Attending a Course - Ready for Listening

C1 Advanced · Listening Matching · Ready for C1 Advanced 4th Edition, Macmillan Education

You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about a course they attended. While you listen you must complete both tasks.

to fulfil work obligations

to extend their social network

to gain cultural knowledge

to acquire practical skills

to enable a change of career

to enjoy a change of routine

to explore their creative side

to lend support to someone

For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) the speaker's main reason for attending the course.

the lack of written information

the behaviour of other participants

the pressure to speak in public

the way instructions were delivered

the sense of competition

the disorganised nature of each class

the constant requirement to work in groups

the teacher's patronising attitude

For questions 6–10, choose from the list (A–H) what each speaker disliked most about their course.

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