Listen to the dialogue of the B2 first practice test and then answer 9

FCE Course Lesson 38 – Listen to the dialogue of the B2 first practice test and then answer the questions 9.

Let’s review the pronunciation of cardinal and ordinal numbers as well as the alphabet for FCE preparation of Speaking and Listening. It is very important to recognise them in conversation but also be able to take notes. Let’s also review the alphabet so as to be able to identify and write down acronyms: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z. Cardinal Numbers from 1 through 1,000,000:

1	one	[wʌn]
2	two	[tuː]
3	three	[θriː]

Dialogue 38: Interview with reality talent show contestant

Last week, the world witnessed possibly the biggest blunder live television has ever seen. During the final of Britain’s next top model, presenter Sarah Murdoch announced the winner of the show, before revealing that there had been a mistake and Kelsey Jones was in fact the runner-up, making room for Amanda Davies to be crowned the actual winner. Murdoch has said that she still feels physically sick about the mistake, explaining that the results of the public vote weren’t fed to her correctly. Audiences across the country were bewildered as they saw the colour drain from Murdoch’s face who listened intently to her earpiece and began shaking her head, interrupting Kelsey’s acceptance speech to deliver the devastating blow. It was undoubtedly one of the most cringeworthy pieces of television from the past few years and has led Murdoch to joke that she will be sticking to pre recorded shows now and avoiding live television like the plague. A few hours after the craziness, our showbiz reporter Jason Harper caught up with Kelsey to see if she was coping ok.

JASON: Wow, Kelsey. My sincerest apologies, seriously. I don’t even know what to say.

KELSEY: Honestly, don’t worry about it. I’m not going to lie, it was kind of rough but I’ll get over it. Obviously I’m devastated, I would have been devastated about coming second in a more normal way anyway, but the manner in which it happened; wow.

JASON: Of course, can you put a finger on the emotions you felt over the course of those few minutes.

KELSEY: “Well, first of all I saw Sarah’s face go literally grey and I just knew. At first, it was like a dagger to the heart. Next, I felt kind of embarrassed because I was halfway through my winner’s speech saying how much it meant to me and the prize didn’t turn out to be mine, then I could see how terrible Sarah felt and I felt sorry for her because it really wasn’t her fault and this is probably going to haunt her for a lot longer than it will haunt me! But, in the end, I looked across at Amanda and I could tell that she was just bursting to show her excitement , exactly as she should be, so I gave her a hug and told her to ‘go for it’. I knew she was waiting for my permission, in some sense, before she celebrated. When I was watching her, my sadness started to go away because she looked so thrilled and she’s such a beautiful and talented girl so she is a worthy winner. I could be bitter about it, but life’s too short. Amanda is one of the best friends I have ever had, if nothing else, this show has given me a terrific experience with incredible people and has given me an everlasting friendship with her.”

JASON: You must be the most gracious runner-up of any talent contest in the world, especially under the circumstances. Thanks Kelsey, good luck with everything.

KELSEY: Thanks very much, take care.

Vocabulary First Listening Skills 8

ENGLISH	SYNONYM or DEFINITION
a blunder	a mistake
the runner-up	second- or third-placed competitor
bewildered	confused
cringeworthy	embarrassing
to avoid like the plague	to avoid at any cost
a dagger	a weapon
everlasting	never ending

Exam tips First Listening Skills 8

EXAM TIP FOR First Listening Skills 8

Pronunciation of cardinal and ordinal numbers as well as the alphabet for b2 first practice test.

