Practice Listening English Exercises for B1 – Champions

1 f   2 a   3 d   4 c   5 b   6 e

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Woman:   Where do you go windsurfing?

Girl:   We live a long way from the sea, but luckily there’s a big lake near here, and we go windsurfing on the lake. We go swimming sometimes, too.

2

Woman:   How often do you do gymnastics?

Boy:   Once a week. I don’t like it, but gymnastics is part of our PE lessons at school. We do athletics in the summer instead.

3

Woman:   Do you play ice hockey?

Girl:   No way! I don’t play ice hockey, I don’t even go ice-skating – I can’t skate! I love watching it on TV though. I go climbing a lot with friends from school. I like that!

4

Woman:   What sports do you do?

Boy:   I usually do boxing after school on Thursdays. I go jogging quite often, too, because I need to be fit for boxing!

5

Woman:   Do you like cycling?

Girl:   Yes, I think bikes are brilliant. This is my new road bike – I love it! My mates and I go cycling all the time.

6

Woman:   Do you enjoy sport?

Boy:   Yes. I love playing football, and I like squash and tennis, too. My sister plays tennis, but she hates losing, so we never play tennis together!

1   Photo C. The football hit the beach ball and then went into the net.

2   a 5   b 3   c 1   d 2   e 6   f 4

3   1 Manchester   2 Liverpool   3 Sunderland   4 Liverpool   5 Sunderland, Liverpool

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Steve:   I’m Steve Ross – welcome to Sports Review. My guest in the studio in Manchester this evening is Chloe Fuller. Good evening, Chloe, and thank you for coming.

Chloe:   Hi, Steve. It’s a pleasure.

Steve:   OK. Let’s look at your photo of the week! What was happening here, Chloe?

Chloe:   This photo is brilliant. It’s from a match between Sunderland and Liverpool. In the fourth minute of the game, a Liverpool fan threw a red beach ball onto the pitch right next to the Liverpool goal. At the same time, a Sunderland player was running towards the goal with the ball. He kicked the ball – the football, I mean – it hit the beach ball and then went into the net.

Steve:   Really?

Chloe:   Yes, really! The poor goalkeeper didn’t know which way to look – at the beach ball or at the football!

Steve:   The referee didn’t actually allow the goal, did he?

Chloe:   Well, I didn’t think it was a goal, but the referee allowed it! Thousands of fans were watching the match on TV, of course. The TV pictures showed quite clearly that the football went into the goal because it hit the beach ball.

Steve:   No way! Didn’t Liverpool complain?

Chloe:   Yes, but the referee didn’t change his mind, and Sunderland won the match one-nil!

Steve:   That isn’t fair, is it?

Chloe:   Well, maybe the referee made a mistake, but you can’t change the result after a match. Anyway, the Liverpool players were playing really badly. I think Sunderland were a much better team that night.

1   Max watched an event and Rachel took part in an event.

2   1 were winning   2 scored   3 were watching   4 came

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Max:   I watched the Champions League final on TV last weekend. It was an amazing game! Real Madrid were playing against Manchester City. Manchester City were winning for  most of the game, but Real Madrid scored two goals in the last five minutes. I was very happy because I support Real Madrid. It was really exciting!

Rachel:   I do athletics, and two weeks ago I raced in a schools athletics competition. I really enjoyed taking part because it was my first time. Lots of people were watching the competition, and it was so cool when people cheered for me. I ran in two races. I didn’t win any, but I came third in one race. I think that’s quite good!

1   Anna is usually more active.

2   1 basketball   2 the gym   3 volleyball   4 goes swimming

      5 computer games   6 go cycling

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Tom:   Hey, Anna. I’m going to the park. Are you coming?

Anna:   Just a minute, Tom, I’m reading an article.

Tom:   What’s it about?

Anna:   Physical fitness. Did you know that most teenagers in the USA don’t do enough exercise?

Tom:   Really? And how much is enough?

Anna:   Well, the World Health Organisation says teenagers need one hour of physical activity every day.

Tom:   That’s not a lot! I usually play basketball after school, or I go to the gym with friends.

Anna:   Yes, but do you exercise all that time at the gym? You and your friends rest and chat a lot too. In an hour at the gym, you probably exercise for about 20 minutes.

Tom:   Well, that’s true. And what about you? You don’t exercise for more than an hour every day, do you?

Anna:   No, not every day, but I do about an hour of exercise most days. I’ve got volleyball practice after school on Mondays and Wednesdays, and that’s not easy. And then I’ve got swimming on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Tom:   That’s pretty good. But you don’t do very much at the weekend …

Anna:   Well, I don’t sit at home all the time. I go out with friends and we usually walk around a lot. That’s exercise too, you know. And you? You’re not very active at weekends, are you?

Tom:   Well … I sometimes go skateboarding with Paul.

Anna:   Not that much! You and Paul usually play computer games in your room. You should call Danny. He’s really into cycling. You and Paul could go cycling with him.

Tom:   You’re right. And I don’t use my bike enough. I could ride it to school more often too.

Anna:   Good idea. Hey! You and I could cycle together in the morning. That’s more exercise for me too. And we should always walk up the stairs – that’s really good exercise.

Tom:   OK. How about we start tomorrow morning. I want to get super fit!

Anna:   OK, Mr Fitness. We’ll see what happens tomorrow. I mean you’re not really a morning person!

Tom:   What do you mean …?

1   1 ✓   2 ✓   3 ✓   4 ✓   5 ✓   6 ✓   7 ✓

2   1 T   2 F   3 T   4 T   5 T   6 F   7 T

3   1 Bank Sports Centre   2 (the) gym   3 hot yoga

     4 ice skating, ice hockey   5 beach volleyball

     6 everyone / all the family

4    1 It’s different and it’s the same.

      2 We also want to introduce people to other sports activities.

      3 It’s a lot of fun!

      4 Are there any new sports for me?

      5 It’s a day for all the family.

      6 It’s free.

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Interviewer:   Hello, and welcome to the show. Today we have Hank Rogers from the new sports centre in the studio. Welcome, Hank.

Hank:   Thank you for having me!

Interviewer:   Hank, tell us a bit about the sports centre. How is the Bank Sports Centre different from others?

Hank:   Well, it’s different and it’s the same! Let me explain. So many favourite sports are there, for example, the gym, the swimming pool, classes – but we also want to introduce people to other sports activities.

Interviewer:   Tell me more!

Hank:   Imagine doing yoga in a room where the temperature is a hot 40 degrees. That’s called hot yoga! We also have aerial yoga – that is yoga that you do in the air! It’s a lot of fun!

Interviewer:   OK, well, that’s good. Now what about team sports – are there any new sports for me?

Hank:   Well, we’re also able to have an indoor ice rink in winter. That’s just great so we can have ice skating or ice hockey for instance.

Interviewer:   Now that sounds great! And in summer?

Hank:   In the summer we move the roof back so that you can see the sky, and we put sand down!

Interviewer:   Oh, wow! That’s amazing!

Hank:   I know, and we can do beach volleyball! We’re really excited about that.

Interviewer:   And you have an open day soon?

Hank:   Yes, on Saturday. It’s a day for all the family and it’s free. So everyone will have the opportunity to try out all these new sports and activities. We open at 9 in the morning and will be there until the evening. And we have some free prizes!

Interviewer:   That sounds great! So it sounds like a good place …