B1 listening comprehension - holidays & work

Hi, everyone!

This is the recording for unit 3A's listening comprehension exercise. You can find the key below.

track 3.1

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/f2f-intermediate-r3-1_md_2600173_1.mp3"]

KEY:

a)

1.- Sam likes his job, but Marcia doesn't

2.- Sam has to deal with some very difficult people and has to put up with some idiots. Marcia thinks managing a hotel is quite stressful and doesn't like people complaining all the time. She can't stand it when people steal things. Also either she or her husband has to be at the hotel and it's very hard to get a holiday together.

b) & c)

SAM   1e)  2a)  3d)  4g)

MARCIA   5c)  6f)  7h)  8b)

B1 - listening comprehension - expressing concern

Hi, everyone!

This is the recording from unit 2D. This unit's focus is on expressions to give and ask for advice and how to show concern.

Track 2.8

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/f2f-intermediate-r2-8_md_2577596_1.mp3"]

KEY:

3.a)

1. F (She thinks her husband works too hard)


2. T


3. F (He thinks she is spending too much on things for the house and their children)


4. T


5. F (She thinks Lorna and Andy both need a night off)


6. T

B1 - listening comprehension: sleep

Hi, everyone!

This is the recording from unit 2C's exercise 3.

recording 2.6

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/f2f-intermediate-r2-6_md_2555199_1.mp3"]



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY:

3.      1.- more  2.- 30%  3.- one and a half hours  4.- more  5.- the same amount  6.- a few hours

4.      

1. 10%


2. People went to sleep when it got dark and got up when it got light


3. Older people


4. They organise information they've collected during the day


5. A place where you can go for a quick nap during the day (THEY DON'T EXIST, THOUGH)

 

B2 - revise & check 1

Hi, everyone!

These are the recordings for the listening comprehension exercises on p. 19.

track 1.23

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-1-23_md_1569028_1.mp3"]

track 1.24

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-1-24_md_1569030_1.mp3"]

KEY:

a.  1-b  2-a  3-c  4-b  5-a

b. 

1. Because she was having a lot of problems with her fiancé.


2. That the problems would be resolved.


3. No, it wasn't.


4. That the psychic wasn't very professional.


5. Because Alice believes that psychics can really see into the future.


6. She told Alice she would have a new job.


7. She didn't get depressed when she lost her job.


8. Not to depend too much on psychics.

B2 - Stereotypes

Hi, everyone!

These are the recordings, from unit 2A (p.20), on national stereotypes.

track 2.1

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-2-1_md_1571735_1.mp3"]

track 2.2

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-2-2_md_1571737_1.mp3"]

KEY:

2.1

Speaker 1 (American)

(+) individualistic, hard-working, optimistic

(-) materialistic, very interested in money

Speaker 2 (Irish)

(+) sociable, easy-going, religious, family oriented, good storytellers

(-) melancholic, nostalgic, drink a lot

Speaker 1 (English)

(+) tolerant, open to new ideas

(-) self-satisfied, arrogant towards foreigners, lazy, careless in the way they dress, drink too much

Speaker 1 (Scottish)

(+) proud of their identity, inventive, sociable, like to have a good time, great travellers, well behaved abroad

(-) melancholic, negative attitude towards their neighbours (the English), quite negative towards foreigners

2.2  

1. a) achieve  b) inherited  


2. a) emigration  b) climate


3. a) multi-ethnic  b) unwillingness


4. a) attitude  b) wrongs

B1 Listening comprehension - Relaxing activities

Hi, everyone!

This is the recording from unit 1C's listening comprehension exercise. The KEY is at the end of the post.

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/f2f-intermediate-r1-6_md_2433006_1.mp3"]

KEY:

a) Mike does yoga - Anne goes to a health club - Sally paints watercolours - Jeremy sits in front of the TV

b) Mike: every morning when he gets up - Anne: 2 or 3 times a month - Sally: Every Sunday - Jeremy: 6 nights a week

B2 listening comprehension - SPEED DATING

B2 listening comprehension exercise

Hi, everyone!

This is the listening comprehension exercise we have done in class. In the document that follows, you can find the KEY to the exercises as well as the recording script.

Track 1

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-int-eoc-test-1_md_2405513_1.mp3"]

Track 2

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-int-eoc-test-2_md_2405514_1.mp3"]

[scribd id=172373213 key=key-11ssigm7zsxl71yuvvi2 mode=scroll]

B1 - Listening comprehension

Hi, everyone!

This is the recording from unit 1A. Remember that the recording script is on page 156.

