Bridge 04, decemBER 2012, volume 16
Teachers’ File
Activity Tips – LISTENING
Teachers’ File (TF) – Activity Tips contains exercises and topics to
discuss in your classes, based on the articles in Bridge magazine.
Texts to all listening activities can be found either in the magazine
or TF – Recording Scripts. Inside you will find Methodology Tips –
task sheets for the Maturita exam (Speaking).
LITERATURE (CD Track 12, Bridge pp. 8–9)
B)done
G)names
C)get
H)thinking
D)heard
I)towards
E)know
J)water
teachers’
info
SONG LISTENING ACTIVITIES “Jingle Bell Rock”
by Bobby Helms (CD Track 16) Look at the list of words taken from the text and use them
to complete the sentences.
F)mouth
T
(CD Tracks 16–23, Bridge p. 29) The Hobbit – the riddle
A)answer
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T FILL IN THE GAPS, BUILDING UP VOCABULARY
Look at the list of words (with their explanations in
brackets) and fill in the gaps with the correct ones. Listen
to the CD to check your answers.
A)a-mingle (= socialize)
Poor Bilbo sat in the dark 1 ___________ of all
the horrible 2 ___________ of the giants and
ogres he had ever 3 ___________ told of in
tales, but not one of them had 4 ___________
all these things. He had a feeling that the
5 ___________ was quite different and that he
ought to 6 ___________ it, but he could not think
of it. He began to 7 ___________ frightened, and
that is bad for thinking. Gollum began to get out of
his boat. He flapped into the 8 ___________ and
paddled to the bank; Bilbo could see his eyes coming
9 ___________ him. His tongue seemed to stick
in his 10 ___________ ; he wanted to shout out:
“Give me time!” But all that came out with a sudden
squeal was: “Time! Time!” Bilbo was saved by pure
luck. For that of course was the answer.
B)around the clock (= 24 hours/all the time)
C)blowing up (= going/bursting into the air)
D)chime (= ring)
E)giddy‑up (= command to a horse) F)gliding (= moving)
G)hop (= party)
H)prancing (= dancing)
I)swell (= super)
J)swing (= moving of a bell)
… Jingle bells 1 ___________ and jingle bells ring.
Snowing and 2 ___________ bushels of fun
Now the jingle 3 ___________ has begun… Jingle
bells 4 ___________ in jingle bell time
Dancing and 5 ___________ in Jingle Bell
Square... To rock the night away. Jingle bell time is
a 6 ___________ time. To go 7 ___________
in a one-horse sleigh. 8 ___________ jingle horse,
pick up your feet. Jingle 9 ___________ Mix and
10 ___________ in the jingling feet
Vocabulary
to flap ‒ zaplout, plácnout
squeal ‒ zakvičení, kvikot
Glossary
bushel ‒ a unit of weight (bušl)
to rock the night away – to dance all night
jingle bell rock ‒ a dance or popular music, to Christmas bells
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“Sweet Bells” by Kate Rusby “Jingle Bells” by Flo Rida (CD Track 17)
(CD Track 18) T MATCHING, BUILDING UP VOCABULARY
T MATCHING, FILL IN THE GAPS, BUILDING UP VOCABULARY
I.Choose the correct explanations for the words below.
1
2
3
4
5
carols
jingle
sleigh
dashing
jewels
6 drop off
a)
a)
a)
a)
a)
meals
ring like a bell
present
running
clothes
a) leave
Try to match the words with their explanations, and then
listen and find their place in the song. One word is used
twice.
b) festive songs
b) dance
b) snow vehicle
b) falling
b)gems (= precious
stones)
b) sell
1 tidings
2 glory
II. Listen to the first part of the song, and decide which of
the lines you hear.
…
B)to end or stop.
3 flocks
C)groups of sheep.
4 dread
D)An old fashioned word meaning
from now on.
5 mankind
1a) Jingle every day
b) Jingle all the way
A)heavenly beauty, or to thank and
celebrate.
6 line
E)A word for God, meaning
the one who saves.
F)stronger word for fear
2 Oh what fun it is to ride…
a) in a one horse open sleigh
b) in a white horse and a sleigh
7 Savior
G)An old fashioned word for news
8 cease
H)Normally a straight mark, here it
means family or descendants.
3a) Dashing to the slope
b) Dashing through the snow
9 henceforth
4 There goes Santa Claus
a) I asked him for some jewels
b) I’m hoping for new jewels
While shepherds watched,
Their 1 ___________ by night,
All seated on the ground,
The angel of the Lord came down,
And 2 ___________ shone around.
….
“Fear not,” said he,
For mighty 3 ___________ ,
Had seized their troubled minds,
“Glad 4 ___________ of great joy I bring,
To you and all 5 ___________ ”.
…
“To you in David’s,
Town this day,
Is born of David’s 6 ___________ .
The 7 ___________ who is Christ the Lord,
And this shall be the sign.”
