FIRST LEVEL LISTENING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES MSc. Patricia Páez 1
LISTENING ONE I LIVE IN PASADENA http://www.eslfast.com/easydialogs/ec/dailylife001.htm ANSWER TRUE (T) VERDADERO OR FALSE (F) FALSO 1.- The woman asks the questions. 2.- Men answer the questions. 3.- Pasadena is in Ecuador. 4.- Pasadena is in Southern California. 5.- Pasadena is a very big city. 6.- Pasadena has 14,000 people. 7.- Los Angeles has 3,000,000 people. 8.- Pasadena is a city. 9.- Quito is in Pichincha. 10.- Tulcan is in Guayas. 2
LISTENING 2 THE THREE BEARS http://www.autoenglish.org/listening/bears.mp3 CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS: 1.- How many kinds of bears live in Alaska? a. 2 b. 4 c.3 2.- What do polar bears eat? a. ice b. meat c. blackberries 3.- How are Brown Bears also called? a. Grizzly b. Winnie c. Teddy 4.- What do white bears catch? a. people b. polar bears c. seals 5.- Where do black bears live? a. at the beach b. at the university c. in the forest ANSWER TRUE (T) VERDADERO OR FALSE (F) FALSO 6.- Bears always attack humans. 7.- White bears are very dangerous. 8.- If you meet a black bear you dance. 9.- If you meet a brown bear in the forest you lie down and play dead. 10.- Put the food and rubbish under a tree. 3
LISTENING THREE AFRICA http://www.autoenglish.org/listening/africa.mp3 Which sentence is not correct: a or b 1.- a. There are 53 countries in Africa. b. There are 63 countries in Africa. 2.- a. There are 9 million people in Asia. b. There are 9 million people in Africa. 3.- a. There is a plain called Kalahari. b. There is a desert called Kalahari. Answer the questions: 4.- Are there wild animals in Africa? a. Yes, there are b. No, there aren t c. No information 5.- Are there big insects in Africa? a. Yes, there are b. No, there aren t c. No information 6.- Are there a few National Parks in Africa? a. Yes, there are b. No, there aren t c. No information Answer True or False 7.- There are oil and minerals in Africa 8.- There is no money in Africa. 9. There are one thousand languages in Africa. 10. African clothes are ugly and simple. 4
LISTENING FOUR PENELOPE CRUZ http://www.autoenglish.org/listening/penelope.mp3 Choose the best answer to complete the statements 1.- Penelope Cruz is from. a. U.S.A. b. Spain c. Switzerland 2.- is one of her best films. a. Woody Allen b. American women c. Vicky Christina Barcelona 3.- She is fluent in. a. Spanish, French, Italian, and English b. Spain, France, Italy, and England c. Turkish, German, English, Spanish. Answer True or False 4.- Penelope s family is from Alcobendas near Madrid. 5.- Her mother is a chef. 6.- Her father Eduardo is a car mechanic. 7.- Penelope has two brothers and one sister. Which sentence is correct? a or b 8.- a. Penelope s friend is Javier Bardem an Oscar winner. b. Eduardo s friend are Javier Bardem an Oscar winner. 9.- a. Her sister Monica is a singer. b. Her sister Monica is an actress, too. 10.- a. Penelope next film is called Nine. b. Penelope next film is called Nain. 5
1. T 6. F 2. F 7. T 3. F 8. T 4. T 9. T 5. T 10. F ANSWER KEY READING 1 1. c 6. F 2. b 7. T 3. a 8. F 4. c 9. T 5. c 10. F READING 2 1. a 6. b 2. b 7. T 3. b 8. T 4. a 9. T 5. c 10. F READING 3 1. b 6. T 2. c 7. F 3. a 8. a 4. T 9. b 5. F 10. a READING 4 6