Listening Online

Exercise 1

A Day at School

I. Pre-Listening Exercises II. Listening Exercises III. Grammar IV. Post-Listening V. Online Investigations

Level:	Topic:	Type:	Speakers:	Length:
easy	education	interview	man - boy	01:35

 

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II. Listening Exercises [Top]

Listen to the conversation by pressing the "Play Audio" button of the audio type you want to hear, and answer the questions. Press the "Final Score" button to check your quiz.

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1. How does Joshua go to school in Japan?
A. He takes a school bus every morning
B. He rides the subway at 8:00 AM.
C. He walks with a group of students.

2. Which item did Joshua NOT mention when talking about the things he takes to school?
A. backpack
B. gym clothes
C. school hat

3. What is one of the first things Joshua does when he arrives at school?
A. He practices his reading and writing.
B. He stands and bows to the teacher.
C. He puts on his gym clothes for class.

4. Where does Joshua eat lunch at school?
A. in his classroom
B. in the lunchroom
C. in the gymnasium

5. What time does Joshua probably get home from school most days?
A. between 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM
B. between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM
C. between 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM

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Listen to the conversation again as you read the Quiz Script. Then, do the Text Completion Quiz.

III. Grammar [Top]

Now, practice these grammar and listen exercises to improve your use of English on the topic of study abroad:

• Study Abroad: Language Study and University Degrees (Simple Present Tense)

IV. Post-Listening Exercises [Top]

What thing did you most enjoy about your school life in your country? Talk with a partner. Explain and discuss some of these topics:

• the length of the school year
• a typical day at school
• teacher and student interaction
• school rules (e.g., dress, hair styles, chewing gum, talking in class, cheating, arriving late, etc.)

V. Online Investigations - [ What's This? ] [Top]

Listen to recordings from language learners from around the world and find out the answers to these questions:

• What time does the person go to school?
• How does he or she get to school?
• What does he or she study there?
• What other facts do you learn about the person's experience at school?

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Compound Nouns

Directions: Put the two smaller words together to make a compound

word

1. sun + shine = ______________________

2. camp + fire = ______________________

3. back + pack = ______________________

4. base + ball = ______________________

5. sun + flower = ______________________

6. rattle + snake = ______________________

7. horse + back = ______________________

8. skate + board = ______________________

9. butter + fly = ______________________

10. some + thing = ______________________

11. pepper + mint = ______________________

12. foot + prints = ______________________

13. water + melon = ______________________

14. cheese + burger = ______________________

15. blue + berry = ______________________

Review: Collective Nouns

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

More Practice with Collective Nouns

Instructions:

Underline the collective nouns in each sentence.

1.    A large crowd stood on the platform.

2.    On Thursday the army marched six miles.

3.    The club held a meeting at my house.

4.    Our family owns a house in the country.

5.    A herd of sheep grazed on the hillside.

6.    The orchestra tuned up before the concert.

7.    Mr. Ferguson spoke to our class.

8.    Gretchen is the president of our committee.

9.    The navy sailed three ships into the harbor.

10. A large group went swimming at the lake

Collective Nouns

Fill in the blank s with suitable collective nouns.

1. A _____ of birds flew high in the sky.

flock / flight

2. They saw a _____ of lions at the zoo.

pride / troop

3. The farmer has a _____ of cattle on his farm.

herd / drove

4. He ate a _____ of grapes today.

bunch

5. Our friend shows us a _____ of stamps.

collection

6. We saw a _____ of sheep on our way home.

flock

7. Police have arrested a _____ of thieves.

pack / gang

8. She bought a _____ of bananas from the market.

bunch / comb

9. The _____ of pupils are listening attentively to their teacher.

class

10. You can put the _____ of tools in that box.

Collective Nouns

What is a Collective Noun?

Collective nouns denote a group of people, objects, ideas, or animals as a single concept. Though the collective noun refers to more than one in a group, the noun itself is considered a single thing.

List of Collective Nouns

The following nouns are among the most common collective nouns.

Army                 Audience                       Band                             Board

Cast                   Class                            Committee                   Company

Crowd               Family                          Faculty                          Group

Jury                    Navy                            School                           Society

Staff                    Team