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Read the questions and underline the main idea in each Vocabulary
question. Do not read options A, B or C yet.
Phrasal verbs
1 You hear two students talking about the assignment they
have to do.
Match these phrasal verbs with their
What does the woman say about it? definitions (a-h).
A It’s a waste of her time.
B There’ll be enough time to finish it. 1 get over sth
C She’s already written the first part of it. 2 liveuptosth
3 hand (sth) back
2 You hear a student talking about the value of studying abroad. 4 get away with sth
What does he think the main benefit is? 5 point (sth) out
A It helps you to get a job. 6 put (sth) off
B It shows that you can live in another culture. 7 turnout
C It provides you with new contacts. 8 look back

3 You overhear two people discussing a new online course. a be as good as expected
What does the woman say students have to do? b decide or arrange to delay an event or
A work through all the learningmaterials activity until a later time or date
B do background research on their chosen subject c feel better after somethingor someone
has made you unhappy,or get better after
C have meetings with the teachers online
an illness
4 You hear two students talking about an exam. d end or happen in a particular or
What are they both most worried about? surprising way
A not havingenough time to revise e return somethingto the person who gave
it to you
B not being able to concentrate
f think about something that happened
C being asked unexpected questions
in the past
5 You hear a son talking to his mother about the new course g succeed in avoiding punishment for PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
he is applying for. something
Why hasn’t he made a final decision yet about which h tell someone some information,often
universities to apply for? because you believe they are not aware
A He wants to apply to places he is likely to be accepted. of it or have forgotten it
B He only wants to go to a well -known university.
C He would prefer not to go to an expensive university. Complete the sentences with a phrasal verb
from Exercise 1in the correct form.
6 You hear a chemistry teacher talkingabout her career.
1 Franz hates writing essays and tries to
Why did she become a teacher? writingthem till the last
A She was keen to share her passion for science. moment.
B She wanted to make a difference to children ’ s lives. 2 I don’t know how Charo
C She was inspired by her own teachers at school. copying her essays from the internet,but
the teacher never seems to notice.
7 You overhear a student talkingto her friend about the 3 Julia worked really hard for the test,
amount of homework she has to do. but when the teacher
Why is she unhappy about it? it she found she’d got a
A She hasn t got enough time to do it. very low mark. I hope she
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B She didn’t receive enough help from the teacher. the disappointment soon because she’s
looking really depressed.
C She doesn’t think it helps her improve as a student. 4 My mum puts quite a lot of pressure on
me and it’s difficult to
8 You hear two students talking about a lecture they have
just attended. her expectations.I think when she
at her youth, she feels
What do they disagree about? she didn’t study hard enough herself.
A how useful the lecture was 5 The exam to be
B how knowledgeable the lecturer was easier than I expected and,just as you
C how well -behaved the students were , it was all things we’d
studied before.
Listen and choose the best answer (A, B or C).
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