B1
Practice Listening English Exercises for B1 – Past Events
7 ejercicios
1. Getting Ready Have any of these things ever happened to you? Check (✓) your answers and compare them with a partner.
| Yes | No | |
| 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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| Embarrassed | Disappointed | Frightened | |
| 1 | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| 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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| True | False | |
| 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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