Listening Comprehension (6th form) Teacher Page 1
Task 1: Listen to the text twice.
Spot
(after J. London)
Let me tell my story to you from the beginning. That autumn we started very late for the Klondike. We had little time and it was difficult to buy dogs. We paid about one hundred dollars for each dog. And among these dogs we got Spot. We paid even more for him than for the other dogs. We paid one hundred and ten dollars for him.
He looked a very good dog. I say ‘looked’ because we soon saw he was not really a good dog. He only looked good. He was big and he had a beautiful white and brown skin. And on this skin there was a big black spot. This is why we called him Spot. He was strong! And you could see in his eyes he was clever! I think he was perhaps the strongest and cleverest dog in all Alaska.
But he did not use his strength. It is true he used his intelligence. But he did not use it in the right way. You will see a little later how he used it.
Vocabulary:
1 among – среди 2 spot – пятно 3 pay – платить 4 look – выглядеть 5 strength – сила
6 intelligence – понятливость
Task 2: Read the following statements and mark them as True or False.
They started for the Klondike in summer.
Each dog cost 100 dollars.
Spot was cheaper than the other dogs.
He was really a good dog.
Spot was white and brown.
The dog got his name for a big black spot on his skin.
Spot had clever eyes.
The dog seemed to be the strongest in all Alaska.
Spot used his strength.
The dog used his intelligence in the wrong way. (10x2=20)
Key 1:
1 – False 2 – True 3 – False 4 – False 5 – True
6 – True 7 – True 8 – True 9 – False 10 – True
Listening Comprehension (6th form) Teacher Page 2
Task 3: Choose the right option (a or b) to complete the sentence.
1 They started for the Klondike in __________.
a summer b autumn
2 They paid __________ dollars for each dog.
a one hundred b one hundred ten
3 Spot looked a very __________ dog.
a bad b good
4 The dog __________ good really.
a was b was not
5 Spot’s skin was __________.
a black and white b white and brown
6 There was a __________ spot on the dog’s skin.
a big b small
7 Spot __________ strong.
a was not b was
8 They could see in his eyes that he __________ clever.
a was b was not
9 Spot did not use his __________.
a strength b intelligence
10 The dog used his intelligence in the __________ way.
a right b wrong (10x1=10)
Key 2: 1b 2a 3b 4b 5b 6a 7b 8a 9a 10b
Listening Comprehension (6th form) Student Page
Name___________________________________________ Form__________________
Task 1: Listen to the text twice.
Task 2: Read the following statements and mark them as True or False.
They started for the Klondike in summer. __________
Each dog cost 100 dollars. __________
Spot was cheaper than the other dogs. __________
He was really a good dog. __________
Spot was white and brown. __________
The dog got his name for a big black spot on his skin. __________
Spot had clever eyes. __________
The dog seemed to be the strongest in all Alaska. __________
Spot used his strength. __________
The dog used his intelligence in the wrong way. __________ (10x2=20)
Task 3: Choose the right option (a or b) to complete the sentence.
1 They started for the Klondike in __________.
a summer b autumn
2 They paid __________ dollars for each dog.
a one hundred b one hundred ten
3 Spot looked a very __________ dog.
a bad b good
4 The dog __________ good really.
a was b was not
5 Spot’s skin was __________.
a black and white b white and brown
6 There was a __________ spot on the dog’s skin.
a big b small
7 Spot __________ strong.
a was not b was
8 They could see in his eyes that he __________ clever.
a was b was not
9 Spot did not use his __________.
a strength b intelligence
10 The dog used his intelligence in the __________ way.
a right b wrong (10x1=10)