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Listening skills

List the words under the

correct headings.

• speeding • aftershocks

• sandbags • flammable

• tanker • tremors • blaze

• overtaking • storm • shaking

• rising waters • collision

• drain away • black slime

1

You will hear five people talking about situations they

experienced in the past.

Listen and match the speakers (1-5) to the sentences

(A-H). There are three extra sentences that you don’t need.

A

We knew how to deal with the emergency.

B

The emergency services came to the rescue.

C

We were lucky that nothing was broken.

D

We would have liked to have done more to help.

E

It was scary not knowing what was happening.

F

I’m glad that I took basic safety measures.

G

I wish I had listened to advice.

H

It took a long time for help to arrive.

3

Which of the experiences in Ex. 3 do you find the most

terrifying? Why?

4

Speaker 1

Speaker 2

Speaker 3

Speaker 4

Speaker 5

Factory Fire

..................

Earthquake

..................

Flood

Oil Spill

Car Crash

A

My car was beyond repair.

B

A lot of the drivers panicked.

C

It was lucky we weren’t going fast.

I was involved in a shocking road accident

– a motorway pile-up involving dozens of

cars. I was driving along in thick fog when

suddenly a car ran into me from behind.

Fortunately, I had already reduced my

speed and slowed down to 30 miles an

hour. All the same, I collided with the van

in front of me. Cars were piled up in a

heap of twisted metal and many drivers,

including myself, were trapped inside. It

was a miracle no one was seriously hurt. I

just told myself to wait patiently for the

emergency service and not panic.

Eventually they came and cut me out!

Multiple matching

Preparing for the task

Read the script. Which sentence

A-C best matches what the

speaker says? Use the

underlined phrases to help you.

2

Yes/No

statements

You will usually be able to find at least two clues to the correct answer

in each speaker’s words. The other options are incorrect, even though

they may contain a reference to something said in the recording.

You will hear two people talking about a news story.

Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. Mark

Yes

or

No

.

5

Use the phrases below to write a short summary of the

volcanic eruption in Ex. 5.

• volcano erupted/Japan • huge ash cloud/in the air

• boulders rolling/mountainside • no people/injured

• people/carry umbrellas/protect themselves

• government/water sprinklers/wash ash away

6

YES NO

1

Jenny was amazed by the news.

2

Matt read that the ash was three kilometres high.

3

Matt says the volcano erupted at night-time.

4

Matt thinks it’s fortunate the lava flow didn’t hit the

town.

5

Matt thinks the volcano won’t erupt again.

6

Jenny had a nightmare about the eruption.

The order of the questions is the same as the order in which the pieces

of information are presented in the recording. While you are listening,

concentrate on one question at a time, continually predicting key

vocabulary that could help you answer the next question.

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