…
“All 8 ___________ be to,
God on high,
And to the earth, (the earth) be peace,
Goodwill 9 ___________ ,
From heaven to men,
Begin and never 10 ___________ .”
5a) And today he’ll drop em off.
b) And I hope he drop em off.
Slang glossary
ya’ll ‒ you all
thru ‒ through
he drop em off ‒ he brings them to me (correct English: he drops)
lil ‒ little
balling with ‒ having fun with
stuntin’ ‒ looking good
“See Amid The Winter’s Snow”
by Annie Lennox (CD Track 19) T MATCHING, BUILDING UP VOCABULARY,
LISTENING FOR SPECIFIC WORD
First match the words with their modern synonyms, and
then number the words in the order that they appear in
the song.
 thine
 redemption
 wherefore
 eternal
 amid
 hail
 bliss
 tender
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)
G)
H)
welcome / celebrate
among
gentle
why
happiness
yours
ever lasting
salvation
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I)All people in the world
“My Christmas List”
by Simple Plan (CD Track 22) “Last Christmas” by Wham! (CD Track 21) T LISTENING FOR WORDS, BUILDING UP VOCABULARY
T LISTENING FOR WORDS, BUILDING UP VOCABULARY
I.Take a guess and put the chorus lines into the correct
order.
For numbers 1–10 try to guess the right option. Listen to
the song and check your answers.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
A To save me from tears 
B This year 
C But the very next day you gave it away 
D Last Christmas 
E I’ll give it to someone special 
F I gave you my heart 
life, wife, knife, drive
goodbye, pork pie, reply, supply
skies, pies, dies, lies
need, weed, speed, lead
late, wait, date, skate
lending, sending, spending, bending
late, straight, weight, gate
two, blue, new, loo
make, lake, take, bake
past, cast, last, fast
II.Try to unscramble the words in bold. Listen and check
your answers.
1 Once bitten and cwtei (= two times) shy
I keep my distance
2 But you still catch my eey (= an organ that enables
you to see/ you can see with it)
Tell me baby
3 Do you oencigrze (= know) me?
Well
It’s been a year
4 It doesn’t pusrrsie (= amaze/ shock) me
I wrapped it up and sent it
5 With a note gysnai (= speaking / telling) “I love
you”
I meant it
Now I know what a fool I’ve been
6 But if you iedsks (= gave me a kiss) me now
I know you’d fool me again
7 A worddec (= full of people) room
Friends with tired eyes
8 I’m iidghn (= don’t want anyone to see me) from
you
And your soul of ice
9 My god I ttuhhog (= believed) you were
Someone to rely on
Me?
10 I guess I was a rshldoue (= a part of the body) to
cry on
11 A face on a ovlre (= a person you love) with a fire
in his heart
12 A man under cover but you erot (= ripped) me
apart
Now I’ve found a real love you’ll never fool me again
…
Maybe next year I’ll give it to someone
13 I’ll give it to someone lpseiac (= exceptional /
unusual)
Santa is coming tonight
And I want a car, and I want a 1 ___________
And I want a first class trip to Hawaii
I want a lifetime 2 ___________
Of skittles & slurpees and Eskimo 3 ___________
I want a DVD,
A big screen TV
Just bring me things that I don’t 4 ___________
CHORUS:
‘Cause now it’s Christmas
And I want everything
I just can’t 5 ___________
Christmas
So don’t stop 6 ___________
I want a million gifts, that’s right
Don’t forget my Christmas list tonight
‘Cuz now it’s Christmas
Somebody take me away
Or give me a time machine
To take me 7 ___________ to midnight
I’ll be alright
I want a girl in my bed
Who knows what to do
A PlayStation 8 ___________
I want a shopping spree
In New York City
Just bring me things that I don’t need
I wish I could 9 ___________ this day
And make it 10 ___________ forever
And no matter what I get tonight
I want more
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“Sunshine” by Memphis “Silent Night” by Beyoncé (CD Track 23, Bridge pp. 20–21) (CD Track 20) T FILLING THE GAPS, GRAMMAR CHECK
T LISTENING AND IDENTIFYING THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN SIMILAR SOUNDING WORDS AND
CHOOSING THE RIGHT ONE FROM THE CONTEXT
1
2
3
4
5
Fill in the gaps before the listening. Then check your
answers.
