English Learning Edutainment Group

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💡 The idea of the activity:
With different types of accents and topics: learners will improve their listening skills, gain the ability to understand contents simultaneously and after corrections: they will be better in punctuation, grammar, and vocabulary.


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    Listen to the audio clip carefully and answer the questions.

  • 2. 

    Adam went to bed late because…

    • A.

       he was fixing his computer. 

    • B.

      He didn’t feel tired.​​​​

    • C.

      His son felt sick.  

    Correct Answer
    A.  he was fixing his computer. 
    Explanation
    Carol: Hi Adam!
    Adam: Hi?
    Carol: How are you? Alright?
    Adam: (sigh) Tired.
    Carol: You look it. Did you have a bad day?
    Adam: Not great. I didn’t sleep well last night. I was fixing my computer until half past midnight. I went to bed at one o’clock in the morning. Then my son woke me up at twenty to four because he felt sick.

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  • 3. 

    Adam’s son returned to bed at…

    • A.

      Four o’clock a.m.  

    • B.

      Six o’clock a.m.  

    • C.

      A quarter to seven a.m.

    Correct Answer
    A. Four o’clock a.m.  
    Explanation
    Adam: Not great. I didn’t sleep well last night. I was fixing my computer until half past midnight. I went to bed at one o’clock in the morning. Then my son woke me up at twenty to four because he felt sick.
    Carol: Poor thing. Is he ok?
    Adam: Oh yes. I talked to him for twenty minutes and then he went back to sleep. I didn’t. I lay awake in bed until about six. Then my alarm clock went off at a quarter to seven.
    Carol: Oh dear.

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  • 4. 

    At ten to eight,

    • A.

      Adam’s alarm clock went off.  

    • B.

      Adam got up.  

    • C.

      Adam left home. 

    Correct Answer
    B. Adam got up.  
    Explanation
    Adam: So I turned it off and went to sleep again. Then, of course, I overslept! I woke up again at ten minutes to eight. I usually leave home at eight o’clock! I washed and dressed. I didn’t have breakfast. No time. And then I forgot my wallet!
    Carol: Oh no!

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  • 5. 

      In the morning, Adam didn’t have time to…

    • A.

      Wash. 

    • B.

       have breakfast. 

    • C.

       buy petrol.  

    Correct Answer
    B.  have breakfast. 
    Explanation
    Adam: So I turned it off and went to sleep again. Then, of course, I overslept! I woke up again at ten minutes to eight. I usually leave home at eight o’clock! I washed and dressed. I didn’t have breakfast. No time. And then I forgot my wallet!
    Carol: Oh no!

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  • 6. 

     Adam borrowed money to buy...

    • A.

      Bus ticket.  

    • B.

      Lunch. 

    • C.

       petrol. 

    Correct Answer
    C.  petrol. 
    Explanation
    Adam: Yes, I left it at home. Thankfully, I had some money in my pocket, so I could buy lunch. But I had to borrow some money from a colleague to buy petrol. There wasn’t enough in the car to get home.

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  • 7. 

    This evening, Adam will…

    • A.

      Relax and watch TV.  

    • B.

      Spend time with his family.

    • C.

      Be very busy.  

    Correct Answer
    C. Be very busy.  
    Explanation
    Carol: At least you got home. Was work okay?
    Adam: Yes, except that I was so tired. I had a meeting in the morning and I did paperwork in the afternoon. Nothing special.
    Carol: Well, you can relax this evening. You can watch a nice film on TV.
    Adam: Relax? I don’t think so! I have to cook dinner tonight because my wife is working late. Then I have to take my son to football practice, walk the dog, iron some clothes and clean the bathroom. I’ll be lucky if I’m in bed by half past eleven!

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