Lesson 5
Listening
1. Discuss the question in pairs.
Can you remember what bad thing happened to Jim in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
He spent the night on a raft on a river when it was foggy. He was scared because he did not know where Huckleberry was.
2. Listen to Nihal telling a story and answer the question.
What bad thing happened to Nihal?
She broke her leg.
3. Listen to Nihal again and answer the questions.
1. What sport does Nihal do?
Gymnastics.
2. How long has she done this sport?
She has done it for ten years.
3. On which days does she usually train?
She usually trains on Wednesday and Saturdays.
4. Why was she training more a few months ago?
She was going to enter a competition.
5. Where was she when she hurt her leg?
She was at home.
6. Who took her to the hospital?
Her mother took her.
7. What does she want to do next year?
She wants to enter a competition again.
4. Listen to Nihal again and answer the questions.
3. Tick the things Nihal does when she tells her story?
She does all of these things.
4. Do you think that Nihal told her story well? Tell your partner.
Yes, because she talks clearly and her story is well organised.