MONEY MATTERS (listening)

PART 1 Listen and read this conversation as well as taking good notice of the vocabulary words below. Some of them might be new words related to money.

PART 2 Do this listening quiz. Fill in the gaps with the missing words.

FOR AND SINCE

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For and Since, by mjotab
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A THOUSAND YEARS

One of your classmates recommends this video song with subtitles in English and Spanish.
I hope you like it.

THE LOGICAL SONG

THE LOGICAL SONG  (Supertramp)

1.-  Write the words for the following phonetic transcriptions and then fill in the boxes.

/ ‘sensəbəl/                 _______________

/rɪ´spektəbəl/         ______________

/rɪ´spɒnsəbəl/         _______________

/prɪ´zentəbəl/         _______________

/ dɪ´pendəbəl/         ________________

/´vedʒtəbəl/               ________________

/ək´septəbəl/             ________________

2.-Find the word that matches the definitions:

…………………………….: someone you can be sure that they will always act consistently or sensibly.

…………………………….: a person who is able to make good decisions and judgements based on reason.

…………………………….: Someone who is approved of by society and considered to be morally correct.

…………………………….: A very sick or disabled person.

…………………………….: someone who is good enough.

…………………………….: people who behave properly and sensibly (without needing to be supervised).

…………………………….: Someone who looks fairly tidy or attractive

3.- Fill in the gaps with words ending in -al

When I was young
it seemed that life was so wonderful
A miracle, oh it was beautiful,  ……………………
And all the birds in the trees
Well they´d be singing so happily
Oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me
But then they sent me away
To teach me how to be …………………………..
…………………, oh …………………………., …………………
And they showed me a world
where I could be so ………………………….
Oh ……………………, oh ……………………, …………………

There are times when all the world´s asleep
The questions run too deep
For such a simple man
Won´t you please, please tell me what we´ve learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who i am
Now watch what you say
Or they´ll be calling you a ……………………
A ……………………, oh ……………………, ……………………
Oh won´t you sign up your name
We´d like to feel you´re
…………………………. , …………………………., Oh ………………………. , a …………………………. !

At night when all the world´s asleep
The questions run too deep
For such a simple man
Won´t you please,please tell me what we´ve learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who I am, who I am ,who I am

4. In which column would you put the adjectives? Look at the examples

+ sensible

__ fanatical

EACH OTHER AND REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

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