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• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Listening exercise 1

Weather

1. It will start raining at lunchtime today in the east.

1. True
2. False

2. The weather in the north-west will be worse than in the south.

1. True
2. False

4. Most of England will be hot this week.

1. True
2. False

5. Wet weather will move from the north to the south at the weekend.

1. True
2. False

6. It will stay hot when the rain comes.

1. True
2. False

Listening exercise 2

Series

How often does the woman watch the show?

1. a. always
2. b. sometimes
3. c. we don’t know

How has the woman’s opinion of the show changed over time?

1. a. It’s become more positive.
2. b. It’s become less positive.
3. c. It hasn’t changed.

What does the man think of the story?

1. a. It’s very well written.
2. b. Too many characters died.
3. c. He can’t remember much about it.

What is the one negative thing about the show for the man?

1. a. They spent too much money on the special effects.
2. b. The episodes were too short.
3. c. There weren’t enough episodes.

Why does the man think the writers have fewer ideas for stories now?

1. a. Because they’re saving their ideas to make a Hollywood film.
2. b. Because they aren’t copying the books.
3. c. Because they’re copying the books.

Why does the woman like Cersei?

1. a. The character does unpredictable things.
2. b. The character learns from her mistakes.
3. c. She’s a very intelligent character.

Listening exercise 3

Work Balance

Listening exercise 3

Work Balance

How popular is Chris Svensson’s book?

1. a. Not very popular
2. b. Very popular
3. c. It’s new. People don’t know it yet.

Listening exercise 3

Work Balance

How popular is Chris Svensson’s book?

1. a. Not very popular
2. b. Very popular
3. c. It’s new. People don’t know it yet.

Listening exercise 4

Late in class

1. The class started five minutes ago.

1. True
2. False

2. The teacher will hand back the tests next Thursday.

1. True
2. False

3. The boy shares his textbook with the girl.

1. True
2. False

4. The teacher is going on about search engines.

1. True
2. False

5. The boy thought this class was about the French Revolution.

1. True
2. False