Unit 1 Assignments
Part 1 A Reading Assignments
Listening Practice
Practice 1
1. What is Andrea doing right now?
2. Who is Stephenie Meyer?
3. How does Andrea feel about her assignment?
4. What do we know about New Moon?
Practice 2
1. Hi Stanley, what are you doing?
a. I’m making a snowman.
b. I’m doing fine, thanks.
c. I like to listen to music.
2. What is Sam Cunningham’s new movie about?
a. It’s about to rain.
b. It’s about World War II.
c. It’s about two hours long.
Practice 3
Look at the three pictures. Then, listen and write the correct answers in the boxes.
1. What is the girl doing?
a. She’s eating lunch.
b. She’s reading a newspaper.
c. She’s enjoying a book.
2. How do the women look?
a. They look happy.
b. They look surprised.
c. They look angry.
3. What are the people doing?
a. They’re going upstairs.
b. They’re talking to each other.
c. They’re having a surprise party.
Look at the three pictures again. Then listen to a voicemail. What will Andrea NOT do today?
Hi, Chloe, this is Andrea. I’m afraid I can’t join you all for lunch at your house today. I have to finish
reading a book this morning and discuss it with my group this afternoon. Then, I have to start
writing a report about it. I’ll have more time tomorrow. Do you want to meet up for lunch tomorrow
instead?
Picture 2
Part 2 Working on a Project
Practice 1
1. What are the speakers doing?
a. Talking about a computer problem.
b. Meeting with the engineers.
c. Discussing a project.
2. What are they going to do?
a. Change the schedule.
b. Arrange a meeting.
c. Go back to the company.
3. When is the boss free?
a. At 3:30 p.m.
b. Tomorrow.
c. This afternoon.
4. What do we know from the conversation?
a. The engineers need to work harder.
b. Gareth will meet the head engineer alone.
c. Gareth will not come to work tomorrow.
Practice 2
1. Hey Sandra, how is your science project going?
a. Pretty well, thanks.
b. We didn’t discuss it.
c. I’m not going anywhere.
2. It’s almost lunchtime. How about discussing this over lunch?
a. No, he didn’t mention it.
b. That sounds great.
c. I’ll do it as soon as possible.
Practice 3
Listen and choose the statement that best describes each picture.
1. a. He’s standing up.
b. He’s walking into the office.
c. He’s putting on his glasses.
d. he’s taking notes.
2. a. They’re at the airport.
b. They’re having a meeting.
c. They’re moving a table.
d. They’re shaking hands.
3. a. He’s watching TV.
b. He’s making a schedule.
c. He’s giving a speech.
d. He’s writing a letter.
Look at the three pictures again. Then listen to a short talk. What is Gareth doing right now?
The office manager, Gareth, needs to give a speech in ten minutes. Now he’s writing some notes to
make his talk more interesting. Later, he has to go back to the office for a meeting with his boss and
the head engineer of a project. After that, he’ll go home and have dinner with his family.
Picture 1