B2
Listening Exercises B2 – Participating in a seminar
8 exercícios
1. Listen to this extract from a seminar. What do you think is the main topic that the students are discussing?
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- a)The decline of minority languages
- b)The benefits of language education
- c)The preservation of languages
- d)The role of government in language development
- e)The problem of poverty throughout the world
2. Now answer these questions.
- a)Is the discussion well-balanced or one-sided?
- b)Is the tone of the discussion friendly, heated, or a bit of both?
- c)Does everyone get an equal chance to express their opinion?
3. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.
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- a)conflict between saving people and saving languages
- b)examples of dying languages
- c)reasons to protect languages
- d)reasons not to protect languages
- e)languages that are reviving
4. Answer these questions. Then listen again and check.
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- a)According to the UNESCO report
- – how man languages are there in the world today?
- – how many are in danger of dying out by 2100?
- b)Where do speakers of the Ainu and Maori languages live?
- c)How many Welsh speakers were there in 1991? How many are there today?
- d)What are the arguments in favour of ‘language revitalization’?
- e)What are the arguments against language revitalization?
5. Listen and complete each expression.
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- 1)In other , I’d like to know
- 2), what I want to know is
- 3)I guess what I’m (really) is
- 4)To put it way
- 5)I what I’m driving at is
6. Look at the questions (a-e) below. Then listen and match each question you hear (1-5) with an original question (a-e).
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- a)Will English always be the dominant world language?
- b)What are the main reasons for the success of the English language?
- c)Is it unavoidable that certain languages die out?
- d)Do you think all languages have equal significance?
- e)Why do you think the issue of language revitalization is not more in the public eye?
7. Listen and complete each expression. Then listen and repeat.
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- a)Sorry, what exactly?
- b)I agree with some said.
- c)No, sorry. I don’t really that.
- d)I that it’s important.
- e)That’s too.
- f)Can we get here, please?
- g)My mistake. I Sorry.
- h)That’s not really
- i)OK. So what is
- j)What do , Peter?
- k)Sorry, can I just was saying?
- l)Can I here?
8. Now match each expression (a-l) with a function (1-12).
- 1)Ask someone for their opinion
- 2)Ask someone to explain what they mean
- 3)Ask to interrupt
- 4)Stop someone from interrupting you
- 5)Apologize for misunderstanding someone
- 6)Try to get the discussion back on target
- 7)Agree with someone
- 8)Disagree with someone
- 9)Partly agree with someone
- 10)Check you’ve understood
- 11)Say someone has misunderstood you
- 12)Give your opinion strongly
Como praticar
- 1Leia cada pergunta cuidadosamente
- 2Escreva sua resposta ou selecione a opção correta
- 3Clique em 'Mostrar Resposta' para verificar seu trabalho
- 4Revise quaisquer erros e tente exercícios similares
- 5Passe para o próximo exercício quando estiver pronto