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English Listening Exercises for B1 – Global network

6 ejercicios

1. Complete the sentences with the verbs and particles below.

  • Verbs call carry give go set work
  • Particles back off off on out up
  • 1)
    If I’m going on a long car journey, I always check the traffic reports before I
  • 2)
    I’ve got a new SIM card for my phone, but I can’t how to install it.
  • 3)
    If you make a mistake during the performance, don’t stop – just
  • 4)
    When the weather got really bad, they decided to to their hotel.
  • 5)
    They’re going to the festival because of bad weather.
  • 6)
    Although you failed your driving test, you shouldn’t

Listening Strategy 1

Sometimes you need to listen for the main idea (gist) rather than a specific piece of information. If this is the case, do not worry about a few unknown words. You can often understand the gist without understanding every word.

2. Read Listening Strategy 1. Then listen to two mobile phone calls. Ignoring the words you cannot hear, circle the best summaries.

Audio
  • 1)
    a Mary and Mike are going to meet up that day.
  • b)
    Mary and Mike are going to speak the next day to make an arrangement.
  • 2)
    a Tom is going to buy some food for dinner.
  • b)
    Kirstie doesn’t want Tom to buy any food.

Listening Strategy 2

When you do a multiple-choice task, do not choose the correct answer based only on one or two words. Remember that the incorrect options also have some connection with what you hear.

3. Read Listening Strategy 2. Then listen to a radio programme and circle the correct answer.

Audio
  • What is the programme about, in general?
  • a)
    The health effects of using mobile phones.
  • b)
    The mobile phone network in the UK.
  • c)
    The birth of the mobile phone industry.
  • d)
    The best way to get a strong mobile phone signal wherever you are.

4. Listen again and circle the correct answers.

Audio
  • 1)
    The mobile phone network was built quickly in the UK because
  • a)
    two different phone companies were competing against each other.
  • b)
    two different phone companies were sharing the work.
  • c)
    a lot more people started using mobile phones than the phone companies had expected.
  • d)
    the government spent a lot of money on it.
  • 2)
    The main different between microcells and base stations is that microcells
  • a)
    are in cities, while base stations are in the countryside.
  • b)
    are smaller and less powerful than base stations.
  • c)
    are hidden, but base stations are visible.
  • d)
    are on the front of buildings, but base stations are on top.
  • 3)
    Base stations are positioned in historic town centres because
  • a)
    they need to be close together in places with lots of buildings.
  • b)
    there are no rules to prevent it.
  • c)
    phone companies ignore the rules.
  • d)
    they can easily be disguised.
  • 4)
    More research is being done into the health effects of base stations because
  • a)
    the results so far are not clear.
  • b)
    there have only been one or two studies so far.
  • c)
    some of the evidence suggests that there is a small risk to public health.
  • d)
    people do not always believe the results.

Extra exercises

5. Read the Strategy above. Then read statements 1-3 quickly and match them with extracts from recordings A-C. Then check your answers.

Strategy

In all listening tasks, you are able to listen twice. Get as much information as you can from the statements, then listen the first time and make your matches. During the second listening, recheck your matches, concentrating on questions that you were unsure about the first time.

  • 1)
    The speaker expresses dissatisfaction with a device.
  • 2)
    The speaker tells you how to communicate with someone.
  • 3)
    The speaker wants to convince you to buy something.
  • A Please press three now to speak to an agent.
  • B It’s so complicated that I can’t get it to work at all!
  • C Call now, and we’ll send you two for the price of one!

6. You will hear four speakers. Match the speakers (1-4) with the statements (A-E). There is one extra statement.

Audio
  • A The speaker describes what is wrong with a new device.
  • B The speaker wants someone to make a decision about something.
  • C The speaker wants to recommend something new.
  • D The speaker describes a variety of communication devices.
  • E You can hear this speaker in a classroom.

Cómo Practicar

  1. 1Lee cada pregunta cuidadosamente
  2. 2Escribe tu respuesta o selecciona la opción correcta
  3. 3Haz clic en 'Mostrar Respuesta' para verificar tu trabajo
  4. 4Revisa cualquier error e intenta ejercicios similares
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