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English Listening Exercises for B2 – Trip of a lifetime

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1. Match 1-10 with a-j to make travel collocations.

  • 1)
    get
  • 2)
    go
  • 3)
    taste
  • 4)
    put up
  • 5)
    light
  • 6)
    do
  • 7)
    have
  • 8)
    help
  • 9)
    travel
  • 10)
    sleep
  • a a local dish
  • b off the beaten track
  • c)
    the tent
  • d a campfire
  • e away from it all
  • f)
    with your bags
  • g a lovely view
  • h some volunteer work
  • i)
    rough
  • j)
    light

2. Complete the text with travel collocations from exercise 1.

  • IF YOU ARE A TRAVELLER, NOT A TOURIST – IF YOU LIKE TO 1) RATHER THAN FOLLOW THE CROWDS – THEN COME TO ICELAND FOR A WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE!
  • Iceland is wild and exciting and you can really forget about home and just 2) in this breathtaking environment. Stay in some of our lovely little hotels and you can 3) of ice-capped mountains from your window. Then join us to go whale watching, or fishing in frozen lakes. You can 4) on the lakeshore to cook your freshly caught fish and take a sleeping bag to sleep under the stars! Or you can 5) in one of the many wonderful restaurants, if you prefer. Afterwards, you can relax outside in a volcanic hot tub!

Listening Strategy

Listen carefully for who the speakers are and where they might be. This will help you to identify the context of the conversation, and also to find out what the speakers’ purpose is.

3. Read the Listening Strategy. Listen to four conversations and make notes on the topics below.

Audio
  • a)
    Where is each person?
  • 1)
  • 2)
  • 3)
  • 4)
  • b)
    What kind of relationship is it?
  • 1)
  • 2)
  • 3)
  • 4)
  • c)
    What is the approximate time of day of the conversation?
  • 1)
  • 2)
  • 3)
  • 4)
  • d)
    What is the outcome of the conversation?
  • 1)
  • 2)
  • 3)
  • 4)

4. Add just in the correct place in the sentences.

  • 1)
    I have a short time.
  • 2)
    Could you close the door?
  • 3)
    I got to the train in time.
  • 4)
    It’s amazing!
  • 5)
    He has left.
  • 6)
    We have to buy milk now.
  • 7)
    This film’s so funny!
  • 8)
    Could you repeat your name?

5. Match the purpose of using just (a-d) with sentences 1-8 in exercise 4.

  • a)
    for emphasis
  • b)
    to mean only
  • c)
    for politeness
  • d)
    to mean close to the time

6. Listen to the conversation. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

Audio
  • 1)
    The conversation is happening in a restaurant.
  • 2)
    John reacts to both of Ella’s suggestions with decisiveness.
  • 3)
    Ella would prefer to spend the day sightseeing.
  • 4)
    John is worried the bus might be too hot.
  • 5)
    Ella’s attitude is that you should make the most of a trip away.

Extra exercises

7. Read the Strategy and find phrases in the questions in exercise 2 that could be paraphrased with the phrases below.

Strategy

In a multiple-matching task, the words used in the recordings will usually not match the words used in the questions. Before you listen, think about the words and phrases a speaker might use to express the ideas in the options in a different way.

  • 1)
    ask for help
  • 2)
    wasn’t getting on with
  • 3)
    head home earlier than planned
  • 4)
    didn’t bother taking
  • 5)
    gave up using

8. You will hear four speakers talking about their experiences of camping. Match questions A-E with speakers 1-4. There is one extra question.

Audio
  • Which speaker
  • A didn’t feel comfortable with the people they were with?
  • B wasn’t able to use all of the facilities they were provided with?
  • C omitted to pack something essential for the trip?
  • D had to call for assistance in the middle of the night?
  • E was forced to cut their holiday short?
  • Speaker 1:
  • Speaker 2:
  • Speaker 3:
  • Speaker 4:

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