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Acknowledgements
Boostl Listeiring is dedicated to a great family: my wife Yeonaand son Jamie,my parents !.ryc_eand Diane, sisters
Naomi and Kari, uncles Colin, Buik and Deiek, ind aunts Alison, Marion and Christine. I d also like to expressa special
dedication to my grandparents Bruce and SylviaRenshaw who inspired me from birth with the desire to dream and excel.
Here are the listening books for you all-just to prove I did listen ... .
Iason Renshaw
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hosbeendeveloped
oroundoge-oppropriote,
cross-curriculqr
topicsthqt developstudents'criticol thinking and exominqtion
techniques.It follows on integrotedskills dpproochwith eoch of
the skills brought togetherat the end of eoch unit.
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tronspatent structureto mqke teoching qnd leoming eosyond
fun. The listening skills build ond progrcssacrossthe four levels
of Boost! Listening ond ore coreloted to the next qenerotionof
testsof English.
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. Age-opproprioteond cross-curricular
topics
o A widevodety of listeningcontexts,both ocodemicond reolworld,including diologues,interviews,rodio programsqnd
onnouncements,
clossrcportsond lecfures
o Listeningprocticeof nqturol notive-Englishprcnunciotionond
intonotion
. Unitspqiredby theme,with o reviewunit for eochpqir

Unit Topic

Listening

Eachunithasa cross-curricular
andageappropriate
topic.
Studentswill
. findthetopicdirectlyrelates
to their
livesandstudy.
. beengaged
andmotivated
to learn.

A pre-listening
taskprepares
students
forthemain
passage,
listening
whichis accompanied
by a guided
note-taking
activity.
Studentswill
. learnto predictlistening
contentbasedon context.
. developkeynote-taking
skillsto aidcomprehension.

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unit
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of thetargeted
skillis followedbya skilldiscovery
activiry
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to thelistening
skillin a
way.
clearandunderstandable
. discover
thelistening
skillforthemselves
withoutneedfor longexplanations.

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theircomprehen
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of naturalspokenEnglish,
theirownpronunciation
develop
skills.
andintonation

Audio CD
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of theStudentBook
provides
theaudio
for alllistening
plus
activities,
theaudioforthe
integration
activities.

Integration
Practice
activity.
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listening
comprehension
Studentswill
. develop
bothtop-downandbottom-up
to comprehension.
approaches
6 begivenallthetoolsto decodeand
a widevarietyof listening
comprehend
passages.

withspeaking,
Thelistening
skillis combined
reading
andwritingactivities.
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Contents
Evaluation

lheme:school
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My ClassScheilute

Cultureand
People

L:.c.ture
0n
Findinq
the main
.
olTlerenl
scnool
(t)
ideas
5YSIemS

Culture
and
People

Listening
for
Dialogue
about
keyinformationt a newstudentt
Whenandwhere .lassschedule

Review 1

p .1 3

p.1l

Theme:
Sports
andAtivities
Radio
program

Useful
Hobbies

Spons
and
LetSute

Finding
themain discussing
(2)
ideas
different
kindsof

hobbies

outdoorSports

Sports
and
LetSure

Listeninq
for
InIeTVlew
aDout
kevinfoimation:
p.23
whoandwhat srowDoarorng

Review2

p.27

Theme:
Animals

Review3

Life with Pets

Science
and
Nature

Animals Up Close

Science
and
Nature

Listening
for
Class
report
on
keyinformationl theusefulness
of
Howandwhy
pets
Guessing
the
feelings

p.29

Dialogue
about
iooking
at
anrmals

p.31

Theme:Food

Knou l our nulrientsl Science

7)

RestaurantTales

and
Culture

word
Finding
meanings

classreporton
healthyeating

Phone
conversation
Sequencrng
act0ns/event5 aboutbad
re!taurant
seruice
p.41

Revieuv
4
ThemerVa(ations

A Well-planned
Vacation
Stud.vanil Plal-

Cultureand
People

ldentiting
thespeakei5
oprnr0ns

Cassreporton
p anning
family
vacations

Letsute

ldentifying
ihespeakels
(1)
intention

Radlo
advertrseraent
p.53
ona vacation
studyprogram
p.57

Review5
Theme:The lnternet

identirying

Homer+orkHelp

an0
Technology proDlemS
solutions

lnterrret Cafes

ldentifying
Technology thespeal(els
intention(2)

classreporton
doinghomework
ona computer
Dialogue
about
using
a complter
p.63
rnantnIeIneI
cafe

Review6

p.61

Pronunciation

p.69

nlote-takingShortcuts

p.70

Unit I
(1)
Finding
themainideas
Unit 2
for keyinformation:
Listening
Whenandwhere
Unit3
(2)
Finding
themainideas
Unit 4
Listening
forkeyinformation:
Whoandwhat
Unit 5
Listening
for keyinformation:
Howandwhy
Unit 6
feelings
Guessing
thespeaker's
Unit 7
Finding
wordmeanings
Unit a
Sequencing
actions/events
Unit 9
opinions
ldentifying
thespeaker's
Unit 1O
(l)
ldentifying
thespeaker's
intention
Unit 11
problems
andsolutions
ldentifying
Unit 12
intention(2)
ldentifying
thespeaker's

