LISTENING ACTIVITIES Name: Class: Date: TEAM SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2013 Track 1: Online A. Write the dates and crazes in the correct spaces: 1990s 1960s 1980s Tamagotchi Rubik s cube hula hoop Grandma Aunt Ruth Dad Date Craze B. Listen carefully. What does the speaker say? Tick one in each pair: 1. Ben: Harlem Shake Gangnam Style 2. Ben: Mars the Moon 3. Ben: Norwich Newcastle 4. Sam: grandma granddad 5. Grandma: video games computer games 6. Aunt Ruth: Tamagotchi Top Trumps 7. Aunt Ruth: monster ghost 8. Dad: Monopoly Rubik s cube 9. Sam: amazing annoying What was the most popular craze at your school last year? What s the most popular craze this year? Copyright Scholastic Inc. 2013-14 PHOTOCOPIABLE September / October 2013
Track 2: Sport A. Listen to Track 2. Complete these sentences with the information you hear: 1. This year, footballers playing in the Premier League come from 68 78 88 different countries. 2. It can be difficult for foreign players to understand what s happening in the dressing room on the pitch at the training ground. 3. The clubs give their players lessons in goalkeeping shooting English. 4. Alessio plays for a club in Manchester Liverpool London. 5. He comes from Greece Italy Austria. 6. He started He s starting He ll start English lessons immediately. 7. The score in the match between Spurs and West Ham was 3-3 3-2 3-1. 8. Alessio scored Spurs first goal second goal third goal. B. Alessio says these things. He makes one mistake in each sentence. Circle the mistake and write the correct sentence underneath. 1 I was very happy for that goal. 2 Is fantastic! 3 We are doing a really good season. 4 Yes, I think. 5 We must score lots of goal. Copyright Scholastic Inc. 2013-14 PHOTOCOPIABLE September / October 2013
Track 3: Inside Britain s Brain A. Listen and choose the correct words in italics: 1. British people eat / don t eat horsemeat. 2. Mary thought the horsemeat scandal was shocking / not surprising. 3. Now Mary s daughter will / won t eat burgers. 4. Billy thought the horsemeat scandal was shocking / not very surprising. 5. Billy wants / doesn t want more information about what he s eating. 6. Lisa thinks that eating horsemeat / any meat is disgusting. B. Who says it? Is it Jake, Mary, Billy or Lisa? Write J, M, B or L: My daughter felt sick! They re pets! We should all be vegetarians! You mean stop eating beef and pork as well as horsemeat? If it tastes good, then what s the problem? Do people eat horsemeat in your country? What do you think about eating horsemeat? Copyright Scholastic Inc. 2013-14 PHOTOCOPIABLE September / October 2013
Track 4: TEAM Top Five A. Listen and write the ages next to the things you can do: 18 17 Age: 14 16 18 Things you can do: leave school get a tattoo vote learn to drive get a part-time job B. Now put the things you can do in the TEAM Top Five order. Write numbers 1-5 in the boxes: learn to drive leave school get a tattoo 1 get a part-time job vote Copyright Scholastic Inc. 2013-14 PHOTOCOPIABLE September / October 2013
TEAM NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2013 Track 5: Sport A. Listen to Ruby explaining the Ashes and tick the correct answers: 1. What sport is the Ashes? cricket football 2. Which two countries take part in the Ashes? England and Australia England and South Africa 3. How many days can an Ashes match last? 2 5 4. When did Australia first give England the urn with the Ashes? 1882 1883 5. What colour kit do the players wear? white green 6. What do the players eat for tea after playing cricket? sandwiches and cakes fish and salad B. Listen again. Write in the correct words: 1. If you watch the on TV, it ll be all about the Ashes. 2. The prize for the winning is a very small cup. 3. An English newspaper said, English cricket is. 4. The most cricket ground in England is Lord s in London. 5. Lots of expressions in the come from cricket. 6. Everyone thinks of cricket as a very game. 1. What s the most popular sport in your country? 2. Have you ever played cricket? Copyright Scholastic Inc. 2013-14 PHOTOCOPIABLE November / December 2013
