Focus3 2E Unit Test Dictation Listening Reading Unit5 Group
Focus3 2E Unit Test Dictation Listening Reading Unit5 Group
Group A Group B
Dication Dictation
Exercise 1 Exercise 1
Are endangered species / something you care Are endangered species / something you care
about? / Giant pandas / are in danger of dying out, / about? / Giant pandas / are in danger of dying out, /
but now scientists, / who deal with environmental but now scientists, / who deal with environmental
issues, / want to strengthen their numbers. / If we issues, / want to strengthen their numbers. / If we
change our way of life / and stop climate change, / change our way of life / and stop climate change, /
pandas can continue to live / in forest clearings / for pandas can continue to live / in forest clearings / for
many years. many years.
Listening Listening
Exercise 2 Exercise 2
1 A: The speaker says that in the southern USA 1 D: The speaker says that in the southern USA
temperatures were twenty degrees lower than temperatures were twenty degrees lower than
usual, and this is extreme. usual, and this is extreme.
2 A: The speaker mentions record-breaking cold 2 B: The speaker mentions dry weather in Australia
weather in the USA and record-breaking dry and California.
weather in Australia, but she doesn’t mention 3 A: The speaker says that we will all be affected
record-breaking hot weather. by extreme weather in one way or another.
3 D: The speaker says that we will all be affected by 4 B: The speaker says that the climate in Britain
extreme weather in one way or another. might stay about the same.
4 A: The speaker says that the climate in Britain 5 D: The environmentalist discusses different
might stay about the same. examples of extreme weather around the world
5 C: The podcast discusses different examples of and suggests that it is increasing.
extreme weather around the world and tries to
decide if they are more common nowadays.
Reading Reading
Exercise 3 Exercise 3
1 B: The text says that visibility in Beijing in winter 1 A: The text says that visibility in Beijing in winter
is sometimes so bad that motorways have to is sometimes so bad that motorways have to
close because of the danger of accidents. close because of the danger of accidents.
2 D: The text says that the screens show adverts all 2 A: The text says that the screens show adverts all
the time. the time.
3 C: The text says that politicians, too, have finally 3 B: The text says that politicians, too, have finally
decided that something must be done to reduce decided that something must be done to reduce
pollution levels. pollution levels.
4 B: The text says that another target is older, 4 D: The text says that another target is older,
more polluting cars. The worst offenders (cars) more polluting cars. The worst offenders (cars)
will be banned. will be banned.
5 A: The text says that the Chinese know from 5 C: The text says that the Chinese know from
experience that it is possible to improve air experience that it is possible to improve air
quality very quickly if necessary. quality very quickly if necessary.