UNIT 2: SCHOOL

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. LISTENING

Someone has stolen diamonds worth $100,000 from the Smiths' mansion.

Listen to the police interviewing Fred, the caretaker who works for the

Smiths.

I. Listen and complete the table with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in

each blank.

Fred

Mary

John

Where was

he/she?

in the (1)__________

in the (3)__________

in his room

What was

he/ she

doing?

planting

(2)__________

(4)__________

(5)__________

II. Listen again and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE.

Statements

True/

False

6. Fred was watering the trees when he saw Mary.

7. John's mom was making lunch.

8. Carl usually washes the car at noon.

9. Carl wasn't in the garage from 11 to 11.30 a.m.

yesterday.

10. Fred will call the policeman to give him more

information.

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. PHONETICS

I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from

that of the others in each group.

1. A. geography

B. technology

C. negative

D. together

2. A. mystery

B. fantasy

C. music

D.

sign

3. A. author

B. things

C. Thursday

D. other

4. A. physics

B. history

C. biology

D.

literature

5. A. adventure

B. math

C. capital

D. activity

6. A. mountain

B. around

C. pronoun

D. should

7. A. farmers

B. problems

C. crafts

D. animals

8. A. teenagers

B. parts

C. months

D. adults

9. A. games

B. tables

C. sentences

D. movies

10. A. booked

B. placed

C. missed

D.

acted

II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently

from that of the other in each group.