10 Day Dev.Pro English Training Marathon

Day 1. Video, listening comprehension, and vocabulary
Day 2. News articles, titles, and vocabulary
Day 3. IT slang and vocabulary
Day 4. Writing and vocabulary
Day 5. Audio and listening comprehension

Day 6. Reading and grammar
Day 7. Audio and vocabulary
Day 8. Reading and grammar
Day 9. Video and vocabulary
Day 10. Final test

Welcome to Day 5

Day 5: Audio and listening comprehension

For day 5, we will enhance your listening accuracy with tech-focused audio. You’ll learn to train your ear for English in fast-paced, real-world contexts.

Timing: 10 minute audio clip + 15 minutes comprehension + 10 minutes vocabulary = 35 minutes

1. Listen to a programme about 5 tricks used by advertisers.

	Choose the things that the woman mentions that are often used in adverts:
1. Free gifts
2. Limited supplies of the product
3. Two for one offers
4. Animals and nature
5. Crowds of people
6. A good slogan
7. Attractive models
8. Doctors and celebrities
9. Smiling happy families
10. Good music or a good song
11. Recent studies
12. Humour

2. Fill in the blanks in the sentences 1-7 with the phrases a-g

a. the company itself
b. the actress is holding the product in the photo
c. we can’t fail to get the message
d. make us believe it
e. we don’t really need the product
f. what the advert said
g. make the models look even slimmer

Enter only the letter of the answer option
1. In spite of , its price was really included in the magazine subscription.
2. Even though , and maybe don’t even like them, we immediately want to be among the lucky few who have them.
3. So as to , they use expressions like “It’s a must-have”.
4. ..and they combine this with a photograph of a large group of people, so that .
5. The photo has been airbrushed in order to , with perfect skin…
6. Although , do you really think she colors her hair with it at home?
7. It was probably produced for , and paid for by them too.

3. The previous task contains such connectors as: in spite of, even though, so as to, so that, in order to, although, for. Paying attention to this list, fill in the gaps in the sentences below using only one word.

We loved the film in ______ of the fact that it was nearly three hours long!

spite

that

order

although

even

Carl doesn't like spending money ____ though he's very well off.

spite

that

order

although

even

They went down to the harbor ____ see if they had fresh fish.

spite

order

although

even

I'll put your number straight into my phone so __ not to forget it.

spite

order

although

even

My mother called the doctor's in _____ to make an appointment.

spite

order

although

even

I've put the heating on quite high so _____ the house will warm up quickly.

spite

order

that

even

I stopped at a motorway cafe ____ a quick meal before continuing on my journey.

for

order

that

even

____ he wasn’t very fit, he managed to walk the village.

for

order

that

although