ELEMENTARY LISTENING

Vocabulary Task 1:

In two minutes, write all the forms of transport (car, bike etc.) you can think of here.

Vocabulary Task 2:

Can you name these vehicles?

Listening Task 1:

The first time you listen, do not write anything. Listen to an interview with three people and answer the question.

Which forms of transport does each person talk about?

The first time you listen, do not write anything. Listen to an interview with three people and answer the question.

Which forms of transport does each person talk about?
1. __________ , 2. __________ , 3. ___________

Listening Task 2:

Are the following sentences true or false?

1.     Mei thinks the best way to travel around Beijing is by motorbike.

2.     Mei likes travelling by bus.

3.     It takes Mei half an hour to get to work.

4.     The roads in Cairo are very busy.

5.     Fuad goes to college by metro.

6.     Buses in Cairo are expensive.

7.     Sandra goes to university by bike.

8.     Bicycles are the best way to go shopping.

9.     Sandra often travels by boat.

Listen again to check your answers. If the answer is false, why is it false? How many of your answers were right?

Answers:

1. Tram, 2. motorbike, 3. underground/ metro, 4. canal boat, 5. bicycle, 6. plane

True/False: 1. T, 2. F (they are crowded and he doesn’t like them), 3. T, 4. T, 5. F (the college isn’t on the metro line, he goes by bus). 6. F (they are the cheapest way to travel), 7. T, 8. F (trams are the best way to go shopping), 9. F (they’re expensive)

cheap popular slow	comfortable expensive fast	crowded quick busy expensive	fast expensive

REFERENCE: Language Leader Elementary, Ian Lebeau and Gareth Rees, Pearson Longman, 2008. leedsenglish.