B1
English Listening Exercises for B1 – Past and present
5 esercizi
1. Listen to six speakers. Match the verbs in column A to verbs in columns B and C. Four of the verbs in columns B and C are not needed.
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| A | B | C |
| 1 cycle2 help3 travel4 play5 have6 stand up | put downhitoverturnrun outdropstopeatkick | escapefall outbreakrun awayfall offarresttakefall in |
2. Listen to Mrs Jones. What does she think about life in the past? Choose the correct answers.
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- 1)Mrs Jones thinks that some things in the past were
- c) 2) Children used to play
- c) 3) They can’t do that now because, there’s too much
- c) 4) Most people didn’t use to lock their
- c) 5) Which of these things does Mrs Jones say people didn’t use to have?
- f) 6) How does she describe life in the past? Choose two.
- f) 7) What does she think was the best thing about life when she was a girl?
- a People didn’t use to travel much.
- b Most people didn’t have a car.
- c People used to spend more time together.
- d People used to help each other more.
3. Listen and complete the dialogue.
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- Do you like 1) this jacket?
- No, I don’t want something 2)
- Well, 3) this one? It’s 4)
- Yes, OK. I’ll 5)
- 6)?
- It isn’t 7) The sleeves are 8)
- Maybe they’ve got it 9) Yes, here you are. 10)
- Thanks.
- Does that 11) OK?
- Yes, 12) I’ll 13)
4. Listen to four dialogues. Complete the chart.
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| What? | Result? | |
| Carla | a violin exam | She . |
| Ross | ||
| Maxine | ||
| Jamie |
5. a Listen and choose the correct item of clothing in column B for each person.
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| A | B | C |
| 1 John | jumper / trousers / shirt | short-sleeved, striped, red and grey |
| 2 Sally | dress / skirt / jeans | |
| 3 Dan | trainers / shorts / T-shirt | |
| 4 Bella | top / shoes / boots |
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