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Unit 10

Listening | 1BSU

1 Work in pairs.
Would you like to study abroad? Why (not)?
Which country/countries would you choose? Why?
What difficulties might you experience?
What difficulties might a foreign student experience in
your country?
How do you think a period of study abroad would
change you?

2 You will hear a British student talking about her
daily life in Abu Dhabi, where she is currently
spending a year studying. Which of these aspects of
her life there do you think she might comment on?
climate food accommodation clothes language
transport lessons teaching staff exams social life

3 13 Listen to the recording to find out if any of
your ideas are mentioned.

4 Now read the sentences below. Can you guess what
word or phrase is missing from each sentence?

The speaker chose to study Arabic because one of the
teachers had a (1) for the subject. 5 13 Listen to the recording again. For questions
1–8 in Exercise 4 complete the sentences with a word
The language spoken in the city where she is studying or short phrase.
is a (2) which people understand
across the region.
Exam advice
The fact that students were a t Read the gapped sentences before you listen. This
who were not married meant that they were not will show you how the recording is organised and give
allowed to stay at the first hotel. you an idea of the topic. The gaps in the sentences
One member of the group returned home soon should provide a clear idea of what information you are
after arriving because he was suffering from listening for.
. t Fill in the gaps with the actual words you hear, without
changing them in any way.
The (5) is located in a shopping
t Check that your completed sentences are
area.
grammatically correct.
In the (6) they do with their teacher t Answer every question even if you are not sure.
Ingy, the students learn how to shop for food.
Arabic pronunciation is not easy for the speaker 6 Work in pairs.
because the back (7) has to be
Imagine you had the chance to study any language in
used to produce some sounds.
the world.
The speaker and her friends spend their weekends at a t 8IJDI MBOHVBHF XPVME ZPV DIPPTF
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by the pool. Do you think single-sex groups learn better than
mixed-sex groups?
How influential do you think teachers are in students’
choice of subjects?

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