Bài tập & Lời giải
1. Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen and underline the stressed word in the sentences below.
1 Actually, I ordered the chicken pasta.
2 I need two seats near the front of the plane.
3 No, there’s a bus to the cathedral.
4 I’d rather go to the castle first.
5 The market is very touristy.
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2. Listen again. Decide which sentence came before each sentence in exercise 1: a or b. Only one option makes sense with the stressed words.
1 a Here’s your chicken curry, madam. ◻
b Here’s your vegetable pasta, madam. ◻
Actually, I ordered the chicken pasta.
2 a I’ve booked you two seats near the middle of the plane. ◻
b I’ve booked you a seat near the front of the plane. ◻
I need two seats near the front of the plane.
3 a Do we have to walk to the cathedral? ◻
b Is there a bus to the palace? ◻
No, there’s a bus to the cathedral.
4 a Let’s go to the castle later. ◻
b Let’s go to the museum first. ◻
I’d rather go to the castle first.
5 a The market is a good place to visit, isn’t it? ◻
b The whole city is really touristy, isn’t it? ◻
The market is very touristy.
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3. Read the mini-dialogues and underline the word you need to stress in each of B’s lines.
1 A Did you get a new smartphone for your birthday?
B No, I got a new camera for my birthday.
2 A Did you have a good time in Egypt last month?
B We went to Morocco last month.
3 A Did you book a double room for three nights?
B No, I booked a single room for three nights.
4 A Shall we go by taxi or by bus?
B Let’s go by taxi.
5 A I think the zoo is closed in December.
B No, I checked – it’s open in December.
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4. Listen and check your answers to exercise 3.
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5. Listen to a true story. Look at the map and identify the route Sandy Valdivieso and her husband flew. Is it 1, 2, 3 or 4?
1 They flew from A to B to C to D.
2 They flew from A to C to D to B.
3 They flew from A to C to D to C to B.
4 They flew from A to C to D to C to A.

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6. Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 Sandy Valdivieso and her husband wanted to visit Africa, not Asia. ◻
2 Their journey went wrong because an employee made a mistake at the airport in Istanbul. ◻
3 They realised something was wrong as soon as the plane left Istanbul. ◻
4 They saw the location of the plane on a map while they were flying. ◻
5 They were in Bangladesh for more than twelve hours. ◻
6 They never managed to get to Senegal. ◻