Track 6: Special Report A. Listen to Nikki describing Amanda s style. Complete the profile information: Name: Amanda Age: Studies: Favourite band: Now use these words to complete the labels: black dark pale purple red skinny eye make-up skin clothes Converse jeans spikes B. Listen to Amanda. Match sentences to complete her story. 1. I was walking through the town centre 2. I was listening to my MP3 player 3. They were pushing me towards the toilets 4. They were shouting names at me 5. He was calling the police a) and they pulled it off me. b) when a group of teenagers came up to me. c) when a man appeared. d) when one of them hit me in the face. e) when they ran off. Do any of your friends dress in a different style? Do they ever have problems because of their style? Copyright Scholastic Inc. 2013-14 PHOTOCOPIABLE November / December 2013
Track 7: The Journey A. Listen to Nikki and Ben as they walk along Oxford Street. Tick only the places they say: 1 Centre Point 2 Tottenham Court Road 3 Primark 4 English language school 5 Plaza Shopping Centre 6 Oxford Circus B. Listen again. Answer these questions and use these numbers: 1 1.6 3 6.30 10 15 100 2018 A. How many days is it until Christmas? B. When is the Crossrail opening? C. How many weeks are Dimitri and Maria in London for? D. What time does their lesson start? p.m. E. How long is Oxford Street? kilometres 7 Topshop 8 Bond Street 9 Selfridges Christmas windows 10 Marks and Spencer 11 Tyburn River 12 Marble Arch F. How long does it take to walk along Oxford Street at 6am? minutes G. How old is Selfridges? H. How many rooms are there inside Marble Arch? What s the most famous shopping street in your country? Do you go shopping there? Track 8: TEAM Top Five A. TEAM listeners chose these items as their Top Five Christmas presents. Listen and put them in order from 5 to 1: a. Pebble Watch b. a great day with family and friends c. tickets to the 2014 World Cup d. PlayStation 4 e. Christmas Day at Disneyland What s on your Christmas wish list? Copyright Scholastic Inc. 2013-14 PHOTOCOPIABLE November / December 2013
TEAM JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2014 Track 9: Sport A. Listen and answer the questions: 1. Where is Sochi? 2. What is happening in Sochi in February 2014? 3. Which famous person comes from Sochi? 4. How many sports are there at a Winter Olympics? 5. How many medals did Team GB win at the last Winter Olympics? B. Listen again and write the missing adjectives in the correct sentences: better big exciting happy most expensive quiet 1. Ten years ago Sochi was a town beside the Black Sea. 2. Today Sochi has the world s ski resort. 3. It s a change for the people of Sochi. 4. The town has an future as a winter tourist resort. 5. Not everyone in Sochi is about the Olympics. 6. Ben hopes Britain will do at Sochi 2014 than at Vancouver 2010. Will you watch the Winter Olympics? Do you like winter sports? Copyright Scholastic Inc. 2013-14 PHOTOCOPIABLE January / February 2014
Track 10: Special Report A. Listen and write J for Jessica or S for Steven in the box after each piece of information: 1. I m fifteen. 2. I love eating sugar. 3. I m not bothered about sugar. 4. I love having Frosties for breakfast. 5. I didn t know that cola had so much sugar in it! 6. I m not proud of what I eat. 7. I m amazed by how much sugar I eat. B. This is what Jessica and Steven eat. Write down how much sugar they think is in each item: Jessica no. of grams Steven no. of grams Now answer these questions. 1. How much sugar did Jessica eat? grams 2. How much sugar did Steven eat? grams Do you eat more or less sugar than Jessica, do you think? Do you eat more or less sugar than Steven, do you think Copyright Scholastic Inc. 2013-14 PHOTOCOPIABLE January / February 2014
