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Practice Listening English Exercises for A2 – Tricky Jobs

2 exercices

1. First read the following sentences, then listen and find out who said what: the trapeze artist, the combat soldier or the vet.

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  • 1)
    First read the following sentences, then listen and find out who said what: the trapeze artist, the combat soldier or the vet.
  • a)
    “I would never ignore a sick animal, even if it was dangerous enough to kill me.”
  • b)
    “I just wish they didn’t take so long to mend.”
  • c)
    “If I didn’t know how to handle some animals, I would probably have permanent scars by now.”
  • d)
    “Many times in the past, if I hadn’t had a partner I could trust, I would have fallen and probably hurt myself seriously.”
  • e)
    “If the enemy had caught us, they would have killed us.”

2. Read the table, then listen and fill in the missing information.

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  • 2)
    Read the table, then listen and fill in the missing information.
NEWS REPORTER
advantages(1) interestingreasonstravel around and meet lots of (2)the news stories I do are (3) every day
disadvantagesstressful (4)reasonshave to do everything in a very (5) timeoften work in places where there are wars
SURGEON
advantages(6) rewardingreasonsthe job needs a lot of skillit’s great being able to (7) people’s lives
disadvantages(8) stressfulreasonswork long, unsteady hoursresponsible for people’s lives

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  1. 1Lisez chaque question attentivement
  2. 2Écrivez votre réponse ou sélectionnez l'option correcte
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  4. 4Examinez les erreurs et essayez des exercices similaires
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