3. Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen to two dialogues and answer the questions. Write the clues which gave you the answers.

Dialogue 1

1. Where are they? They are in Mrs Dennington’s home. 

Clues: 

“Man   Hi. Mrs Dennington?

Woman   Yes, that’s me. Are you Mr Jones?

M   Yes.

W   Come in, come in.”

2. What natural disaster caused the damage? A flood caused the damage.

Clues: 

“M   Hmm. I can see straight away there’s a lot of damage here!

W   Yes. It was about twenty centimetres deep in my living room!”

Dialogue 2

3. What kind of natural disaster are they discussing? They’re discussing a drought. 

Clues: 

“Man   Did you read this article?

Woman   Which one?

M   About California. They need rain!

W   Really?

M   Yes. It says here that in some places it didn’t rain at all during the whole winter! The ground is so dry.”

4. What time of day is it? It is early morning; they are having breakfast. 

Clues: 

“M   What are you having for breakfast?

M   I can buy some at the shop next door.

W   It isn’t open yet. You need to wait about twenty minutes.”