Silent night, holy night / right
All is calm, all is white / bright
Round yon Virgin Father / Mother and child
Holy Infant so tender and wild / mild
Sleep in heavenly Greece / peace
I said hello 1 ___________ you
But all 2 ___________ going wrong, I know
It seems like every day
It brings me 3 ___________ to you, I know
You’re 4 ___________ hot I nearly melt
But when it comes 5 ___________ love
You always chill 6 ___________ out
I guess it all seems 7 ___________ insanity
Silent night…
6 Sleep young tender / bender, my infant child
7 Christ, the Saviour / Warrior is born
Glossary
yon ‒ that one (over there)
infant ‒ baby
When I’m getting down
You’re sunshine 8 ___________ my life, I know it
When I’m getting down…
Please help to
Get 9 ___________ of my vanities
It’s raining down 10 ___________ us and I say
When I’m getting down
…
I nearly missed your kiss
What I was waiting 11 ___________ , who knows
The song we used 12 ___________ sing
Recalls 13 ___________ way you move, I know
You’re so shy when 14 ___________ dance
But when …
No one is bold like you
Correct me 15 ___________ I’m wrong on anything
So l ut i on s
LISTENING ACTIVITies
The Hobbit – the riddle
1H, 2G, 3D, 4B, 5A, 6E, 7C, 8J, 9I, 10F
SONGS
Jingle Bell Rock
1J, 2C, 3G, 4D, 5H, 6I, 7F, 8E, 9B, 10A
Jingle Bells
I. 1b, 2a, 3b, 4a, 5b, 6a
II. 1b, 2a, 3b, 4a, 5b
See Amid the Winter’s Snow
1 amid B, 2 tender C, 3 eternal G, 4 hail A,
5 redemption H, 6 wherefore D, 7 thine F, 8 bliss E
Sweet Bells
I. 1G, 2A, 3C, 4F, 5I, 6H, 7E, 8B, 9D
II. 1 flocks, 2 glory, 3 dread, 4 tidings, 5 mankind, 6 line,
7 Saviour, 8 glory, 9 henceforth, 10 cease
My Christmas List
1 life, 2 supply, 3 pies, 4 need, 5 wait, 6 spending,
7 straight, 8 two, 9 take, 10 last
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Last Christmas
I. A5, B4, C3, D1, E6, F2
II. 1 twice, 2 eye, 3 recognize, 4 surprise, 5 saying,
6 kissed, 7 crowded, 8 hiding, 9 thought, 10 shoulder,
11 lover, 12 tore, 13 special
Silent Night
1 night, 2 bright, 3 Mother, 4 mild, 5 peace, 6 tender,
7 Saviour
Sunshine
1 to, 2 was, 3 back, 4 so, 5 to, 6 me, 7 like, 8 in, 9 rid, 10 on,
11 for, 12 to, 13 the, 14 you, 15 if
Bridge 04, decemBER 2012, volume 16
Teachers’ File
METHODOLOGY TIPS
This Methodology Tips sheet contains the Maturita task sheets, both for
students and for the teacher. Task sheets can be used for preparation for
the third part of the oral Maturita Exam. The Task Sheets are created by
secondary school teachers with whom we cooperate.
TASK
SHEETS
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S T U D E N T ´S TA S K S H E E T
PART THREE (5 mins)
Career
Part Three consists of two tasks.
Task One 3 mins
In Task One you are asked to speak on your own about starting a career.
Look carefully at the pictures and tell us which steps must be taken before people get a job.
What advice can you give to a person looking for a job?
What advice can you give to a person starting a new job?
The following ideas may help you:
• Time-keeping • Listening and speaking • Clothes • First impression • Other
3A
3B
3C
3D
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Task Two 2 mins
In Task Two you and the examiner are going to speak together about various jobs.
Imagine the following situation:
Your English-speaking friend has found job advertisements for these four jobs and
wants to discuss their advantages and disadvantages because he/she would like to
apply for one of them. Can you name these jobs and give your friend advice about
which one to choose? The examiner is going to start the conversation.
3E
3F
3G
3H
The following ideas may help you:
• Working hours
• Salary
• Benefits
• Job satisfaction
• Routine
• Stress
• Other
I N T E R LO C U TO R ´S TA S K S H E E T
PART THREE (5 mins)
Career
Task One 3 mins
Task Two 2 mins
In this task you are going to speak on your own about
starting a career.
Look carefully at the pictures and tell us which steps
must be taken before people get a job. What advice
can you give to a person looking for a job? What
advice can you give to a person starting a job?
Are you ready?
In this task we are going to speak together about various jobs. Imagine
the following situation:
I am your English-speaking friend and I have found job advertisements for
these four jobs and want to discuss their advantages and disadvantages
because I would like to apply for one of them. Can you name these
jobs and give me some advice about which one to choose? I will start
the conversation. Are you ready?
The following ideas may help you:
The following ideas may help you:
• Time-keeping • Listening and speaking
• Clothes • First impression • Other
• Working hours • Salary • Benefits • Job satisfaction • Routine
• Stress • Other
•
•
•
•
• Look, I found job adverts for these jobs. Can you help me decide which
one to apply for?
• What are the usual working hours?
• Which of these people earns the most?
• Can they get any benefits?
• Which of these jobs is the most boring, exciting, stressful, interesting,
creative, difficult, etc?
• In which of these jobs can you get the most job satisfaction?
How do you learn about a job vacancy?
What do you send to the company?
Which important information must be in a CV?
What advice can you give a person going for a job
interview?
Thank you. Now, let’s go to Task Two.
Thank you. Now, let’s go to the last part of your exam.
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