5 - Listening

1. Listen to the story, and decide which route the man was supposed to take.

route 1
route 2
route 3
route 1
route 2
route 3

 

2. Listen again and decide which sentence is true.

1 He thought New York was Rome.
  He thought Rome was New York.
  He thought Rome was on the way to New York.
 
2 He must have thought it was a direct flight.
  He didn't know it was a direct flight.
  He can't have known it was a direct flight.
 
3 He thought he was in Rome so he came back.
  He thought he was in Rome so he got off.
  He thought he was in Rome so he touched down.
 
4 He couldn't understand why people were speaking Italian.
  He could hear people speaking Italian but couldn't understand them.
  He could hear people speaking Italian so he assumed he was in Italy.
 
5 The people speaking Italian were probably tourists.
  The people speaking Italian were probably Italians.
  The people speaking Italian were probably New Yorkers of Italian origin.
 
6 He discovered his mistake when he asked the way to the Coliseum.
  He may have discovered his mistake when he asked the way to the Coliseum.
  He may have discovered his mistake on the way to the Coliseum.

 

3. Listen again and complete these sentences.

1 Well, I heard this story the other day. ?
2 On the way the plane down in New York. ?
3 He thought he'd arrived Italy, and got off and he went New York. ?
4 He hear people Italian. ?
5 He just that he was in Italy. ?
6 I don't know he discovered he wasn't in New York. ?
7 I he asked somebody the to the Coliseum. ?

 

4. Now look at the transcript and check your answers.

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