IELTS Express Intermediate Coursebook Unit 2.docVIP

Listening Imagining the situation and language A In the exam, each different listening situation is introduced on the recording. For example, you may hear the following: You will hear a customer enquiring about buying a camera. You should then spend a few seconds before the dialogue begins thinking about the kind of situation you are about to hear and the kind of language that may be used. Where do you think this conversation is taking place? Who are the people talking? What questions do you think you will hear? What vocabulary related to the situation do you think you may hear? B Now listen to the recording and check if your predictions about the situation were correct. Was there any topic related vocabulary which you had not predicted? What was it? C Listen to three more introductions. After each introduction, imagine the situation and Language vocabulary you may hear in the main dialogue. Discuss your ideas with your partner. D Listen to each dialogue. Were your predictions correct? Identifying the answer type A Look at the notes below. The first column contains examples of notes completion questions that might appear in the exam. What do you think the topic of the conversation will be? Discuss with a partner. Notes Question word Answer type Birthday present for 1 _________ who name Cost of sending a text: 2 _________ Cheapest network: 3 ___________ Cheapest time of day: 4 _____________ Can buy top-up cards at 5 _______________ Operates in over 6 ___________ countries 7 ________ % of country covered by network Need hands-free when cycling because its 8 ____________ B What kinds of questions do you need to answer to complete the notes? For each gap, choose the appropriate question word from the box below and write it in the table. The first one has been done as an example. how many who where what percentage when how much why which C Different types of question re