Shadowing Practice: Flyers 3 - Test 2 (with answer keys) Có đáp án cuối mỗi phần - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello, this is the Cambridge Flyers Practice Listening Test, Test 2.
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Part 1.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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So, this is your music club, is it?
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Yes.
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Do you want to sit and watch them for a few minutes, Dad?
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OK.
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Who is the girl that's playing the drums?
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That's Sarah.
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She's good, isn't she?
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Yes, she is.
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Can you see the line?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and draw lines.
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Who is the girl who's dancing?
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Between the two boys, you mean?
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Yes.
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That's Helen.
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Oh, right.
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Is that Richard, the boy who's wearing a scarf on his head?
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There are two boys wearing scarves.
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The one at the front?
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The singer?
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Yes.
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Yes, that's him.
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They're not bad, are they?
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They're all OK, but Michael's excellent.
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The boy who is playing the guitar?
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No, the one at the piano.
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Oh, yes, I know him.
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I couldn't see his face very well.
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Does William ever come to the club?
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Yes, he's here.
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He's one of our dancers. Which one?
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He has his hands above his head.
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Oh, yes, I can see him.
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Which one do you like best?
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The girl with the guitar.
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Is that Emma?
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Yes.
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How did you know?
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Oh, I know her mum and dad.
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Now listen to part one again.
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Who is the girl who's dancing?
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Between the two boys, you mean?
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Yes.
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That's Helen.
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Oh, right.
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Is that Richard, the boy who's wearing a scarf on his head?
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There are two boys wearing scarves.
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The one at the front?
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The singer.
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Yes.
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Yes, that's him.
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They're not bad, are they?
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They're all OK, but Michael's excellent
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The boy who is playing the guitar?
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No, the one at the piano
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Oh, yes, I know him I couldn't see his face very well
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Does William ever come to the club?
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Yes, he's here
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He's one of our dancers Which one?
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He has his hands above his head
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Oh, yes, I can see him
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Which one do you like best?
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The girl with the guitar.
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Is that Emma?
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Yes.
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How did you know?
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Oh, I know her mum and dad.
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That is the end of part one.
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Part two.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Hello, young man.
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Do you want to ask me some questions?
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Yes.
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I've got to write some things about you for my homework.
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Well?
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When I see you on TV, everyone just calls you Betty.
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Do you have another name?
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Yes.
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It's Betty Fountain.
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That's F -O -U -N -T -A -I -N.
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Can you see the answer?
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Now you listen and write.
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Right, now I know, but I don't know how old you are.
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You guess.
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Mmm, 43?
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No, 57.
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But you look so young.
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Well, I try to eat the right things.
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Like what?
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I usually eat salad, rice and fish.
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Mmm.
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Do you live in a big house near the beach, like all the other actors and singers?
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No, I have a flat in the city and a little house in a village.
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Oh, what do you do in your holidays?
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We love sports, so in winter we go skiing and in the summer we go climbing.
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Who do you go with?
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I always go on holiday with my husband.
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Now listen to part two again.
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Right, now I know.
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But I don't know how old you are.
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You guess.
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Mmm, 43?
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No, 57.
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But you look so young.
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Well, I try to eat the right things.
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Like what?
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I usually eat salad, rice and fish.
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Mmm.
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Do you live in a big house near the beach, like all the other actors and singers?
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No, I have a flat in the city and a little house in a village.
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Oh, what do you do in your holidays?
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We love sports, so in winter we go skiing and in the summer we go climbing.
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Who do you go with?
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I always go on holiday with my husband.
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That is the end of part two.
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Part three.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Alex's uncle loves taking photos with his new camera.
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Where did he take each photo?
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Look at these, Alex.
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They're some photos that I took with my new camera.
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Oh, they look great.
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You are clever.
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I took this photo of these flowers when we were having a picnic by the lake.
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We walked there on Sunday.
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We were on holiday there.
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Can you see the letter C?
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Now you listen and write a letter in each box.
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Where did you take this one?
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The one of the two men?
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Well, I met them last week.
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I went with them to visit an old village in the mountains.
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This is a photo of them back at our hotel in the city.
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They were on their balcony there.
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And look at this lovely swan, Alex.
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It's great.
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Your aunt and I were sitting by the river in town when I took this photo.
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It was very hot and sunny that day.
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We had lunch there.
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I enjoyed that day.
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I love this one.
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Why?
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Well, I'll tell you the story about this one.
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We were walking over a bridge on Thursday when suddenly this parrot shouted out, Hello!
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I quickly took a picture of it before it flew back into the trees.
