Unit 18   Review (Ⅱ)

Activity 1   Preferences

A  interviewer is interviewing Sarah on preferences. Listen carefully. What things does Sarah like? Write down her answers in proper places.
   1. School subjects: __________________________________
   2. Places to live: ___________________________________
   3. TV: _______________________________________________
   4. Food: _____________________________________________
   5. Vacations: ________________________________________

Activity 2   Do you believe it?

A  Listen to several newspaper headlines. Write them down.
   1. _______________________________________________
   2. _______________________________________________
   3. _______________________________________________
   4. _______________________________________________
   5. _______________________________________________
 
B  Listen to the news. What information is in the stories? (Tick a or b.) Do you think they might be true? Tick to show your opinion. (Open-ended)
                                              True?
                                              Maybe  Probably not. Impossible
   1. a. Videotape of UFO sports show
         found on earth.                       ____  ____________  __________
      b. People on earth saw a TV sports
         show from a UFO.                      ____  ____________  __________
   2. a. The school was damaged, and many
         students were hurt.                   ____  ____________  __________
      b. The school was damaged, but no
         students were hurt.                   ____  ____________  __________
   3. a. The statue looks like a rock star.    ____  ____________  __________ 
      b. The rock star was Greek.              ____  ____________  __________
   4. a. He stopped eating.                    ____  ____________  __________
      b. He only ate one kind of food.         ____  ____________  __________
   5. a. The elephant performs tricks before
         soccer games.                         ____  ____________  __________
      b. The elephant is a good soccer player. ____  ____________  __________

Activity 3   Inflight service

You are going to hear two people talking on an airplane about inflight service. Listen carefully. Answer the following questions.
   1. How long is the film?
      ___________________________________________________

   2. What is the certificate of the film?
      ___________________________________________________

   3. How much will the passengers pay to see the film?
      Dollars: ______ Sterling:_________ Francs:________ Marks:_________

   4. What is the title of the film?
      ___________________________________________________

   5. What kind of film is it?
      ___________________________________________________

   6. Where do some of the scenes in the film take place?
      ___________________________________________________

   7. Where is the bar?
      ___________________________________________________

   8. Besides the film and the bar what other service does the plane have?
      ___________________________________________________

Activity 4   Match of the day

A  You are going to hear three sports commentaries. Decide which sport is being
   1. __________________________________________
   2. __________________________________________  
   3. __________________________________________  

B  Listen to the commentaries again and complete the following sentences.
   1. Onokuni, also known as _____________, is fighting against Fujino shin, whose nickname is _____________. Fujino shin weights _____________, but Onokuni is _____________ heavier. _______________ wins the fight.

   2. The match is being played in _____________. The two teams are _____________ and _____________. Higuita _____________ from the goal to try to get the ball, but this allows ______________ to __________. So the score is _________, and _________ are almost certain to win. This means they will play in the _____________.

   3. With 80 meters to go, Glenda Walsh is _____________. But _____________ overtakes her and ________________ . Her time is _____________, which is a good win because it's only her ________________ this summer.

Activity 5   You and your community

You are going to hear part of a radio program called "You and Your Community' Listen carefully and answer the multiple choice questions.
1. What does the Chief Superintendent mean by a "jobber"?
   a. Anybody who does jobs free for others.
   b. A workman who only wants to be paid cash for a job.
   c. Someone who offers to do a job but who probably doesn't finish it.
   d. A builder who advertises jobs "done cheaply" in the newspaper.

2. What does the Chief Superintendent say about young householders?
   a. They are more careful than old people.
   b. They tend to keep a lot of cash in their houses.
   c. Most pay by check for building jobs to their property.
   d. Many are deceived as easily as old people.

3. Why do the police want people to tell them about "jobbers"?
   a. Because it will help them to prevent crimes.
   b. So that they can warn professional builders about them.
   c. Because they want to inspect their work.
   d. So that they can talk to the jobbers about unsolved crimes.

4. What did "jobbers" do to one old person?
   a. They attacked his cat.
   b. They threatened to break up his house.
   c. They did something very unpleasant to his dog.
   d. They tried to make him tell them where his money was.