English IV - Unit 1 and 2 - Listening Exercise

1 Recording 1 Listen to a woman
Telling a story and pick the correct answer, a), b) or c).
1 The woman
a) has never been embarrassed.
b) likes talking about herself.
c) prefers other people’s stories.

2 Her brother
a) tells funny stories.
b) doesn’t like talking about himself.
c) hates people laughing at him.

3 Her brother told her a story about
a) his holiday in Spain.
b) his ex-wife.
c) an embarrassing experience.

4 In the story, Bob
a) talks to a man who is lying on the beach.
b) saves a man who can’t swim.
c) helps a man get his boat onto the beach.

5 Bob communicated with the man
a) using only sign language.
b) with gestures and incorrect English.
c) using incorrect Turkish.

6 Bob was embarrassed because
a) the man laughed at him and then said he wasn’t strong enough to help.
b) the man didn’t speak English but thought Bob could understand Turkish.
c) he had behaved foolishly because he thought the man didn’t speak English.

2 Recording 1
Listen again and choose true (T) or false (F).

1 The woman doesn’t enjoy telling others
about situations she found embarrassing.
2 Her brother Bob enjoys telling stories
about things that have happened to
people he knows.

3 Bob likes making people laugh but doesn’t
enjoy it when they laugh at him.

4 The story that she remembers took place
before her brother and his wife separated.

5 In the story, Bob was asked for help by
someone on the beach.

6 Bob thought the man was a local so he
used basic English and hand movements
to communicate with him.