What it is: You read a list of sentences about the recording. The instruction tells you how many are true (usually five). Tick exactly that many. Each right tick = 1 mark.
The instruction on the paper: Elige las cinco frases verdaderas. [5] → Choose the five true sentences.
Short example: 3 of the 6 sentences are true
The instruction here says 3, so choose 3. Then show the answer.
Vas a escuchar a Pablo, que habla de su nuevo instituto.
- Elige las tres frases verdaderas. A. Pablo va al instituto en autobús. B. Pablo ya conocía a muchos alumnos. C. Ahora Pablo tiene amigos en el instituto. D. Las clases empiezan a las ocho. E. A Pablo le gusta el profesor de música. F. A Pablo le gusta la comida del comedor.
Este año empecé en un instituto nuevo. Está más lejos de casa, así que ahora voy en autobús. Al principio no conocía a nadie, pero ya tengo dos buenos amigos. Las clases empiezan a las ocho y media. Mi asignatura favorita es la música, porque el profesor es muy divertido. Lo único malo es la comida del comedor.
This year I started at a new school. It is further from home, so now I go by bus. At first I didn't know anyone, but I already have two good friends. Classes start at half past eight. My favourite subject is music, because the teacher is very funny. The only bad thing is the canteen food.
- A, C, E
- Elige las cinco frases verdaderas.
- Choose the five true sentences.
- más de / menos de
- more than / less than
- algo más que…
- more than just…
- poco / mucho
- little / a lot
- es fácil / es difícil
- it is easy / it is hard
Remember: Not true/false: you don't mark every sentence, you only tick the true ones. Tick exactly the number asked. One small word (más, poco, no) can make a sentence false.
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Choose the true sentences
Read
Underline the key word in each sentence: who, when, how many.
Tick
1st listen: tick the sentences you are sure of.
Cross out
Cross out what the speaker contradicts.
Count
2nd listen: check the doubtful ones. Exactly the number asked.
Read → Tick → Cross out → Count
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Elige las tres frases verdaderas.
Vas a escuchar a Carmen, que habla de su trabajo como voluntaria.
- Elige las tres frases verdaderas. A. Carmen es voluntaria desde hace dos años. B. Carmen va al refugio entre semana. C. Carmen pasea a los perros. D. Todavía le dan miedo los perros grandes. E. Carmen quiere estudiar Veterinaria. F. Carmen tiene un perro en casa.
Desde hace dos años soy voluntaria en un refugio de animales. Voy los sábados por la mañana, no entre semana, porque tengo clase. Allí paseo a los perros y limpio las jaulas. Al principio me daban un poco de miedo los perros grandes, pero ahora no. Lo mejor es cuando una familia adopta a un animal. Me gustaría estudiar Veterinaria.
For two years I have been a volunteer at an animal shelter. I go on Saturday mornings, not during the week, because I have school. There I walk the dogs and clean the cages. At first big dogs scared me a bit, but not now. The best thing is when a family adopts an animal. I would like to study Veterinary Science.
- A, C, E
Past or now?: Antes / al principio vs ahora: a sentence that was true only in the past is false now.
Do
- Tick exactly the number asked.
- Check the small words: más, no, poco.
- Use the 2nd listen for doubtful ones.
Don't
- Choose a sentence because it repeats a word.
- Choose what was true only in the past.
- Choose what is likely but never said.