Laser B2 Extra Listening Activities
Listening Part 1 Tracks 1–8
You will hear people talking in eight different situations.
For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
1 You hear a teenager
talking about something he has just bought.
What is he talking
about?
A a computer
B a mobile phone
C a DVD player
2 You hear a football
manager giving an interview after a match.
What was the
result?
A His team won.
B His team lost.
C His team drew.
3 You hear these
people talking about an event. What event are they talking about?
A a concert
B a play
C a film
4 You hear two people
talking in a café. What is the relationship between them?
A They are married.
B They are brother
and sister.
C They are friends.
5 You hear some
people talking. How does the woman feel?
A confused
B relieved
C annoyed
6 You hear part of an
advertisement on the radio. What is it for?
A a car
B an air conditioner
C a magazine
7 You hear a woman
talking about somewhere she visited on holiday.
What place did she
like most?
A the caves
B the archaeological
sites
C the volcano
8 You hear this man
speaking about his job. Who is he?
A a lawyer
B a teacher
C a doctor
Listening Part 2 CD Track 9
You will hear part of a radio interview with a mayor, Jim
Patterson. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences.
The American
Olympia started their games in the year 9
____________________
The original
inhabitants were 10 ____________________
The 11 ____________________ are closed when
the games happen.
The emphasis of the
games is on 12 ____________________ sports.
You can perform 13 ____________________ you have
written yourself.
All competitors
must pay 14 ____________________
This year’s charity
is 15 ____________________
The prizes come
from 16 ____________________
Jim thinks the best
event is 17 ____________________
The closing event is a 18
____________________
Listening Part 3 CD Tracks 10–14
Track 10
Track 11
Track 12
Track 13
Track 14
You will hear five people talking about their fathers. For questions 19–23, choose from the list (A–F) what each speaker says about their father. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.
Track 11
Track 12
Track 13
Track 14
You will hear five people talking about their fathers. For questions 19–23, choose from the list (A–F) what each speaker says about their father. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.
A I never really knew my father. Speaker 1: _______ 19
B My father was away a lot on business. Speaker 2: _______ 20
C My father was a good sportsman. Speaker 3: _______ 21
D I feel closer to my mother than my father. Speaker 4: _______ 22
E My father is not well. Speaker
5: _______ 23
F My father is a good friend.
You will hear part of a story being read
on the radio. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
24 What have the young couple done at the start of the story?
A got married
B attended a baptism
C been visited by
friends and family
25 The event being described
A started earlier
than expected.
B went ahead without
any problems.
C took place in a
hotel.
26 On the night being described, the hotel owner
A had lost her voice.
B wasn’t able to
greet her guests.
C had employed her
son to cook.
27 Before the couple arrived at the hotel
A a meeting was
taking place.
B some guests were
already enjoying a drink.
C it was almost completely dark.
28 Which word best describes how the two men felt as they waited
for people to arrive?
A relaxed
B excited
C anxious
29 At the sight of the car headlights, the men
A opened the front
door of the hotel.
B spoke to each other
briefly.
C moved to their
pre-arranged places.
30 What could the men hear from inside the hotel?
A people driving away
in their car
B the ringing of the
front door bell
C someone walking up the driveway
