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Listening Activity about Westwood Accommodation

Before you watch and listen to this video, think about which aspects of your present accommodation you like best. Which of the following list are the most important to you? If you are working with a partner, discuss your answer with him or her.

  • The cost of the rent
  • The size of the room
  • The local transport
  • Who you live with
  • Where you eat
  • The cleanliness of the place
  • Where you wash
  • Where the toilet is
  • Distance from the nearest shops
  • Distance from the city centre
  • Distance from the university campus

Listen to the whole video all the way through first. Then listen in small sections and repeat until you feel you can answer the question. Then go on to the next section. You can answer the questions while the video is playing so if you don't need to watch you can listen as you scroll down to another question.

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1) In what order does this student say these sentences? Drag the sentences into the correct boxes.
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
  • And why you should come and live here.
  • And I’m just going to take you on a little tour round to show you what Westwood’s got to offer.
  • Well, this is Westwood.
  • This is where I live.
  • It’s brilliant.
Listen to the video clip for Question 2 as many times as you need to and then click Finished and answer the question.


2) In what order does the student mention these items in her room?
  • Wardrobe
  • Sink
  • Bedside unit
  • Desk
  • Bed
Listen to the video clip for Question 3 as many times as you need to and then click Finished and answer the question.


3) Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that she chose to live in Westwood?




Listen to the video clip for Question 4 as many times as you need to and then click Finished and answer the question.


4) Which of the following departments have students living in the same block as the student?









Listen to the video clip for Question 5 as many times as you need to and then click Finished and answer the question.


5) Drag the following statements about the Common Room into the order that they are mentioned.
  • It is a good way of bringing people out of their rooms.
  • There is one in every Hall.
  • It is a really good way of meeting people.
  • You can do whatever you like there.
  • It has a TV.
  • It is especially useful at the beginning of the first term.
  • It has a Coke machine.
  • It is where everyone sits together.
  • You can sit and watch TV.
  • Everybody could go down there and make friends really easily.
Listen to the video clip for Question 6 as many times as you need to and then click Finished and answer the question.


Listen to the video clip for Question 7 as many times as you need to and then click Finished and answer the question.


7) After the question ‘Was Westwood your first choice?’ three students discuss it. Drag the following statements to the box of the person who said it. Try to get them in the right order too.
Male on the left
Male in the middle
Female on the right
  • I wouldn’t have coped.
  • It’s just as close to my lectures as well.
  • I don’t think anyone would change it.
  • A lot of people didn’t want to be away from main campus.
  • No, it wasn’t any of my choices actually.
  • I think everyone would say that now.
  • Yeah, I wanted to go, like, self catering at first.
  • The whole of Westwood campus is a really nice place to live.
  • You’ve got big rooms.
  • But now they don’t have to cook.
  • Oh, big rooms, yeah.
  • So it doesn’t make a difference.
  • But I’m really glad I didn’t now.
Listen to the video clip for Question 8 as many times as you need to and then click Finished and answer the question.


8) Drag the description to the shop name
Tesco
Boots
Costcutter
  • 2 minutes’ walk
  • closer to Westwood than main campus
  • you can buy milk
  • really easy to get to
  • on Westwood campus
  • somewhere to develop films in 20 minutes
Listen to the video clip for Question 9 as many times as you need to and then click Finished and answer the question.


9) The student goes on to describe the function of the Westwood card and the Dining Scheme. Which of the following are TRUE according to her?






Listen to the video clip for Question 10 as many times as you need to and then click Finished and answer the question.


10) Match the sentence parts and drag them into the right order so that the text reads the same as it is spoken.
  • it seems a lot easier
  • of smaller halls
  • it brings people
  • and it seems because
  • with about
  • In Westwood
  • with more
  • to go over
  • 70 people in
  • and get their food and everything
  • together and so
  • to make friends
  • people.
  • everyone needs
  • there’s lots
  • all on the same campus
Listen to the video clip for Question 11 as many times as you need to and then click Finished and answer the question.


12) Now that you you have listened to the whole video, think about the question at the beginning of the quiz. Overall which aspect do you think the student presenting this video liked best about living in Westwood?











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