B1
Practice Listening Business English Exercises for B1 – Business sectors
9 latihan
1. Exercise 1
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Audio 2
- A. Anya is the assistant to the Human Resources Manager, Emma Newman. It is Monday morning and Anya has four voicemail messages. Listen to the first three messages and tick the correct box.
- B. Listen to message 1 again and complete the information below. Listen as many times as necessary.
| is unclear | speaks too fast | sounds annoyed | |
| Caller 1 | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| Caller 2 | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| Caller 3 | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
C. Listen to message 4. What is/are the aim(s) of the message?
2 asking for information.
3 asking for a call back.
D. Listen again and tick (✓) the things the caller did.
◻ State the reason for the call
◻ Request action / information / a call back
◻ Leave her contact details
◻ Repeat her contact details
◻ Offer an alternative communication mode
2. Exercise 2
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- A. Listen to the meeting between Alice, Matthew and Stanley and complete the key action points below.
- To: Project team
- Subject: Factory in Indonesia
- As you know, we are going to build a factory in Indonesia next year. The project will involve a lot of organisation and planning, so we had a meeting with Stanley Dongoran, our Indonesian partner, yesterday to discuss the next stages. Here are the key action points which resulted from the meeting.
- KEY ACTION POINTS
- • get licence from Indonesian (1) ) Board
- • visit Indonesia next (2) )
- • (3) ) bank account
- • choose good (4) ) for factory
- • (5) ) the business premises
- • organise other necessary (6) )
- • interview candidates for (7) ) position
- • book (8) ) and accommodation – Matthew by tomorrow
- Please note that there will be a full team meeting next Monday. We expect everyone to attend.
B. Look at the points. Then listen to the meeting and put the points in the order they are going to do them. Delete any which are not mentioned.
• letter to employees explaining situation
• get customer feedback
• meeting with all staff
• ask staff for their opinions
• contact with individual customers
• email inviting staff to meeting
3. Exercise 3
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- A. Listen to the conversation between Melanie, Franco and Toni and decide if these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
- 1)Melanie researched the graphite mining industry.
- 2)Graphite has been in pencils for a long time.
- 3)Graphene is both very strong and lightweight.
- 4)We already use it to upload data very quickly.
- 5)Nuclear waste includes some graphite.
- B. Listen again and complete the notes.
- Graphene
- • made from (1) ) which is found all over world
- • much stronger than (2) ) and extremely flexible
- • good conductor of (3) ) and electricity
- • used in phone and (4) ) touchscreens and sports equipment
- • potential uses: could (5) ) phones in five minutes and clear up nuclear waste
4. Exercise 4
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- A. Listen to Toni talking about her research. Put a tick (✓) by the things she mentions.
- ◻ hotels
- ◻ train travel
- ◻ camping
- ◻ cooking
- ◻ sports
- ◻ spas
- ◻ package holidays
- ◻ cruises
- B. Listen again and complete the notes.
- (1) ) industry
- • includes (2) ) travel providers, cruise companies, hotel (3) ) and mega-resorts
- • mega-resorts provide everything a guest needs in one place
- • companies are building huge new cruise ships
5. Exercise 5
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- A. Listen to Franco talking about his research and answer the questions.
- 1)What industry does he want to invest in?
- 2)Which market is he interested in within the industry?
- 3)What kind of companies are making big profits?
- 4)Why does he think this is a good time to invest in this market?
B. Listen to a podcast about investing in a company. Check to see how many of your ideas the speaker mentions, then add to the notes below.
Company (1)…………..
Financial performance
Who (2)………….. it ………….. and …………..?
look at financial (3)………….. for last three years
check what the company is (4)…………..
identify trend in sales and revenues
identify (5)………….. ………….. …………..
assess (7)………….. and skills
How effectively do they use the skills of (8)…………..?
How (10)………….. are the plans?
environmental and (11)………….. responsibilities
6. Exercise 6
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- A. Listen to a podcast about business and the environment. Choose the correct option in italics.
- 1)The discussion is about the use of wind / waves as a source of energy.
- 2)The wind farm in New Zealand is on the land / in the sea
- 3)The industry is becoming more expensive / economical
- 4)There is a lot of / not much wind in New Zealand.
- 5)Electricity is now cheaper / more expensive than it was.
- 6)Modern turbines stop turning if the wind is over 14 kph / 90 kph
- B. Listen again and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
- 1)John Preston’s company manages wind farms on land.
- 2)The wind farm and the farm in New Zealand are on the same land.
- 3)Wind power is renewable.
- 4)The turbines are often inactive.
- 5)Americans are interested in onshore and offshore wind farms.
- 6)Fossil fuels are now more necessary than ever.
- C. Complete the notes. Then listen again and check your answers.
- Wind farms
- Wind is an important source of (1) ) .
- Wind farms can be offshore or (2) ) .
- A number of energy (3) ) are starting to look at wind power.
- Wind power works best in a(n) (4) ) country.
- (5) ) is improving every year.
- Turbines stop working when the wind is too (6) ) .
- UK companies have projects in the USA, (7) ) and Germany.
7. Exercise 7
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- A. Listen to the voicemail and complete the message.
- Caller: Morgane (1) )
- Date/Time: 19.7.17 / 10.20
- Message for: Julio Casas in the (2) )
- Reason for call: Discuss order (3) )
- Please call back on: (4) )08
- Comments: If unavailable organise another (5) ) by email
- Action: Return the call by (6) ) tomorrow.
- B. Complete the phrases Morgane used in her voicemail. Then listen again and check your answers.
| Morgane | |
| Identify | (1) Morgane . I’ll (2) that for you … |
| State the reason for the call | (3) for Julio Casas.You asked me to (4) you to discuss … |
| Request action | (5) call me back on my (6) ? |
| Leave details | In case you don’t have (7), I’m on … |
| Offer an alternative communication mode | Can you (8) me an email so we can fix … |
| Provide a deadline | Could you (9) me by …? |
| Finish the call | I (10) to hearing from you. |
C. Listen to the end of a meeting and complete the email below.
To: All team members
Thanks again for coming to the meeting yesterday. As you know, we are planning to launch a new advertising campaign for our domestic range in September this year. At our meeting, we planned the next steps starting from next week. As you can see, we have a lot to do. Here are the key action points.
8. Test
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- 1)Listen to the speaker and choose the correct response a, b or c.
- 1)a b c
- 2)a b c
- 3)a b c
- 4)a b c
- 5)a b c
9. You will hear eight short recordings twice. For questions 1–8 choose the correct answer.
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- 2)You will hear eight short recordings twice. For questions 1–8 choose the correct answer.
- 1)Which industry does the man want to invest in?
- a)agricultural
- b)manufacturing
- c)retail
- 2)What type of business did the speaker start?
- a)food manufacturing
- b)crop farming
- c)supermarket chain
- 3)What time did the power cut start?
- a)08.30
- b)19.30
- c)23.30
- 4)What was the woman doing when the phone rang?
- a)finishing a report for work
- b)writing an email
- c)setting up a new business deal
- 5)Where is the HR office?
- 6)What does the man want to discuss first?
- a)changes to the schedule
- b)the plans for the new factory
- c)number of new staff needed
- 7)Which day does Simon need to be in Panama?
- a)Monday
- b)Tuesday
- c)Wednesday
- 8)Which action points is Kendra responsible for?
- a)accident investigation and interviews
- b)writing job advert and visiting the site
- c)interviews and job advertisement
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