Track 11: The Ad A. How does the girl feel when she stammers? Listen. Tick the adjectives she says: nervous unhappy B. Listen again. Answer these questions: 1. How many adults have a stammer? 2. How many of us stammer at some time in our lives? frustrated angry heavy depressed 3. Do scientists know what causes stammering? 4. Do they know how to cure it? Track 12: TEAM Top Five A. Put these five foods in the order teens choose them: crisp sandwiches haggis laver bread toad in the hole toffee apple B. Now match the food items to the descriptions: 1. toffee apple A. two pieces of bread with crisps inside 2. laver bread B. meat in a sheep s stomach 3. crisp sandwiches C. cooked seaweed 4. toad in the hole D. a fruit covered in boiled sugar 5. haggis E. sausages in batter What are the three weirdest foods in your country? Number Three Number Two Number One Copyright Scholastic Inc. 2013-14 PHOTOCOPIABLE January / February 2014
ANSWERS TEAM September / October 2013 Track One A Grandma Aunt Ruth Dad 1960s 1990s 1980s hula hoop Tamagotchi Rubik s Cube B 1 Harlem Shake 2 Mars 3 Norwich 4 grandma 5 video games 6 Tamagotchi 7 ghost 8 Rubik s cube 9 annoying Track Two A 1 68 2 in the dressing room 3 English 4 London 5 Italy 6 He started 7 3-2 8 third goal B 1 happy for > happy with 2 Is > It s 3 doing > having 4 I think > I think so 5 goal > goals Track Three horsemeat, supermarket, southwest, beef burger, working animal, newspaper headline Track Four You can leave school at 16; You can get a tattoo at 18; You can vote at 18; You can drive at 17; You can get a part-time job at 14. TEAM November / December 2013 Track Five A 1 cricket 2 England and Australia 3 five days 4 1883 (the year after Australia beat England in England) 5 white 6 sandwiches and cakes B 1 sports news 2 team 3 dead 4 famous 5 English language 6 fair Track Six B 1b 2a 3d 4c 5e Track Seven A They mention 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9 and 12 B A 10 B 2018 C 1 D 6.30 E 1.6 F 15 G 100 E 3 Track Eight A 5 World Cup tickets 4 PlayStation 4 3 Christmas Day at Disneyland 2 Pebble Watch 1 a great day with family and friends Copyright Scholastic Inc. 2013-14 PHOTOCOPIABLE
ANSWERS TEAM January / February 2014 Track Nine A 1 Russia 2 the 2014 Winter Olympic Games 3 Maria Sharapova 4 15 5 1 C 1 quiet 2 most expensive 3 big 4 exciting 5 happy 6 better Track Ten A 1 S 2 J 3 S 4 J 5 S 6 J 7 S B Jessica no. of grams Steven no. of grams Frosties with milk 17 toast, butter, boiled egg 5 pasta, yogurt, Kit Kat 53 chicken salad 2 chocolate cake 20 can of cola 39 pizza 11 cauliflower cheese 0 Jessica ate 101 grams Steven ate 46 grams Track Eleven A nervous, frustrated, heavy, depressed B 1. One in a hundred / one per cent 2. One in five / twenty per cent 3. No 4. No Track Twelve A 5 haggis 4 crisp sandwiches 3 laver bread 2 toffee apple 1 toad in the hole B 1D 2C 3A 4E 5B Photos: Track 1: Maridav, serts/istockphoto; T Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images. Track 2: V Sinenko/iStockphoto. Track 3: J Gough, J Le-Bon/iStockphoto. Track 5: TBrown/iStockphoto. Track 7: D Kitwood/Getty Images. Track 8: B Becla/iStockphoto. Track 9: Sochi 2014. Track 10: A Patterson, C Elwell, robynmac, O Utlyakova, V Koval, scanrail, R Hidalgo, T Murray, G Palmer, J Gough/iStockphoto. Track 12: E Westmacotti, abzee/stockphoto. Copyright Scholastic Inc. 2013-14 PHOTOCOPIABLE