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Date:
The great escape
Part 1
Pre-listening: Ask students whether they have visited a zoo before. If necessary, recap with them
the vocabulary about wild animals and scenery.
Sandy is talking to her friend Jason about her trip to the zoo.
Listen to the conversation. Choose the best answer by blackening
1
Which of the following animals DIDN’T Sandy talk about?
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C
go D
A It was a safe place.
B It was lunchtime.
C The zoo was crowded.
D There was a special animal show.
Who was the zookeeper?
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4
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Why did the zookeepers take the visitors to the restaurant?
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3
•B
3
on A
2
the circle.
A Gaby Adams
B Gina Adams
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C Gloria Adams
D Grace Adams
How long was the snake?
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A four metres
B five metres
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C six metres
D seven metres
How does Jason feel?
A
• B
• C
• D
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Which of the following is true?
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A Jason and Sandy are the same weight.
B The snake and Jason are the same weight.
C The snake weighs 24 kilograms.
D The snake is heavier than Sandy.
Which of the following pictures of the snake’s cage is correct?
• C
What is the correct order of the pictures?
❶
❷
❸
❹
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•B
3
• A
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Listen carefully
for phrases that
describe the weight
of Jason, Sandy
and the snake.
A ❶➔❹➔❷➔❸
B ❷➔❸➔❹➔❶
C ❸➔❶➔❷➔❹
D ❸➔❷➔❶➔❹
• D
Date:
Part 2
Sandy is listening to a radio programme.
Listen to the radio programme. Choose the best answer by blackening
2
What is the radio programme about?
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B explaining how animals live in the wild
C introducing animals in the wild
&
D talking about how people help animals in the wild
A Catherine Fok
B Cathy Fok
Bam
D Cathy Mok
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µ
•C
How heavy was the elephant?
•
5
C Cathy Kwok
The guest talks about an elephant. Which of the following is the
correct picture?
A
B
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4
Listen for the
name of the radio
programme. It can
give you an idea
about the show.
Who is the guest in today’s programme?
.
3
A asking people to see animals in the wild
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1
the circle.
A 400 kilograms
B 4,000 kilograms
D
If necessary, recap ‘how heavy’, ‘how tall’, ‘how long’
and ‘how high’ with students.
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C 5,000 kilograms
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C 3.5 metres
D 6,000 kilograms
How tall was the elephant?
•
A 1.5 metres
B 2.5 metres
D 4.5 metres
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How does Ben feel about the snake?
• A
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D
Go through the options with students. Help them predict what words they are likely to hear, e.g. ‘net’,
‘gloves’, ‘stick’ and ‘bag’. Ask them to put a tick next to each option they hear about in the recording.
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• C
•B
The guest did NOT use
to rescue the snake.
•A
•
• B
•D
C
Why does Ben think it is better to keep the animals in the zoo?
❶ The animals may live longer.
❷ They can make friends with other animals.
❸ People can visit them.
❹ Zookeepers can take care of them.
A ❶ and ❷
•B
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mom
D ❸ and ❹
The guest went to different countries this year. Arrange them in
the correct order.
❶ Africa
❸ Japan
❷ India
❹ the US
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❷ and ❸
C ❷ and ❹
A ❶➔❹➔❸➔❷
B ❷➔❶➔❸➔❹
C ❸➔❶➔❷➔❹
D ❸➔❷➔❶➔❹
Listen carefully for the place
names in the options. Put a
number next to them when
you are listening.