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Listening Skills, Level A1, Activity 05

A1–2

Listening for the gist / listening for the main idea (listening for the attitudes expressed)

TASK 5 Listen and choose the best answer:

TAPESCRIPT

1. My brother Paul is: a) very bright and not good-looking b) tall and not good-looking c) very good-looking and athletic 2. My father Richard is: a) very old and not tall b) tall and nice c) tall and very old 3. My neighbour Andy is: a) not very bright and tall b) quite young and very bright c) tall and not very bright 4. My teacher Russel is: a) short and good-looking b) fair and good-looking c) fair and not very good-looking

My brother Paul is a student: he’s sixteen. I think he’s very good-looking – he’s tall and fair and he has blue eyes. He's very athletic – he plays football, tennis and he swims. He's not very bright though (laughs). Ha has a girlfriend called..... My father’s name is Richard. He’s tall and dark. He wears glasses. He’s a mechanic. Um, he’s not very old – about 45 I think. He’s married – obviously (laughs). Um, what else? He’s really nice... We have a neighbour called Andy. He’s quite young, uh, maybe 20. He’s tall and he has dark hair. He’s not very good-looking. But he’s very bright. He lives with his mother –um, and she’s divorced. He doesn’t have any brothers and sisters. He works in a bank... Russell is my teacher. He’s from Scotland. He’s fair, short, and not very good-looking. He wears glasses. He’s about 35, I suppose. Um, what else? He’s married and they have a baby girl called Rachel. He’s a good teacher...