WEDNESDAY MAY 20TH - BOOK LISTENING

Do the listenings on page 117 in your book, exercise 3 a, b and c. Find the audios in the folder.

This is the key: 

a

 1 recession

2 applied for

3 got cut off

4 either, or

5 in the wild

6 the whole morning

1 recession = a difficult time for the economy of a country

2 applied for = sent applications and CVs to possible employers

3 got cut off = lost phone connection

4 either, or = one of two options

5 in the wild = in its natural state

6 the whole = all of

b 

Peter waited four months for a job interview, but when the phone call finally came for an interview, the call got cut off.

Sue got up early for a trip to see a tiger, but didn’t see one. However, other people who went on a trip to see birds saw the tiger.

c 

1 F (Peter did maths at university.)

2 T

3 F (Peter couldn’t call them back because his phone said ‘unknown number’.)

4 T

5 F (The guide wasn’t optimistic about seeing the tiger.)

6 F (Sue enjoyed her trip.)