Listening nivel B2

You hear a young man talking about his hobby of rock climbing.

How does he feel about it?

2.

You hear a chef talking about taking part in a cookery competition.

What did he find surprising?

3.

You hear two friends talking about a student website.

What do they agree about it?

4.

You hear a man talking on the radio about salespeople.

What does he say about them?

5.

You hear a man being interviewed about a new project he has set up in his home town.

What is the purpose of the project?

6.

You hear two people talking about a film they have both seen.

What do they agree about?

7.

You hear two people talking about a course they have attended.

What was the topic of the course?

8.

You hear a public announcement at a family theme park.

What does the announcement contain?

9. You will hear people talking in eight different situations.

You hear a young man talking about his hobby of rock climbing.

How does he feel about it?

10.

You will hear a man called Chris Graham talking to a group of students about a vacation job he had in Australia.

Please complete the sentences with one word 

A - Chris thinks the best place to find a job like he had is the ________A______________

B - Chris is studying ______B_________at university.

C - For most of the time he was working for the travel company, Chris lived in a ________C________outside of the town.

D - Chris was often asked to go to a ________D_________ at the weekend.

E - In the mornings, Chris had to drive tourists to see the ________E_________in the desert.

F - Many of the tourists were unaware of the need to keep their _______F________ covered up when they were in the sun.

G - The tourists particularly wanted to know how to tell the difference between the _______G_______ of the wild animals.

H - In the afternoons, the tourists were able to see some _______H___________ that had more than one use.

I - Chris says that the local government would like to have a larger _______I________ to attract tourists.

J - Chris advises other students to send off their job application forms in the month of ________J__________ at the latest.

11.

You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about happiness. For questions 19 – 23, choose from the list (A – H) what each person says happiness means to them. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.

Speaker 1:

12.

Speaker 2

13.

Speaker 3

14.

SPEAKER 4

15.

SPEAKER 5

16.

You will hear part of a radio interview with an author called Mickey Smith, who is talking about becoming excellent at sport. For questions 24 – 30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

TAKE NOTES TO ANSWER QUESTION 24 to 30

24 - When asked about his theory on talent, Mickey says that _____________________

17. 25 - Mickey believes that outstanding football players __________________________

18. 26 - How did Mickey feel when he first became successful at gymnastics?

19. 27 - Mickey says that the motivation to continue training for long periods of time ____________________________

20. 29 - Mickey says that many people who play sport don’t bother to try hard because _______________________

21. 28 - Mickey says that coaches working with young people need to understand that

22. 30 - According to Mickey, what can cause some sports people to fail at important events?