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Practice Listening English Exercises for A2 – Narrow Escapes

3 exercices

1. Read the sentences, then listen and say who said what: David, Eva, Patrick, Patrick’s mother or Eva’s father.

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  • 1)
    Read the sentences, then listen and say who said what: David, Eva, Patrick, Patrick’s mother or Eva’s father.
  • a)
    “Hold your mother’s hand and don’t be afraid.”
  • b)
    “Don’t play on the rocks.”
  • c)
    “He should have come with us.”
  • d)
    “As I was turning a sharp corner, the back tyre skidded.”
  • e)
    “I screamed for help.”

2. Read the dialogue between a policeman and a witness of a car accident and fill in the words from the list.

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  • 2)
    Read the dialogue between a policeman and a witness of a car accident and fill in the words from the list.
  • brakes, traffic lights, collided, speeding, skidded, crashing
  • Policeman: Now sir, I’d like to ask you a few questions. What is your name?
  • Witness: My name is Brad Richards.
  • Policeman: Where do you live, Mr Richards?
  • Witness: I live just round the corner, on Maple Street.
  • Policeman: What were you doing at the time of the crash, sir?
  • Witness: I was on my way home from work.
  • Policeman: What did you see, Mr Richards?
  • Witness: Well, I saw a red car (1) ) down the street just as a blue car was turning the corner. The blue car’s driver put on the (2) ) and then the car (3) )The two cars (4) ) with a horrible (5) ) noise.
  • Policeman: Just one more question, sir. Were the (6) ) on the corner red or green?
  • Witness: Oh, I’m sorry. I can’t remember.
  • Policeman: Thank you, Mr Richards. You’ve been most helpful.

3. Listen and answer the questions.

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  • 3)
    Listen and answer the questions.
  • 1)
    When did the event happen?
  • 2)
    Where was the narrator?
  • 3)
    What did he see?
  • 4)
    Where did the event happen?
  • 5)
    Who did he call?
  • 6)
    What did he do afterwards?
  • 7)
    Who saved Tommy/John?
  • 8)
    Where were the boys taken?
  • 9)
    What was Mrs Blake’s comment?

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