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Unit 1 – Listening & Vocabulary

- Sửa bài và cách làm bài Listening – Form completion
Lesson - Vocabulary – Collocations & Prepositional Phrases
objectives
- Key Vocabulary Unit 1 Great places to be

I. LISTENING – FORM COMPLETION

1. [Audio 01] In the IELTS test, you are often asked to complete part of a form by writing a number or a
name which is spelled for you. Listen to eight speakers and decide if each name or number is written
correctly (✔) or incorrectly (X).

1. Romney ✔ 5. Fawcett …
2. Cairns … 6. 15 cents …
3. Bragg … 7. 0726 05791 …
4. Jeckyll … 8. 30 Lower Road …

2. [Audio 02] Work in pairs. Spell out these names and read these numbers to each other. Then listen to
check your answers.

1. Bracken 5. Vernon
2. Gower 6. 17
3. Jeremy 7. 01950 674236
4. Pollard 8. 31st

3. Work in small groups. You are going to hear a man phoning to ask about a holiday apartment. Before
you listen, answer these questions.
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of staying in an apartment when you're on holiday?

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2. What sort of holiday accommodation do you prefer?

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4. Work in pairs. Look at the form below.

1. In which gaps do you think you will have to:
a. write a number only?
b. understand words which are spelled out?
c. write a number and a word?
2. What sort of information do you need for the other gaps?

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Dubai Palm Apartments

Enquiry taken by: Amanda
Name: 1 ……………………
Address: 37 2 ……………………
Vienna
Telephone number: 3 ……………………
Number of people: four
Starting date: 4 …………………… January
Length of stay: 5 ……………………
Price per day: maximum 6 …………………… euros
Other requirements:
 fully equipped 7 ……………………
 view of 8 ……………………
 air conditioning must be 9 ……………………
 10 …………………… for car

5. [Audio 03] Now listen and complete the form. Write no more than TWO WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer.

Exam Advice: Form Completion

 Before you listen, think what information you need for each gap.
 Do not write more words than the instructions tell you to.
 Write words or numbers you hear.

6. Work in pairs. Take turns to talk about a place you have stayed at. Say why you stayed there, who you
stayed with, and what you did while you were there.

II. LISTENING PRACTICE

1. [Audio 02] Listen to four short conversations, and complete these sentences by choosing the correct
word and/or number.
1. The man is moving house on Friday 3rd / 13th / 30th.
2. The man has come from Crawford / Crauford / Crawsord.
3. The man’s mobile number is 0780 29227 / 0872 92702 / 0870 292720.
4. Sue lives at 70 Sydney / 70 Sidney / 17 Sydney Avenue.

2. [Audio 03] Now listen to these short conversations, and complete the sentences with no more than TWO
WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.
1. The woman’s name is .........................................................................................................................................
2. The woman’s mobile number is .........................................................................................................................
3. The man’s address is, Fenton .............................................................................................................................
4. The woman arrived on April ..............................................................................................................................

3. You are going to hear a woman calling an accommodation agency about an apartment she wants to
rent. Before you listen, look at the form on the right and answer the following questions.

In which gaps do you think you will need to write:

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a. a word (or words) only? ...........................................................
b. a number only? .........................................................................
c. a word (or words) and a number? ............................................

4. [Audio 04] Now listen and complete the form. Write no more than TWO WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer

5. Good Moves Accommodation Agency

Call taken by: Ben
Name: 1 ………………….
Telephone: 2 ………………….
Heard about us from: 3 ………………….
Type of accommodation preferred: 4 ………………….
Number of people: 5 ………………….
Preferred location: wants to be close to 6 …………………
Price: maximum 7 £ …………………. per person (including 8 ………………….)

Additional notes:
I suggested Flat 3 at 9 …………………. Road in Bampton.
I will send further details to customer by 10 …………………. .

III. VOCABULARY – COLLOCATIONS & PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

1. Work in pairs. Look at the photos and complete the captions by writing an adjective from the box
below in each gap. If you need more than one adjective, put the more general one first.

busy industrial large main pretty

quiet suburban tall tiny

I live by a 1 busy 2 ……………… road.