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SchoolsAround the \{orld

How do you think your schoolis different from
s c h o o l si n o t h e r c o u n t r i e s ?D i s c u s vs o u r a n s w e r s ,

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F i n d i n gt h e m a i n i d e a s( 1 1
forma ta k,youcanf ndthe
Main deasarethe biggestandmostimportantideas.In a longer,
fo. ph16ses
speakers
usualy useto ntroducethem.Suchphrases
mainideasbylistenlng
include Themain point is ..., /d /iketo talk about... and Theimportant thing is... .

Listento the lecture and match the two oarts of the statements.
WeJl,os you o)l know,

studentsdo not have to weor

uniforms... .

I d like to tolk obout

studentsqt our school hove to weqr

uniforms.

For exqmple,in the United Stcltes, .

whot studentsin other ports of the

world weor ot school.

Write the namesof the different grade levelsin your schooland the age at
which students begin each level.
Grqde Level

Age

rti
Listento the lectureand
take notes.
\\t\\r\t

Pqrt B
. Phrose:

Port A
. Phrose:
I h e p o i n t I w a n l L o m a k eL o d a Y
ib thal

. Moin ideo:

. Moin ideo:

abbreviating
wordsor using
symbols
Fora istofcommonnote-taking
shortcuts,go to pages70-72.

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{1glt0@ Circlethe correctanswers,usingyour notesto guideyou.Thenlistenagain

to the lectureto checkvour answers.
Whot ore the two moin ideasof the lecture?
a schoollevelsin Austrolio
b different schoolsystemsbetweencountdes
c different schoologesaround the world
d elementqryschool entry oge in the United Stqtes
Which two phrosesintroduce eqch of the moin ideos?
a The point I wqnt to mqke todqy is thot
b For exqmple,did you know thqt
c In Austroliq kids cqn stqrt
d My mqin point here is

lZi Don'tmisrake
thedetarts
forthemainideas.
Details
aresmaer bitsof information
thatsupport
themainideas.

Speokersoften sqy two words closelytogether,mqking them sound like one word.
For exqmple: he + is = he's.

Listen.

fhey'recolledprimory schoolond secondoryschool.

Listento the dialoguesand underlinethe two wordsthat

are contracted.
I

No, they are not. They ore six yeors old this yeor.

He is excited,especiqllybecqusehe will be going to RivertownSchool.

Sorry,we ore leoving for New York tomorrcw ond I hqve to finish pqcking.

Well, it is bodng to live in this town. I think I will hqve more fun in the city.
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Listento the classreport and take notes on a

pieceof paper.Thenwrite the answers.
Who is the sDeoker?

Whqt phrose introducesthe moin ideo?

Whot is the moin ideo?

Ott a classmate
and write what he/sheusuallyhasfor lunch t school,

Name:
Monday

Tuesdoy

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

fl

*ff the classaboutyour classmate's

schoollunches.

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N{v flass Schedule

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L l f l , e F! a L . r r i n e d i o s t e n i o r s p e c f c d e l , a i s l s n r a l p e c e s o f l n f o f F n a t o n a
r aaes Trese deta s L,e yoLlli/trenscfieth ng lvi happn and \'vhefe

Time

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I:20

t:30

l:40

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choor" ,*o daysof your schoolsrheduleand completethe table.

DAY:

Time (from/to)

Subiect

Time (from/to)

Subiect

O*

Listento the diatogue

andtakenotes.

tL-

using your notes to guide you. Then listen again

completethe sentences,

@aa
I

to the dialogueto checkyour answers.

Tom needsto go to Room

in the RedfemBuildingto study

mqth ot
2

Tom'smoth clossfinishes qt

Moming recessfinishesqt

Sociolstudiesfinishesqt

Tom hos sociol studiesin Room 11 in the

Building.

Then ookat yournotes

Circe the schoolsubjects.

timesandplaces.
andfindthecorresponding

When giving or qsking for informqtion, o speokermight strcss(sqy louder or more

slowM somewords to show thqt thesedetoils ore importont

Listen.

Thenit's socialstudies.Thot'sin RoomI.1 ond lastsuntil lI.'45

in the NewOak Building.
In the...uh...yes,

Listento the dialoguesand underlinethe stressedwords.

1

Thot'sot 12:40.

on the grqssbehindthe sciencebuilding.

Youhovecomputerclqssot 1:30.

Thqt'sin Room14-C,in the Southwing.

15

l"istento the dialogue and completethe table.

Plqce

Wrir" aboutthe thingsyou do after school.

