Listening english practice

1. CLEVER MONKEY AND SIR CROCODILE
Practice designed by Lic. Lina Cruz Ortega
Exercise 1: Match the words to their definitions.
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1. __________ It is a very strong desire for something.
2. __________ An important and often difficult piece of work which is undertaken for a particular
reason.
3. __________ A suggestion about a particular situation.
4. __________ A female or a woman who gives birth to a baby after nine months.
5. __________ A piece of land that is that is completely surrounded by water.
Exercise 2: Watch the video and decide if the following sentences are true or
false. If they are false, write the correct information.
1._____ The monkey lived alone near the river bank.
2. _____ There was a rock sticking out of the water between the bank river and the island.
3. _____ The monkey could sleep in the island all day.
4. _____Mr. and Mrs. Crocodile were the monkey’s friends.
5. _____ Mrs. Crocodile had a craving for fruit from the island.
6. _____ Mrs. Crocodile is good at giving advice.
7. _____ The monkey spent the whole day in the island.
8. _____ Mr. Crocodile was laying out on the rock because he was sunbathing.
9. _____ When the monkey saw Mr. Crocodile on the rock at first, he believed the rock had increased in size.
10. _____ The monkey greeted to the rock three times: “Hi there, Mr. Rock. How are you?”
11. _____ Mr. Crocodile threatened to come back again and catch the monkey.
12. _____ When Mr. Crocodile reached his home, Mrs. Crocodile was angry with him.