This document contains a list of 8 news headlines about Peru: 1. It asks if Peruvian footballer Juan Manuel Vargas could be transferring to a club in Turkey. 2. The Peruvian government aims to eliminate extreme poverty in the country by 2021. 3. It questions whether climate change could destroy the city of Lima through flooding. 4. A Peruvian official says changes to Schengen visa rules for Peruvians will take over a year to implement. 5. Specialists warn that the weather phenomenon El Niño could seriously impact Peru. 6. Peru has a goal of attracting 3.5 million foreign visitors in 2014. 7.

1. 6) Peru sets
sights on 3.5
million foreign
visitors in
2014
2) Peruvian
government looks to
eradicate extreme
poverty by 2021
3) Lima underwater: Will
climate change destroy
the city?
4) Peru official says
Schengen visa changes
for Peruvians will take
"more than a year"5) Specialists
warn that El Niño
could have
serious effects
on Peru
1) Could
Peruvian
footballer
Juan Manuel
Vargas be
off to
Turkey?
7) Peruvian men
spending more money on
their appearance
8)
What’s the news?

2. Expectation WB p.8
• Can you remember your first time flying?
• Describe your first trip abroad

3. Expectation WB p.8
• Think about one of your important ‘firsts’. Tell
your partner.
• Which ‘firsts’ are represented in
the pictures? Rank them in order
of how challenging they are.

4. Prepositional Phrases
Noughts and Crosses!
in the region of in conjunction
with
on behalf of
on the brink of in vain on the grounds
that / of
to some extent on the verge of with the exception
of

5. Part Task type Tests ability to Questions
1. Multiple choice
Listen to three short
unrelated extracts of
monologues or
interacting speakers.
Answer two multiple
choice questions on each
extract.
identify speaker feeling,
attitude, opinion,
purpose, agreement,
course of action, gist and
detail.
6
2. Sentence completion
Listen to a monologue
and use the information
to complete gaps in
sentences
indentify specific
information and stated
opinion
9
3. Multiple choice
Listen to a text with a
number of speakers and
answer multiple choice
questions
identify opinion, gist,
detail and inference
5
4. Multiple matching
Listen to five monologues
and match statements to
the right speaker(s)
identify specific
information and stated
opinion
10

6. Preparing for Listening
You can…
…listen to wide variety of recordings (news, TV shows,
podcasts)
…find a podcast you like and listen actively
…share your favourite resources
…do listening practice in class
….discuss which task types are in each section and
which carry most marks

7. Preparing for Listening
You can…
…listen to wide variety of recordings (news, TV shows,
podcasts)
…find a podcast you like and listen actively
…share your favourite resources
…do listening practice in class
….discuss which task types are in each section and
which carry most marks