Listenings (Viewpoints 1)

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SKILLS

12

LISTENING

A LECTURE

1 Read the notice below. What is

"personology"?

a. a way o showi g peope's pe soa li testogh art

b. a way o c an gi g a d mproving one 'spesoaty

( a way of a alysi g pesonali ty by ookig ata ace

PERSONOLOGYTHE ART F READIG FAES

ave you met someone new?

Would you lke to know

what they are like?

YOU CN-

by ooking at

their face!

Lecture by popuarspeaker and author

ELSA FULLER

St Gies'Conty Hall

Staford oad

ednesday, 5th Ocober8.00 pm

STAY CALM- If you don't u nderstand

one part o a istening passage, dont pan ic! Keep

listening an d focus o n un derstandng as much o

the passage as you can .

isten to the begin nng of Esa Full er's lecture.

Which of the foll owing can personology beused for?

id u:

a. wat job to look fo

b. we re to l ive

c if someoe is a sutab e girend I boyend

d. if someoe is a good worke r

e . if yo shold se a cetan prodct

3 Lisen to the rest of the tal k. Decide whi chof the photos below is Matthew

2

3

4 Listen to the second part of the lecture again

What do ea ch of the fol lowing features show

about a person? Two answers are correct.

1. wide acea. cofidetb. a at ural leadec th ks ca refu ly beoe taki g acti o

2. ro ded nosea. selfis

b. elpfulc. osy

3 eyes ar a parta often lateb cac. good at detai ls

• Do you believe that personology is accurate?What other ways are there of ana lysing a

person's persona lity without actuall y

knowing them?

WEB EXTRA F nd ut hw appeaance can affect your l ife at:u•l.burngtonbooks.es/'ewpoints 1


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SKILLS

LISTENING �

A CONVERSATION

1 . The folloing jobs are onsidered to be some of the most dangerous i n the orldWhy do you think eah job is dan gerous?

• costructon worker • firefighter

• pol ice offcer • piot

• secret agent I spy

• ar correspo ent

• taxi driver • pizza deliverer • mier

REA D CAREFULLY - When you have to a nswer mut ple-choice q ueston s, aways

read a the opt on s carefu y before you sten Some opton s may not use exact y the same

words as the passage so sten carefu y for a ternat ve expresso ns synonyms an d oppo stes .

2. To students, Elli e and Chris, are disussi ngone of the jobs above Listen to the first

art of the onversation and hoose theoret ontinuat ion fo eah sentee.

1 l ie is dong edia sudes because

a i sods l e ub. i 's a easy co rsec . i w l e p her i her careerd. se ad res he teache

2 C h ri s . .a wold l e o be a wa correspodeb. nks e 's dea is goodc as ead about wa correspond entsd. t ks ie s mak i g a stae

3 Accod ng to the pogram e, warcorrespondes . . .a ae raey sho a

b. ae in constant dagerc. are usua y soldersd say beh d te font i es

3. El li e and Chris see eah other a fe eekslater Listen to thei onversation andomlete the sentenes using 1-4 ords

1 The corespod e bel evesshe s uc ky

2.Soeies e coespondent doeso n. for a wee.

3 El l e enjoys moai bik ig becasese l i es v ng

4 Ch ris be eves n· n· can ' be copaedo ouna n b ng

5 War coespod es want peop e toow how

• If you had to hoose a job from those sted i nExerise 1 , hat ould it be? Why?

WEB EXTRA Find ou about o the r dangerous jobs at : www burlingtonbooks es

ewpons I


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SKILLS

LISTENING

A RADIO INTERVIEW

1 Look at some of the me n's 1 00-metre sprnt records snce 1 960 Why do you th nk therecord tmes keep mprovng?

Ha West Geman

C ewis US �D Baile Caada ,.,M Ge US T Monto er US � Powl Jaaia

�

U Bot Jamaca

2. Lsten to the frst part of a rado ntevewabout sport and techno ogy and comp lete thechart below.

Swmer

Locat ion

Year

Number ogod medals

MhaelPlps

MakSptz

Tme (seconds)

ne , 1 960 1 0 .0

Sepember 1 988 9 .92

ly, 1 996 9.84

Jne , 1 999 9 .79

Sepember, 2002 9 .78

Sepember, 2007 9 . 74

Augus, 008 9 .69

3 Lsten to the second part of the ntervewAre the fol owng statements true or false?

� 1 At Be ij ng, ewe ecods wee broken i nswmmi ng than n other spos

2. Peope today ae born aser and sronge r thanhey wee n he pas.

f 3 . Mchae Pheps wasn' the only swm mer towear the ZR swms uit

4. Lsten to th e thrd part of the ntervew and

answer the questons

1 Wha does a y Hayes comp are the atest sposequpment o?

Wha new echno ogy was used at he MontealOym pi cs and what effect di d it have?

