B2 First Listening Multiple Choice (Interview) Practice
B2 First (FCE) · Listening Part 4 · 22 free exercises
A longer interview or discussion with multiple-choice questions testing opinion, attitude, agreement and detail. Speakers develop and qualify their views — the answer reflects their considered position, not the first thing they say.
Listening Multiple Choice (Interview): The opinion behind the words.
- ~4 min — interview
- 4 options — per question
- Heard twice — each recording
- Attitude — and opinion
Following a long spoken argument and identifying what a speaker actually thinks — their opinion, reason or feeling — through natural, winding speech. The answer is rarely the option that simply repeats what was said.
What real learners get wrong: In early B2 data, learners average 73% here (Part 4). Wait for what the speaker actually concludes, not the first thing they mention.
The method
- Read the questions in order — they follow the interview.
- Underline what each question really asks: an opinion? a reason? a change of mind?
- Wait for the conclusion, not the mention — speakers often raise every option before settling.
- Listen for opinion signals ("what really matters is", "I used to think … but now").
- Use both plays: choose on the first, confirm on the second.
The traps
- Mention is not choice: Every option may be named — the answer is what the speaker concludes, not what they touch on.
- Answering too early: The first relevant thing you hear is often a view the speaker then rejects.
- Which speaker?: In a discussion, check whose opinion the question wants — speakers may disagree.
- Paraphrased answers: The correct option rephrases what was said; an exact-words option is suspect.
All Listening Multiple Choice (Interview) exercises
Cambridge B2 First 4, Cambridge University Press
- Interview about the Coffee Lovers Website - Test 3
- Interview with a Marathon Organiser - Test 4
- Interview with a Marine Biologist - Test 2
- Interview with a Stuntman - Test 1
Cambridge English First 2, Cambridge University Press
- Jane Brown — Home Economist - Test 7
- Maggie Wharton — Kitesurfer - Test 8
- Mark Phillips — Potter - Test 5
- Peter Crane — The Gingko Tree - Test 6
Cambridge English First 3, Cambridge University Press
- Karen Hong, concert pianist - Test 1
- Marvin Benby, city beekeeper - Test 4
- Maya Gardi, waste-free living - Test 2
- Susan Fletcher, Antarctica researcher - Test 3
Ready for B2 First 4th Edition Workbook, Macmillan Education Limited
Ready for B2 First 4th Edition, Macmillan Education Limited
- A Crime Writer - Unit 10
- A Ghost Walk Guide - Unit 9
- A Personal Trainer - Unit 12
- Roller Coasters - Ready for Listening
- Teenagers and Housework - Unit 5
- Unusual Sports - Unit 2
- Village Life - Unit 7