LISTENINGS FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS

Episodes

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   LISTENING ADVANCED 9

   Extreme interviews WHAT sort of dinosaur are you? If you answered Tyrannosaurus rex, then the bad news is that you probably won't get the job you're applying for. Welcome to the strange world of 'extreme interviewing', the latest trend from America in which interviewers throw bizarre questions at...

   Jun 29, 2021

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2. 8

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   Every week the British newspaper, The Guardian, chooses people who have been in the news recently, and publishes a short interview with them called Q&A. The actor Benedict Cumberbatch was born in London in 1976. He has starred in many successful TV series and films , including Sherlock, War…

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   Jun 29, 2021

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3. 7

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   7A LISTEN TO A RADIO INTERVIEW WITH A RESTAURANT CRITIC ABOUT A MEAL HE HAS EATEN RECENTLY. WHERE DID HE EAT THE MEAL? WHAT DID HE THINK OF IT? 7B LISTEN TO A MAN TALKING ABOUT TWO ASPECTS OF SPORT. WHAT TWO QUESTIONS IS HE ASKED? 7C LISTEN TO A JOKE ABOUT A DOG APPLYING FOR A JOB AND ANSWER…

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   Jun 27, 2021

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4. 6

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   6A LISTEN TO PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT OVERRATED TOURIST SITES. 6B LISTEN TO A DOG EXPERT ABOUT THE THINGS CHILDREN SHOULD DO IF THEY ARE CONFRONTED BY AN AGRESSIVE DOG. 6C LISTEN TO A MAN TALKING ABOUT SOME FRIENDS WHO WENT TO LIVE IN FRANCE. HAS IT BEEN A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE? ANSWERS THESE…

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   Jun 27, 2021

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   5A LISTEN TO A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE ABOUT A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. WHAT IS THE ARTICLE ABOUT? WHO DISAGREES MOST STRONGELY WITH THE PROPOSAL? 5B LISTEN TO A NEWS ART POLICY. WHAT DOES THE LOCAL COUNCIL PLAN TO DO? 5C LISTEN TO A DOCTOR BEING INTERVIEWED ABOUT THESE THREE COMMON BELIEFS....

   Jun 27, 2021

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6. 4

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   4A LISTEN TO TWO WOMEN TALKING ABOUT HISTORICAL FILMS THEY HAVE SEEN. 4B LISTEN TO PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT SELF-HELP BOOKS OR WEBSITES THEY HAVE TRIED 4C LISTEN TO TWO MEN TALKING ABOUT A MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILY WHO IS OBSSESED WITH SOMETHING. 1. WHO DO THEY TALK ABOUT? 2. WHAT DOES THEIR OBSSESION...

   Jun 27, 2021

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   3A LISTEN TO SOMEONE TALKING ABOUT THE PERCUSSIONIST EVELYN GLENNIE. IN WHAT WAY IS SHE UNUSUAL? 3B LISTEN TO A MAN AND A WOMAN TALKING ABOUT BOOKS THEY HAVE READ AT SCHOOL. WHO WERE THE AUTHORS? DID THE MAN AND WOMAN ENJOY THE BOOKS? 3C LISTEN TO A RADIO INTERVIEW WITH TINA WILLIAMS. WHAT IS HER...

   Jun 26, 2021

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   2A LISTEN TO TWO PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT CHILDHOOD HOLIDAYS. 2B LISTEN TO TWO PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT MULTITASKING. WHO SEEMS TO BE BETTER AT EAT, THE MAN OR THE WOMAN? 2C LISTEN TO MOIRA TALKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WHEN SHE GOT BACK IN TOUCH WITH HIS FIRST BOYFRIEND, TODD. DOES THE STORY HAVE A HAPPY...

   Jun 26, 2021

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9. 1

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   1A LISTEN TO A MAN TALKING ABOUT A JOB HE WOULD LOVE TO DO AND ONE HE WOULD HATE. WHAT ARE THE JOBS? ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS: 1. WHY DOES THE MAN THINK HE WOULD BE GOOD AT THE FIRST JOB? 2. WHAT DOES HE THINK MIGHT BE THE DOWNSIDE? 3. WHY DOES HE THINK HE WOULD HATE THE SECOND JOB? 4. HAS HE DONE...

   Jun 26, 2021

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