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Listening on P23 Listen to Part 1 and write down the main idea. Mary made some jam but left some on the kitchen table for a few days as she had to go to look after her sick mother. Some days later, John, knowing nothing about the jam, came home and threw it into the chicken yard. Listen to Part 1 again and answer these questions. 1. What was Mary going to do with the cooked plums in the pan? She was going to put them in the fridge later when they had cooled down. 2. What did John think Mary should have done with the mess in the pan? He thought she should have thrown it out for the chickens to eat. Fill in the blanks. 1. Listen to the tape and tick the words you hear. □thief □knife □potatoes □carrots □mushrooms □midnight □shirt □trousers □spread □stole □whispered □shouted The story is about a thief who tries to steal some potatoes and Peter who successfully prevents them from being stolen. Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions. 1. Where did Peter get the potatoes? Peter was given the potatoes by a friend. 2. Why did he ask his wife to be quiet when she heard the thief? He thought the thief might have a knife and he did not want to make him angry. 3. Why couldn’t the thief take away the potatoes? 4. Why was the thief angry？ Listening task on P58 Choose the best picture that best describes what happened. Sample description: 1. The teacher sees some boys looking at a dog. 2. The dog is thin and he feels sorry for it. 3. He asks what they intend to do with it. 4. He finds they all want to look after it but only the person who tells the biggest lie can have it as a pet. 5. The teacher is angry and lectures the boys about telling lies and how honest he was at their age. 6. The boys decide to give him the dog. Choose the best answer to each question. 1. Why did the children decide to give the dog to t