Universidad Central de Venezuela

Facultad de Ingeniería
Inglés Conversacional I
LAB EXERCISES.
MODULE 1.
LEISURE AND LIFESTYLE

1. LISTENING 1.1. Write down the information you hear in each item.

A What do the letters NBA mean?

B Which of these countries has never won the football World Cup:
Argentina England, France OR Japan?

C When were the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia?

D What kind of ball do they use in the game of rugby?

E How often do the Winter Olympics happen?

F Where does the sport of judo come from?

G How many spots are there on a dice?

H Who starts in a game of chess: the black player or the white player?

I Why are there fifity-two cards in a normal pack?

J What does a soccer referee do to signal the end of a game?

K How long does an ice hockey match last?

L What does the leader of the Tour de France wear?

2. LISTENING 1.2. Find the correct answers to the questions you will hear.
a) 1. When _________________________?
2. Who _______________________________?
3. Where ________________________?
4. Why _______________________________?

b) 1. How often _______________________________?

2. How long ________________________?
3. Which days ______________________________?
4. How many _______________________________?

c) 1. What time ______________?

2. What time ___________________________?
3. What date ______________?
4. How date ____________________________?

1. LISTENING 1.4. Look at the photos of three sports people on your book.
a) As you listen to the recording, tick the right column in order to describe each person.

3.1 TOSHI, form Japan, is training to be a sumo wrestler.

3.2 ANIA, from Poland, is a champion gymnast.
3.3 JOAO, from Brazil, is a professional footballer. He plays for a top Italian club.

CAN YOU GUESS WHO: TOSHI ANIA JOAO

a) has a big lunch (with lots of beer) and then goes to
sleep for a few hours?
b) does not eat very much?
c) runs 8 km at least four times a week?
d) trains for eight hours every day?
e) usually trains before breakfast?
f) weighs about 40 kg?
g) weighs about 175 kg?
h) is 1.5 m tall?
i) is 1.95 m tall?
j) earns about $50,000 a week?
k) receives money from his/her parents every month?

b) Whose life sounds the most difficult? Why?

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2. LISTENING 1.5. Listen to three conversations and answer the questions below.
 a) Where do they take place?
1. _____________________________

2. _____________________________

3. _____________________________

b) Write down the questions you hear in each conversation:

Conversation 1:
1. ____________________________________?

2. ____________________________________?

3. ____________________________________?

Conversation 2:
1. _____________________________________________?

2. ______________________________________________?

3. ______________________________________________?

4. ______________________________________________?

5. ______________________________________________?

6. ______________________________________________?

7. ______________________________________________?

Conversation 3:
1. _________________________________?

2. _________________________________?

3. _________________________________?

3. LISTENING 1.6. After you hear the following questions, write down the answers.
 1. ______________________________________

2. ______________________________________

3. ______________________________________

4. ______________________________________

5. ______________________________________

6. ______________________________________

7. ______________________________________

8. ______________________________________

6. LISTENING 1.7. Listen to the words below and underline the syllable where you hear
the stress is.

1. Never 6. Professional

2. Ambition 7. Leisure

3. Computer 8. Footballer

4. Exercise 9. Popular

5. Entertain 10. Presenter

Activity 1. Pair work.