Basic Listening - Unit 3

UNIT 3. Education &
Employment
In this unit, you will learn how to

1. Identify key words in sentence completion tasks
2. Follow a conversation
3. Recognize synonyms and paraphrase

By Long Bùi

Labeling

Match the pictures with words

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

retail

sports and leisure

hotel and catering

health

art and design

information technology

construction

Categorize

Options (14)

graphic designer

architect

store assistant

textiles

building engineering

food technology

fitness training

badminton coach

web designer

shop management

medicine

chef

doctor

computing

Match the words

Job

Course

Listen to two short conversations. Are the speakers talking about a job or a course? ( audio 26 )

Put J for 'job' and C for 'course'.

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Conversation 1​ ​

Select answer

Dropdown

Conversation 2​

Select answer

SENTENCE COMPLETION

In this type of task you complete sentences by writing up to three words, or two words, and/ or a number, in the gaps. The instructions tell you how many words you can write.

The gaps can come at the beginning | in the middle | at the end of the sentence.

The sentences have a main verb and a subject.

Match

Match the information with the sentences

• Anna has got a job as a _____

• She has recently completed a course in ______

• The new name of the department which sells computers and phones is

• The Food Photography course takes place on the ______ September.

• There is a total of _____ places available on the course.

a type of job

an area of study

a name of a place

a date

a number only

• a type of job

• an area of study

• a name of a place

• a date

• a number only

Fill in the Blanks

Listen to the student and the receptionist and complete the sentences ( audio 26 )

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Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

1. The course takes place on the ____ September

2. There are a total of ____ places available on the course.

Match

Match words having similar meaning

• price

• name

• duration

• starts

• takes place

cost

title

length

begins

is held

• cost

• title

• length

• begins

• is held

Match

Match words having similar meaning

• purpose

• ends

• location

• practical

reason for

finished

place

hands-on

• reason for

• finished

• place

• hands-on

Exam skills

Listen to the conversation between the student and the receptionist and complete the sentences ( audio 28 )

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Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Fill in the Blanks

1 and 2

Fill in the Blanks

3 and 4

Fill in the Blanks

5 and 6

Food and drink
In this lesson, we will learn how to
1. Find synonyms and paraphrase in matching tasks
2. Identify 'distractors' in matching tasks
3. Answer classification tasks

Labeling

Label the different ways of preparing food with verbs

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

bake

boil

fry

grill

Categorize

Options (16)

beef

steak

burger

lamb

potatoes

carrots

cucumbers

peas

apples

strawberries

pears

bananas

biscuits

cake

chocolate

pastri

Match the words with the type of food they are.

Meat dishes

Vegetables

Fruits

Sweets

Match

Listen to two friends talking about a party they are planning. Match Mike's suggestions with Jane's answers. ( audio 32 )

• What do you think about preparing a Mexican meal?

• We could have pizza. Everybody likes pizza.

• I know! We could have salad and roast chicken.

I think it might be too spicy.

I think we should have sth healthier.

That sounds like a gut idea. Let's do it

• I think it might be too spicy.

• I think we should have sth healthier.

• That sounds like a gut idea. Let's do it

Multiple Choice

Listen to two friends talking about preparing a meal.

How are they going to prepare the potatoes? ( audio 33 )

• boil

• bake

• fry

Match

Listen to two friends discussing food shopping. Match the names of the shops with the different types of food. ( audio 34 )

• Arcadia

• Best Buy

• Hampton's

fruit

vegetables

meat

• fruit

• vegetables

• meat

Dropdown

You will hear a radio programme in which two people are discussing the different restaurants in town. ( audio 35 )

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Adam's​​

Select answer

The Duke​

Select answer

The Tower​

Select answer

Synonym and paraphrase

Choose the option which does NOT mean the same as the first sentence.

Multiple Choice

1 The price of food in the restaurant is cheap.

• The price of a meal in the restaurant is reasonable.

• The restaurant is excellent if you want a budget meal.

• The food in the restaurant is overpriced.

Multiple Choice

2 Marco cooked us a really tasty meal.

• The meal Marco prepared was delicious.

• Marco cooked us a really unappetising meal.

• The meal Marco made for us was mouth-watering.

Multiple Choice

3 We were served food that was cooked in the old-fashioned way.

• The meal we had was very contemporary in style.

• The meal we had was very traditional.

• The meal was made from a historic recipe.

Multiple Choice

4 When I went to Thailand, I really enjoyed trying the street food.

• I really liked tasting the food that was sold outdoors in Thailand.

• In Thailand I loved the food we bought from stalls in the streets.

• I enjoyed eating at restaurants when I was in Thailand.

Multiple Choice

5 The chef at the Lodge Hotel is very skilful.

• The chef at the Lodge Hotel is bad at his job.

• The chef at the Lodge Hotel has a lot of expertise.

• The chef at the Lodge Hotel is highly trained.

Multiple Choice

6 The ingredients for the recipe can be changed to ones you have available.

• You can use different ingredients to make this dish if you can't find everything.

• You can be flexible about what ingredients you add to this recipe.

• You should follow the recipe strictly or it won't taste good.

Multiple Choice

7 The chef at the new restaurant is famous across the country.

• The chef at the new restaurant is well known nationally.

• The chef at the new restaurant is recognised
  across the country.

• The chef at the new restaurant is unknown
  outside of his town.

Multiple Choice

8 I didn't like the soup; it was too spicy.

• The soup had too much pepper.

• The soup wasn't tasty.

• The soup was a bit too hot for my taste.

Classification tasks

Sometimes in the test you will be asked to match several pieces of information with three different options. Like with other matching exercises, you must listen for ideas, since the same word will often not be used on the recording as in the question.

Listen to a famous TV chef talking about different countries and their cuisines. Match the statement with the correct country. ( audio 36 )

Multiple Choice

1

• China

• Japan

• Korea

Multiple Choice

2

• China

• Japan

• Korea

Multiple Choice

3

• China

• Japan

• Korea

Multiple Choice

4

• China

• Japan

• Korea

Multiple Choice

5

• China

• Japan

• Korea

Exam skills

Listen to an interview with a chef about a TV programme he has made about food in China.
Choose the answer matching with each sentence. ( audio 37 )

Dropdown

Which types of food

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Select answer

is often enjoyed by children.

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Select answer

can be cooked in a short time by the dinner guests.

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Select answer

needs expertise to make.

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Select answer

can be adapted to your taste.

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