Go over the alphabet so as to be able to identify and write down acronyms: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Cardinal Numbers from 1 through 1,000,000

1	one	[wʌn]
2	two	[tuː]
3	three	[θriː]
4	four	[fɔː]
5	five	[faɪv]
6	six	[sɪks]
7	seven	[ˈsɛvn]
8	eight	[eɪt]
9	nine	[naɪn]
10	ten	[tɛn]
11	eleven	[ɪˈlɛvn]
12	twelve	[twɛlv]
13	thirteen	[ˈθɜːˈtiːn]
14	fourteen	[ˈfɔːˈtiːn]
15	fifteen	[ˈfɪfˈtiːn]
16	sixteen	[ˈsɪksˈtiːn]
17	seventeen	[ˈsɛvnˈtiːn]
18	eighteen	[ˌeɪˈtiːn]
19	nineteen	[ˈnaɪnˈtiːn]
20	twenty	[ˈtwɛnti]
21	twenty-one	[ˈtwɛnti]-[wʌn]
22	twenty-two	[ˈtwɛnti]-[tuː]
23	twenty-three	[ˈtwɛnti]-[θriː]
24	twenty-four	[ˈtwɛnti]-[fɔː]
25	twenty-five	[ˈtwɛnti]-[faɪv]
26	twenty-six	[ˈtwɛnti]-[sɪks]
27	twenty-seven	[ˈtwɛnti]-[ˈsɛvn]
28	twenty-eight	[ˈtwɛnti]-[eɪt]
29	twenty-nine	[ˈtwɛnti]-[naɪn]
30	thirty	[ˈθɜːti]
40	forty	[ˈfɔːti]
50	fifty	[ˈfɪfti]
60	sixty	[ˈsɪksti]
70	seventy	[ˈsɛvnti]
80	eighty	[ˈeɪti]
90	ninety	[ˈnaɪnti]
100	a/one hundred	[eɪ]/[wʌn] [ˈhʌndrəd]
1,000	a/one thousand	[eɪ]/[wʌn] [ˈθaʊzənd]
1,000,000	a/one million	[eɪ]/[wʌn] [ˈmɪljən]

Ordinal Numbers from 1 through 1,000,000

1st	first	[fɜːst]
2nd	second	[ˈsɛkənd]
3rd	third	[θɜːd]
4th	forth	[fɔːθ]
5th	fifth	[fɪfθ]
6th	sixth	[sɪksθ]
7th	seventh	[ˈsɛvnθ]
8th	eighth	[eɪtθ]
9th	ninth	[naɪnθ]
10th	tenth	[tɛnθ]
11th	eleventh	[ɪˈlɛvnθ]
12th	twelfth	[twɛlfθ]
13th	thirteenth	[ˈθɜːˈtiːnθ]
14th	fourteenth	[ˈfɔːˈtiːnθ]
15th	fifteenth	[ˈfˈɪftiːnθ]
16th	sixteenth	[ˈsɪksˈtiːnθ]
17th	seventeenth	[ˈsɛvnˈtiːnθ]
18th	eighteenth	[ˌeɪˈtiːnθ]
19th	nineteenth	[ˈnaɪnˈtiːŋθ]
20th	twentieth	[ˈtwɛntɪəθ]
21st	twenty-first	[ˈtwɛnti]-[fɜːst]
22nd	twenty-second	[ˈtwɛnti]-[ˈsɛkənd]
23rd	twenty-third	[ˈtwɛnti]-[θɜːd]
24th	twenty-fourth	[ˈtwɛnti]-[fɔːθ]
25th	twenty-fifth	[ˈtwɛnti]-[fɪfθ]
26th	twenty-sixth	[ˈtwɛnti]-[sɪksθ]
27th	twenty-seventh	[ˈtwɛnti]-[ˈsɛvnθ]
28th	twenty-eighth	[ˈtwɛnti]-[eɪtθ]
29th	twenty-ninth	[ˈtwɛnti]-[naɪnθ]
30th	thirtieth	[ˈθɜːtɪəθ]
40th	fortieth	[ˈfɔːtɪəθ]
50th	fiftieth	[ˈfɪftɪəθ]
60th	sixtieth	[ˈsɪkstɪəθ]
70th	seventieth	[ˈsɛvntɪəθ]
80th	eightieth	[ˈeɪtɪəθ]
90th	ninetieth	[ˈnaɪntɪəθ]
100th	one hundredth	[wʌn] [ˈhʌndrədθ]
1,000th	one thousandth	[wʌn] [ˈθaʊzəntθ]
1,000,000th	one millionth	[wʌn] [ˈmɪljənθ]