3 Does Dr Caseman be eve that athees odayneed echnology o perorm we?Why o why no?

• In you r opnon, s usng technology n sportlegtmate? What do you thnk the lmts are?


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SKILLS

LISTENING

GUIDED TOURS

1 Look at the pctures of landmarks in various countries Whic h words beow can be

used to describe each pcture?

skyscrape • glass • stone • ancient • unusua l • steel • ta l l • modern

Empire State Bulding,

New York Ciy USA

2

Towers of San

Gimignano Itay

2. Listen to three guided tours. Whi ch of the

andmarks above do the tours visit?

TAK NOTES - When you a re senng

to a passage takn g notes can be he lpfu . Don't

to wrte down everyth n g you h ear Writedown keywords or im porta nt phrases, but not

sentences t s more mportant to keep l stenn g !

3. Lsten to the gu ided tours again. As you l isten,

take notes of the most mportant facts about

each pace

3

iel ower

Pari Franc

4

CN ower orono

Canada

Use your notes to answer the questionsbelow

Wc adark . . . ?

1 . was con sdeed vey gly when was i

2 . as 1 02 soreys

3 . was b t as the est of a com peto a ong

am ies4 as a ace up its stai rs evey yea

5 as 73 eevators

6. was te wod 's a es strcu e o 40 years

7 was designed to sow its itena stcure

8 was once pa of a grou p of 72 owers

•What famous landmarks are there in your areaor country? Describe one What do you know

about it?

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SKILLS

LISTENING

A CONVERSATION

1 . Many young people choose to becomevegetarians. Look at some of their reasonsbelow. Which do you agree with?

1 . Ea i g meat is cel

2 . Mt is unheathy

3 Cattl e farms damage he envronmen

2 Listen to the fi rst part of the conversatonbetween two friends What is the differencebetween a eea and a ea?

3. Listen to the second part of the conversationand complete the sentences Use 1-2 wordsfor each blank.

1 . Accord ig o Ryan, t s wrog fo humaso • o a ma ls

2 Rya doesn' wear H H made from a mas

3. Amy says tha getting woo H · · · · he sheep

4. Many farm aima ls ae kept i . , where h eycaot

LISTEN FULLY Listenn g to the

speaker 's tone of vo ice w l l he l p you deduce the r

op in ions a nd ee i ngs. Are they hap py, an gry, sad

or neutra l ? This w i l l a so he p you pred ct the r

responses and understand what they mean .

4 Listen to the third pa rt of the conversationWho says the followng?

1 A imal s aren't os o exp lo

2 . An ma c icses ae er b le

3. Zoos help proec endangeed animas

4. Crue y-fee cosmetcs have a specia symbo

5 . We have he r gh o se an mas fo he goodof humas

• Are your opi nion s closer to Ryan's or toAmy's? Thin k about the various is sues they

discussed (zoos, circuses farm animals, testingmedicines and cosmetics) and give reasons

Approximately three million people

in the UK are vegetarians.


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SK LLS

LISTENING �

NEWS REPORTS

1 Look at the pictures beow and describe what you thi nk is happening in each one

._ _MAKE P CTIO S - Read the

q uestions ca efu l ly befoe you isten, as t hekeywords give you some c u es about the

content of the passage. Pay attention t o the type

of information you need to lsten for to answer theuestons. (pce, eson e nm be e tc.}

2 You a re going to hear four authent ic news

reports about the pictures above Listen to

reports 1 and 2 and decide if the statements

are true or fase

Rpr 1

. Ma was i hs ow e we e adstruc.

2 The use was desyed by e orado

3 N her persn ha s l ved ater beingthwn so ar by a tornad .

Rpr 2

1 . Exeme weate wil l be e resl glba wag .

2 . F dng ad d ougts w l l appe i ne sae places.

3. e scentsts' wai g is abot enea fuue.

