Учебные задания для развития умений аудирования на базе аудиотекстов "Streamline English". Ч.1. Тогмитова В.В - 13 стр.

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Unit 36. The smuggler
Read the word-expressions from the story «a customs officer, a border
town, many travelers, suspicious, a smuggler”.
What do you think the story might be about?
What don’t people smuggle?
a) drugs; c) medicine
b) guns d) air
II. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.
1. What was Sam Lewis?
a) a mugger c) a smuggler
b) a custom’s head d) a custom’s officer
2. Sam Lewis used to work in
a) a big border town c) a small sea-port
b) a big sea-port d) a small border town
3. When did Draper use to arrive in the border town?
a) in the afternoon c) always at the same time
b) at different time d) in the evening
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4. What was Draper?
a) a smuggler c) a mugger
b) a thief d) a burglar
5. What was Draper smuggling?
a) drugs c) jewelry
b) trucks d) works of art
IV. Fill in the blanks. Put the verbs in the proper tense.
Sam Lewis (to be) ______ a customs officer. He used to (to work)
_______ in a small border town. It (to be not ) ____a busy town and
there (to be not ) _____ much work. The road (to be) _____ usually
very quiet and there (to be not ) _____many travelers. It (to be not )
_____a very interesting job, but Sam (to like) ________ an easy life.
About once a week, he used to (to meet) _______ an old man. His
name (to be) _____Draper. He always used to (to arrive) _________ at
the border early in the morning in a big truck. The truck (to be) _____
always empty. After a while Sam (to become) _________ suspicious.
He often used to (to search) _________ the truck, but he (to find)
________ anything. One day he (to ask) _______ Draper about his job.
Draper (to laugh) _________ and (to say) _______, «I (to be) ___ a
smuggler».
Last year Sam retired. He (to spend) _______ his savings on an
expensive holiday. He (to fly) ____ to Bermuda, and (to stay) ______
in a luxury hotel. One day, he (to be) _____ sitting by the pool and
opposite him he (to see) ______ Draper drinking champagne. Sam
(to walk) ______ to him.
- Hello, there!
- Hi!
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«My name is Sandra and I come
from London. I’m on holiday at the
moment. I arrived in this country last
week. I haven’t been here before. I
like it here very much. I’ a student. I
am going to graduate from the
University next month. I hope to
find a job here.»
              «My name is Sandra and I come                             4. What was Draper?
              from London. I’m on holiday at the                        a) a smuggler            c) a mugger
              moment. I arrived in this country last                    b) a thief               d) a burglar
              week. I haven’t been here before. I
              like it here very much. I’ a student. I                   5. What was Draper smuggling?
              am going to graduate from the                             a) drugs              c) jewelry
              University next month. I hope to                          b) trucks             d) works of art
              find a job here.»
                                                                        IV. Fill in the blanks. Put the verbs in the proper tense.
                        Unit 36. The smuggler
                                                                        Sam Lewis (to be) ______ a customs officer. He used to (to work)
Read the word-expressions from the story «a customs officer, a border   _______ in a small border town. It (to be not ) ____a busy town and
town, many travelers, suspicious, a smuggler”.                          there (to be not ) _____ much work. The road (to be) _____ usually
What do you think the story might be about?                             very quiet and there (to be not ) _____many travelers. It (to be not )
What don’t people smuggle?                                              _____a very interesting job, but Sam (to like) ________ an easy life.
a) drugs;         c) medicine                                           About once a week, he used to (to meet) _______ an old man. His
b) guns           d) air                                                name (to be) _____Draper. He always used to (to arrive) _________ at
                                                                        the border early in the morning in a big truck. The truck (to be) _____
II. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.                   always empty. After a while Sam (to become) _________ suspicious.
1. What was Sam Lewis?                                                  He often used to (to search) _________ the truck, but he (to find)
a) a mugger               c) a smuggler                                 ________ anything. One day he (to ask) _______ Draper about his job.
b) a custom’s head        d) a custom’s officer                         Draper (to laugh) _________ and (to say) _______, «I (to be) ___ a
                                                                        smuggler».
2. Sam Lewis used to work in                                            Last year Sam retired. He (to spend) _______ his savings on an
a) a big border town  c) a small sea-port                               expensive holiday. He (to fly) ____ to Bermuda, and (to stay) ______
b) a big sea-port     d) a small border town                            in a luxury hotel. One day, he (to be) _____ sitting by the pool and
                                                                        opposite him he (to see) ______ Draper drinking champagne. Sam
3. When did Draper use to arrive in the border town?                    (to walk) ______ to him.
a) in the afternoon   c) always at the same time                        - Hello, there!
b) at different time  d) in the evening                                 - Hi!

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