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English Listening Exercises for A2 – A life of crime

5 ejercicios

1. Read the sentences and choose the best synonym ore paraphrase for the underlined words (a, b or c).

  • 1)
    The image of an outlaw appeals to a lot of people
  • a)
    is attractive to
  • b)
    is similar to
  • c)
    annoys
  • 2)
    Members of the gang made large amounts of money
  • a)
    were very short of money
  • b)
    needed a lot of money
  • c)
    became very rich
  • 3)
    They stole rings and necklaces from shops.
  • a)
    treasure
  • b)
    jewellery
  • c)
    clothes
  • 4)
    Many people were unemployed at that time.
  • a)
    didn’t have jobs
  • b)
    were working
  • c)
    were poor
  • 5)
    The robbery did not last very long
  • a)
    was not successful
  • b)
    was short
  • c)
    was the first of many
  • 6)
    She told the police that she didn’t own the car
  • a she disliked the car
  • b she didn’t use the car
  • c)
    the car didn’t belong to her.

2. Listen to six short monologues. Answer the questions about each speaker.

Audio
  • 1)
    Does speaker 1 usually buy clothes or jewellery for his wife’s birthday?
  • 2)
    Did speaker 2 have a long or short illness after a holiday in Africa?
  • 3)
    Does speaker 3 like or dislike the idea of going BASE jumping?
  • 4)
    Did speaker 4’s computer company make her rich?
  • 5)
    Did speaker 5’s parent own the house he lived in when he was a child?
  • 6)
    When speaker 6 lived in Greece, was her father employed or unemployed?

3. Choose the word which makes sentence b mean the same as sentence a.

  • 1)
    a They were like celebrities.
  • b)
    They were / weren’t very well-known.
  • 2)
    a We made up some of the stories about them.
  • b)
    All / Not all of the stories about them were true.
  • 3)
    a He was a good student.
  • b)
    He did badly / well at school.
  • 4)
    a They were always in trouble with the law.
  • b)
    The police often / never caught them committing crimes.
  • 5)
    a We rarely argued.
  • b)
    We often had / did not often have disagreements.
  • 6)
    a Neither of them got out of the castle alive.
  • b)
    They both died inside / outside the castle.
  • 7)
    a He never killed anyone.
  • b)
    He was / was not a murderer.

4. Listen to a radio programme about a famous criminal called Ma Barker and her sons. Complete the fact file.

Audio
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5. Listen again. Chose the correct answer, a or b. Sometimes both answers are correct.

Audio
  • 1)
    During her own lifetime, Ma Barker was
  • a)
    a very well-known criminal.
  • b)
    the only well-known criminal in the USA.
  • 2)
    The newspapers printed some stories about Ma Barker which were
  • a)
    true.
  • b)
    invented.
  • 3)
    At school, Ma Barker’s sons.
  • a)
    were not good students.
  • b)
    behaved well most of the time.
  • 4)
    George Barker argued with his wife because
  • a)
    she did not support their sons.
  • b)
    he did not want their sons to be criminals.
  • 5)
    In 1935, the police killed
  • a)
    Ma Barker.
  • b)
    Ma Barker’s son, Fred.

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