Text One. Profile: Peter Parker

Text One. A Quiet Life

Listen to the text. Choose the right variant:

1. Felix Catt lives in

a) Russia, Siberia

b) the suburbs of London

c) Surbiton Avenue

2. Felix leads a quiet life and is quite

a) gloomy

b) happy

c) careful

3. Gertie is Felix’s

a) housemaid

b) wife

c) housekeeper

4. Putting is a game of

a) golf

b) cricket

c) billiards

5. Felix usually eats well cooked meat with

a) fresh vegetables

b) steamed vegetables

c) tinned vegetables

6. Felix is fond of his dog Sam, and today he’s taking him

a) for a walk

b) to the vet

c) to the General Practitioner (GP)

7. Felix is afraid that Sam

a) doesn’t hear properly

b) doesn’t see well

c) doesn’t eat well

8. The man is going to cure Sam by

a) operating on him

b) giving him injections

c) comforting him in case he feels unhappy

9. Felix and Sam think that

a) their life is good

b) their life is monotonous

c) they want some adventures in their life

Text Two. A Date for the Theatre

Listen to the dialogue and fill in the missing words. In the test the dialogue is presented in the form of a story.

Jack is on his way to the 1)__________ to meet his girlfriend. They are going to have 2)__________ and then go to the theatre. They are regular theatre goers and visit theatres at least once a 3)__________. Mike offers to 4)__________ to meet Jack and his girlfriend one 5)__________ evening. They could nave dinner and go on to a theatre. Jack likes the idea. There’s a good 6)__________ at the Theatre Royal 7)__________ week. He wants to 8)__________four seats for next 9)__________. Mike wants to discuss it with Janet. He promises to phone Jack and 10)__________ if they are coming. Jack agrees but now he must really hurry because Joyce arrives at 11)__________. He doesn’t want to 12)__________ the evening.

Text Three. A Picnic

Listen to the dialogue and fill in the missing words. In the test the dialogue is presented in the form of a story.

Words and expressions:

Exeter; Tiverton; a big bend in the road; stoke; elmtrees.

Mary is telephoning Tim at 1)__________ on a 2)__________ morning to invite him to go for a 3)__________. There isn’t a cloud in the sky but Tim is afraid it’ll 4)__________ again soon. Besides, he’s got some work to do, but on the second thought he comes to conclusion that he can 5)__________ till tomorrow. Mary explains how he can get to the lovely spot by the river. Near Stoke Tim should 6)__________ his car and walk across the field to the 7)__________. They’ll be waiting for him near 8)___________ elmtrees by the river. Tim likes the idea but he doesn’t have any 9)__________ in the house. But Mary says they’ve got some bottles of 10)___________ and 11)__________ and there’s 12)__________ in the fridge. They arrange to meet in 13)__________.

Programme 2.

Text One. Profile: Peter Parker

Listen to the text and say whether the statements are true (T) or false (F):

1. Peter taught English in a secondary school.

2. He taught in a school for 2 years.

3. Then his friend invited him to teach foreigners English.

4. Now Peter teaches English.

5. He has worked in Africa, Arabia, Greece and South America.

6. He has learned to communicate with people from different countries with different customs and traditions.

7. Peter is quite satisfied with his profession and career.

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