1. You Will Hear/See Two Different Recordings / Videos

LISTENING TEST - English B1

Name ______

Read the instructions carefully:

1. You will hear/see two different recordings / videos. 2. You will hear / see each piece twice. 3. There are ten questions for each piece. 4. For questions 1 – 10, choose the answer (a, b, c) which best fits according to what you hear. 5. Wrong answers are not punished with negative scores. Thus, answer all the questions. 6. You will receive 1 point for each of the questions answered correctly. 7. To pass the test you must answer at least 6 questions correctly in each part.

These procedures will be followed for each listening:

1. You have two minutes to read the questions. 2. Then the extract will be played. 3. You have two minutes to attempt to answer some questions. 4. The extract will be played again. 5. You have ten minutes to answer the questions you did not answer the first time or reflect on your answers.

PARIS CLIMATE TALKS

1. Who is going to gather in Paris to set a course for climate action? a) almost all nations b) very few nations c) all nations

2. Unprecedented investments have been made to reduce energy ______in US homes. a) standards b) waste c) consumers 3. H.F.Cs and methane are ______greenhouse gases that are damaging our climate system. a) potent b) historic c) power

4. EPA’s historic Clean Power Plan was issued in ______. a) April b) August c) January

5. 50 years ago, people smoked ______. a) across the street b) on planes c) in their cars

6. According to the speaker, ______highly contaminated when she was a kid. a) Los Angeles was b) Boston Harbour Beaches were c) Massachusetts was

7. Nowadays, air pollution has been cut by ______. a) 17% b) 7% c) 70%

8. Currently, solutions to climate change are being implemented with the help of ______. a) wind power b) innovation c) President Obama

9. The solar industry is now creating ______faster. a) jobs b) opportunities c) electric vehicles

10. The speaker has used this expression: “We can’t go the distance ______. a) around b) alone c) safe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRLOrjuegPU