B1
Practice Listening English Exercises for B1 – Housing
7 latihan
1. Getting Ready Which kind of housing would you prefer? Number each item from 1 (your favorite) to 6 (your least favorite). Compare your answers with a partner.
- Favorite housing
- a large apartment in the suburbs
- a house in the suburbs with a large yard
- a house in the city with a garage
- a house in the country
- a studio apartment in the city
- other:
2. Listening 1 People are talking about housing. What kind of house or apartment does each person need? Listen and circle the correct answer.
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- 1)a a studio apartment
- b a three-bedroom apartment
- 2)a an apartment in the city
- b a house with a yard
- 3)a an apartment in the city
- b a house in the suburbs
- 4)a a house in the country
- b a house in the city
- 5)a a large apartment
- b a one-bedroom apartment
- 6)a a small apartment in the city
- b a small apartment near the airport
3. Listening 2 Task 1 People are talking about where they live. What do the people dislike about each place? Listen and circle the correct answer.
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- 1)a the neighbors
- b)the noise
- c)the size
- 2)a the location
- b)the condition
- c)the rent
- 3)a the location
- b)the noise
- c)the size
- 4)a the size
- b)the location
- c)the rent
- 5)a the size
- b)the condition
- c)the noise
- 6)a the neighbors
- b)the condition
- c)the rent
4. Listen again. What do the people like about each place? Write the correct letter.
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| 1 ……2 ……3 ……4 ……5 ……6 …… | a It’s huge.b The rent is cheaper.c It’s convenient for shopping.d It’s nice and quiet on the weekends.e The neighbors are fantastic.f The location is perfect. |
5. Listening 3 Task 1 People are talking about why they moved to different places. Does the information in the chart describe their old places or their new places? Check (✓) the correct answer.
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| Old place | New place | |
| 1 loud neighbors | ◻ | ◻ |
| quiet neighbors | ◻ | ◻ |
| 2 no noise at all | ◻ | ◻ |
| traffic noise | ◻ | ◻ |
| 3 wonderful landlady | ◻ | ◻ |
| close to a good school | ◻ | ◻ |
| 4 no pets allowed | ◻ | ◻ |
| near a park | ◻ | ◻ |
| 5 great stove | ◻ | ◻ |
| small dining room | ◻ | ◻ |
| 6 expensive to take care of | ◻ | ◻ |
| a lot cheaper | ◻ | ◻ |
6. Listen again. What kind of places do they live in now? Circle the correct answer.
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- 1)a an apartment downtown
- b)a house in the suburbs
- c)a studio apartment
- 2)a a house in the country
- b)an apartment on a high floor
- c)an apartment on the first floor
- 3)a an apartment in the city
- b)an apartment in the suburbs
- c)a house in the country
- 4)a a building near the park
- b)an apartment downtown
- c)a house in the suburbs
- 5)a a house in the city
- b)an apartment with no kitchen
- c)an apartment with a huge kitchen
- 6)a an apartment with no yard
- b)a house with a yard
- c)a house with no yard
7. Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words.
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- A: How’s it going? Do you like your new apartment?
- B: Oh, I love it. My friendly, and the landlord is nice.
- A: That’s great! What’s the building like?
- B: ten stories high, and there are ten apartments on each floor. So, I guess there are 100 apartments.
- A: Wow, it sounds huge. Have you seen some of the other apartments?
- B: Yeah, my next-door neighbor invited me over for coffee the other day. She and her They’ve been in the building for five years.
Cara Berlatih
- 1Baca setiap pertanyaan dengan cermat
- 2Tulis jawaban Anda atau pilih opsi yang benar
- 3Klik 'Tampilkan Jawaban' untuk memeriksa pekerjaan Anda
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- 5Pindah ke latihan berikutnya ketika siap