Video/Audio Activities

CAMPUS SAN RAFAEL
CENTRO DE IDIOMAS
“Neighbors”
I. Lead in
“Good walls make good neighbors”.
What does this mean?
Do you agree?

II. QUESTIONNAIRE

My ideal neighbor is someone who… Yes/No

1.
…says hello when I see him/her

2.
…I never see.


3.
…has parties and invite me.


4.
…is very quiet.


5.
…often comes round for a cup of coffee.


6.
…comes round to borrow things.


7.
…makes himself/herself at home in my house



III. Group A. Listen to Mrs. Snell
Group B. Listen to Steve
IV. Answer the questions

When did Steve move into his flat?
Is it a large flat (apartment)?
What’s his job? Is it a good job?
Does he work long hours yep!
What does he wear for work?
Who’s staying with Steve at the moment?
What time did Steve’s party end?
How many people came to the party?
What is Steve doing tonight?
Why doesn’t Mrs. Snell want to speak to Steve?


Oxford New Headway Pre-Intermediate Unit 1
English 3
CAMPUS SAN RAFAEL
CENTRO DE IDIOMAS
“It’ll be our secret”



I. Put a check next to the sentence only if you are sure it is true.
1. The production meeting has already started.

4. Susan will phone Sam later to see how the meeting went.

7. Susan still plans to be at her 6 o’clock appointment.

2. Susan is coming back to the meeting today.

5. Susan doesn’t want anyone to know she’s taking time off

8. Susan plans to bring Sam flowers for being so helpful.

3. Paul Smith will take Susan’s place at the meeting.

6. Sam will tell people at the meeting that Susan is sick

9. Sam is happy that Susan is relaxing this afternoon.

II. Listen to the song and fill in the blanks
“Smell the Flowers”
You’re ____ ____ _____
trying to do ___ ____
you need a vacation,
you’ve got to take ___ __ ___
forget your work,
enjoy _______,
get out and ___ ___ ___.
Take a little time
for the simple things.
Relax and ___ ___ ____.
You’ve got stop and smell the flowers.
Do the ____ ___ _____.
Read a book or see some friends,
take a ____ ___ ___ ____.
Have a picnic, take a picture,
Family Album USA Episode 1 English3

go out and ___ ____ ___
just go fishing,
____ ____ _____ or play your guitar.
Take a break for ____!
Uh-huh, uh-huh.
Go and see the _____!
Uh-huh, uh-huh.
___ ____ ____ in the park!
Uh-huh, uh-huh.
Do _______ you like!








CAMPUS SAN RAFAEL
CENTRO DE IDIOMAS

“My Favorite Room”

I. Pair-work. Tell your partner about your favorite room at home.










My favorite room is my…
It’s…

It isn´t…
There’s a(n)…

There isn’t a (n)…
There are some…

There aren’t any…

II. Listen to the tape and make simple drawings








New Headway Elementary Unit 5 English 1

























Student’s name ______________________Student number__________
Teacher’s name _____________________________Grade___________

I. Listen to an interview with two musicians, Suzie and Guy from the band Style and answer the questions. Write short answers.
What do they do in the band?

a) Guy ___________________________
b) Suzie
___________________________

Which bands have they played with?

a) Guy ___________________________
b) Suzie
___________________________

Which places have they visited? (Write at least 4)

______________________________

Why do Suzie and Guy feel tired?
______________________________

What have they done this year?
_____________________________

Have they had a good time?
_____________________________

What was special about the song Mean Street?
______________________________

How many years have they been together?
______________________________

Where do they want to go?
______________________________

What jobs has Guy had? What about Suzie?
Guy: ______________________________
Suzie:_________________________













































Student’s name________________________________ Grade

Listening Comprehension Exam

I. What do you know about Sweden? What is the country like? Listen to Jane Bland talking to her friend, Fran about her life in Sweden and decide whether these statements are true or false.

The houses are cold


Country cottages in Sweden are usually very luxurious.


In winter there is only one hour of daylight


The whole family likes to sit in the sauna together


All houses have a sauna.


The houses are much better insulated than in Britain.


Swedes always start work early in the morning


Swedish people look forward to winter


In parts of Sweden from May to July the sun never sets.


Londoners work longer hours than the Swedes.



