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Practice Listening English Exercises for B1 – Predicaments

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1. Getting Ready What would you do if you were in these predicaments? Write your answers in the chart and compare them with a partner.

PredicamentSolution
1   Your neighbors make a lot of noise at night.…………………….
2   You forgot a friend’s birthday.…………………….
3   You damage a friend’s car.…………………….
4   A classmate asks you for a loan.…………………….
5   A classmate cheats on tests.…………………….

2. Listening 1 Listen to the conversations. What is each person’s predicament? Circle the correct answer.

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  • 1)
    a He doesn’t want his guest to leave.
  • b)
    He doesn’t know when his guest will leave.
  • 2)
    a Her friend forgot to pay some money back.
  • b)
    She forgot to pay back some money to a friend.
  • 3)
    a She wants to invite a co-worker out.
  • b)
    A co-worker is always inviting her out.
  • 4)
    a His friend never lends things.
  • b)
    His friend never returns things.
  • 5)
    a He forgot about his friend’s party.
  • b)
    He forgot to bring a gift to the party.
  • 6)
    a The neighbors play really loud music at night.
  • b)
    The neighbors play really bad music at night.

3. Listening 2 Task 1 People are telling stories about things that happened to them. Listen and number the pictures.

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4. Listen again. How does each story end? Circle the correct answer.

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  • 1)
    a She ran away.
  • b)
    She had to pay for the plate.
  • c)
    She didn’t have to pay for the plate.
  • 2)
    a He had to pay for everything.
  • b)
    He had to pay for the things he ordered.
  • c)
    He didn’t have to pay for anything.
  • 3)
    a His girlfriend was very upset.
  • b)
    His girlfriend wasn’t upset.
  • c)
    His girlfriend left before he arrived.
  • 4)
    a He said that he wasn’t Tom Cruise.
  • b)
    He signed Tom Cruise’s name.
  • c)
    He signed his own name.
  • 5)
    a They had the party in a restaurant.
  • b)
    They cleaned the apartment.
  • c)
    They didn’t have the party.
  • 6)
    a He asked to sit somewhere else.
  • b)
    He told the teacher the guy was cheating.
  • c)
    He wrote the wrong answers on his test.

5. Listening 3 Task 1 People are talking about predicaments. How does each person feel? Listen and circle the correct answer.

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  • 1)
    a embarrassed
  • b)
    annoyed
  • c)
    amused
  • 2)
    a concerned
  • b)
    angry
  • c)
    embarrassed
  • 3)
    a embarrassed
  • b)
    angry
  • c)
    confused
  • 4)
    a annoyed
  • b)
    unconcerned
  • c)
    depressed
  • 5)
    a worried
  • b)
    annoyed
  • c)
    amused
  • 6)
    a angry
  • b)
    worried
  • c)
    embarrassed

6. Listen again. What is each person planning to do about the situation? Write the correct letter.

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1   ……2   ……3   ……4   ……5   ……6   ……a   nothingb   call the managerc   talk to her cousin’s parentsd   speak to his wifee   sleep in a different roomf   send an anonymous note

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

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  • A: What’s wrong? You look exhausted.
  • B: I am. I have a with me right now. He’s a friend from my English class. He was going to stay for a week, but he’s been here for four weeks now.
  • A: Oh, no! Why has he been staying with you for so long?
  • B: Well, there was a fire in , so he has to find a new place to stay. The problem is, he can’t afford to pay the deposit for a new place until he gets money from the .
  • A: That’s terrible. The poor guy.

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