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Practice Listening English Exercises for A2 – Moments in history

3 exercices

1. Exercise 1

Audio
  • 1)
    Listen, do the quiz. Choose A, B or C.
  • Women in history
  • 1)
    Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt and the last pharaoh,
  • A in 180 BCE.
  • B in 70 BCE.
  • C in 30 BCE.
  • 2)
    Marie Curie the Nobel Prize in chemistry
  • A in December 1911.
  • B in December 1925.
  • C in December 1950.
  • 3)
    Valentina Tereshkova into space
  • A on 12th August 1961.
  • B on 3rd April 1962.
  • C on 16th June 1963.
  • 4)
    Amelia Earhart the Atlantic Ocean, alone, by plane
  • A in 1932.
  • B in 1941.
  • C in 1950.
  • 5)
    Coco Chanel her first shop in Deauville, France
  • A in the 18th century.
  • B in the 19th century.
  • C in the 20th century.
  • 6)
    Frida Kahlo her self-portrait with parrots
  • A in 1920.
  • B in 1935.
  • C in 1941.
  • 7)
    Serena Williams her first match at Wimbledon
  • A in 1996.
  • B in 1998.
  • C in 2000.
  • 8)
    Junko Tabei Mount Everest.
  • A on 16th May 1975.
  • B on 5th April 1977.
  • C on 12th May 1980.
  • 9)
    J.K. Rowling her first Harry Potter book
  • A in March 1985.
  • B in June 1997.
  • C in July 2004.
  • 10)
    Ella Fitzgerald her first song
  • A in 1928
  • B in 1930
  • C in 1936

2. Exercise 2

Audio
  • 1)
    Listen to the radio programme Living History – I was there!
  • Dave Brown is talking to Janet about a moment in history she remembers. What moment does Janet remember?
  • 2)
    Listen again. Are the sentences right (✓) or wrong (✗)?
  • 1)
    Janet lived with her family in a house in Manchester.
  • 2)
    There were computers but no mobile phones in the 1960s.
  • 3)
    Black and white televisions only show black and white pictures.
  • 4)
    Janet’s dad telephoned the shop to buy a colour television.
  • 5)
    Her dad and uncle carried it to the flat.
  • 6)
    The first programme they watched in colour was sport.

3. Exercise 3

Audio
  • 1)
    Listen to the TV programme, Our History, and match the audience members to the people they ask about.
  • 1)
    Robert
  • 2)
    Lisa
  • 3)
    Rachel
  • 4)
    Leon
  • a)
    Valentina Tereshkova
  • b)
    Henry VIII
  • c)
    Marie Curie
  • d)
    Pelé
  • 2)
    Listen again. Tick (✓) the facts you hear.
  • 1)
    King Henry VIII of England died in 1547.
  • 2)
    Henry VIII had six wives.
  • 3)
    The footballer Pelé played for Santos 638 times.
  • 4)
    Pelé played international football for Brazil 92 times.
  • 5)
    Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in 1930.
  • 6)
    Marie Curie died in 1934.
  • 7)
    Valentina Tereshkova went to space in 1963.
  • 8)
    Valentina Tereshkova’s husband was also an astronaut.

Comment Pratiquer

  1. 1Lisez chaque question attentivement
  2. 2Écrivez votre réponse ou sélectionnez l'option correcte
  3. 3Cliquez sur 'Afficher la Réponse' pour vérifier votre travail
  4. 4Examinez les erreurs et essayez des exercices similaires
  5. 5Passez à l'exercice suivant lorsque vous êtes prêt

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