DATE:

ENGLISH TEST
NAME:
MARK : / 20
FORM :

COMMENTS:

I KNOW HOW TO LISTEN

PART 1  Indicate the correct pronunciation of these regular verbs.

 Tick  the corresponding column.
REGULAR VERBS /d/ /t/ /id/

started

signed

believed

evacuated

planned

happened

moved

announced

killed

crashed

injured

caused

needed

damaged

silenced

shouted

devastated

passed

shocked

joined
 PART 1  Listen to the 5 sentences 3 times and pick out the dates, numbers ,
people’s names and place names you can hear pronounced .

N°1 : 

N°2 : 

N°3 : 

N°4 : 

PART 2 : Understanding a News Story

a- Listen to the recording once and complete : 

 Identify the speaker : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………

 Nature of the document :  a conversation  an interview  a news report  a documentary

 Source / origin (Tick ) : It is a British  American  recording .
 Topic/ Issue : What is it about : …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

b- Listen and circle the picture(s) that best illustrate the News story.
 Pick out 2 keywords to justify your choice.
……………………………….………… ……………………………….…………

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c- Focus on this short extract and tick  the past forms you can hear pronounced .

occurred  happened  were  was  been  had  paled  died 

destroyed  felt  recorded  registered  killed  injured  said 

d- Listen to the beginning and write down the date and year when the event took place .

Date mentioned 

Year mentioned 

e- List the the numbers you can hear related to the News Story.

N°1 : N°2 :

N°3 : N°4:

What do they refer to ? You can answer in French .

N°1  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………
N° 2/ N°3 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………
N°4 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………

f- List all the place names that are mentioned in the news report.

g- Tick  what you can hear.

West  East  North  South  South West  North East 

h- What does “Lincolnshire” refer to ? You may answer in French .

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…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………
 PART 3 : Let’s Recap!

 Use all of your notes and recap in what you have understood of the News Story.