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It had a very long tail.
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Wow!
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How exciting!
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You'll like this one too.
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All the others wanted to stay on the beach at the weekend, but I wanted to do something more interesting.
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I found a dark cave there and went inside.
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There were lots of bats there.
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Here's the photo that I took of them.
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Weren't you afraid?
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No. And what about this one?
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Hmm.
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I saw these strange insects on the rocks near a waterfall.
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Perhaps they liked the lovely cold water.
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It was another very hot day.
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I don't know what kind they are. Do you?
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No, but it's a great photo.
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They all are.
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Thanks, Alex.
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Now listen to part three again.
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Where did you take this one?
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The one of the two men?
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Well, I met them last week.
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I went with them to visit an old village in the mountains.
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This is a photo of them back at our hotel in the city.
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They were on their balcony there.
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And look at this lovely swan, Alex.
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It's great.
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Your aunt and I were sitting by the river in town when I took this photo.
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It was very hot and sunny that day.
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We had lunch there.
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I enjoyed that day.
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I loved this one.
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Why?
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Well, I'll tell you the story about this one.
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We were walking over a bridge on Thursday when suddenly this parrot shouted out, Hello!
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I quickly took a picture of it before it flew back into the trees.
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It had a very long tail.
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Wow!
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How exciting!
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You'll like this one too.
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All the others wanted to stay on the beach at the weekend, but I wanted to do something more interesting.
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I found a dark cave there and went inside.
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There were lots of bats there.
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Here's the photo that I took of them.
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Weren't you afraid?
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No. And what about this one?
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Hmm.
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I saw these strange insects on the rocks near a waterfall.
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Perhaps they liked the lovely cold water.
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It was another very hot day.
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I don't know what kind they are. Do you?
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No, but it's a great photo.
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They all are.
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Thanks, Alex.
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That is the end of part three.
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Part four.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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What time did school finish?
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Hello, Sarah.
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You're late.
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It's after seven.
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Well, I play tennis with Sue after school today.
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But school finish at half past three.
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That was a long tennis game.
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Well, we played until half past five, and then we went to Sue's house.
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We were very thirsty, and her mum gave us some lemonade.
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All right.
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But why didn't you phone us?
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Sorry, Dad.
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Can you see the tick?
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Now you listen and tick the box.
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1. Which is Sarah's favourite lesson?
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We had my favourite lesson today.
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What?
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Art?
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No, that's not my favourite.
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Well, it was.
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Oh, I liked art when I was younger but I prefer science subjects now and geography.
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I love learning all about the world.
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That's the best subject.
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There's a new girl in my class, Dad.
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Her name's Sally.
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Is she nice?
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Very nice.
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And she's got lovely long hair.
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Well, your short hair is lovely too, Sarah.
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Yes, but Sally's hair is curly and mine's all straight.
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3. Which team is Sarah in?
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Something excellent happened today.
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What?
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I'm going to be in a big sports competition.
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It's for lots of schools.
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Great! Which sports?
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Well, some of my friends are going to be in races or play volleyball, but I'm in the swimming team.
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4. What did Sarah have for lunch?
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What did you have for lunch today?
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Burgers and French fries.
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Did you have any salad with that, or fruit?
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No, I didn't.
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Sarah, you should always...
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Dad, stop, please.
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5. What is Sarah going to do next?
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Well, what are you going to do now, Sarah?
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Are you hungry?
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No, I'm not.
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Can I have supper later?
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OK.
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Are you going to do your homework now?
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Did your teacher give you some today?
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Yes, she did.
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She gave us some geography and maths.
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OK.
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Well, you should do it now, I think.
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Oh, Dad, it's so hot this evening.
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I must have a shower first.
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I'll do my homework after that.
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Now listen to part four again.
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One.
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Which is Sarah's favourite lesson?
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We had my favourite lesson today.
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What?
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Art?
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No, that's not my favourite.
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Well, it was.
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Oh, I liked art when I was younger, but I prefer science subjects now and geography.
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I love learning all about the world.
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That's the best subject.
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There's a new girl in my class, Dad.
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Her name's Sally.
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Is she nice?
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Very nice.
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And she's got lovely long hair.
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Well, your short hair is lovely too, Sarah.
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Yes, but Sally's hair is curly and mine's all straight.
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Something excellent happened today.
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What?
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I'm going to be in a big sports competition.
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It's for lots of schools.
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Great! Which sports?
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Well, some of my friends are going to be in races or play volleyball, but I'm in the swimming team.
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4. What did Sarah have for lunch?