3. Now l isten to two more reports and choose

the correct answer.Rpr 3

Western meeoogists .

a. use clo ud see ing i many paces

b. ae scepca abo cd seedi ng

c. ca m ha co d seedng creases ran

d ae e lp ing C na i is f g aga ist doug

Rpr 4

e ce b ocks

a. were nt as big as ha

b. need clds n order to rmc have neve cased actua damage

d. ae ot ndersood by scie iss

• Do you think goba warming is a serious

problem? What do you think we shoud be

doing to stop it?


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SK LLS

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LISTENING

RECORDED MESSAGES

1 Read the advert below What is meant by a diferent perspective?

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Book a flight on the

Lon don EyeSee Lond o from a dieent perspectve.

Fo moe informaton :

Cusome r Services

870-9908883 o hp ://www.lon done yecom

LISEN FO DEAIL Many i sten in g

tasks focus on specif ic i nformatio n. Read the

quest ions carefu l ly an d dec ide whet her you have to isten for a person's name , a time a pri ce etc.

2 Caud ia call s to find out when the London Eye

is open . Listen to the recorded information

and answer the questions.

1 ow may days of he year is the LondoEye ope?a 363 b 364 c. 365

2 .

Wa are he opei ng hors i he wter?a 1 0 00 am - 900 pmb 930 am 800 pmc. 1 0 00 am - 800 pm

3 We does he cke oce ope?a 900 b 9 30 c 1 0 00

4. How log is a "fl gh " ?a 3 0 mnes b 40 mintes c 50 mnues

5. Wi c o te ollowng ems s no proib itedon he London Eye?a skaeboards b. s itcases c baby bgges

6 We a re tere long q uees a te London Eye?a. early mor ng b mdday c. ae afernoo

3. Listen to the second part of the recording and

answer the questions.

1 ow mc is a s i ge t cet you do want owat i e queue?

2 ow muc s a ticke for c ld re nder ve yearsold?

3 ow mc wi l a se ior citizen eed o pay ife I se wans to "y" a te weekend?

4. Claudi a is on the Tube to the London Eye. She

hears the fo lowing announcements. Listen to

the third part of the recording and fi l in the

missing information

. Seperd's B ush staio s c osed because

of2 f yor ggage s oud n ateded, workers

w ad may H it

3 ere is nowere were yo can H. on teUdergrod.

4 Servce on e H • i e s delayed Te ex raw l come

• Why do you thi nk ma ny tourist sites use pre-

recorded messages? Do you prefer getting thi stype of information from a recorded message

or would you rather speak to a person?


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� SKILL.

LISTENING �

A RADIO INTERVIEW

1 Read the home page of the website beow What experiment was conducted?

www.foundawalletcom

Pau Kinsella of Il l i nois, USA,

was wondering how honest people

are, so he conducted an experiment:

he eft 1 OD wallets in different

places around town and waited

to see if people woud return them .

I See Paul's website at www wallettestc om

2 Listen to th e first part of a radio interviewabout the experiment and answer the

questions

5. Listen to the second part again. Which of the

two pi e charts accurately shows the results for

young peope?

1 . Why di d Pa cod ct ths expemet?

2. Whee n Bel lev le d id he dopthe wa lets?

3 What dd he vdeotape?

4 How log di d he wat fo people toret the wal ets?

3. What do you thin k? Were most of the people

in the experiment honest or dishonest?

4. Lsten to the second part of the interview

to see whether your prediction was correct

As you listen decde whether the fo owing

statements are true or fase

1 Paul is optimistc aot most people's honesty.

2 Me n were moe hoest than women.

3 Pal was ot su rprsed by the d fferecese ween men a d wome

e people wee the most honest

: e-aged peope wee the least honest

Honest

Dishonest •

A B

190 1

r

40 l8 O 56

• From your own experience, do you thin k age

and gender affect honesty?


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� SKILLS

108

LISTENING � . . .

FILM REVIEWS

1 . When yo decide on a fil m to see, which of the fol lowing

inflences yor decision?

1 . f r ends ' ecommendaons 3. vewers' commens on te I nene

2 . fim revews 4. poses, adverts and raiers

2 Yo are going to hear three film reviews on the radio Listen and tick thepoints mentioned in each review What has been om itted from each review?

1 . The Act ing

4. Audience Appeal

5 Recommendaion

Review A Review B

The Dark

Revew C

3. Listen to the reviews again As yo i sten take notes of the positive and negative points

in each film Compare yor notes with a partner's.

• Do you thi nk that fi lm critics have an effect on whether a film is sccessfl ? Why or why not?

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