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/f2f-intermediate-r1-1_md_2394829_1.mp3"]

 

B2 listening comprehension tests & KEY

Hi, everyone!

You can find below the tests and the recordings which we have been doing over the last few days.

Test 4-7.1

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-progress-test-4-7-1_md_2095725_1.mp3"]

Test 4-7.2

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-progress-test-4-7-2_md_2095855_1.mp3"]

Test 5.1

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-unit-5-test-1_md_2095720_1.mp3"]

Test 5.2

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-unit-5-test-2_md_2095723_1.mp3"]

 

Student A

[scribd id=145218480 key=key-1lvdobs82uisxz69hzae mode=scroll]

Student B

[scribd id=145218481 key=key-y3wb4k1xtatc306pnz0 mode=scroll]

KEY:

Units 4-7

Student A

1  

1. A


2. C


3. B


4. C


5. C

2  

1. C


2. C


3. C


4. C


5. A

Student B

1  

1. B


2. B


3. C


4. C


5. C

2  

1. B


2. B


3. A


4. C


5. A

Unit 5

Student A

1  

1. about a year ago


2. working hours


3. at the same time every day


4. watching TV in bed


5. dark

2  

1. A


2. A


3. C


4. A


5. A

Student B

1  

1. all night


2. feeling worried


3. every morning


4. relaxation exercises


5. cool

2  

1. A


2. B


3. B


4. B


5. A

B2 listening comprehension - Driving in the USA

Hi, everyone!

This is the listening comprehension exercise we did last week in class.

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-3-10_md_1878167_1.mp3"]

1. The most dangerous thing to be on the road is ______________.
   
   
   
   1. a pedestrian
   
   
   2. a driver
   
   
   3. a motorcyclist
   
   
   
   


2. Most accidents happen because drivers ______________.
   
   
   
   1. fall asleep at the wheel
   
   
   2. are drunk
   
   
   3. drive too fast
   
   
   
   


3. Driving at night is ______________ times as dangerous as driving during the day.
   
   
   
   1. three times
   
   
   2. four times
   
   
   3. ten times
   
   
   
   


4. You’re most likely to have a non-fatal accident on a ______________.
   
   
   
   1. Tuesday morning
   
   
   2. Friday afternoon
   
   
   3. Saturday night
   
   
   
   


5. Most fatal accidents happen on ______________.
   
   
   
   1. motorways
   
   
   2. A-roads
   
   
   3. country roads
   
   
   
   


6. Kilometre for kilometre, women have more ______________ than men.
   
   
   
   1. minor accidents
   
   
   2. serious accidents
   
   
   3. fatal accidents
   
   
   
   


7. The age at which a driver is most at risk is ______________.
   
   
   
   1. over 75
   
   
   2. between 21 and 25
   
   
   3. under 25
   
   
   
   

KEY:

1.- 1  2.- 3  3.- 2  4.- 2  5.- 3  6.- 1  7.- 3

B2 listening comprehension - Floods in Prague

Hi, everyone!

This is the recording for the listening comprehension exercise on page 41 of the students' book.

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-3-6_md_1843475_1.mp3"]

B2 listening comprehension - unit 2 revise & check

Hi, everyone!

These are the recordings for the revise & check section, unit 2.

track 2.21

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-2-21_md_1721834_1.mp3"]

track 2.22

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-2-22_md_1721837_1.mp3"]

KEY:

• a) 1. b  2. c  3. c  4. a  5. b


• b)

1. Cold, reserved, often depressed and maybe suicidal.


2. Quite a lot, except for the suicidal rate.


3. Because it hasn't fought in a war for 200 years.


4. They are very patriotic, passionate about protecting the environment, and very good at recycling.


5. They are very good in the house

healing songs

Hi, everyone!

As you know, the vocabulary we've been studying in the past few days dealt with health issues, that is, symptoms, illnesses, and treatments. I've always believed that any given topic has a song about it and that's why I'm writing about health (and its counterpart).

To begin with, there's a band whose name comes in handy: The Cure. I'm not a great fan myself, so I don't have a clue whether they speak about health or not, but their name is more than enough so far.

When it comes to songs, well, that's easier. The thing is that singers don't really write about flu, a cough, or even hepatitis. No. It's love and broken hearts what's more sung and written about (even cried about). From Bonnie Tyler's It's a heartache (just for its title) to Bon Jovi's Bad Medicine.



And let's not forget Robert Palmer's Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)




Lack of sleep can also be a good cause for feeling unwell, isn't it? As in I'm so tired, by The Beatles



 

Hope you like the songs and learn a lot from them.