After school,I

Then I
\
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1'6

After thot,

*f' the classaboutyour after-schoolactivities.

Storting Time

Listento the lectureand take notes on a separatepieceof paper.

Then circlethe correctanswer.
Whqt is the moin ideq?
a grqdes1 to 3 hqving one teqcher
b studentsofthe sqme grode ond oge in one closs
c country schoolscombining different grqdesin one clqss
d going to schoolin the country
which phruseintroducesthe moin ideo?
a The point I wont to moke
b Whot I d like to tolk obout is
c In mony count es
d For exomple

Listento the dialoguesand underlinethe two words that

are contracted.
1

Thqnks, but t hqve to go. I will seeyou qt schooltomorrow OK?

I hqve too much homework to do. we will tolk to her, but not todqv.

Sheis interested, but it is hqrd for her to find the time.

Oh, but I think you will like our school.It is the best schoolin the city.

17

Listento the dialogueand take

notes on a separatepieceof paper.
Thenwrite the details,

Josrnht'J $chedule
ScienceCloss
Time:

Plocel

Mqth Closs
Time:

Plqce:

Abb!/s xchedule
ScienceClqss
Time:

Ploce:

Mqth Clqss
Time:

Plqce:

Listento the dialoguesand underlinethe stressedwords.

18

Over in the school cofeteriq,behind the moin office.

Thqt clossstqrts ot 10:30 ond finishes ot 11:20.

You cqn enter the buildings from 8:OOin the morning.

Yows is number 182 in the mqin corddor ofthe EostBuildinq,

UsefulHobbies

tu
w
:?ir

F i n d i n gt h e m a i n i d e a s [ 2 ]
Oftenspeakers
announce
theif mainideasbyemphasizing
keywordslwordsthat expainan
ideaor informationl
Thismeanstheyp6useandthensaythe keywonds,
usually
in a s ightly
differenttoneL stenng for th s changen speedandtonecanprep6reyoufor the main dea.

Jl tp4'@ Listento the radioprogramand check[/] the words/phrases

that are
em p h a s i z e d .
1

show

plone spotting

somehobbies

tqke off

cool

model
19

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write what you think of eachactivity as a hobby.

bird-wotching

Listento the radioprogramandtake notes.

I ntroduction:

hoving q website

@
usingyournotesto guideyou.Thenlistenagain
circlethe correctanswer(s),
to the radioprogramto checkyouranswers.

{Gila@
-g

Whqt qre the two moin ideqsof the rodio

progrqm?

which sentencesummqdzesthe mqin

ideo of the whole rodio progrqm?

a somehobbiesbeingmoreuseful
b bird-wotchingbecomingmorc useful
overtime
stqrting
c seorchenginesond websites
os hobbies
d whqt peopleenioydoingin their
free time

a Bird-wqtching is qn importqnt hobby.

b Somepeoplelike inline skqting.
c Somehobbiesore more useful thqn
others.
d Somepeopleqre very interestedin

computers.

Lookforkeywordsinthe answets
them.Thesewordsare
andunderline
usually
aboutthemainldeas.

A speokermoy stresssomewordsto showq contrqstor differencebetweentwo ideos.

Thesewordsore usuolly thosethot introducethe secondideo, suchqs but olthough or
however.

Listen. Almost everyonehos o hobby.Ilowevr,somehobbies

ore, well, let's soy,more useful thon othe$.

Listento the statementsand circlethe two contrastingideas.Then

write the word that introducesthe secondidea'
rock climbing everydoy

hobbieshelp creotivity

only on weekends

little time for homework

lovesrcck climbing

little time for hobbies

1a

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Read
thepassase.

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somepeople
the word
"hobby"comesfrom fhe time when
peoplelikedto ploy wiih pet birds.
One of the mosi populorbirds to
haveos a pet was the "hobby"a kind of folcon. From ihen on,
people have colled on ociivity lhey
enjoy a "hobby."

Listento the passageand take noteson a separatepieceof paper.

Thenwrite the answers,
Which wordsore emphosized?
2

Whot is the mqin ideq?

an".a [/l wherethe information

comesfrom.
Reqding Pqssoge

A hobby is o bird.

A hobbyis o horse.

Hobbiesweredde-on toys.

Hobbieswerepets.

A hobby is q fun octivity.

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f"tt tt

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classabout a hobbythat you woutd like to learn.

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OutdoorSports
i)r

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UUhatoufioloorsports cl,orlou itilrinkaf'e eltaiti!'ng?DiscLlssy@u,"answers.

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ta k eboutotherpeope whop ayan rnportantpaatin then lves Whenth s
Peope someti.nes
andactons
on suchas namesaeat onships
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nfon.nat
haDDens.

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People

sister

Actions

surf

fricnd
swim

mom
dive

dod

brothcr

climb rocks

ullcle

teoch tricks

leod

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Pretendyou are going to interviewyour favoriteathlete,Writequestionsthat

you couldask.
Nome of Athlete:

Whot

Where

when
7

@*

Listento the interviewandtakenotes.

