A2
Listening Exercises A2 – A news story
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Practice A2 (Elementary) English listening with "Listening Exercises A2 – A news story". 5 audio comprehension exercises with instant answers. Free, no signup.
1. Reading comprehension books
| 1 snow ……..2 flood …….. | 3 drought ……..4 cyclone …….. | 5 storm ……..6 heat wave …….. |
2. Listen to the beginning of a radio programme about global warming. Tick the weather conditions in Exercise 1 that are mentioned.
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3. Listen again and complete these notes.
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- Global Warming
- Problems
- In Britain
- Hot weather is causing problems with:
- ● a
- ● sleep
- c) Temperatures above 30°C are becoming more d
- Around the world
- ● Europe is having the hottest summer in e years
- ● In Antarctica, the ice is melting.
- ● Temperatures will rise by 5°C in the next f years.
- ● g in India.
- ● Fires in the United States
- ● More h in the South Pacific.
- Reasons
- Experts say:
- ● Temperatures are rising because there is too much i
- ● It is part of a natural cycle and we are not causing it.
4. Listen and tick the correct speaker(s) for each statement.
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| Speaker 1 | Speaker 2 | Speaker 3 | |
| a Who doesn’t think global warming is causing all our weather problems? | |||
| b Who (2 people) talks about how we can stop global warming? | |||
| c Who talks about changes in the Arctic? | |||
| d Who (2 people) talks about problems with the weather? |
5. Listen again and answer these questions.
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- a Speaker 1:
- What is one problem caused by global warming?
- b Speaker 2 and 3:
- What are three things people could do to reduce pollution?
How to Practice
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- 2Write your answer or select the correct option
- 3Click 'Show Answer' to check your work
- 4Review any mistakes and try similar exercises
- 5Move to the next exercise when ready
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