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GET SMART PLUS 4 – LISTENING TRANSCRIPTS – TESTS 1-10

Test 1 Activity 3 1. Hello. My name’s Jim. I’m British. I wake up at 7 o’clock every day. I get dressed, have breakfast and go to school at 8 o’clock. After school, I do my homework and I sometimes watch TV or ride my bike to the park. On Sunday afternoons, I always play chess with my brother at home. 2. Hi. I’m Paola and I’m American. I wake up at 7:30 in the morning. I have breakfast and I ride my bike to school at 8:15. After school, I usually go to my karate lesson for an hour. But every Wednesday, I go swimming. It’s great! 3. Hello. I’m Kelly and I’m Brazilian. I wake up at 8 o’clock in the morning, I have breakfast and I walk to school at 8:30. After school, I go home, have lunch and do my homework. I sometimes watch a DVD, read a book or listen to music. On Saturday morning, I go swimming in a swimming pool near my house, and I play basketball with my friends every Saturday afternoon. Test 2 Activity 2 1. Paul: Mary, what’s your favourite subject? Mary: Well, I like Music and Art. Maths and Science are really hard for me. English is the subject I like the most. Paul: How often do you have English? Mary: I would like to have English every day, but unfortunately we have it only three times a week, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Paul: How often do you have Maths? Mary: Maths. Hmm... Mondays and Tuesdays. No, wait. Fridays, too. Three times a week. Paul: What about PE, Mary? Do you like it? Mary: Not really. PE is boring. 2. Mary: Paul: Mary: Paul: Mary: Paul:

What’s your favourite subject, Paul? My favourite subject? Hmm... Social Studies... Maths... no... Science, yes. Science is hard. Yes, but I’m really good at it. What other subjects are you good at? Hmm... Almost everything. I’m good at English, Social Studies and Maths, of course.

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Test 3 Activity 2 Grandma: Bob: Grandma: Bob: Grandma: Bob: Grandma: Bob: Grandma: Bob: Grandma: Bob: Grandma: Bob:

Bob, what are you doing up so late? Oh, Grandma... I have to do this project about famous queens of the past, and I don’t know what to write. I can tell you about a famous English queen, Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria? I only know Queen Elizabeth. Well, listen. Queen Victoria was 18 years old when she became a queen. Did she have any brothers or sisters? No, she didn’t. Her first language was German. At three years old, she learned how to speak English and French. So she spoke 3 languages; German, English and French? Right. And you know... she didn’t go to school. She didn’t? No. The teachers came to her house. She loved playing the piano and singing. So music was her favourite subject! That’s my favourite subject, too! And when did she die, Grandma? She died when she was 81 years old. People called her the ‘Grandmother of Europe.’ OK. That’s great. Thanks a lot, Grandma. You’re the best!

Test 4 Activity 2 1. Tom: Hi, Alice. Alice: Hi, Tom. Listen, I’m going to have a birthday party on Saturday. Would you like to come? Tom: When’s your birthday, Alice? Alice: My birthday is on 5 February but I’m going to have a party on Saturday, 6 February. 2. Tom: Alice: Tom: Alice: Tom:

OK, Alice. That sounds great! By the way, you have to dress up. It’s a costume party. A costume party? Yes. Fantastic. I love wearing costumes.

3. Tom: Would you like me to make some sandwiches for the party? Alice: No, no. Thank you. My mum and I are going to make sandwiches, pizzas and burgers. Tom: Mmm, yummy!

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4. Tom: Alice: Tom: Alice:

And are you going to make a birthday cake with your mum, too? No, no... I’m going to buy a big birthday cake. OK! See you on Saturday then. OK. Bye.

Test 5 Activity 2 Tanya: I’m hungry. I want to eat something sweet. Andy: Me too. What can we make? Tanya: I know! Let’s make dessert pizza! Andy: Dessert pizza? Interesting! What do we need? Tanya: We need some flour. A bag of flour. Andy: There’s a bag of flour in the cupboard. Tanya: Good. Take it out. Tanya: OK. We need some sugar, too. Is there any sugar in the cupboard? Andy: No, there isn’t. Tanya: Now, check in the fridge. Is there any butter? Andy: Let me see. Oh, yes. There’s some butter, some eggs... Tanya: Great. We need two eggs and some milk. Is there any milk? Andy: There’s a carton here... No, that’s juice. There isn’t any milk. Tanya: We have to buy some milk then. Now we need some fruit. A pineapple, some kiwis and peaches. Andy: Let me look in that bag. There’s a pineapple in here. There aren’t any peaches or kiwis. Tanya: We have to buy some peaches and kiwis then. Let’s go shopping for our dessert pizza.

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Test 1-5 Activity 4 1. John: Heather: John: Heather:

Heather, I’m going to the supermarket. Do you need anything? Umm... Can you buy me some cereal, please? Sure. How many boxes? One, two? Just one box.

2. John: Do we need any fruit? Heather: Hmm... We have some peaches, but I’d like some pears, please. John: OK. Pears. Anything else? 3. Heather: And some butter. John: Heather, there’s some butter in the fridge. Heather: Oh, there is? OK, no butter then. 4. Heather: John: Heather: John: Heather: John:

Can you get me some bars of chocolate then? OK. How many? Two bars. Ten? How many cakes are you making? No, no, just two bars. Oh, OK.