Circlethe correctanswer,usingyour notesto guideyou.Thenlistenagain

to the interview to checkyour answers.
Whot did Bobby's pqrents do to helP
him?

in
who first got Bobbyinterested
snowboording?
a
b
c
d

a They bought him q snowboqrdond

boots.

his pqrents
his ftiend Donny
on TV
snowboorders
his friendDennis

b They introduced him to some

snowboqrders.

Theytookhim to the
mountcuns.
Theyboughthim new
goggles.

onewinterin
who tded out snowboqrding
the mountqins?
a
b
c
d

Bobbyond his porents

Donny ond Dennis
Bobby
Bobbyqnd Donny

checkpeople's
Carefully
andactions.
names

Speoke$only soy the full word cnd when they qre tqlking cqrefully or stressingq detoil.
Often, and soundslike q quick n betweenwords

r,.r"n.

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He sow somesnowboorderson Tv 4nd

thought it would be fun to try.

Listento the statementsand write the word that comesbeforeor

after the quickn sound.
qnd

1
2

ond

ond

3
4

qnd

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ttrint ot u sport that you are good at, Completethe table.

Sport:
Who helped develop thts skill?

orn

"

classmate
about his/hersport.Completethe table.

Who helped develop this skill?

t"tt ,n" classaboutyourclassmate,s

sport,

l-istento the radioprogramand take noteson a separatepieceof

paper,Thencirclethe correctanswer'
Whot is the moin ideq?

a comic collectingos q hobby

b getting o complete comic set
c the oldestcomicsbeing worth
o lot of money
collecto$ buying comicsftom
other collecto$
which words qre emphqsizedto
show the moin ideq?
a hobbiesond doing
b collecting,doing ond buy
c hobbiesqnd collecting
d collectom,new issuesond
complete set

Listento the statementsand circlethe two contrastingideas.

Thenwrite the word that introducesthe secondidea.
1a

flying qirplones is hord

a ployingspodsis o goodhobby

b flying oirplqnes is fun

b peoplelike spods

c flying oirplqnes coststime qnd

c wqtchingsportsis olsogood

money

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Listentothe
interviewand circlethe correctanswer.

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1

Whot did Mory do o lot of when shewos young?

a ployed soccerot home
b plqyed soccerot school
c ploypdcrsoc(ergome on lhe computer
d wotcheda lot of soccervideos

Who helpedMory becomeq soccerployer?

a o populqrsoccerstor
b the boyson her teqm
c her pqrents
d her PEteocher

A.

qDtO@

1
2

2A

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after the quickn sound.

qnd

3
ond

ond

and

Life with Pets

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and why
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may alsoexplan why by glvlngTeasonssonietimesus ng clauses

itl'iesentences'Tx'ienelrale the paris

1 U[in!-.4ft-lsiiento iihe classreport n]ndaonrplete
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Dogsore

They con Protectus

They clrefun to Pl.lYwith

They Plqy

di'LiI'

they ore friendly

pets to hove
guording the

they oIe olwoys

running or cqtcillng cI

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comntetettresentences.
relqx

exercise

tqke core

hqppy

Wolking your dog

is good wqy to

A pet cqn moke you

Whenyou hove
q pet,you needto

Being with o pet cqn

help you

ofit.

Listento the classreport and take notes,

@t
circlethe correctanswer,usingyour notesto guide you. Then listen again
to the classreportto checkyour answers.

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How con petshelpus ovoidstress?

which is not o good reosonfor hqving

pets?

a
b
c
d

a Your ftiend olso hos q pet.

b You cqn leorn morc obout qnimols.
c You get to exercisemore.
d A pet cqn help you relox.
4
Why do we get stressedout?

by tqking coreof us
by learninghow to corefor them
by keepingus company
by feelinglonelysometimes

we con leorn qbout qnimols firsthond by

a giving q pet to on elderlyPerson.
b reading books.

a We do not hqve pets.

b we think too much obout our problems.
c we qre qlone.

c going to the zoo.

d tqking core of them,

d We do not tqke cqrc of our Pets.

for
isasking
eachquestion
Decide
whether
(how).
(why)
or waysofdoingsomething
reasons

Formqlspeechis differcntftom informol speechFormolspeechuseso politetone

Wordsore spokenvery cleorly.

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Formol / lnformql

Formol/ Informol

Formol / Informql

Formol/ Informol

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Whqt qnimql doesScott

wqnt as q pet?

a dog

Which is not oneof

Scott'srcosonsfor
wqntingthot pet?

b bird

a It hos thick fur.

c homster

b It looksfqntostic. l

c It is dongerous.
d It is fierce.

How could hoving thot

pet protectScott?
a by keeping
him worm
b by growling
ot people
c by looking
fqntastic
d by hoving
thick fur

*rta" aboutthree classmates,

dreampets.