II. Listen to what Jane say about Sweden and Swedes and fill in the gaps with the correct word (s).

Well, it’s cold, very cold in the (1) _____________some times (2) _______________ and of course when you go out you (3) _______ _______ warm, but inside, in the houses, it’s always very warm, (4) _______________ than at home. Swedish people always (5) _______________ that when they visit England the houses are cold even in a good winter.
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Luka

A
B
C
1
She and the person she is talking to, live in the same building.
She and the person she is talking to, work at the same place.
She and the person she is talking to have been friends for a long time.
2
She accepted she was noisy last night because she had had a party.
She accepted she was so happy celebrating that she didn’t notice she was making a lot of noise.
She accepted she had been noisy because she was fighting with her parents.
3
She doesn’t want him to find out what happened because she feels uncomfortable.
She doesn’t want him to find out what happened because she broke something.
She doesn’t want him to find out what happened because a colleague spent the night at her place.
4
She wants to be alone because she has a terrible hangover.
She wants to be alone because she doesn’t want to be seen crying.
She wants to be alone because she wants to bring back her wonderful memories from last night.
Task 1 Choose one of the three alternatives from each section.
Task 2 Listen to the song once and check if you were right. Discuss it with the rest of the class.
Task 3 Listen to the song again and complete the gaps with the missing items. Then discuss your findings with your partner and the rest of the class.
SONG
My name is Luka
I live on the second ________
I live upstairs from you
Yes, I think you’ve seen me ____________
If you hear something late at night some kind of _____________
Some kind of _______
Just don’t ask me what it was
Just don’t ask me what it was
Just don’t ask me what it was
I think it’s because I’m ________
Ì try not to talk too _________
Maybe it’s because I’m __________
I try not to act to _________
The only hit until you ________
And after that you don’t ask _________
You don’t argue anymore
You don’t argue anymore
You don’t argue anymore
Yes I think I’m okay
I walked into the floor _______
Well, if you ask that’s what I’ll say
And it’s not your business anyway
I guess I’d like to be ________
With nothing broken nothing ________
Just don’t ask me how I am
Just don’t ask me how I am
Just don’t ask me how I am

Speaking. (pair work) What advice would you give to Luka? What do you think she should do? Discuss your answers with your partner.
Suzanne Vega’s Solitude Standing Luka English 1, 2, 3.

Student’s name ______________________Student number__________
Teacher’s name _____________________________Grade_________

I. Listen to three people giving advice about visiting their country in January and answer the questions.

1. What are their nationalities?
a) Silvia ________________________
b) Fatima ______________________
c) Karl _________________________

2. Who talks about sport?
a) Silvia b) Fatima c) Karl

3. What does he /she say?
________________________________________________________________

4. Who talks about money?
a) Silvia b) Fatima c) Karl

5. What does he/she say?
________________________________________________________________

6. What’s the weather like in their countries?
a) Silvia ________________________ b) Fatima ______________________
c) Karl _________________________

7. What food do they recommend?

a) Silvia ________________________
b) Fatima ______________________
c) Karl _________________________

8. What clothes should you wear?
a) Silvia ________________________
b) Fatima ______________________
c) Karl _________________________

9. Are there any special places that you should visit? Which ones?
a) Silvia ________________________
b) Fatima ______________________
c) Karl _________________________

10. What kind of things can you do?
a) Silvia ________________________
b) Fatima ______________________
c) Karl _________________________

LEMON TREE

I’m _____________ here in a boring room.
It’s just another rainy Sunday afternoon
I’m _____________ my time I got nothing to do.
I’m _____________ around I’m ____________ for you
But nothing ever happens … and I wonder.

I’m _______________ you round in my car
I’m ______________ too fast
I’m _______________ too far I’d like to chance my point of you
I feel so lonely I’m _______________ for you, but nothing ever happens
And I wonder.

I wonder how, I wonder why, yesterday you told me about the blue, blue sky
and all that I can see
Is just a yellow lemon tree

I’m ________________ my head up and down
I’m ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________________ turning, turning, turning, and turning around
And all that I can see … is just another lemon tree

Sing, da ra di ri pri ra ra ra
I’m ________________ here I miss the power I’d like to go out
Taking a shower but there’s a heavy cloud inside my head
I feel so tired put myself into bed where nothing ever happens and I wonder

Isolation … is not good for me
Isolation … I don’t want to sit on a lemon tree
I’m _______________ around in a desert of joy baby anyhow I’ll get another toy and
Everything will happen
And you’ll wonder

I wonder how, I wonder why yesterday you told me about the blue, blue sky and all that I can see
Is just another lemon tree
I’m ________________ my head up and down
I’m ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________________ turning, turning, turning, and turning around
And all that I can see… is just a yellow lemon tree
And I wonder, wonder I wonder how I wonder why yesterday you told me

About the blue, blue sky
And all that I can see
And all that I can see
And all that I can see
Is just a yellow lemon tree
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Student’s name_____________ Grade ____________________

I. Listen to a professional tennis player talking about her life. Mark the sentences true or false.



T
F
1.
The speaker usually travels alone.


