New Building Bridges Listening test Grade 8

1 Listen to the text about the English and their customs very carefully. Choose true, false or don’t know, if not mentioned in the text. Drinking afternoon tea is a very old tradition in England. True False Don't know. Afternoon tea is a small meal you can have in restaurants around England. True False Don't know. Not many people have afternoon tea today because they work in the afternoons. True False Don't know. You should shake hands with someone every time you meet them. True False Don't know. When people ask you ”How do you do?” they want to know how you are. True False Don't know. English people normally eat a fried breakfast, sometimes called the "Full English Fry-up”. True False Don't know. The English always have a cup of tea with their breakfast. True. False Don't know. Yorkshire pudding is their favourite traditional dessert. True False Don't know. ”Cheers” means ”thank you”. True False Don't know. Today, fish and chips is no longer wrapped in newspaper. True False Don't know. When two English people meet, they first talk about the weather. True False Don't know. English people form queues whenever they are waiting for something. True False Don't know. 2 Listen again and put the words in the correct column. The "Full English" consists of... In the "Full English" fried bread baked beans sausages bacon mushrooms Not in the "Full English" croissants a bowl of cereal sandwiches orange juice pancakes cakes 3 Choose the correct answer.When talking about the weather with an English person, you can agree with them if you like. you mustn’t agree with them. you must always agree with them. English people queue because they like it. they are polite. they enjoy it. Queue-jumpers criticise people who queue. upset people who queue. push people who queue.