- eighty-five pence
C. 1. b;
2. a.
D. Example answers: 1. Can I borrow your book? I left mine at home.
2. I’m sorry, Mrs Simpson. I haven’t got the dictionary. I lent it to my brother John.
E. Example answer: This is Paul, a friend of mine.
EXAMINATION PRACTICE A. Possible dialogue:
Examiner Good morning. How are you?
Candidate Fine, thank you.
Examiner What’s your name?
Candidate My names Elena Baldi.
Examiner Where do you live?
Candidate I live in Bari, in the south of Italy.
Examiner How much do you weigh?
Candidate I weigh about 52 kilos.
Examiner How tall are you?
Candidate I’m 1.63 metres tall.
Examiner Do you practise any sports?
Candidate Yes, I do. I play volleyball.
Examiner How often do you practise?
Candidate I usually play volleyball twice a week.
Examiner How far is it from your home to school?
Candidate It’s very near, about 300 metres.
Examiner Who’s your best friend? Can you describe himher?
Candidate My beat friend’s name is Mattia. He’s tall and not very thin. He’s got a round face,
green eyes and a large mouth with full lips. He’s got short curly hair and a snub nose.
Examiner I like your walkman very much. How much does it cost?
Candidate It costs about 50 euros.
Examiner Can you lend it to me?
Candidate Yes, sure. Here you are.
Examiner Let’s listen to some music.
Candidate Yes, good idea.
Examiner When I was young I used to listen to pop music, but now I prefer jazz music. What
kind of music do you like? Candidate
I don’t mind jazz but I prefer rock music. Examiner
Would you like something to drink? Candidate
Yes, please.
B. Possible description: Jamie and Louise are sisters, but they look like quite different. They both weigh 50 kilos, but Jamie
is taller than Louise. Louise is 1.65 metres tall and Louise is only 155 metres tall. They both have dark hair but Jamie’s is long and wavy, while Louise’s is short and straight. Jamie’s got a large
mouth with full lips and a snub nose. Louise’s got a small mouth with thin lips and a hooked nose.
Jamie likes chatting on the phone and dancing, and she hates playing with Barbie dolls and reading teenage magazines. Louise likes going to school and reading poetry. She hates computers.
C. Possible dialogue:
Examiner OK, that’s all. Thank you, Elena. Shall we have something to drink at the café?
Candidate Yes, good idea. Let’s go.
TEST 11 Units 26-28 LISTENING TEST 10
1. B; 2. C; 3. A; 4. B; 5. B; 6. C; 7. A; 8. B.
Tapescript Woman
George Come here quickly Two men are having a fight George
Where? Woman
Just round the corner, I saw two men fighting in the street two minutes ago. George
Calm down, Jessica. Let’s go and see. Jessica
There weren’t many people in the street. Suddenly, two men started fighting. A big man was hitting a little man. The little man fell down. Look There they are. The big
man is running away.
Narrator George looked down at the man on the ground. The little man did not move. Just then,
a taxi came along the street. George
Taxi Taxi Stop This man can’t move. He must be taken to hospital. Taxi driver OK Put him in the back of the taxi.
George Here we are. Go to the hospital quickly. Oh, dear. The man must be dead. Come on,
come on, say something. Jessica
Maybe he has fainted. We should try to wake him up. Narrator
As soon as they reached the hospital, George, Jessica, and the taxi driver carried the man inside, and a doctor looked at him.
Doctor He isn’t moving. But his heart’s betting.
Man I’m alive I’m alive Thank you all.
George Thank God. I was scared. But who is the man who hit you?
Man Well, he’s a rich man with lots of money. He makes money with his dirty business. I
think he has something to do with drugs. But the police can’t get him because they don’t have proof. As I’ve got no money at all. I thought that, for a sense of justice, he
should have given me some.
George Did you ask him for the money?
Man Yes, but he said I should get it somewhere else. So while he was reading a paper near
the book-shop, I slowly tried to take his wallet out of his pocket. Jessica
You’re a thief, then Man
Never done it before. Believe me. I was desperate. But the big man found out what I was trying to do and he started hitting me. He nearly killed me.
Doctor Now, I have to tell everything to the police.
Man Oh, no Take all the information about me, but don’t tell the police, please My wife
and children will certainly suffer if they find out what I did. I beg you, doctor. I promise. I’ll never do that again. Once was enough
George OK. But what about the big man who hit you? He may go to the police station and
declare what happened. Man
He won’t do that. I told you. He’s the real thief
ORAL PRODUCTION A. Possible dialogue:
A: Are there many shoes on the stalls?
B: Yes, there are. And what about bags?