Unit 3 Under the sea Listening exercise

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Unit 3 Under the sea
Listen to Dialogue 1.
A = Angela T = Tour Guide
COMPLAINING ABOUT
A WHALE WATCHING TOUR
Dialogue 1
A: Excuse me.
T: Yes, how can I help you
A: I’m sorry but we weren’t very happy
with the ______.
T: Oh, what was the _________
A: Well, it was so _____ we couldn’t go
outside … I know we heard the _______
and saw them on the videocamera and
that was great, but we really _______ to
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
tour
problem
wet
whales
wanted
stand outside and watch the whales
from there. My _____ kids are very
disappointed.
T: I’m sorry, but we can’t control the
________ and you did see whales.
A: Well, I’m afraid that’s not good ______.
I’d like to talk to the ________.
T: I’m sure that won’t do you any good. I
know he’ll ______ with me. The fact is
that you _____ see whales. (fading out)
two
weather
enough
manager
agree
did
Listen to Dialogue 2.
T: Goodbye, I hoped you ________ the
tour, sir.
A: Yes, the whales were ________ but I’m
feeling very annoyed.
T: Really (in a surprised voice)
A: Yes. You see. I’ve _______ my flight. If
I’d known the boat was going to be late
back, I wouldn’t have ______.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
enjoyed
awesome
missed
come
T: Yes, I __________, but we had a problem
with the boat at the _____ minute that we
needed to fix. The ________ of our
passengers is very important to us. So,
I’m afraid we couldn’t _____ starting late.
A: Yes, but you shouldn’ve checked if there
was anyone like me who _______ to be
back by midday. Anyway, I’d like a
_______, please.
T: Well, I can refund half the fare.
understand
last
safety
avoid
needed
refund
A: I’m sorry but that’s not good enough.
I now have to make another _______
booking and I have ____ idea whether
there’ll be any seats _________. I’d
like a _____ refund.
T: Well, that’s not ____ to me, but I’ll go
and talk to the manager.
A: Thanks.
airline
available
no
full
up
T: (music to indicate a few minutes
passing) Mr Langton, I’m terribly
sorry that we’ve ______ problems for
you. Of course, we’ll give you a _____
refund. Just come into the ______ with
me.
A: Thank you.
caused
office
full
Listen to Dialogue 3.
S: Excuse Me, the tour wasn’t what my
________ and I had expected and we’d
like a refund please.
T: You weren’t ________ with the tour
S: Well, we really loved _______ the bird
life … and the _________ and seals …
but we saw only one whale and that one
was too far ______ to see properly. And
we really came on the tour to _____ the
whales.
husband
satisfied
seeing
dolphins
away
see
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
T: Ah ha, I see. I tell you what, why don’t
you and your husband come back for a
tour on _______ day Free of charge, of
course.
S: I’m afraid that’s ____ good for us as
we’re visitors to his area and we’re
________ tomorrow morning.
T: Well, in that case, we’ll ________ half
your fares.
another
leaving
return
no
S: Well, actually, we’d like a full refund.
T: I’m sorry … if you read the __________,
we say that we’ll refund half the ______.
S: Ok, thanks.
T: You’re welcome.
brochure
fare
Listen to News report 1.
NEWS REPORTS:
SHARK ATTACKS
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
News report 1
A man is __________ at home after being attacked by a shark while standing in about 50 cm of water at Seal Rocks in New South Wales at _______ yesterday. He received cuts to his ____ and ____. A hospital spokesman
said the injuries were not _______ and the man was not admitted to hospital.
recovering
sunset
leg
foot
serious
Listen to News report 2.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
News report 2
In Hawaii, a shark bit off the _____ arm a ___-year-old surfer while she was on her ______ in clear water. Betty Hamilton lost her left arm just ______ the shoulder. Tom Hamilton said his _________ was resting comfortably in hospital.
left
board
below
daughter
13
Listen to News report 3.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
News report 3
A 30-year-old man was _________ by a 2-metre shark while snorkelling this morning off the North Queensland ______. he was bitten on the _____ side of his body and ______ arm and had been taken by air to hospital.
coast
attacked
left
upper
Listen to News report 4.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
News report 4
A man has been killed in a shark attack at ______ am this morning in shallow water at a popular city ______ in Perth. Scores of witnesses watched as the ____-metre shark attacked ___-year-old Ken Crew, tearing off his leg. He had been swimming with _______ at the time. Crew was pulled to the shore on a surf ski but _____ soon afterwards. The area is being searched but the shark, believed to be a great ______, will not be hunted down.
6:30
beach
5.8
49
friends
died
white
Listen to News report 5.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
News report 5
A _____ has been attacked and killed by a ______ white shark off the South Australia coast. Paul Buckland, ____, was attacked
on Tuesday as he was coming to the ______ after diving for shellfish. Buckland yelled for help as he was being held in the shark’s _______, according to police.
great
diver
23
surface
mouth
His friend, Shannon Jenzen, _____ to pull Buckland into their boat, but the shark attacked again from ________, taking a leg and large part of his body. Buckland bled to death ________ after.
tried
behind
shortly
Listen to the text.
Listen to Jordan Davies (J) interviewing the shark expert Don James (D).
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
J: Don, why do the words “shark attack”
_________ so many people
D: Because shark attacks get a lot of
________, especially when they result
in _______ injuries. So many people
think that there are _________ of
sharks waiting in the sea to attack
them.
J: Are they ______ to think that
frighten
attention
terrible
hundreds
right
D: No, not at all. The ________ of being
bitten by a shark is extremely _______.
Throughout the world we know of
only a _____ people who were killed by
sharks each year. Now think of the
millions of swimmers, _________,
snorkellers and drivers that go into
the seal! It really _______ that sharks
are _____ interested in attacking us.
J: Really
chance
small
few
surfers
shows
not
D: Yes. The ______ is that it’s the sharks
that need to be _________. While only
a few people are killed by sharks,
________ of sharks are killed by us
each year.
J: Goodness, that’s a _____ number! So
how are so many killed
D: A lot are killed by ________ fishing
technology. Although it’s aimed at
catching ______ fish, sharks are often
caught at the same time. But sometimes
truth
protected
millions
huge
modern
other
they are caught on purpose. Shark fin
______ is so popular in some Asian
countries that many sharks are killed
_____ their fins.
J: That’s terrible!
D: It is _______. As a result, the variety
of shark species and their __________
are decreasing at a serious rate. In
fact, some species are ______ to being
endangered. And the shark’s biology
doesn’t help much _______.
soup
for
indeed
populations
close
either
J: What do you mean by that
D: Well, I’ll give you an _______. Female
Great White Sharks do not give ______
until they are about ____ years old; the
young take about 14 _______ to develop
before they are born; and they only
have 7 to 9 _______. So shark
populations grow at a ______ rate.
J: OK, so what should we do
example
birth
15
months
slow
young
D: I think ____________ around the
world should take action. They
should _______ fishing for sharks and
protect the most endangered species.
Otherwise they will die _____. Sharks
have been on this planet for ______
million years and it would be terrible
if they _________ because of us.
J: Yes. Indeed it would.
governments
reduce
out
400
disappear