Language is a funny old thing. We master it, we use it, we play with it, we express ourselves with it and, indeed, to a great extent, we define ourselves by the ways we exploit it. Yet sometimes it springs a surprise on us, and we’re left perplexed and a little helpless. Have you ever, …
You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1–8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
You will hear five different people talking about occasions when a person’s clothes and appearance caused surprise or concern. For questions 1–5, match the speaker to the correct occasion in the list A–H . Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. A. a weddingB. a …
Below are a few expressions/ some vocabulary used in the listening excerp you will be asked some questions about in the Listening Test you can take here: My suggestion is to take the test before you do the next activity, and then take the test again, to see if the exercise has helped you with …
