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English Listening Exercises for B2 – Buying and selling

5 ejercicios

1. a Listen and choose the correct answers.

Audio
  • 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   mealwormsa   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 Blackpoola   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   filma   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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NameBakerWillisStevens
Roomsingledoublesuite
Viewthe seathe forestthe swimming pool
Nights345
Departing11/77/627/10
Price£143£174£285
Includesno mealsbreakfastBreakfast and dinner
Breakfast6-117-9.307.30-10
  • 1)
    Cars must .
  • 2)
    Your key can .
  • 3)
    Breakfast can or .
  • 4)
    The swimming pool can .

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