Listening for announcements

Listening for announcements

Listening

LO5. Can understand announcements and messages spoken in standard language at normal speed related to social life, which might include shopping, travelling or leisure, or be related to work or academic life

Open Ended

Where do you usually listen to announcements? write some

Multiple Choice

The announcement is from ____________________.

• a train operating company

• Wondercity station

• Amazingplace station

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What is the cause of the problem?

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How many sections of the track are affected by the flood?

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How fast are trains going to run between the affected stations?

Multiple Choice

Fifty percent of the passengers will be given a reduction when they buy their next ticket.

• True

• False

Task 2

• Listen to the store announcement and answer the questions.

Multiple Choice

The chairman

• is having a birthday today.

• will have a birthday tomorrow.

• had a birthday yesterday.

Multiple Choice

There are reductions in price

• on electrical appliances and all sorts of clothes.

• on men’s clothes but not on women’s clothes.

• only on televisions.

Multiple Choice

The sale

• will start tomorrow.

• started yesterday.

• is happening now.

Multiple Choice

The announcer tells the customers

• not to rush to the department store.

• not to come back tomorrow.

• to be careful when they go upstairs.

Multiple Choice

The store has

• plenty of items for the customers.

• only a few men’s shirts.

• only 40 pairs of children’s shoes.