B1
Practice Listening English Exercises for B1 – The News
7 ejercicios
1. Getting Ready Where do you get the news? What kinds of stories interest you? Check (✓) your answers and compare them with a partner.
- Where do you get the new?
- What kinds of stories interest you?
| Often | Sometimes | Rarely | |
| online | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| newspapers | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| TV | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| magazines | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| radio | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| other: ……………… | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| Often | Sometimes | Rarely | |
| politics | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| sports | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| business | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| entertainment | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| crime | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| Technology | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| travel | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| other: ……………… | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
2. Listening 1 These are the beginnings of news reports. What kinds of reports are they? Listen and circle the correct answer.
Audio
- 1)a politics
- b)business
- 2)a weather
- b)traffic
- 3)a sports
- b)crime
- 4)a sports
- b)business
- 5)a politics
- b)entertainment
- 6)a crime
- b)weather
3. Listening 2 Task 1 Read these newspaper headlines and listen to the news reports. Are the headlines correct? Check (✓) the correct answer.
Audio
- 1)◻ correct
- ◻ incorrect
- 2)◻ correct
- ◻ incorrect
- 3)◻ correct
- ◻ incorrect
- 4)◻ correct
- ◻ incorrect
- 5)◻ correct
- ◻ incorrect
- 6)◻ correct
- ◻ incorrect
4. Listen again. Are these statements about things that actually happened or things that probably happened? Check (✓) the correct answer.
Audio
| Actually happened | Probably happened | |
| 1 The fire started in a guest room. | ◻ | ◻ |
| 2 More than ten people got food poisoning. | ◻ | ◻ |
| 3 The students’ vehicle broke down. | ◻ | ◻ |
| 4 Jimmy Wild had a sore throat. | ◻ | ◻ |
| 5 The fishing crew sent out a call for help. | ◻ | ◻ |
| 6 The baby pandas are very small right now. | ◻ | ◻ |
5. Listening 3 Task 1 What are these news reports about? Listen and circle the correct answer.
Audio
- 1)a a protest
- b)an exhibition
- c)a sale
- 2)a a protest
- b)an exhibition
- c)a sale
- 3)a a crime
- b)a fire
- c)a vacation
- 4)a an exhibition
- b)a vacation
- c)a crime
- 5)a a flood
- b)a fire
- c)a crime
- 6)a an exhibition
- b)a business plan
- c)a protest
6. Listen again. Are the statements true or false? Check (✓) the correct answer.
Audio
| True | False | |
| 1 The nurses want lower income taxes. | ◻ | ◻ |
| 2 Botero’s work has been shown in this area before. | ◻ | ◻ |
| 3 The weather is helping the fire spread. | ◻ | ◻ |
| 4 Some of the snakes are still missing. | ◻ | ◻ |
| 5 Many people have had to leave their homes. | ◻ | ◻ |
| 6 The merger could be good news for travelers. | ◻ | ◻ |
7. Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words.
Audio
- A: Did you last night and see the story about the bank robbery?
- B: No, I didn’t. What happened?
- A: Three men robbed the bank on Fifth Street. They got .
- B: Wow! That’s a lot of money! I hope the police caught them.
- A: Not yet. There’s a for anyone who helps the police capture them!
Cómo Practicar
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