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Customer:
Mm, she likes blue ....
Conversation 1: D
Conversation 2: C
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Play the recording a second time. This time students identify 
the gender (Male or Female) of the speakers. 
1 M 
2 F 
3 F 
4 M
04
Ater listening again, students choose the correct option. 
Point out that the ‘wrong’ answer will usually be mentioned 
in the listening in some way to distract them.
5 A 
6 B
05
This exercise give students practice in identifying the 
diference between similar-sounding numbers.
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a the 3
rd
b $10.50 
c the 6
th
d 70
e 19 
f 62 
g £110 
h the 27
th
a 3
rd
b $10.50 
c 6
th
d 70
e 19
f 62 
g £110 
h 27
th
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Additional activity
Students work in pairs. They take it in turns to say 
one of the numbers in each pair. The other student 
says ‘one’ or ‘two’ or points at the number he/she has 
heard. If the correct number can’t be identified, you can 
intervene and check the student has pronounced the 
number correctly. 
06-10
Students are introduced to ways of finding the correct 
answer even though all the options are mentioned in 

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the text. Often speakers say one of the options and 
then correct themselves. This is a technique students 
should look out for. These exercises help students with 
a detailed listening which allows them to identify why 
the other answers are incorrect.