Listening Texts
Before using the listening texts below, read the section on Listening in the online Teacher’s Guide at www.macmillan-caribbean.com . Remember that any of the reading texts can be read aloud to students. Questions can be asked to check their understanding and their ability to infer and use context clues orally. There follows a series of read-aloud texts, designed to practise and assess students’ listening skills. Each is signposted in the Student’s Book by in the unit to which it relates.
up, but it was too late. Your new bike was in the shed, so I took it and rode after you. I know you told me not to touch it, but I thought that if I could get your gloves to you, you wouldn’t mind. I’d gone about half a mile when I ran over a large stone in the middle of the road. I was going too fast to avoid it. I flew over the handlebars, and landed on the ground. I’m afraid the tyre is punctured and the front wheel is twisted. I was trying to be helpful, but I ended up damaging your new bike. I’m really sorry. Unit 4: Speaking and listening (page 36) St Lucian cricketer, Darren Sammy, was born in 1983 in the village of Micoud. As an all- rounder, he can bat and bowl equally well. His cricketing career began at the age of five when his brothers taught him to play in their backyard. By the time he began secondary school in 1994, he was already a talented cricketer. In 2001 at the age of 17, he played in his first international match against Jamaica. The following year, he won a place at the Shell Cricket Academy in Grenada, where the most promising young Caribbean cricketers train. In 2004, when he was only 21 years old, he joined the West Indies cricket team. Only six years later in 2010, he became team captain. Since then, he has led the West Indies to many victories, including the World T20 championship in 2012 and 2016. Now aged 37, Sammy plays in the Pakistan Super League, but still returns to play on the West Indies team in international matches.
Unit 1: Reading (page 8) Use the first part of the story as a listening exercise. Read story as far as “The weather’s about to change”, then ask questions to check students’ comprehension. They can predict how the story will end. Unit 1: Speaking and listening (page 10) Student presentation Do you enjoy reading? I do. I like many different types of stories. I love reading adventure stories. They are really exciting and you never know what will happen until the end. I like reading stories about real people in everyday situations too. Some of the characters are just like me, so I understand how they feel. My brother enjoys reading science fiction stories about creatures from outer space or space travel. For me these stories are too unrealistic. I don’t really enjoy reading fantasy books like Harry Potter either. Some of my favourite stories are folk tales about animals such as Anansi or Compere Tigre. These stories are full of suspense and tricks, but they teach us important lessons, such as the importance of honesty and hard work. Unit 3: Assessment (page 33) Explain to students that they will hear part of a conversation between two brothers. Alex, I’ve got something to tell you. After you left for the cricket match, I saw you had forgotten your batting gloves. I thought that if I ran fast enough, I might be able to catch you
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