5. Heather: Don’t buy any crisps, please. John: No crisps? Heather: No crisps. You know they’re bad for you.

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Test 6 Activity 2 Monica: Natalie: Monica: Natalie: Monica: Natalie: Monica: Natalie: Monica: Natalie: Monica: Natalie: Monica: Natalie: Monica: Bob: Natalie: Bob: Monica:

I’m bored. Let’s go somewhere. OK. But where? Let’s go to the cinema. The new Al Pacino film is playing. I saw that film yesterday before the concert. Hmm... Let’s go to ‘Crazy Park’ then. There are some amazing rides there. Yes! But how are we going to get there? It’s too far to walk. I can ask my brother to drive us there. Jim isn’t here. I saw him leaving a few minutes ago. We can go by bus. OK. It’s only 20 minutes anyway. What time does the bus leave? Let me check the timetable. What time is it now? It’s 10:30. It’s Sunday today... the next bus leaves at 11:15. Oh, no sorry. I was looking at Saturday’s timetable. The next bus is at 11:30. OK. We have an hour. How much is the ticket? It’s £4.99. No, not 4. £5.99. £5.99. It’s not very expensive. What’s not very expensive? Hi, Bob. The bus ride to the amusement park. I can drive you guys, there. It’s on my way. Thanks, Bob. You’re the best.

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Test 7 Activity 2 Lynn: Are you ready for our trip tomorrow, Tom? Tom: Almost ready, Lynn. But I have to take these bags to the recycling bin first. Lynn: I didn’t know you recycle, Tom. Tom: Yes, I do. I always recycle old newspapers and notebooks. I also recycle plastic bottles.

Lynn: Tom: Lynn: Tom: Lynn: Tom: Lynn: Tom: Lynn:

I put the paper and the plastic in different bags and I take them to the recycling bins once a week. That’s great. I recycle newspapers, old magazines and notebooks too. I also recycle all the empty glass bottles we use at home. That’s a good idea, Lynn. I’m going to start recycling glass too. OK. Now about our trip. Did you buy a new tent? I didn’t buy a new one. My parents had a tent. I have theirs. It’s a big blue tent. We didn’t have one, so yesterday my mum and I got a really big green tent. I’ve got this torch, but it’s really old and it doesn’t work. Don’t worry. I’ve got two torches. You can have one. Thanks, Lynn. I can’t wait for tomorrow. I can’t either.

Test 8 Activity 2 1. This dinosaur has got a big head and a big mouth. Its two front legs are very short. It stands on two strong back legs with big claws. It has got a long tail. 2. This dinosaur is very big. Its head is small, but it has got a long neck, four long legs and a long tail. 3. This dinosaur is very dangerous. It has got a big head, with two long horns and a shorter horn on its nose. It has got big claws and a long tail.

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Test 9 Activity 3 1. Andy: Janet, do you like cycling? Janet: No, I don’t. I hate it. It’s hard. I always fall down. 2. Fay: Mike: Fay:

Where are you going Mike? Are you going to the ice hockey game? Yes, of course. I love hockey. It’s fun. I don’t like hockey at all.

3. Mary: Frank:

Frank, do you like swimming? Yes, I do. I like swimming very much. It’s a popular sport.

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Test 10 Activity 3 1. Kids: Grandma: Mum: Anna:

Hello, Grandma. Hello, children. I’m so happy to see you again. Please don’t run children. You know you shouldn’t run down the stairs. We’re happy to see you too, Grandma.

2. Grandma: Kids: Grandma: Anna: Grandma:

Come here, children. Look! I made a cake. Oh, yummy! No, don’t use the knife, Anna. Give me the knife, please. Sorry, Grandma. It’s OK.

3. Grandma: Tom: Grandma: Kids:

Children! Shh! Why are you making so much noise? This is fun! Oh, children... you shouldn’t jump on the bed. OK, Grandma.

4. Betty: John: Grandma: Betty: Grandma: Betty:

Let’s light the fire. Yeah! Good idea! Kids, you shouldn’t play with matches. It’s dangerous. But we want to light the fire, Grandma. Give me the matches, please. Yes, Grandma.

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Test 6-10 Activity 4 1. Kate: So where are you going at the weekend, Bill? Camping again? Bill: No, no. We’re going to Ocean Village. Kate: Wow! Ocean Village is beautiful. 2. Kate: Bill: Kate:

Are you going to Ocean Village by plane? No... It’s too expensive. We’re going by bus. By bus? But it’s far.

3. Kate: Bill: Kate:

It takes 60 minutes by plane. How long does it take by bus? About nine hours. Nine hours! Hmm. That’s a long time.

4. Kate: Bill: Kate: Bill:

How much does the bus ticket cost? The ticket costs £50. £15? That’s very cheap. No, not £15. £50.

5. Kate: Bill: Kate: Bill:

What time does the bus leave? It leaves at 11:20. 11:20? Well, hurry! It’s 10:45 now. OK, OK...

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