This single-lesson unit is built around IGCSE ESL Listening Exercise 4, Set 1: a multiple-matching task in which six speakers share their views and experiences of living in the city… Read more ↓This single-lesson unit is built around IGCSE ESL Listening Exercise 4, Set 1: a multiple-matching task in which six speakers share their views and experiences of living in the city or the countryside. Each speaker expresses a different attitude — from lifelong contentment in a village, to a teenager longing for city life, to a retired banker finally escaping to the country. Students must listen carefully to the implied meaning of each speaker and match them to the correct statement from a list of eight, with two distractors. Read less ↑
Warm-up
Share your views on city and countryside life before we listen.
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Listening: City or Countryside?
Read statements A–H carefully before the audio begins — this is essential. You will hear six speakers and need to match each one to the correct statement.
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City or Countryside? — IGCSE ESL Listening Exercise 4
Read statements A-H carefully before the audio begins. You will hear each speaker twice. For each speaker, choose the statement that best matches what they say. Use each letter only once. There are two extra letters you will not need.
City or Countryside? — IGCSE ESL Listening Exercise 4
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Vocabulary Practice
Three exercises using 12 key words from the listening tasks.
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City or Countryside — Vocabulary Practice
Work through all three parts. All 12 words come from the listening passage.
City or Countryside — Vocabulary Practice
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Teacher Notes
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confinedadjective
kept within limits or restricted to a small space with little freedom to move
contentadjective
satisfied and happy with your life or situation; not wanting anything more
enviousadjective
Feeling unhappy because you want what someone else has.
fulfilverb
to complete or achieve something you promised or wanted to do
fumes
Harmful gases in the air from cars, factories, or burning things.
hustle and bustlenoun
the busy, noisy energy of a lively place
jealousadjective
feeling unhappy or angry because someone else has something you want or receive attention you want
passionnoun
a very strong feeling or enthusiasm
reluctantadjective
unwilling or hesitant to do something, often because of doubt or disapproval
retiredadjective
having left work permanently at the end of a career
ruraladjective
relating to the countryside rather than the city
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