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B1

Practice Listening English Exercises for B1 – Past Events

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1. Getting Ready Have any of these things ever happened to you? Check (✓) your answers and compare them with a partner.

YesNo
1   You locked yourself out of your home.◻◻
2   You had a bad experience while flying.◻◻
3   You were in a traffic accident.◻◻
4   You got stuck in an elevator.◻◻
5   You found something valuable on the street.◻◻

2. Listening 1 Frank is describing what happened to him to Sunday. Listen and number the pictures.

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3. Listening 2 Task 1 People are talking about things that happened to them. How do you think each person felt? Listen and check (✓) the correct answer.

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EmbarrassedDisappointedFrightened
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2◻◻◻
3◻◻◻
4◻◻◻
5◻◻◻
6◻◻◻

4. Listen again. What do you think each person did next? Circle the correct answer.

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  • 1)
    a opened the door
  • b)
    pushed the alarm button
  • c)
    used the stairs
  • 2)
    a bought a plane ticket
  • b)
    looked for his car
  • c)
    called the police
  • 3)
    a bought a cup of coffee
  • b)
    walked to work
  • c)
    took the bus
  • 4)
    a went home
  • b)
    went sailing
  • c)
    went swimming
  • 5)
    a turned on the radio
  • b)
    stopped quickly
  • c)
    went faster
  • 6)
    a paid the bill
  • b)
    left a big tip
  • c)
    called the taxi company

5. Listening 3 Task 1 People are talking about past events. What happened to them? Circle the correct answer.

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  • 1)
    a Her car was damaged.
  • b)
    She ran into another car.
  • c)
    Her car got stuck.
  • 2)
    a His plane had mechanical difficulties.
  • b)
    His plane flew into bad weather.
  • c)
    His plane had to make an emergency landing.
  • 3)
    a She got lost in the hotel.
  • b)
    She was stuck in the elevator.
  • c)
    She was locked out of the room.
  • 4)
    a He was injured in the fire.
  • b)
    He escaped from the fire.
  • c)
    He didn’t hear the alarm.
  • 5)
    a She won first prize.
  • b)
    Her friend won first prize.
  • c)
    She sold some raffle tickets.
  • 6)
    a He spoke to a famous person.
  • b)
    He saw a famous person.
  • c)
    His wife spoke to a famous person.

6. Listen again. Are these statements true or false? Check (✓) the correct answer.

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TrueFalse
1   A tow truck pulled her car out of the snow.◻◻
2   The pilot got the airplane out of the storm.◻◻
3   The person from housekeeping didn’t have a key◻◻
4   Only a few people were injured in the fire.◻◻
5   She won a trip to Hawaii.◻◻
6   The movie star signed his menu.◻◻

7. Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words.

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  • A: Did I tell you to me last Saturday morning?
  • B: No. What happened?
  • A: I was walking down the street to get some coffee heard someone call my name. I looked around, but I didn’t see anyone I knew.
  • B: Then what ?
  • A: Well, I thought maybe I imagined it, so I kept walking, and was about to go into the cafe, I heard it again. It was my best friend from elementary school!

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