Listening ComprehensionUnit One

 Part I Dialogue(1)

Exercises (A).

• Directions: Listen to the dialogue and write “T” or “F” in the brackets for each of the following statements.

• ( ) 1. They are talking about motor racing.

• ( ) 2. They both like motor racing.

• ( ) 3. They will take part in motor racing.

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Exercises B: Listen again and write “ T” or “F” for each of the

following. 

• ( ) 4. Motor racing is exciting.

• ( ) 5. Motor racing is dangerous.

• ( ) 6. There are many accidents in a motor racing.

Dialogue 1 Tapescript

 • F: Would you go in for motor racing if you had a

chance to ?• M: Yes, I would.• F: I wouldn’t.• M: It would be exciting but it would be dangerous

too. • M: I don’t think so.• F: Haven’t you read about all the accidents in the

race?

Part II Passage 1

• Exercise A• Directions: Listen to the passage and write “T” or

“F” in the brackets for each of the following statements.

• ( ) 1. It is the wife who usually goes shopping every morning except on Sundays.

• ( ) 2. the speaker has nothing to do the next day because it is Sunday.

• ( ) 3. He’ll sleep all the morning on Sunday.•  

 ( ) 1. It .( )

Exercise BDirections: Listen to the passage again and answer the questions

• 4. What’s special on Sunday?

• 5. What does the speaker usually do on Sunday?

• 6. How many years is it since the couple got married?

Tapescript for passage 1

• It’s Sunday tomorrow. I usually sit around and do nothing on Sunday. But tomorrow I’m going to make a special effort. I’ll get up early and do my morning exercises in the park near my home. Then I’ll go to the market place to buy some vegetables, meat, fish and fruit for my wife. Usually it is my wife who goes shopping every morning. But tomorrow is a special day. It is the fiftieth anniversary our wedding.