Listening+B2

toc media type="facebooklike" key="http%3A%2F%2Fmartateacher3y5.wikispaces.com%2FListening%20B2" width="450" height="80" = **How to do these exercises** = 1. Read the instructions for one minute 2. Listen once 3. Check your answers for thirty seconds 4. Listen again 4. Check your answers for one minute = **The audio long read** = Listen to articles in the guardian and read them at the same time. Click here = **Extra practice online** = Visit the EOI Pinto website Click [|here] = **Listening practice: dictation** =

Oxford University Changes Gender Dress Code
media type="file" key="oxford_university.mp3" width="240" height="20" Listen to the recording twice



Source: www.breakingnewsenglish.com

Sleeping Is Life's Greatest Pleasure
media type="file" key="100102-lifes_greatest_pleasures.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Listen to the recording twice



Source: www.breakingnewsenglish.com

No Kids. The Secret to a Happier Marriage
media type="file" key="090413-marriage.mp3" width="240" height="20" Listen to the recording twice



= Listening practice: Multiple choice =

Jobs. Multiple choice 1
media type="file" key="08 Multiple choice 1. Jobs.mp3" width="240" height="20"





Awards. Multiple choice 2
media type="file" key="1-01 Unit 1 Aiming High 1.1.mp3" width="240" height="20"

media type="file" key="1-02 Unit 1 Aiming High 1.2.mp3" width="240" height="20"

media type="file" key="1-03 Unit 1 Aiming High 1.3.mp3" width="240" height="20"





Minority languages. Multiple choice 3
media type="file" key="1-10 Unit 3 Gathering Information 1.10.mp3" width="240" height="20"



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Relationships. Multiple choice 4
media type="file" key="1-18 Unit 5 Getting On 1.18.mp3" width="240" height="20"

media type="file" key="1-19 Unit 5 Getting On 1.19.mp3" width="240" height="20"

media type="file" key="1-20 Unit 5 Getting On 1.20.mp3" width="240" height="20"



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Marriage in Britain. Multiple choice 5
media type="file" key="01 Unit 5 Getting On 1.17.mp3" width="240" height="20"



Tofu dialogues: Multiple choice 6
Listen to these dialogues twice and answer the questions







Listen to the recordings twice. Check your answers with the key Listen to the dialogues again while looking at the tapescript

Computer Addiction. Multiple choice 7
= = media type="file" key="COMPUTER ADDICTION.mp3" width="240" height="20" = = = = = = = = (The tapescript is on the second page of this document) = = = Listening practice: Note taking =

Sleep and dreaming. Note taking 1
media type="file" key="05 Note taking 1. Sleep and dreaming.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Club general meeting. Note taking 2
media type="file" key="06 Note taking 2. Club general meeting.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Music festival. Note taking 3
media type="file" key="07 Note taking 3. Music festival.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Time management. Note taking 4
media type="file" key="TIme management.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Conspiracy theories. Note taking 5
media type="file" key="conspiracies-article.mp3" width="240" height="20" Listen to the recording twice.

To see the tapescript click [|here]

Getting away from it all. Note taking 6
media type="file" key="19 Unit 11 P.84 Listening.mp3" width="240" height="20"





Advice for business people. Note taking 7
media type="file" key="Advice to business people.mp3" width="240" height="20"



= Listening practice: Answering questions =

A good read
media type="file" key="1-15 Track 15.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Listen to the recording three times

= Longer Listening practice: Podcasts and videos =

A challenge in Antarctica
media type="file" key="Crossing Antarctica.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Listen to the recording as much as you need.

Wikipedia
Listen to an interview with Jimmy Wales media type="file" key="Jimmy Wales.mp3" width="240" height="20" Listen to the recording as much as you need.

Read about Jimmy Wales and do the exercises.

