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Go to the Young Post website, choose 'Listening' from the menu and find the sound clips for this week's exercise. Each relates to a question below

Question 1

Advice for Gio

Gio's girlfriend has just broken up with him and he is feeling very depressed about what has happened. By chance he comes across a podcast about how to deal with the end of a relationship. Listen to the podcast and number the illustrations in the order of the advice given.

Question 2

A chat after five years

Joe and Helen haven't seen each other for more than five years. They used to work together in the same company, but they lost touch after moving on to new jobs. They meet by chance at a supermarket. Listen to part of their conversation and answer the following questions.

1. Why did Helen leave Plaza?

a) for financial reasons

b) for family reasons

c) to move abroad

2. How did Joe react when his engagement was broken?

a) he was fine

b) he was heartbroken

c) he laughed a lot

3. Where does Joe work now?

a) in education

b) in banking

c) in trading

4. How many days a week does Helen currently work?

a) six

b) five

c) three

5. How many children are there in Helen's family?

a) two

b) three

c) four

6. Why will Joe's company soon be looking for more staff?

a) it's taking over another company

b) many of the present staff have moved on

c) lots of staff have been sacked

Answers

Question 1: A1 / B5 / C6 / E2 / G4 / H3

Question 2: 1. b / 2. a / 3. c / 4. c / 5. b / 6. a

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