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Practice Listening English Exercises for A1 – A World of Wonders

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1. Read the statements, then listen and mark them as T (true) or F (false).

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  • 1)
    Read the statements, then listen and mark them as T (true) or F (false).
  • 1)
    Near Cracow, in northern Poland, is the Wieliczka Salt Mine.
  • 2)
    A king called the Blessed Kinga threw her ring into a salt mine.
  • 3)
    The salt used to be dug out by hand.
  • 4)
    A chapel was destroyed by fire in 1769.
  • 5)
    A special attraction is the Chapel of the Blessed Kinga.

2. Choose the correct item, then listen and check.

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  • 2)
    Choose the correct item, then listen and check.
  • 1)
    America was discovered by
  • a Christopher Columbus in 1492.
  • b Louis Lumière in 1492.
  • 2)
    The telephone was invented by
  • a Samuel Colt in 1786.
  • b Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.
  • 3)
    The Mona Lisa was painted by
  • a Paul Gaugin in 1698.
  • b Leonardo da Vinci in 1506.
  • 4)
    The Parthenon was built by
  • a the ancient Greeks in the 5th century BC.
  • b the ancient Egyptians in the 3rd century BC.
  • 5)
    Romeo and Juliet was written by
  • a William Wordsworth in 1695.
  • b William Shakespeare in 1595.
  • 6)
    The Blue Danube was composed by
  • a Richard Strauss in 1876.
  • b Johann Strauss in 1867.

3. Read the questions, then listen and circle the correct answers.

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  • 3)
    Read the questions, then listen and circle the correct answers.
  • 1)
    When is the opening of Shelby Museum’s new Whittaker Gallery?
  • a 8th March at 6 pm
  • b 18th March at 6 pm
  • 2)
    Who will open the gallery?
  • a the Mayor of Shelby
  • b Mrs Whittaker
  • 3)
    Which collection will be on display in the gallery?
  • a the Indian
  • b the Oriental
  • 4)
    What are the opening hours at the museum?
  • a 9 am to 6 pm daily
  • b 9 am to 6:30 pm daily
  • 5)
    What do they charge for admission for adults?
  • a £1.00
  • b £2.50
  • 6)
    What are visitors not allowed to take into the museum?
  • a cameras
  • b food

4. Listen and cross out the inappropriate words, then talk about the Statue of Liberty.

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  • 4)
    Listen and cross out the inappropriate words, then talk about the Statue of Liberty.
  • Name / Place / Description
  • – Statue of Liberty in New York.
  • – huge statue of woman holding tablet in left hand and light/torch in right hand
  • – seven points of her crown/hat represent the seven oceans and continents of world
  • Historical Facts
  • – designed by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi
  • – was started in 1876 – was finished in 1884
  • – made of copper with steel/iron supports
  • – gift to Americans from Finns/French to celebrate the 100th anniversary of American Declaration of Independence
  • – statue was made in sections: June/July 1885 put into 214 boxes and shipped to New York – reassembled in four weeks/months
  • – declared national monument in 1924
  • Things to see / do there
  • – climb 354 steps to reach the crown, admire the view from 25 balconies/windows
  • – visit the Statue of Liberty exhibit (museum objects, photographs, prints, videos)
  • Recommendation
  • – amazed by statue – not to be missed

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