SAMPLE 1 - Ms IRUN CHAVARRIA – SPAIN
1 Individual work: Mr. Watson and Jim (his assistant) have prepared a list and now Jim is going to the shops.
Listen carefully to the conversation between Mr. Watson and Jim and circle the food Jim has to buy. There are EIGHT!
BREAD APPLES TOMATOES
SAUSAGES BUTTER
BOTTLE OF RED WINE
SWEETS CHEESE
RICE BISCUITS BOTTLE OF WHITE WINE
1/2KG WHITE BEANS
STEAK POTATOES
LETTUCE PEARS
A DOZEN BANANAS
A DOZEN EGGS
2 Individual work: Listen again, check your answers and write down where he has to buy everything.
BAKER’S / BUTCHER’SGROCER’S / GREENGROCER’S
3 Individual work: This is the map of the city where Mr. Watson and Jim live. Listen again to the conversation and follow Jim’s itinerary to the shops. Draw the itinerary on the map.
SAMPLE 2: Ms Monika KAPUSNIAK – POLAND
Sound file: http://www.elllo.org/english/MixSix/077B-Shy.html
SHYNESS
Task 1 Chose the correct definition of the word “shy”.
A. embarrassed or worried about how you look or what other people think of you
B. nervous and embarrassed in the company of other people, especially people you don’t know
C. feeling that you can do things well and that people can respect you
Task 2 Check the meaning of the words in the box and put them into the sentences .
consider*socialize*depends*tends*outgoing*certain*reserved*interact
A. I Love listening to classical music but sometimes I listen to heavy metal, too. It usually ____on my mood.
B. Some people think I am a very rude person but I _____ myself rather polite and well-mannered.
C. I think my boyfriend is quite _____ because he hates talking about his feelings and emotions.
D. Learning in a small group is better because students feel that they can _____ with the teacher whenever they need.
E. Your child prefers spending time alone. He doesn’t want to _____ with other students.
B. I think that Tom is ______because he likes meeting and talking to people.
D. I am not ______. I don’t know what to do. What do you suggest?
E. Ola is a very calm person but she ______to be very nervous during oral exams.
Task 3 Listen to six people talking about shyness. Answer the questions. Write K (Katia), J (Jeff), F (Fred), SH (Shibika), S (Sabriya), L (Lupe).
Who:
A. is "absolutely" not shy?
B. can be shy when he/she meets people he/she doesn’t know?
C. doesn’t like talking about his/her things very much?
D. likes making friends?
E. can be quiet at times when he/she is not in the mood to talk to people?
F. doesn’t think that he/she is shy?
Tapescript:
Katia, Mexico
Am I shy? I'm not sure. Sometimes I am shy. Sometimes I am not shy, so I think it depends on the situation. If it's people that I know, if it's people I don't know. So am I shy? Sometimes, yes. Sometimes, no.
Jeff, Canada
Am I shy? Absolutely not. I think I'm not a shy person but there's a difference between things like public speaking and shyness, but no, I'm not shy.
Fred, Canada
Am I shy? That's an interesting question. No, I'm not going to say "no". I'm not going to say 'yes', I think I might be in between. I enjoy talking to people very much but also at the same time, I could consider myself to be a reserved person. I like to talk about other people's things, not so much about my things.
Shibika, India
I don't think... I don't think I'm a shy person. I 'm open. I like interacting with people and I like making friends so I don't think I'm a shy person.
Sabriya, Oman
No, I'm not a shy person. I like meeting new people. I like speaking to people. I like making friends and socializing. I can do that.
Lupe, United States / Mexico
Am I shy? No, I don't think I'm shy, or I think maybe it depends on the occasion, where I'm at, and who I'm with. For the most part, I think I'm really outgoing. I love meeting new people and I love talking to someone I’ve just met because it anything it gives you more to talk about. You can ask more questions because you don't know much about the person. There are certain times when maybe I'm just not in the mood to talk to someone, so I tend to be a little quiet, but I don't think that that really makes me a shy person, so for the most part, I don't think I'm shy.
Task 4 Listen to the people again and complete the sentences.
Katia Sometimes I am not shy, so I think it ______the situation.
Fred I'm not going to say 'yes', I think I might be ______.
Shibika I don't ______I'm a shy person.
Lupe There are ______when maybe I'm just not ______to talk to someone.
Task 5 How about you? Are you a shy person? Talk to your partner.
SAMPLE 3: Ms Mariana IORDANOVA – BULGARIA
Sound file: http://www.eugeniabraynova.net/nobel/Superstition.mp3
Task: You will hear the text Superstitions of the UK twice. Before you listen the first time, you will have 1 minute to read through the statements 1–7.
As you listen, choose which answer (A, B or C) best fits the question according to what you hear. Then you will have 2 minutes to check your answers. Each correct answer receives 1 point.
1. When you must pass under a ladder, to avoid back luck you can lick your finger and make a cross on your forehead.
A) True
B) False
C) No information in the text
2. If you are superstitious, you throw a little of the spilt salt over your left shoulder so that it goes in the eye of the Devil, who is thought to be waiting there.
A) True
B) False
C) No information in the text
3. You must remember not to give an umbrella as a gift.
A) True
B) False
C) No information in the text
4. The British think that black cats do NOT bring good luck.
A) True
B) False
C) No information in the text
5. Superstitions may NOT have the same meaning in different countries.
A) True
B) False
C) No information in the text
6. Superstitious people used to think that evil spirits lived in trees and that’s why
touching wood meant bad luck.
A) True
B) False
C) No information in the text
7. The origin of the belief that a four-leaf clover brings good luck to a person who
finds it is unknown.
A) True
B) False
C) No information in the text
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
TAPESCRIPT
Superstitions of the UK
Superstitions are still part of British culture. One of the most common superstitions in Britain is that walking under a ladder is unlucky. If you do have to do it, however, you can avoid misfortune either by keeping your fingers crossed until you have seen a dog or by licking your finger and making a cross on the toe of your shoe and not look at it until the sign has dried. According to superstition, you can also counteract the negative effects of spilling salt. If it happens, you should take a grain of the salt and throw it over your left shoulder. Another superstitious belief is that it is unlucky to open an umbrella indoors. The worst misfortune, however, is to break a mirror because in this case seven years of bad luck lie ahead of you!
Now cheer up! There are enough ’good luck’ superstitions, as well. One of them is that of the black cat. Even though this animal is usually associated with evil magic powers, in the UK it is considered to be a sign of good luck. This shows that superstitions in different countries may not mean the same things. Another widely held ‘good luck’ superstition is that of touching wood for luck. In ancient times in Britain, people believed that evil spirits lived in trees and that they could come out. To keep them away people touched the tree. If you do not want your good luck to come to an end, just after having mentioned something that is tempting fate, you should touch something made of wood and say ’touch wood’. Finally, if you find a four-leaf clover, fortune smiles on you. It is not known where, when and how it started, it cannot be explained by either reason or science, but as a four-leaf clover is unusual, it must mean something, and people decided to associate it with good luck.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
KEY
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. A