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Listening worksheet: ‘The consumer society’, multiple choice (Part 1 in FCE) FC Expert, Module 9, p 130

Do the exam task Post-listening activities Look at the words in italics below. Locate and underline them in the text. Then find the synonyms or definitions below this table. Write the synonyms in the table. synonyms, definitions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

Reckon you can outwit the competitors on TV quiz shows? Throw the dice All I can do is issue a credit note. I can’t give you a cash refund unless the product is faulty in some way it’s a 100-mile round trip what goes on under the bonnet what goes on under the bonnet how do I know they’re not just ripping me off why should we spend money needlessly I’m entitled to some form of compensation some form of compensation we ended up having to get up really early in the morning time for a round of golf I seem to have mislaid all the paperwork somewhere could you … get back to me, please a new service that takes the tedium out of waiting around queuing for theatre tickets something to be picked up having a purchase delivered they are the ones most liable to possess a job a complete game boredom broken charging too much money collected cover for the car engine finished up give happens I qualify for likely, probable

_________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ misplace, put in the wrong place money back money for damages number cubes for games outsmart return journey return my call something bought unnecessarily, without a good reason waiting

Listening worksheet: ‘The consumer society’, multiple choice (Part 1 in FCE) Teacher’s notes:

FC Expert, Module 9, p 130

synonyms, definitions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

Reckon you can outwit the competitors on TV quiz shows? Throw the dice All I can do is issue a credit note. I can’t give you a cash refund unless the product is faulty in some way it’s a 100-mile round trip what goes on under the bonnet what goes on under the bonnet how do I know they’re not just ripping me off why should we spend money needlessly I’m entitled to some form of compensation some form of compensation we ended up having to get up really early in the morning time for a round of golf I seem to have mislaid all the paperwork somewhere could you … get back to me, please a new service that takes the tedium out of waiting around queuing for theatre tickets something to be picked up having a purchase delivered they are the ones most liable to possess a job

outsmart number cubes for games give money back broken return journey happens cover for the car engine charging too much money unnecessarily, without a good reason I qualify for money for damages finished up a complete game misplace, put in the wrong place return my call boredom waiting collected something bought likely, probable