General English Level 4 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV4 Unit 04 Topic 02.doc LISTENING Cloze 1. Read the extract from the recording below. 2. Listen to the recording again. 3. Write the missing words in the spaces. 4. Check your answers with a partner. Brad: … Maureen, tell us what happened. Maureen: Well, it all started yesterday morning. When we woke up, we could smell 1 __________. At that time, there was a fire but it was a few kilometres away. Brad: So, were you 2 __________? Maureen: Yes, a little, but we have 3 __________ here every summer and usually they aren't a problem. Brad: I see. There was a big 4 __________ here several years ago, wasn't there? Dave: Yes there was. Some 5 __________ were lost then but we all thought it wouldn't happen again. Maureen: Yes, but unfortunately we were wrong. Anyway, when my husband left for work the fire was a bit closer so I went out and 6 __________ the garden and house. It was really hot and the 7 __________ was blowing the fire towards us. Dave: Yes it was about 10 o'clock then. It started to get 8 __________, didn't it, Maureen? We could see the 9 __________ from the fire getting 10 __________. Brad: It sounds terrible! SPEAKING Roleplay 1. Work in a group of three. One of you is Brad. The others are Maureen and Dave. 2. Practise the interview. 121