B2 listening comprehension - national stereotypes

Hi, everyone!

These are the recordings, from unit 2A (p.20), on national stereotypes.

track 2.1

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-2-1_md_1571735_1.mp3"]

track 2.2

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-2-2_md_1571737_1.mp3"]

KEY:

2.1

Speaker 1 (American)

(+) individualistic, hard-working, optimistic

(-) materialistic, very interested in money

Speaker 2 (Irish)

(+) sociable, easy-going, religious, family oriented, good storytellers

(-) melancholic, nostalgic, drink a lot

Speaker 1 (English)

(+) tolerant, open to new ideas

(-) self-satisfied, arrogant towards foreigners, lazy, careless in the way they dress, drink too much

Speaker 1 (Scottish)

(+) proud of their identity, inventive, sociable, like to have a good time, great travellers, well behaved abroad

(-) melancholic, negative attitude towards their neighbours (the English), quite negative towards foreigners

2.2  

1. a) achieve  b) inherited  


2. a) emigration  b) climate


3. a) multi-ethnic  b) unwillingness


4. a) attitude  b) wrongs

B2 listening comprehension - unit 1 revise & check

Hi, everyone!

These are the recordings for the listening comprehension exercises on p. 19.

track 1.23

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-1-23_md_1569028_1.mp3"]

track 1.24

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-1-24_md_1569030_1.mp3"]

KEY:

a.  1-b  2-a  3-c  4-b  5-a

b. 

1. Because she was having a lot of problems with her fiancé.


2. That the problems would be resolved.


3. No, it wasn't.


4. That the psychic wasn't very professional.


5. Because Alice believes that psychics can really see into the future.


6. She told Alice she would have a new job.


7. She didn't get depressed when she lost her job.


8. Not to depend too much on psychics.

lyrics training - PARADISE

Hi, everyone!

You can practise your listening as well as your writing (actually, typing) skills online. Click and explore lyricstraining, a website where you can listen to your favourite tunes and study at the same time. As an example, and for you to get started, I've chosen Paradise, by Coldplay. Click on the link to go to the song. There, you can try the intermediate level, and see how many words you get right.

PARADISE

B2 listening comprehension - the psychic

 

Hi, everyone!

This is the listening comprehension part in unit 1B. As usual, you can find the KEY down below.

 

track 1.6

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-1-6_mn_1526222_1.mp3"]

track 1.7

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-1-7_mn_1526223_1.mp3"]

track 1.8

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-1-8_mn_1526224_1.mp3"]

track 1.9

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-1-9_mn_1526227_1.mp3"]

KEY

exercise b.

part 1

1. Positive - Sally's office was more normal than she expected and Sally looked kind and sincere


2. Are you married? and Do you have any children?


3. Because she mentions two things which don't mean anything to Jane, i.e. the name Caroline and Australia.

part 2

1. T (She grew up there)


2. F (he is someone she already knows)


3. T (She's 1m 90.)


4. F (It is his brain that will attract her) 


5. F (She can't think of anyone who fits the description)

part 3

1. a  2. b  3. b

exercise e.    She thinks Sally is good at judging people's character but doesn't have any special abilities. However, since she saw Sally, she has met a professor who has invited her to go to Australia - two things which Sally predicted.

 

B2 listening comprehension - SPEED DATING

Hi, everyone!



This is the listening comprehension audio track from unit 1A, the one about speed dating. The KEY is included at the end of the post, below the text, the picture and the audio buttons.

track 1.3

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-1-3_mn_1515234_1.mp3"]

KEY

Speed dating was successful for Alex -- he married his second date, but Emily didn't have any successful dates.

1. B  2. B  3. E  4. A  5. E  6. E  7. A  8. A  9. E

B2 Treasure restored

Hi, everyone!

These are the treasure restored handouts I gave out in class. You can also do the listening comprehension exercises by clicking on the buttons below.

track 27

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/treasure-restored-27_mn_1506207_1.mp3"]

track 28

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/treasure-restored-28_mn_1506210_1.mp3"]

[scribd id=110426848 key=key-rdw8iq97vh6weefpwns mode=scroll]

KEY

2. 1- potter  2- wealthy  3- vineyard  4- undamaged  5- merchant  6- ship  7- wrecked  8- divers  9- restorer  10- auction  11- museum

4. 1-b  2-g  3-d  4-f  5-a  6-e  7-c

5. 1- No, she isn't.  2- The Egyptian mummies