Guessing What People Are Talking About

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Listening level
Intermediate

Task 1: Guessing What People Are Talking About

1. True or False Questions.
(1)
Lesley and Fiona are talking about a holiday they had last week.
(2)
Neither of them likes the city they went to.
(3)
It was easy for them to understand people no matter how quickly they spoke.
(4)
Only one of them walked along the river.
(5)
Neither of them thinks they should go there again next year.
(6)
They enjoyed themselves very much drinking and eating.

2. Complete the list of the things that Lesley and Fiona liked about the city.
a.
and good
b. the
c. walking along
and
d. the
there

3. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.
(1) It
me
last week.
(2) Really, it's
, a certain
...
(3) It's very
, right
the city.
(4) But there's a lovely view
.
(5) They do have artists
, don't they?

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Task 1: Guessing What People Are Talking About

1. True or False Questions.
(1)
Lesley and Fiona are talking about a holiday they had last week.
(2)
Neither of them likes the city they went to.
(3)
It was easy for them to understand people no matter how quickly they spoke.
(4)
Only one of them walked along the river.
(5)
Neither of them thinks they should go there again next year.
(6)
They enjoyed themselves very much drinking and eating.

2. Complete the list of the things that Lesley and Fiona liked about the city.
a.
and good
b. the
c. walking along
and
d. the
there

3. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.
(1) It
me
last week.
(2) Really, it's
, a certain
...
(3) It's very
, right
the city.
(4) But there's a lovely view
.
(5) They do have artists
, don't they?