Nome

Animql

Reoson

t,

6JF *rr theclass

aboutyourclassmates,
dreampets.
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Whatanimalsdo you like to look

at when you go to a zoo?Discuss
your answers.

Guessingthe speaker'sfeelings
Peopleoften showtheir feelingswhenthey speak.Theyshowthesefeelingswith the wonds
theyuseandthe waytheysaythem.

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Listento the dialogueand circlethe correctanswer(s).

They qre tqlking qbout ( cqges / monkeys / the zoo ).

The two feelingsexprcssedin the diologue con be describedos ( ongry / curious / bored )
ond ( sod / excited / hoppy ).

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tl9i Writehow you feel abouteachanimalusingthe words.

scqrcd

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ongry

hoppy

cudous

bored

excited

sqd

hoppy

disoppointed

Listento the dialogueand take notes.

Cirl
Animql

Animql

Feeling

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circlethe correctanswer,
usingyournotesto guide you. Then listen again
to the dialogueto checkyour answers.

How do you think the boy feels

obout snokes?

How do you think the girl feelswhen she

soys,"Well, whot do you wont to see?"

a He finds them interesting.

a q little qnnoyed

b They moke him sod.

b o little bored

c They excitehim.

c very excited

d He is scqredof them.

d very sod

Which qnimql is the girl not so excited

qbout seeing?
a snoke
b tiger
c monkey

Choosethe
words
thatbest
descibe
thespeakers'
feelings.

d penguin

When tolking in q reloxed woy, speokeffoften do not soy wordsthe woy they ore spelled.
They drop or chonge the beginning ond ending sounds-the words then sound like they
qrc joined together.For exomple: What do you think? = Whad.dayqthink?

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Listen'

I think the penguinswouldbe fun to look clt.what do you think?

Listento the questionsand write the missingwords.

So
getto the pork?
next?

goingto

wont to 90

run owoy
whenthe girqffecqmeout?
goingto
meetqt the pqrk?
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Listento the dialogueand take notes

on a separatepieceof paper.
Thenwrite the answers.
Whot is the diologue obout?

How doesthe girl feeloboutmice?

How doesthe boy reoct to the girl's excitementfor snokes?

Writeabouta wild animalthat you tikeand

anotherwild animalthat you dislike,
I reolly like
They ore

I feel

I don'tlike
They ore

I feel
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frl$l'O@ Listento the classreportandtakenotesona separate
paper,Thencircle the correct answer.

Why is it o good ideq to put o lqmp next to on iguqnq'stonk?

a so thot you con wotch the iguonq corefully ot qll times
b becquseiguonos ore scqredofthe dork qnd need light
c becouseit mqkeslhe tonk look ni(e
d becquseiguonqs needto keep wqrm

Howcon you keepiguonosheolthy?

a by giving them sticks,leoves
ond rocks
b by giving them voriouskinds
of vegetobles
c by givingthem meqtqnd fish
d by lettingthem ploy outside
the cqge

Listento the statementsand circleFormalor Infomal'

1

Formol

Informol

Formol

Informql

Formql

lnformql

Formql

Informol

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Listento the dialogueand take noteson a separatepieceof

paper,Thencirclethe correctanswer.
How doesthe girl feel qbout spiders?
a scoredond nervous
b excitedqnd cu ous
c hdppy ond interested
d sod ond worried
How do you think the boy feelswhen he qsks,

"Whot'sthe problem?"
a
b
c
d

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ongry
hoppy
cunous
nervous

Listento the questionsand write the missingwords.

go while we were looking ot the snqkes?

cove ng your eyes?

so scqredof lions ond tigels?

buy the ticketsfor the elephqnt show?

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Youcanfind out whatthesewondsmean
Youwilloften heanwordsthat Voudo not underctand.
or
attentionto the detailsaroundthem.Thesedetailsgivecluesthroughexamples
bypaying
exptana!tons.

Listento the classreportand write the detailsfor eachword.

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1

doiry

diet

3
4

c0rbohydrote

Write a sentenceabout the pictures.

Listento the classreportand take notes.

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circlethe correctanswer.usingyour notesto guideyou' Thenlistenagain

to the classreportto checkyout answers.

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Whot does"bolqnced" meon?

Whot is mqrgorine?
a somethinghord you con eqt on q stick
b somethingyou cqn grcw on q fqrm

a remember
b food groups
c someexqmples
d right qmount

somethingyellow ond soft to eot with

breqd
o heolthy food we should eot o lot ol

Whot is groin food?

a food mode from plonts
b food mode from onimols
c food you eot ot night
d food you buy ot o fruit store

Whot does"skipping breokfqst" meqn?

a
b
c
d

o good ideo
not eoting brcqkfost
eoting less
eqting in the
mornrn9

and
ofa word.lookatyourno-tes
the meaning
Tounderstand
fromthedetails.
or a conclusion
makea summary

Speoke$moy stort o newtopicwithout directlytellingyou.When intrcducingthe new

topic,they pouseqnd then speqkin q highertone.

