Unit 1 - Listening Exercises on Social Trends and Vocabulary môn Tiếng Anh cơ bản 2 | Trường đại học Mở Hà Nội

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We’re Living Faster, But Are We Living Better? Vocabulary Building
Exercise 1.8. Here are some words and phrases from Listening Text. Read the
sentences below and fill in each blank with one word/ phrase. public transport
microwave ring take-away pizzas agree heat complicated phone bill
1. There must be something wrong in his....................It can’t be that high.
2. He can’t cook meal because the.......................is broken down.
3. I haven’t got any idea. The problem is so..............................
4. She’s so busy that she often buys...........................
5. This is my number.....................me if you have a problem.
6. The traffic is terrible, that’s why I often use........................
7. This food does not............................with me.
8. He couldn’t stand the..........................in this region.
Collocations – Nouns and Verbs
A collocation is a combination of words that are frequently used together.
Some of the most common types of Noun Collocations are:
Adjective + Noun regular exercise; interesting stories, terrible headache, familiar scene Noun + Noun
bus stop; health centre; career adviser, farewell party, farm product
Some of the most common types of Verb Collocations: Noun + Verb
Snow was falling as our plane took off
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do homework, play badminton, make progress Verb + Adverb
speak loudly, drive carefully, run slowly, try hard
Verb + Expression with preposition
fill with horror, run out of money, beat about the bush, get up early CEFR.Level 2 – Unit 1 Trang
Exercise 1.9. Match the verbs in A with the phrases in B to make collocations. A B interview hard engineering study earn somebody for a job a lot take care of of training career do change children time with work spend someone a lot of money get on together/ with somebody
Listening for Main Ideas
Exercise 1.10. Listen and decide if the following statements are True/ False. (Track 1.1)
..........1. Speaker 1 and her daughter regularly see each other.
..........2. Speaker 2 spends much time cooking for her family.
..........3. Speaking 3 is too busy to have enough sleep.
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Listening for Details
Exercise 1.11. Listen and answer the following questions.
1. How often does Speaker 1’s daughter phone her?
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2. What does she often tell her mother on phone?
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3. What does Speaker 2 usually have for lunch?
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4. Why does Speaker 3 never go to bed before 11 or 12?
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5. What time does she get up in the morning?
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6. How long did it use to take Speaker 4 to get to work?
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7. How long does it take her to get to work now?
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Listening Skills Catching the Main Ideas Before listening:
• Read the listening task and think about the topic of the text you are going to listen
to. What might be its main content?
• Think about what type of text you are going to listen to. While listening: • Focus on key words. • Take notes.
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• Think about the text again and see if you have understood its main idea.
• Review your notes to guess the overall meaning of the text. Exercise 1.12. Listen
to the story. Choose the best title. (Track 1.2) a. My Aunt’s House b. The Wrong House c. The Old House CEFR.Level 2 – Unit 1 Trang 4