Listening Practice

ABC LISTENING 1.1. Listen to the talk and answer questions 1-8 by choosing the right option. Mark your answer on answer sheet 1. Only one option is correct. You may take notes in your test booklet while listening. House Swapping.mp3 Click HERE to play the recording. Enjoy! 1. The female characters in The Holiday both own large luxurious houses. both want to get away for a while. have a lot in common. 2. Alex Forsyth, the today’s guest, has found the House Swap International website online and came to share her experience. has set up the House Swap International. finds the idea of House Swap International interesting and travels a lot herself. 3. How can people benefit from house swapping? They have cheaper holidays. They don’t have to travel so regularly. They can stay with other people in their homes. 4. Members of House Swap International can use the website once they have uploaded photos of their homes. absolutely free of charge. from anywhere in the world. 5. How does Alex say people can learn about the area they want to visit? by reading a special table on the website by visiting other websites about the area by looking at pictures of the area 6. Alex claims it’s safe for members to get in touch using an online messaging system. put their phone numbers on the site. send emails directly to each other. 7. Alex advises house swappers to communicate with each other on arrival at their destination. arrange for a friend or relative to clean their house. make sure keys can be picked up easily. 8. People who house swap usually want a house with a swimming pool. often go to houses that are different from their own. always want to see the sights. LISTENING TRUE 1.2. While listening to the interview, decide which of the following statements 9-15 are TRUE (A) / FALSE (B). Living in the City.mp3 Click HERE to play the recording. 9. The majority of people will live in cities by 2050. TRUE FALSE 10. Karen predicts that salaries will be higher in cities. TRUE FALSE 11. In comparison to those in rural areas, people who live in cities have a lower standard of living. TRUE FALSE 12. In the city it isn’t as noisy as in rural areas. TRUE FALSE 13. People who live in the suburbs rarely travel to urban areas. TRUE FALSE 14. Karen’s research has proved that city-dwellers’ brains operate differently from rural-dwellers’ brains. TRUE FALSE 15. Karen says that these results might be useful to city planners. TRUE FALSE