Eight Short Extracts - Ready for Listening

B2 First · Listening Multiple Choice Extracts · Ready for B2 First 4th Edition, Macmillan Education Limited

You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1–8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

You hear a man talking about the use of mobile phones in restaurants.

What point is he making?

Mobile phones can cause waiters to be distracted from their work.

The use of mobile phones has had an effect on food presentation.

Chefs are annoyed at the overuse of mobile phones in restaurants.

You hear two friends talking about a concert they went to.

How does the woman feel about it?

critical of the performer's selection of songs

upset at being unable to see the performer very well

disappointed with the performer's relationship with his audience

You hear a man talking on the radio about a sport called pickleball.

What is the speaker's main purpose?

to outline the basic rules of the sport

to encourage people to take up the sport

to explain why he became interested in the sport

You overhear two students talking about the temporary job they are both doing in a factory.

What do they agree about?

how low the pay is

how boring the job is

how long the working day is

You hear a woman reviewing a biography on the radio.

Who is the subject of the book?

an actor

a sportsman

a businessman

You hear a man talking about his new doctor.

The man thinks she should

refuse to see patients who don't arrive on time.

spend more time with each patient.

keep to appointment times.

You hear two people talking about their local supermarket.

What do they both like about it?

the wide range of goods

the reasonable prices

the friendly staff

You hear two people talking about a foreign language film they have just seen with subtitles.

What do they agree was bad about the subtitles?

their size

their speed

their inaccuracy

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