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Practice Listening English Exercises for A2 – Fears

7 упражнений

1. English vocabulary builder

YesNo
heights
riding roller coasters
spiders
snakes
mice
cockroaches
bats
small spaces
scuba diving
flying on airplanes
driving on freeways
other: ………………….

2. Listening 1 What is happening in these pictures? Listen and number the pictures.

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3. Listening 2 Task 1 People are describing fears. Has each speaker’s fear decreased over the years? Listen and check (✓) the correct answer.

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  • 1)
    yes
  • ◻ no
  • 2)
    yes
  • ◻ no
  • 3)
    yes
  • ◻ no
  • 4)
    yes
  • ◻ no
  • 5)
    yes
  • ◻ no
  • 6)
    yes
  • ◻ no

4. Listen again. Circle the correct statement.

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  • 1)
    a She loved going to the zoo when she was a kid.
  • b)
    She was given a kitten for her birthday.
  • 2)
    a A snake tried to bite her while she was hiking.
  • b)
    A snake bit her at the zoo.
  • 3)
    a His friend hated spiders.
  • b)
    He studied spiders in college.
  • 4)
    a He learned how to swim.
  • b)
    He went to the beach often when he was a kid.
  • 5)
    a His friend was in a car accident.
  • b)
    He was in a car accident.
  • 6)
    a She learned to fly a plane.
  • b)
    An airplane engineer explained how planes stay in the air.

5. Listening 3 Task 1 People are talking about their fears. Is each statement true or false? Listen and check (✓) the correct answer.

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TrueFalse
1   a   He has never had bad experiences in elevators.
     b   He doesn’t like the feeling of not being able to get out.
2   a   She is afraid of waves.
     b   She likes pools because there are lots of people around.
3   a   She is afraid of cats.
     b   She has been chased by birds.
4   a   He doesn’t mind looking out of windows on high floors.
     b   He doesn’t like flying.

6. Listen again. What problem does the fear cause for each person? Circle the correct answer.

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  • 1)
    a He can never use elevators.
  • b He hates using stairs.
  • c)
    He has to use the elevator with someone else.
  • 2)
    a She can’t swim in a pool
  • b She can’t swim in the ocean.
  • c)
    She can’t be in crowds.
  • 3)
    a She can’t visit her friend with a bird.
  • b She can’t visit her friend with a cat.
  • c)
    She can’t visit the beach with her friends.
  • 4)
    a He can’t work in a tall building.
  • b He never travels.
  • c)
    He can’t do some fun things with his kids.

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

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  • A: Are you afraid of anything?
  • B: Yes. I’m afraid of elevators. Once, when I was a kid, I got stuck in .
  • A: So what do you do when you have to take an elevator?
  • B: I try to ! How about you?
  • A: I was afraid of insects when I was a kid.
  • B: How did you stop being insects?
  • A: When I was in college, I studied insects in a Now, I’m not afraid at all. In fact, I think !

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