ENGL 2102 Listening Skills in English - Level 3 Task Sheet PDF

**ENGL 2102 -- Listening Skills in English -- Level 3** 1. These are the beginnings of news reports. What kinds of reports are they? Listen and circle the correct answer. 1. **a** politics **b **  business 2. **a **  weather **b **  traffic 3. **a **  sports **b **  crime 4. **a *...

**ENGL 2102 -- Listening Skills in English -- Level 3** 1. These are the beginnings of news reports. What kinds of reports are they? Listen and circle the correct answer. 1. **a** politics **b **  business 2. **a **  weather **b **  traffic 3. **a **  sports **b **  crime 4. **a **  sports **b **  business 5. **a **  politics **b **  entertainment 6. **a **  crime **b **  weather ### **Read these newspaper headlines and listen to the news reports. Are the headlines correct? Check (✓) the correct answer.**  1. Correct......... / incorrect............... (2) Correct......... / incorrect...............  3. Correct......... / incorrect............... (4) Correct......... / incorrect.........    5. Correct......... / incorrect............... (6) Correct......... / incorrect............... ### **Listen again. Are these statements about things that actually happened or things that probably happened? Check (✓) the correct answer.** ### +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | ### {#section-13} | ### **Actually happen | ### **Probably happen | | | ed** | ed** | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | ### The fire started | ### {#section-1} | ### {#section-2} | | in a guest room. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | ### **2**   More than | ### {#section-3} | ### {#section-4} | | ten people got food | | | | poisoning. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | ### **3 **  The stude | ### {#section-5} | ### {#section-6} | | nts' vehicle broke do | | | | wn. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | ### **4**   Jimmy Wil | ### {#section-7} | ### {#section-8} | | d had a sore throat. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | ### **5 **  The fishi | ### {#section-9} | ### {#section-10} | | ng crew sent out a ca | | | | ll for help. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | ### **6**   The baby | ### {#section-11} | ### {#section-12} | | pandas are very small | | | | right now. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ ### ### **Task 1** ### **What are these news reports about? Listen and circle the correct answer.** ### **1.  a **  a protest **b **  an exhibition **c  ** a sale **2   a **  a protest **b **  an exhibition **c  ** a sale **3   a **  a crime **b **  a fire **c  ** a vacation **4   a **  an exhibition **b **  a vacation **c  ** a crime **5   a **  a flood **b **  a fire **c  ** a crime **6   a **  an exhibition **b **  a business place **c  ** a protest ### ### ### ### ### **Task 2** ### **Listen again. Are the statements true or false? Check (✓) the correct answer.** +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | ### {#section-32} | ### **True** | ### **False** | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | ### **1 **  The nurse | ### {#section-20} | ### {#section-21} | | s want lower income t | | | | axes. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | ### **2**   Botero's | ### {#section-22} | ### {#section-23} | | work has been shown i | | | | n this area before. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | ### **3 **  The weath | ### {#section-24} | ### {#section-25} | | er is helping the fir | | | | e spread. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | ### **4**   Some of t | ### {#section-26} | ### {#section-27} | | he snakes are still m | | | | issing. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | ### **5 **  Many peop | ### {#section-28} | ### {#section-29} | | le have had to leave | | | | their homes. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | ### **6**   The merge | ### {#section-30} | ### {#section-31} | | r could be good news | | | | for travelers. | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ ### **Conversation Corner: Talking about current events** ### **Task 1** ### **Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words.** A. Did you............................................. last night and see the story about the bank robbery? **B: **  No, I didn't. What happened? **A: **  Three men robbed the bank on Fifth Street. They got.............................................. **B: **  Wow! That's a lot of money! I hope the police caught them. **A: **  Not yet. There's a.............................. for anyone who helps the police capture them! ### **Task 2** ### **Practice the conversation with a partner. Be sure to say the numbers correctly.** ### ### **Fill in the blanks of the following news reports.** ### **Massachusetts Police Catch Dog Stealing from Toy Drive** ---------------------------------------------------------- Top of Form The police department in Franklin, Massachusetts has found the culprit involved in the...............................  disappearances of toys from their Christmas toy drive. The "robber" was the department's own therapy dog, Ben. The dog was  ............................... on camera walking down a hallway with a doll in his mouth. Ben's stash of toys was found under a desk in the...............................   . The toys had all been chewed and were unable to be recovered, but officers ...............................  to replace them. Ben has since been banned from the toy room, and the officers have taken precautions to prevent this from ............................... again. **School in India Uses Cardboard Boxes to Prevent Cheating** ------------------------------------------------------------ Top of Form A school in India is facing backlash over an anti-cheating experiment involving...............................  boxes. Students at Bhagat Pre-University College were invited to bring in their own boxes to wear on their heads while taking an exam. The school said that parents were informed and students were not ............................... to participate in the anti-cheating trial. When photos of the test takers were shared over social media, the school agreed to put an end to the experiment. ............................... is a major problem in many schools in India where students are often pressured to receive top marks in order to gain entrance to ............................... . Other efforts to prevent cheating in India have included installing cameras, hiring police officers to monitor examination rooms, and requiring the...............................  of socks and shoes. 7.   8. Listen to the song and fill in the blanks