Receiving Important News - Unit 5

C2 Proficiency · Listening Matching · Ready for C2 Proficiency Workbook, Macmillan

You will hear five short extracts in which people talk about times when they received important news. While you listen you must complete both tasks.

relieved at having avoided an unappealing future

furious about a lack of compassion

jealous of another's happiness

apprehensive about the long-term obligations

ashamed of their own selfishness

numbed by a sense of disbelief

delighted about an unexpected success

devastated about a perceived betrayal

For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) how each speaker felt immediately after hearing the news.

awareness of the attractiveness of a specific career option

a realisation about being overly reliant on others

a lesson regarding the pitfalls of rushing into hasty decisions

the strengthening of an important relationship

the revelation of options that had been previously rejected

a nudge to pursue a hitherto unrealised plan

the acceptance of personal responsibility for career plans

an illustration of the importance of sticking to commitments

For questions 6–10, choose from the list (A–H) the impact the news had on the speaker's life.

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