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What did you have for lunch today?
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Burgers and french fries.
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Did you have any salad with that, or fruit?
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No, I didn't.
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Sarah, you should always...
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Dad, stop, please.
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5. What is Sarah going to do next?
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Well, what are you going to do now, Sarah?
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Are you hungry?
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No, I'm not.
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Can I have supper later?
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OK.
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Are you going to do your homework now?
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Did your teacher give you some today?
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Yes, she did.
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She gave us some geography and maths.
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OK.
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Well, you should do it now, I think.
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Oh, Dad, it's so hot this evening.
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I must have a shower first.
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I'll do my homework after that.
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That is the end of Part 4.
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Part 5.
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Listen and look at the picture.
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There is one example.
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OK, are you ready?
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Shall we start?
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All right.
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Can you see the boy?
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He's riding a bicycle.
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Colour his hat.
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What colour shall I do it?
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Is purple OK?
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Yes, that's fine.
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Can you see the boy's purple hat?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and colour and write and draw.
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One.
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Can you see the woman in the picture?
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Yes, she's crossing the street.
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That's right.
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Can you colour her suitcase, please?
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Can I colour it red?
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I prefer brown.
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Oh, all right then.
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2. Do you want to colour something else?
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Yes, but can I choose the colour this time?
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All right.
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Let's colour something on the ambulance.
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Can I colour its light?
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It's on the top of the ambulance.
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That will be good.
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What colour are you going to choose?
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Blue.
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3. Would you like to write something now?
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Oh, is it difficult?
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No, it's very easy.
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Can you see the shop?
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The one that sells books?
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Yes.
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Can you write books on the front?
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OK.
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That is easy.
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4. What next?
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OK, this time can you colour something that the boy is wearing?
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His trousers?
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No, that will take too long.
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His scarf?
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Yes, OK.
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Colour it green.
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Five.
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Last one now.
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Can you draw well?
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I'll try.
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Can you draw an umbrella?
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Draw it in the woman's hand.
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OK.
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And colour it yellow.
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Yes, I can do that.
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Now listen to part five again.
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One.
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Can you see the woman in the picture?
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Yes, she's crossing the street.
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That's right.
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Can you colour her suitcase, please?
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Can I colour it red?
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I prefer brown.
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Oh, all right then.
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2. Do you want to colour something else?
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Yes, but can I choose the colour this time?
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All right.
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Let's colour something on the ambulance.
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Can I colour its light?
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It's on the top of the ambulance.
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That will be good.
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What colour are you going to choose?
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Blue.
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Three.
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Would you like to write something now?
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Oh, is it difficult?
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No, it's very easy.
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Can you see the shop?
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The one that sells books?
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Yes.
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Can you write books on the front?
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OK, that is easy.
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Four.
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What next?
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OK, this time, can you colour something that the boy is wearing?
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His trousers?
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No, that will take too long.
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His scarf?
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Yes, OK.
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Colour it green.
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Five.
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Last one now.
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Can you draw well?
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I'll try.
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Can you draw an umbrella?
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Draw it in the woman's hand.
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OK.
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And colour it yellow.
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Yes, I can do that.
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That is the end of the Flyers Practice Listening Test 2.
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I'm sorry.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Flyers 3 - Test 2 (with answer keys) Có đáp án cuối mỗi phần”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: colour, listen, Sarah, photo, boy. This video has 418 sentences and 2295 words to shadow. The speech runs for 23:52. The speaker talks slowly, about 96 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 132 of its 418 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
scarf noun/skɑːf/A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
homework noun/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
guitar noun/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).
lesson noun/ˈlɛs.ən/A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
salad noun/ˈsæl.əd/A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often…
ambulance noun/ˈæmbjᵿl(ə)n(t)s/An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
geography noun/d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.
hungry adjective/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
tennis noun/ˈtɛnɪs/A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
tail noun/ˈteɪ̯l/An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something.
purple noun/ˈpɝ.pl̩/A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
piano noun/piˈænɪː/A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers…
climb verb/ˈklaɪ̯m/To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
swim verb/swɪm/To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
cave noun/keɪv/A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
walk over verbTo gain an easy victory.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Can you see the line?
  • Between the two boys, you mean?
  • Which one do you like best?
  • Do you want to ask me some questions?
  • Can you see the boy's purple hat?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastwere having · were sitting · were walking
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing formPractice Listening · loves taking · love learning
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashould do
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe best

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 34 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, thirsty /ˈθɝs.ti/
  • Long words — get the stress right: geography /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like scarf, homework, guitar.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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