B2
English Listening Exercises for B2 – Buying and selling
5 تمارين
1. a Listen and choose the correct answers.
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- 1)What will the world’s population be in 2050?
- c) 2) According to the text, why is meat the biggest problem in feeding the population?
- a)A lot of fuel is used to transport it.
- b)The animals add to climate change.
- c)The animals need a lot of food.
- 3)How does cattle farming damage the planet?
- a)Rainforests are cut down to create farms.
- b)Cattle need a special kind of land.
- c)Chemicals are needed to produce the grass.
- 4)What part of a diet could insects provide a lot of?
- a vitamins and minerals
- b protein
- c fat
- 5)Why are grasshoppers better for the environment than cattle?
- a)They need less than ten per cent of the food.
- b)They grow much more quickly.
- c)They have fifty per cent more food value.
- 6)Which way of using insects is not mentioned?
- a burgers, sausages and meatballs
- b protein drinks for children
- c food for fish and other animals.
| 1 grasshoppers2 caterpillars3 silkworms4 leafcutter ants5 honeypot ants6 mealworms | a Chinab Colombiac Australiad Mexicoe Thailand and Koreaf Africa |
2. a Listen. You will hear about an unusual hotel that is being planned. Choose the correct answers.
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- 1)Where will it be?
- a)under the sea
- b)on top of a mountain
- c)in space
- d)in a cave
- 2)How much will it cost to stay there?
- a $50,000
- b $100,000
- c $750,000
- d $1,000,000
- 1)Which country is the company that plans to build the hotel from?
- 2)How many guests will be able to stay at the hotel at the same time?
- 3)How many rooms will it have?
3. a Listen to the announcements. Match trains 1-6 to information a-h. Two of the pieces of information are not used.
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| 1 The 11.38 to London Euston2 The 18.15 to Birmingham3 The 10.32 to Portsmouth4 The 9.45 to Dartford5 The 12.19 to Brighton6 The 15.57 to Blackpool | a is running ten minutes late.b has been cancelled.c will depart from platform 7.d isn’t a direct train.e is the next train from platform 1.f will arrive at 18.42.g is a slow train.h is the next train from platform 4. |
- 1)Warrington
- 2)Bexley
- 3)Brighton
- 4)Lancaster
4. Listen. Match the British words 1-10 to their American equivalents a-k. One of the American words is not used.
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| 1 ground floor2 biscuits3 sweets4 crisps5 chips6 shop7 tap8 boot (car)9 note (money)10 film | a French friesb trunkc movied candye faucetf cookiesg storeh billi first floorj chipsk cakes |
5. a Listen to the conversation at a hotel. Choose the correct information for each category.
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| Name | Baker | Willis | Stevens |
| Room | single | double | suite |
| View | the sea | the forest | the swimming pool |
| Nights | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Departing | 11/7 | 7/6 | 27/10 |
| Price | £143 | £174 | £285 |
| Includes | no meals | breakfast | Breakfast and dinner |
| Breakfast | 6-11 | 7-9.30 | 7.30-10 |
- 1)Cars must .
- 2)Your key can .
- 3)Breakfast can or .
- 4)The swimming pool can .
كيفية التدريب
- 1اقرأ كل سؤال بعناية
- 2اكتب إجابتك أو اختر الخيار الصحيح
- 3انقر على 'أظهر الإجابة' للتحقق من عملك
- 4راجع أي أخطاء وجرب تمارين مشابهة
- 5انتقل إلى التمرين التالي عندما تكون مستعداً