First Certificate Network 3. [antikvár]

starter unitThis starter unit will introduce you to the style of the activities and exercises in this book.LISTENINGEach unit in this book has two listening extracts. Before you listen to each one, there will be some pre-listening activities. The first extract in this unit is a conversation between a police officer and a woman who owns a shop. The conversation takes place in her shop. Here are your pre-listening activities:Tasl(1Predict what the subject-matter will be Which of the following topics are likely subjects for their conversation?the weather an unpaid tax bill the local soccer teama recent robbery the political situationTasl(2What do you expect to hear? Which of the following words and phrases could possibly appear in a conversation between a police officer and a shop owner?routine enquiry good value questions responsible robbery sale pricecompetition invitation attractiveAfter you have completed pre-listening activities like these, you will find ideas and exercises designed to be done while listening to the cassette for the first time. For example, you may be asked to listen for some specific information:Tasl(3Listening for a specific purpose Read the following questions and find the answers when you listen to the cassette:a Was the shop owner expecting a visit from b Who was in the shop at the time the police officer? How do you know?of the robbery?Now listen to the cassette and try to answer these questions. Don't worry if you fail to understand every word that you hear. In the examination, you will always hear the extract twice, and you will always get more of the meaning by reading the examination question itself.For every listening extract in this book, there are further activities to encourage you to listen to the cassette again. Some of these activities are in the style of Paper Four exercises. Here are two examples:Tasl(4Listen to the cassette again and complete the True or False exercise below. (It is important to read the statements in this kind of exercise before you listen to the cassette. It will give you an idea of the subject-matter of what you are about to hear.)