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Unit 1 - Listening

1. The document provides exercises to practice identifying, writing, and listening to different types of numbers including percentages, fractions, decimals, ratios, and temperatures. 2. It includes listening exercises where students must underline or fill in missing numbers they hear on audio tracks relating to bank accounts, interest rates, and personal details. 3. Vocabulary is practiced through defining words like wild, rare, marine, dangerous, coast, and behavior in the context of describing animal characteristics.
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Unit 1 - Listening

1. The document provides exercises to practice identifying, writing, and listening to different types of numbers including percentages, fractions, decimals, ratios, and temperatures. 2. It includes listening exercises where students must underline or fill in missing numbers they hear on audio tracks relating to bank accounts, interest rates, and personal details. 3. Vocabulary is practiced through defining words like wild, rare, marine, dangerous, coast, and behavior in the context of describing animal characteristics.
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Exercise 1: Match the numbers (1-5) with the definitions (A-E)

1. 68% A. a ratio (e.g. 5:2)

2. 5.5 B. a temperature

3. 8: 1 C. a percentage

4. ¾ D. a decimal number

5. 34 (degrees) E. a fraction

Exercise 2: Listen and write down the missing numbers (Track 1.1)

1. 13% - 84% - 60% _________ __________ ___________


2. 8.25 – 2.1 – 18.7 _________ __________ ___________
3. 9:6 – 10:1 – 20:3 _________ __________ ___________
4. 2/3 – 4/5 – 1/2 _________ __________ ___________
5. 24 (degrees) – 41 (degrees) – 10 (degrees) ________ _________
_________

Exercise 3: Listen to how we say these long numbers (Track 1.2)


a. 570 b. 908 c. 4,731 d. 1,430 e. 77,009
f. 18,091 g. 907,790 h. 665,925 i. 2,840,000 j. 68,036,876

Exercise 4: Listen carefully and underline the numbers you hear on the recording.
(Track 1.3)

1. a. 512 2. a. 115 3. a. 745


b. 520 b. 116 b. 743
c. 521 c. 160 c. 735

4. a. 8,950 5. a. 4,682 6. a. 5,700


b. 8,590 b. 4,692 b. 5,070
c. 9,850 c. 4,629 c. 5,770
7. a. 20,101 8. a. 64,234 9. a. 19,409
b. 21, 201 b. 64,324 b. 90,490
c. 21, 110 c. 60,434 c. 90,409
10. a. 305,350 11. a. 894,278 12. a. 570,367
b. 350,305 b. 809,428 b. 517,367
c. 300,530 c. 849,478 c. 570,357
13. a. 1,100,573 14. a. 5,690,000 15. a. 7,542,104
b. 1,010,573 b. 5,619,000 b. 7,524,140
c. 1,001,573 c. 5,609,000 c. 7,949,104
16. a. 3,420,022 17. a. 45,689,607 18. a. 12,000,500
b. 3,412,002 b. 4,568,967 b. 12,050,503
c. 3,422,202 c. 40,568,607 c. 11,050,503

Exercise 5: In this section, you will have to circle the letter of the answer that you hear
and then fill in a table.
5A. Look at questions 1-7. (Track 1.4)
1. How many students have an account with the bank? (The proportion of students in
in the darker shade)
a b c

2. The maximum amount the student can borrow without paying interest is
a. £250
b. £215
c. £520
3. There is a minimum yearly interest payment of
a. 5%
b. 0.9%
c. 0.5%
4. If the student borrows more than £1,000 the interest rises to
a. 5%
b. 1.6%
c. 0.6%
Saver accounts
Annual Percentage Duration
Short Term Saver
2.75% (5) _________
Medium Term Saver
(6) _________ 2 years
Long Term Saver
(7) _________ 5 years
5B. Now look at the following section and fill in the missing information as you listen.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
(Track 1.5)
Background Information

National Insurance Number : (8) ____________

Driver’s License: NA
Passport Number: (9) ____________

Deposit:
(10) ____________
Other Account Number:
(11) ____________
Phone Number:
(12) ____________

Exercise 6: Complete the definitions. Use the words in the box.


behavior coast dangerous marine rare sociable
wild
1. Animals that live in forests, the jungle and mountains, and do not live at home as pets
are _____________ animals. (adj.)
2. We say that an animal is ________________ when there are only a few still alive in
the world. (adj.)
3. A _______________ animal lives only in the sea, for example, a dolphin or a shark.
(adj.)
4. A _______________ person or animal likes being with others, rather than being
alone. (adj.)
5. Lions, tigers or sharks can harm you, so these animals are ______________ , not
safe. (adj.)
6. The __________________ is the area of land next to the sea. (noun)
7. When scientists study the _________________ of animals, they find out what they
eat, when they sleep and how they communicate. (noun)
Exercise 7: Listen to two students talking about an ecology project on Maui dolphins.
(Track 1.6)
1. Anne has asked Tom to help her with her dolphin project because
o he is in the same class as Anne.
o he is an expert on dolphins.
o he once did a similar project to Anne.

2. How long is an adult male Maui dolphin?


o 1.5 meters
o 1 meter
o 1.7 meters

3. Where are Maui dolphins found in New Zealand?


o around most of the coast of the North Island
o around the west coast of the North Island
o around the whole coast of the South Island

4. The population of Maui dolphins is now likely to be


o around 100
o well over 500
o less than 50

5. What do Anne and Tom agree is typical behavior for Maui dolphins?
o They prefer to live with many other Maui dolphins.
o They often choose to follow boats to catch fish more easily.
o They are friendly towards people who swim near them.

6. How far along the coastline do Maui dolphins swim?


o 40 kilometers
o 50 kilometers
o 30 kilometers

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