MAIN IDEAS

LISTENING PRACTICE SET 1

1. What is the speaker talking about?

a) How to make things move on screen.
b) A decision he had to make.
c) A course he enjoyed taking.
d) The reasons why online courses are good.

2. What is the main topic of their conversation?

a) The difference between a true seal and a fur seal.
b) How to identify a female seal.
c) The distance a seal can walk or swim.
d) A piece of news about a baby seal that got lost.

3. What is the main purpose of the talk?

a) To explain why the company is being sold.
b) To reassure the staff they don’t need to worry about layoffs.
c) To inform the staff about new rules.
d) To ask for cooperation.

4. What is the talk mainly about?

a) Statistics about diabetes.
b) Complications caused by insulin.
c) Diabetes and how to prevent it.
d) Healthy habits.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

a) The noise caused by the remodeling of a neighbor’s apartment.
b) The disadvantages of working from home.
c) The man’s working hours.
d) How long they will have to put up with the situation.