2.
She doesn’t mind training


3.
She usually travels by bus


4.
She’s in Toronto


5.
She plays in lots of tournaments


6.
She’s one of the top twenty players


7.
She doesn’t go home very often


8.
She’s ambitious


9.
She’s had a lot of injuries


10.
She’s having a break at the moment



II. Answer the questions.
1. Where does she spend hours when she’s on the circuit?

2. How often does she play in tournaments?

3. What’s she doing tomorrow?

4. What helps her keep fit?

5. What does she do between February and march?

6. What’s her dream?








































How did you two meet?

1. Put the sentences in the correct order. There is more than pone answer!

They got married

They chatted for a long time


They fell in love


They had two children


Wilma and Carl met at a party.


They kissed


He invited her to meet his parents


They got engaged


2. Answer the questions about Per and Debbie, and Vincent and Rosa.

When did they meet?
Why does Debbie like to chat on the Internet?
Where was Vincent letter? What did it say?
Why couldn’t Rosa read the letter?
Do both couples have children?
Write P, D, V, R in the boxes.

1.

I’m really quite shy
2.

I was very shy
3.

I find it difficult to talk to people face to face
4.

I flew to America and we met face to face
5.

I stood on something
6.

I stood there with some flowers
7.

We chatted on the internet for a year
8.

We wrote every week for six months


3. Imagine you’re one of the people. Tell the story of how you met your girlfriend/boyfriend.

4. Look at the questions. Tell a partner about you and your family.

Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend? What does he/she look like? How did you meet?
When did your parents meet? Where? How?






Student’s name _____________
Grade ____________________


I Listen to Jeremy talking about a problem in a hotel and answer these questions.

1. Why did he complain? __________________________

2. What did the manager offer him? __________________

3. Did he accept? _________________

II. Listen again and CIRCLE the sentences TRUE or FALSE.


He was in Manchester on business.


He had an excellent meal on the first night.


On the second night all his stuff was stolen


The receptionist was really worried


The hotel had made a mistake


His suitcase was very badly packed


The manager said he was terribly sorry




Oxford English File Workbook









































Student’s name _____________
Grade_____________________


I. You will hear a tour guide talking to a group of tourists about a day out.
Fill in the missing information.
Notes:
Meals:
Breakfast in the ______________________from 6.45 to 9.15.
______________________your lunch from reception.
Meet for dinner at _____________________.
“Any difficulties with the hotel see the _____________________.

Tour of south Wales Valleys
AM

First visit a beautiful_______________.
And see the remains of a _____________________.
Then visit a museum on the site on a _____________________.
The souvenirs shop sells special _____________________.

Lunch
PM

Go for a walk or try _____________________.
Bring a coat, wear __________________, and remember your camera.

II. Listen again and circle the correct option.

1. Tourists need to make their own sandwiches
T
F
2. Tourists can’t go out into town on their own
T
F
3. Wales if famous for its waterfalls
T
F
4. Tourists can’t buy Souvenirs
T
F
5. Tourists can do windsurfing, sailing and canoeing today.
Cambridge Grammar for FCE T5A English 4
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Questions
Yes/no questions; short answers, question words; question tags; agreeing

A CONTEXT LISTENING

1. You are going to hear a telephone conversation between Peter and his girlfriend Molly. Before you listen, look at the picture. Why do you think Peter is unhappy?
__________________________________________________________________

2. Listen and check if you were right?

3. Listen again and answer these questions.

Who went out? _______________
How many times did peter phone molly and get no answer? ___________________________
Who had a change of plan? ___________________________
Who is sorry? ___________________________
Where are they meeting tomorrow? __________________


4. Listen again for these replies. Write down the question when you hear each reply?


___________________________ Yes, I am.
___________________________No, I haven’t.