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I come from a 3 ……………… village.

I live in a 4 ……………… apartment block.

I come from a 5 ……………… 6 ……………… city.

I live in a 7 ……………… 8 ……………… street.

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I live in a 9 ……………… flat.

2. Complete the phrases below describing places where people can live by writing a preposition from the
box in each gap. In several cases, more than one answer is possible.

by in near on

1. ………… a river 5. ………… the mountains

2. ………… the city centre 6. ………… the outskirts
3. ………… the country 7. ………… the sea
4. ………… the desert 8. ………… the suburbs

3. Work in small groups. Look at this sentence.

I live in a pretty village in the mountains.

Take turns to talk about:

 where you live;

 where you would prefer to live, and why.

IV. VOCABULARY PRACTICE

1. Which of these words are adjectives, and which are nouns? Write the words in the box in the correct
columns.

festivals lively friendly pretty food

scenery tasty spectacular inhabitants villages

Adjectives Nouns
friendly festivals
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2. Complete the gaps in this passage with an adjective and noun pair from Exercise 1.

My home city (Part 1)

What can I tell you about my home city? First of all, I must mention its 1 …………………… . Everyone smiles and
says hello when you meet them. Then there’s the 2 …………………… …………………… which you can get
everywhere. It’s delicious, and really cheap. Four or five times a year there are 3 ……………………
…………………… where people celebrate important events with street parties and other fun events. And if you get
fed up with the city, you can get a bus into the countryside, where there are lots of 4 ……………………
…………………… . The hills and mountains there also provide some really 5 …………………… .

3. Which of these words are adjectives, and which are nouns? Write the words in the box in the correct
columns.

apartments crowded city industrial

lifestyle relaxed streets tiny

Adjectives Nouns
crowded apartments
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4. Complete each gap in the passage below with TWO words from Exercise 3.

My home city (Part 2)

It has its bad points as well. It’s an 1 …………………… ……………………, which means that there is a lot of
pollution, and there are also lots of ugly factories everywhere. Most people live in 2 ……………………
…………………… because houses are too expensive. They work really hard, and they can’t afford to enjoy the sort
of 3 …………………… ……………………that many people associate with my country. And it can take ages to walk
along the 4 …………………… ……………………in the city centre because there are so many people and so much
traffic.

5. Complete these sentences by choosing the best preposition.

1. My house is by / in the sea. You walk out of the front door straight onto the beach.
2. I live in a two-room flat in / on the outskirts of the city
3. We spent two weeks in a small village in / on the mountains.
4. Property prices by / in the city centre are so expensive that only a few people can afford them.
5. The town of Wadi Musa is near / on the desert. It’s only an hour’s drive away.
6. I would hate to live by / in the country. It must be so quiet and boring there.
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7. When I was a growing up in the UK, I lived in / on the suburbs.
8. Our house was right by / near a river. There was even a place at the end of garden where you could leave your
boat.

6. Complete the passage with words from the box.

conclude crime diverse impact

industrial influence lifestyle locals

ranks reaction reputation surround

The city where I live has a bad 1 …………………… because of its high 2 …………………… rate. If you believe
verything you read in the newspapers, you might 3 …………………… that everyone who visits the city has their
wallet stolen or gets attacked in the street the moment they arrive. In recent years this has had a negative 4
………………… on the number of tourists who come to the city, since news stories can really 5 …………………
people when they are thinking of visiting a place. I won’t pretend that my city is the best place in the world. It’s noisy
and crowded, and ugly 6 …………………… estates 7 …………………… it on all sides. In fact, it 8
…………………… as sixth on a national list of the country’s worst places to live, and for most visitors, their first 9
…………………… is ‘Oh no, what a horrible place!’ However, I think this is unfair. There are some attractive old
buildings in the city, the 10 …………………… population gives the place a colourful, international feel, most of the
11 …………………… are friendly and welcoming, and because prices are low, people can afford to enjoy a 12
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KEY VOCABULARY

EXTRA VOCABULARY

Word Meaning – Example

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