Listen.
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But our bodiesdon't needmuchfqt, sowe needto eot lesssweetsond

not usetoo much butter or morgqrine on our breod. Whn \'veeqt is
olsoimportqnt,Skippingbreqkfostor lunch is neverq goodideo

Listento the statementsandcirclethe word/phrasethat starts

a newtopic.
3

a exercise

a breqkfastfoods

a fried foods

b for lunch

b whot time

b goodheolth

c sqndwiches

c qsleep

c bolonced

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I fhink I hove o heolthy diei. For breokfdst I hove cereol

ond miLk,which give me cdrbohydroiesond Proteins.For lunch
I like to edi sdndwichesand fruit, so ihot meonsI gei more
corbohydroies,plus ncturol viiomins.For on dffernoon snock
I like to eol yogurt. And I usually hove meoi for dinner'

Listento the passageand take noteson a separatepieceof paper.

Thencirclethe correctanswer.
Whot does"vqriety"meon?
a
b
c
d

toking out
differentkinds
buying
eotingmore

Whot orc picklesond olives?

a sqndwiches
b tuno
c vegetqbles
d snqcks

aolno,"r"the table.
Reqding Possqge

1 Brcokfqst

Listening Possqge
6erealwith sliced banana

2 Lunch
3 Snock
4 Dinner

Work with a classmate.Comparethe speakers'

statements,

The boy sqyssheshould odd slicedbqnonq to her cereol.

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usingthe words.
wron9

Ther?waea lly
on the cake.

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Listento the phone conversationand take notes.

IE
i Order of eventsos
i they happened
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circle lrue or False,lsingyour notes to guide you. Thenlisten againto the

phoneconversation
to checkyoul answers.

The wqiter spilled lemonqdeon Jqnebeforethe soup wos served.

True / Fqlse

The fomily moved to q new toble ofter the soup wqs served

True / Folse

The fomily moved to new toble ofter the wqiter spilled lemonode
on Ione.

True / Folse

The coke wos servedofter the woiter brought out the soup.
The fqmily ordered their food qfter they moved to q new toble.

True / Fqlse

True / Folse

the actions
Underline

andnumber
inthestatements
themin thecorrectorder.

of contrqctedwords
when peoplespeokfostthey oftendo not soythe f sound,esPeciqlly
in their negotiveform. Forexomple:don't = don'.

Listen.

The restourontwos so bod. I don'f wont to

go bqckthereogqin.

Listento the statementsand check [/] if you hear a fsound for

the underlinedword.
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You reqlly shouldn't poy if the food is so bod.

We hqven't eoten yet,

I don't know why the service herc is so slow.

They couldn't hove dessert.

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detairs
roreach
event.
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numbe
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Month/Occosion i
Dish:

rl

Month/Occosion:

Ask a classmate
aboutthe timeshe/shewent to a restaurantwith familyor
friends,Completethe table.

6irthday

*ff the classabout your classmate,s

diningexperiences.

Listento the classreport and take notes on a separatepiece

of paper,Then circlethe correct answer.
Whqt does"nutritious"meon?
a
b
c
d

goodfor you
different
in oddition
not bqlqnced

whot exomplesof doiry productsdoes

the speokergive?
a
b
c
d
3

milk ond yogurt

butterond cheese
custordqnd creqm
icecreomond milk

Whot exqmple of groin food doesthe speokergive?

a lrce
b ootmeol
c cornflokes
d bread

Listento the statementsand circle the word/phrasethat starts a

new topic.
1a

children

2a

food

a soft drinks

b food thqt is heolthy

b not eqting

b sugor

c one problem

c hqve energy

c sugqr-free

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Listento the dialogueand take noteson a separatepieceof paper.

Thennumberthe actionsin the orderthey happened.

They found out thot the food wos expensive.

They hod chocolqteice creom for dessert.

They wqited for 30 minutes to get q tqble.

They sot down ond lookedqt the menu.

They left for Dylqn's Steqkhous.

Listento the statementsand check[/] if you heara tsound for

the underlinedword.

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I wouldn t eqt thot, if I wereyou.

I didn't understondthe menu becquseit wos in Sponish.

They shouldn't let pets into this restqurunt.

I couldn't decidewhqt to order.

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usingthe phrases.
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Shecqn't go the beoch.

Moybe she could

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for skiing.He should

@-circletwo correctanswers,usingyour notesto guideyou' Thenlistenagain

to the classreportto checkyour answers.

