man likes the (red / yellow / gray) tie.

Grammar and Vocabulary

A. Choose need or needs.

1. Ruby needs to work in the factory on Friday to pay the rent.

2. They need to go to the real estate agent to find a house.
3. Antonio needs to visit the DMV to get a license.
4. We need to find a hotel to sleep tonight.
5. I need to go to the dentist’s office to have an examination.
6. She needs to go school to learn English.
B. Choose the correct answer of the parenthesis.

1. Why does Ruby need to work?

To pay the rent. (rent/pay)
2) Why do they need to go the real estate office?
To buy a house (cook/buy)
3) Why do we need to find a hotel?
To sleep tonight (see/sleep)
5) Why do you need to go to the dentist?
To have an examination (have/buy)
6) Why does she need to go to school?
To learn English (sleep/learn)

C. Use need or needs and the words in the box to complete the sentences.

1. She is very sick. She needs to go to the hospital.

2. They live in an apartment. They need to look for a new house.
3. Marco is at the post office. He needs to send a letter.
4. He has a driver’s license but no car. He needs to buy a new car.
5. We are hungry. Let’s find a good restaurant. We need to eat lunch.
6. You are going to Doctor Smith’s office. You need to talk to the doctor.
7. You lost your purse. You need to see a police officer.
8. The park is five miles from here. I need to drive to the park.
D) Choose the correct verb in the imperative.
1. Turn left on First Street. (turn/stop)
2. Stop on the left (stop/stops)
3. Go straight ahead (stop/go)
4. Turn around. (turn/stops)
5. Turn right at the intersection (turn/turns)
6. Stop!! (stop/stops)

E) Add periods and capital letters to the directions.

1. Turn around. Go straight ahead three miles. Turn left on Mulberry Avenue. Turn right
on Prentice Street. Stop on the left.

2. Go straight ahead to Montgomery Street. Turn left on Main. Stop on the left.

3. Turn left on Fifth Avenue. Turn right on Kennedy Street. Stop straight ahead.

4. Make a U-turn on Adams. Go straight ahead three blocks. Stop on the right.

5. Turn right on Jacob’s place. Make a U-turn at the light. Turn left on Pine. Stop.
F) Look at the map. Use the prepositions given below.

The shop is____next to________ the school.

The takeway is_________next to________the library.
The chemist is________between____________the bank and the post office.
The hospital is________opposite________the shopping center.
The Bank is__________between__________the shop and the takeway.
The restaurant is _____opposite_________the shopping center.

G) Write sentences about your community. Use the prepositions.

1. (next to) ……The grocery store is next to my house.
2. (across from) …My house is across from my sister’s house.
3. (between) …The grocery store is between my house and my neighbor’s house.
4. (in back of) ……There is a garage in the back of my house.
5. (in front of) …There is kiosk in front of the Loly supermarket.
H) Choose the right preposition of place: at, next to, in, in front of, on.

In the picture, I can see a family.

The mother is standing in front of her son and daughter.
She is holding a vase in her hand.
The son and the daughter are smiling at each other.
There is a window next to the door.
The woman is looking at her daughter.
She lives on Monumental Avenue.
I don’t want to live in a noisy city.

I) Write the nouns given below under the correct categories.

apartment hostel hotel dentist office

tennis court hospital motel doctor’s office
mobile home playground house park

a. Lodging
___Hotel________________
___Hostel_________________
___Motel_________________

b. Parks and recreation

____Park_____________________
_____Playground____________________
______Tennis court___________________
c. Medical care
__Hospital_______________________
__Doctor’s office________________
___Dentist’s office____________

d. Residential areas
___Apartment___________
___House______________
___Mobile home_______________
 Reading Comprehension Exercise.

J. Read the article. Then match the sentence beginnings and endings. Write the
letter of the correct sentence ending. You will not use all of the sentence endings.

Example: Antonia Banderas is __h__.

4. Antonio Banderas is__a__ a. an actor

5. Enrique Iglesias has__f__ b. an actress

6. Enrique Iglesias is__c___ c. a singer

7. Penelope Cruz is__e__ d. an actress and singer

8. Penelope Cruz has__g___ e. an actress and model

f. a famous father

g. a brother and sister

h. a good-looking man

i. a famous brother
 Writing Section

Write sentences about yourself.

1. I always_do my homework__________________

2. I often __work____________________________________

3. Sometimes I _go to the movies____________________________________

4. I rarely ___go to a disco____________________________________________

5. I never __smoke__________________________________________

Speaking Section

Talk about activities that you do every day. Upload a video about it on YOUTUBE and
then attach the link here with this report.

 Hello, My name is _________.

 I am a student.
 My day starts very early in the morning.
 I usually get up a 5:45, brush my teeth and take a shower.
 Then I cook breakfast for my husband and I.
 I get my children ready for school so that I can go to work at 7:00.
 When I get home, I take a shower and do my homework.
 Finally, I cook dinner at 8 in the evening and I go to bed at midnight.
 Thank you.