Blind Man Visits San Francisco
Journalist Peter White, blind from birth tells us about the sounds of San Francisco media type="file" key="Blind man 1.mp3" width="240" height="20" media type="file" key="Blind man 2.mp3" width="240" height="20" media type="file" key="Blind man 3.mp3" width="240" height="20" Exercise: make a list of the places Peter White visits. Listen to the recording as much as you need.

What are the Americans like?
Listen and watch several British talking about the Americans. To watch the video go to the video section. To do the exercises click [|here]. To watch the video at the same time as you do the exercise click on "streaming version". Listen to the recording as much as you need.

The woman whose parents were drug addicts and went to Harvard
media type="file" key="The woman who grew....mp3" width="240" height="20" To watch Liz on video click [|here] Listen to the podcast and make a summary of Liz's story.

Listen to the recording as much as you need = = = Listening practice: True or false = Please notice that these exercises come form the BBC website and to do them you need to have Real Player installed in your computer. = =

Sports challenge
Listen to Jonathan talking about a sports challenge and do a vocabulary revision exercise click [|here] Listen to the recording twice

Chinatown
Listen to Perry Lee talking about the Chinese community in Liverpool and do a word formation exercise. Click [|here] Listen to the recording twice

Holidays
Listen to Denise talking about her dream holiday and do a verb pattern exercise. Click [|here] Listen to the recording twice

Rocket
Listen to Edward showing his rocket and practice idioms related to space. Click [|here] Listen to the recording twice

Unemployment
Listen to Terrie and Sarah talking about the job situation in their town. There's also a grammar exercise to practice wishes and regrets. Click [|here] Listen to the recording twice

Rebel
Listen to Jayne talking about her teenage years and do a word formation exercise. Click [|here] Listen to the recording twice

Nature
Listen to Mark from Belfast talking about the brown Irish field mouse and do a vocabulary exercise. Click [|here] Listen to the recording twice = Food = Listen to Ian talking about his feelings about food and do an idioms exercise. Click [|here] Listen to the recording twice = Combined exercises =

Money Matters
1. Multiple choice listening exercise. Click [|here] 2. Fill in the gaps listening exercise. Click [|here] 3. Tapescript and key vocabulary. Click [|here] 4. Vocabulary exercises:

[|Multiple choice]

[|Sentence and vocabulary matching]

Movie Review
1. Multiple choice exercise. Click [|here] 2. Sentence completion. Click [|here] 3. Tapescript. Click [|here]

More combined exercises
Click [|here]

Going Green I
1. Do the listening exercise media type="file" key="environment1.mp3" width="240" height="20"



2. Do the vocabulary exercises

3. Read the tapescript

4. Do the webquest. Visit: []

Going Greeen II
1. Do the listening exercise media type="file" key="environment2.mp3" width="240" height="20"



2. Do the vocabulary exercise



3. Read the tapescript

Cycling
1. Do the listening exercise media type="file" key="cycling.mp3" width="240" height="20" 2. Do the vocabulary exercise 3. Read the tapescript = Listening practice: Try it yourself! = Students are normally asked to answer questions in their listening exercises but have you ever tried to make the questions yourself? Listen to the following extracts and send your questions to martateacher3y5@gmail.com

Moon landing
How many people have walked on the moon? Then listen to the answer to this question [|here] And now make 4 questions for the extract (multiple choice, true or false, etc.)

= Listening for CAE = Sentence completion To do the exercise click [|here]

CAE: Practice test 1
Test 1: Instructions media type="file" key="01 Test 1 - Instructions.mp3" width="240" height="20" Test 1: Part 1 media type="file" key="02 Test 1 - Part 1.mp3" width="240" height="20" Test 1: Part 2 media type="file" key="03 Test 1 - Part 2.mp3" width="240" height="20" Test 1: Part 3 media type="file" key="Test1-Part 3_for wiki.mp3" width="240" height="20" Test 1: Part 4 media type="file" key="05 Test 1 - Part 4.mp3" width="240" height="20"

(You have to listen to this part twice)