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Whqt ore the speoker'sopinions on

deciding where to go for q vocotion?

whqt qre the speqke/sopinions on long

tdps?

a You must hove on electronicgqme.

b Keepbusy to ovoid getting borcd.
c You should toke bookswith you on

a You must go scubq-diving.

b Plon your vqcqtion corefully.
c Do not go sightseeing.
d Chooseo plqce that everyonecqn
enjoy.

o trip.
You hove to trovel fqr to hqve o good
vqcotion.

whqt ore the speoker'sopinions on

vqcqtion plqns?

a Find out qbout other things you cqn do.

b You could go to the beqch.
c Sometimesthe weother cqn turn bqd

or
Dont mistalethe examples

opinion.
reasons
forthespeaker's
andreasons
arespecific
ExampLes
anopinionusedto 5upport
details
ideas.
Lookforthegeneral

on q vocotion.
Keepyour plons open.

Somewords sound very qlike, ond this can moke you misundentand whot the speqkeris
sqying. When you qre not surc which word you heord, listen for senseor meqning.

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Listento the statementsand circlethe correctword'

Vocotions often meqn

troveling for o tong time.

Vocotionsoften mean
troveling for q l"rong time.

Thereiso( bqnd / pon / bon )on...

The( sheepI ship I ztp )...

Thereqre ( free / three / trees ) ...

( Pleose/ Freeze/ Police)1...

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Listento the classreport andtake noteson a separatepieceof paper.Then

checkthe correctanswer(s).
Whot is the clossreportqbout?
a swimming
b onimols
c mountorns
d summervocotion

Which two detoilsdoesthe speqker

expressqn opinionon?
a goingswimming
b goingto the mountqins
c goinghiking

l-t

d seeingqnimols

lmaginethat you havea choiceof spendingyour vacationin the rainforestor

on a tropicalisland.Chooseone and write about it.

I wqnt to 9o to .Reqson1:

Reoson2:

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*" the classaboutyourvacation.

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lmaginethat you are in foreigncountry.

feel about doingeachactivity.

describinghow you

riding the troin

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and take notes.
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Kindof produci/service

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circletwo correctanswers,usingyour notesto guideyou.Thenlistenagain

to checkyour answers.
to the radioadvertisement

Whqt doesthe speqkerwont the listenen to do?

a ReqdEnglish books.
b Study English in their home country.
c Study English in Son Froncisco.
d Sign up for the progrcm.
Which stotementstell the listene$ whqt they
would do?
a For four weeks,you're going to live with qn
English-spe0kingfomily.

the keywordsin the question

Underline

that
lntheanswers
Thenookfordetails
or expainthesewords.
describe

trips.
b We'regoingto toke you on sightseeing
c We'regoingto tokeyou on treosurehuntsoll overthe city
d You'llstudyEnglishonly in the qftemoon.

when speoking fost qnd cosuollt peoplecombinetwo words thqt orc closetogether,
thercby chonging the sound. For exomple'. lot of = lotta.

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Listento the statementsand write the missingwords.

You

We're

hove o pqsspolt qnd q visq.

seethe Golden Cote Bridgewhile we're in Sqn Fmncisco.

my friendshovegoneon studytdps.

3
4

Are you tired of readingEnglishbooksond toking

o lot oftestsoll the time?

They

90 to Conodq to study English.

Listento the radioadvertisement

and take noteson a separatepieceof
paper.Thenwrite the answers.
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Whdt is the odvertisement for?

Whot thingsdoesthe speokertell the listenersto getthem interested?

Whot other informotion do you think the listeneN would wont to know?

*rir" a radioadvertisement
for a vacationstudyprogram,

How would you like to

Our speciol

You hove to

Coll us ot

Readyour advertisement
to
the class,

Listento the classreport and take noteson a separatepiece

of paper.

Whqt is the speqker'sopinion qbout fqmilies going on vocotion?

a They needto stqy in o hotel for their vocqtion.
b The beqch is o good plqce for them to tqke o vocotion
c They like to go ond visit other citieson their vqcotion.
d They like going to the beoch.
whqt is the speoker'sopinion qbout ftesh oir ond sunshine?
a You con find this onywherc you toke q vocotion.
b You con get o lot ofthis in the city.
c You connot get this if you stoy in o hotel.
d You would get this if you 90 to the beoch.

Listento the statementsand circlethe correctword.

1

Mokesurcyou toke a lot of ( cleon / green I Cleom ) ,,

Youcqn ( wosh / wotch / woltz )...

I hopeyou didn't ( lift / live / leove) ...

I heqrdthqt the ( sound / sun / sqnd ) ....

Listento the radio advertisementand take notes on a separate

piece of paper.Thencheckthe correct answers.
Which three words doesthe speqkeruseto moke the tour sound interesting?
a fresh
b bequtiful
c fqntostic
d noturql
Whqt other informotion doesthe specrkergive?
a They must be qt leost 13 yeqrs old.
b They con leorn mqth qnd French
c They must be fit qnd heqlthy.
d The tour lqstsfor six dqys.

