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Practice Listening English Exercises for B1 – Famous People

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1. Match the famous people on the left with the descriptions on the right.

1   Leonardo da Vinci2   Mozart3   Norma Jean Baker4   Ronald Reagan5   Bill Gates6   Amelia Earharta   She changed her name to Marilyn Monroe.b   He was an actor who became a U.S. president.c   He founded Microsoft and started a charity for educations.d   He wrote his first piece of music at the age of five.e   He painted the Mona Lisa.f   She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic.

2. Listening 1 These conversations are about famous people. Listen and circle each famous person’s job.

Audio
  • 1)
    a political leader
  • b)
    actress
  • 2)
    a political leader
  • b)
    writer
  • 3)
    a actor
  • b)
    writer
  • 4)
    a painter
  • b)
    athlete
  • 5)
    a actor
  • b)
    singer
  • 6)
    a singer
  • b)
    scientist

3. Listening 2 Task 1 A writer is talking about the life of the actor James Dean. Did these events in Dean’s life happen in Indiana, California, or New York? Listen and check (✓) the correct answer.

Audio
IndianaCaliforniaNew York
1   He was born.◻◻◻
2   His mother passed away.◻◻◻
3   He lived with his aunt and uncle.◻◻◻
4   He went to college.◻◻◻
5   He did more stage acting.◻◻◻
6   He died in a car crash.◻◻◻

4. Listen again. How did James Dean become famous? Number the events from 1 to 6.

Audio
  • He won an award as “Most Promising Newcomer.”
  • He had a starring role in East of Eden
  • He acted in school plays.
  • He went to college
  • Rebel Without a Cause made him famous.
  • He did modeling for advertisements.

5. Listening 3 Task 1 This person is talking about the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela. When did these events happen? Listen and write the years.

Audio
  • 1)
    He was born in: .
  • 2)
    He joined the ANC in: .
  • 3)
    He became deputy president of the ANC in: .
  • 4)
    He was sentenced to life in prison in: .
  • 5)
    He was released from prison in: .
  • 6)
    He became State President in: .
  • 7)
    He retired in: .

6. Listen again. Are these statements true or false? Check (✓) the correct answer.

Audio
TrueFalse
1   Mandela’s father was an assistant to a chief.◻◻
2   Mandela studied law.◻◻
3   The ANC encouraged people to be violent.◻◻
4   Mandela helped poor people stay on the land where they lived.◻◻
5   South Africans forgot about him while he was in prison.◻◻
6   As soon as he was released from prison, he retired.◻◻

7. Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words.

Audio
  • A: So what this weekend?
  • B: My friends and I went to Los Angeles for the weekend.
  • A: Oh, really? Did famous?
  • B: Yeah! We saw Leonardo DiCaprio in a cafe and Jackie Chan walking down the street!
  • A: No way! Did you get their autographs?
  • B: No. We were too shy to ask. What if you saw someone famous? Would you ask for an autograph?
  • A: Maybe. I was at a restaurant once, and I took a picture of !

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