Worksheet - Lesson 3 - Family - Listening.docx

LESSON 3 - FAMILY LESSON LAYOUT

IELTS LISTENING WORKSHEET 1. Homework review & Wedding Q&A
2. IELTS LIstening Format
DATE/TIME 3. Multiple Choice & Listening Exercise
TEACHER 4. Discussion & class summary
STUDENT 5.Homework

IELTS LISTENING FORMAT

IELTS Listening Introduction.

★ The IELTS listening test is the same for both the Academic & General exams.
★ Timing: 30 Minutes (plus 10 minutes to transfer the answers to your answer

sheet)
★ Number of questions: 40
★ The recording will only be played once.

The Four Sections

➔ Section 1 - conversation between two people set in an everyday social context.
➔ Section 2 - a monologue set in an everyday social context.
➔ Section 3 - a conversation between up to four people set in an

educational/training context.
➔ Section 4 - a monologue on an academic subject.

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IELTS MULTIPLE CHOICE

IELTS Listening Questions Introduction.
In multiple choice questions, you are required to choose the correct answer from a list
of options. There are two main types of questions:

1. Single questions with a choice of 3 answers (A, B, or C). Sometimes there may
be 4 options.

Source: Cambridge English Test Paper

2. List questions have a longer list of possible answers and you must select more
than one as specified in the question.

Source: Cambridge English Test Paper

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LISTENING EXERCISE 1

Multiple Choice
Section 2 - a monologue set in an everyday social context.
Listen to Best Brother Wedding Speech Kills Crowd here. Make notes as you listen
and answer the multiple choice questions afterward.

NOTES

QUESTIONS 1 - 8 - SINGLE QUESTIONS - select one answer only
I. What are the names of the bride and groom?

A. Melanie & Alan
B. Michelle & Andrew
C. Michelle & Alan
Answer

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II. Which people from around the world are NOT present at the wedding?
A. Quebec
B. United Kingdom
C. Australia

Answer

III. What did the groom suffer from a week before the wedding?
A. Kidney Stones
B. Gallstones
C. Urinary Tract Infection

Answer

IV. Who is the older brother?
A. The groom
B. The groomsman
C. The speaker

Answer

V. What qualities of the groom does the speaker highlight?
A. Maturity, Toughness, Compassion, Smarts, Athletic Ability
B. Maturity, Toughness, Compassion, Smarts, Caustic Nature
C. Maturity, Toughness, Compassion, Smarts, Impatience

Answer

VI. The groom spends hours giving to others with his AIA ministry, what does AIA stand for?
A. Athletes indoor Action Sports Ministry
B. Active in Athletics Sports Ministry
C. Athletes in Action Sports Ministry

Answer

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VII. What did they call the groom when they were growing up?
A. The Point Man
B. The Plan Man
C. The Front Man

Answer
VIII. What is the family’s nickname for the bride?

A. Chel
B. Mitch
C. Ellie
Answer

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HOMEWORK - LISTENING EXERCISE 2

IELTS Listening Homework
Multiple Choice
Section 2 - a monologue set in an everyday social context.
Listen to Best Man Toast here. Make notes as you listen and answer the multiple
choice questions afterward.

NOTES

QUESTIONS 1 - 8 - SINGLE & LIST QUESTIONS - select one answer only
I. What are the names of the groom and the best man? Select TWO answers

A. Dillon
B. Danny
C. Michelle & Alan
D. Simon
E. Scotty
Answer

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II. How much later did the speaker leave the womb than his twin brother?
A. 9 Minutes
B. 10 Minutes
C. 11 Minutes

Answer

III. What is the name of the bride?
A. Lilly
B. Tilly
C. Millie

Answer

IV. Why was the groom under a lot of stress?
A. Long working hours
B. Wedding plans
C. Sick family member.

Answer

V. What are the two main characteristics that the bride used to defuse the groom’s stress?
Select TWO answers
A. Patience
B. Moral values
C. Accountability
D. Understanding
E. Humility

Answer

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VOCABULARY & PHRASES

useful connectives to use in an essay

word type meaning

best brother phrase he’s combining Best Man at a wedding with brother – he’s the
best man & brother.

Use in a sentence:

pallbearer noun person who helps carry a coffin at a funeral.

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kidney stones noun a solid mass of hard material that can form in the kidney and
Use in a sentence: cause pain.

brotherly noun a situation in which brothers compete with each other for the
rivalry same thing.

Use in a sentence:

proofreader noun a person whose job is to check text before it is printed or put
online.

Use in a sentence:

procrastinate verb to keep delaying something that must be done, often because
Use in a sentence: it is unpleasant or boring.

proposal noun an offer of marriage.

Use in a sentence:

wedding noun noun
registry

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