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Thereqre q

You

I think we're

differentwqys to leqrn q longuoge.

brought your comerq with you.
seethe old costleup on the hill.
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what do you useto help

you finish your homework?
your answe
Discuss

ldentifyingproblemsand solutions
When speakerstalk aboutproblems,they slsotalk aboutthesolutionsor possibleanswers
Problemsandtheir solutionsarc oftenthe mainideas.

Thencirclethe
Listento the classreport and completethe Paragraph.
sentencethat talks about problems,
Studentsusuqlly do their homeworkin books,This con be (1)

students(2)
becousesometimes

their booksor (3)

to toke them home or to school.Doinq homework(4)

(s)

. Todqy,most schoolsond homes hqve (5)

on Internet connection.(7)

helpsfix this
with

is neverlost,qnd both studentsond

o computer.
cqn usuollyoccess

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completethe table,usingyour notesto guideyou.Thenlistenagainto

the classreportto checkyour answers'

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Solution

Problem

With computers,we con finish our homework

foster.

Often, we're not sure obout grommor ond

spelling when we write o report.
The Internet hos o lot of informotion on
different subjects.

There isn't much time in clossto osk

the teocherquestionsobout our
homework.

or the
the keywordsin the problems
Circle
your
notes.
in
words
andlookforthose
solutions,

Speokersusuolly do not stresswords thot ore not importont. Most of thesewords ore
grommor words such os the, is, to, can andfor.

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The Internet olso givesus the convenienceof emoil.

Listento the statementsand crossout the words that are not stressed'

The Internet+lps connect students+h#eughchots end forums.

Online technologyis getting better ond better oll the time.

Typing essoyson o computeris eosierthon writing them in o notebook.

Emoils ore very convenient,thot's why peopledon't wont to post lettersonymore.

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Readthe passase.
I usethe Internetall the time to help me do my homework,
Throughthe Internet,I can find answersreallyfast. I also
likechattingwith my friendsonline-l have many friends
who live in other countries.Lastof all, I can easilykeep
up with newsaroundthe world throughthe many news
websites.

Listento the passageand take noteson a separatepieceof paper.Then

write the answers.
Whot problem doesthe speqkersoy qbout the Internet?

Whqt is the speqker'ssolution to the problem?

the table.
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to.n with a classmate.

comparethe speakers'actions.

Internet Cafes
Whyare lnternet cafes
popular?Discussyour
answers.

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to makesure
to do somethingTheygiveinstfuctions
speakers
tellyoudinectly
Sornetimes
lnstructions
you
any
mistakes
do not make
whattheyare sayingand
that youunderstand
comeinthe form of rulesor procedufes.

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Listento the dialogueand check[/l the instructions'

Go to Computer 10.

Here'syour login cqrd.

Leoveyour computeron when you're finished.

Tum off the computerwhen you're rcody to leqve.

Click on the "stort" button.

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tmaSinettrat you are in an Internetcafe.Writea sentenceabouteachpicture.

Listento the dialogueand take notes.

Usingq computer:

Storting o new gome:

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circlethe four instructionson how to start a new game,usingyour notesto
guideyou.Thenlistenagainto the dialogueto checkyour answers.

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Enteryour usernomeond possword.

Open the Mqin Menu folder.

Clickon the desktop.

Wqit until the progrom finisheslooding.

Clickon the "DinosqurSoldiers"icon.

Chooseyour soldierqnd weopon.

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tabel the picturesusingthe instructionsabove'write the letter.

usefname
Password

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Check
words.
Thenlookforthose
and
keywordsin theanswers
pictures,
them.
andunderline

when giving instructions,peopleeithermokeq requestor giveo commqnd.Requests

ore spokennicelyond hoveo dsing tone.Commondsore spokenstronglyand hove
o fqlling tone.

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t^

commqnd

request

Listento the statementsand circlenequest ot Command.

1

Request/ Commqnd

Request/ Commond

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Nome of clossmote:

f"tt th" .l"rs aboutyourclassmate's

favoritecomputergame.

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Whqt problem doesthe speqkermention?

a Leorning o longuqge is difficult without the chqnceto prqcticeit.
b Online forums ore difficult for somepeople.
c Leqrnjngo foreignlonguogeis expensive.
d Communicoting is difficult becquseof different cultures.
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a Peoplecon chqt onlineqbout onything.
b Peoplecon qsk questionsto get q fosterresponse
c Peoplecon post messogeson online forums.
d Peoplecon tqlk obout their fovorite hobbies.

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Thesedoys even young children find computersvery eqsyto use

Notebookcomputen qre reqlly eqsyto cqrry oround with you.

Downlooding files frcm the lntemet is getting fosterqnd foster.

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Whqt ore the instructions for?
a surfing the Intemet
b logging in to o computer
c getting q login cqrd
d looking for the greenbox
2

Which three instructions doesthe speqkeroiye?

a Iype in qny five numbels.

b Find the green login box.
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Type in the four numbers on the login cord.

d Get your login cqrd ftom the moin counter.

e Hit the enter key.

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