BBC Listening Worksheet No. 4
Listen to Mr Griffin, a Human Resources expert, talking about discrimination in the workplace.
Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to what Mr Griffin says.
Although diversity is being dealt with, it is still an important concern for employers.
A growing number of people are suing employers because they feel discriminated against because of their age.
Insurance to cover discrimination claims is an enormous cost for companies.
Security firms sometimes discriminate against people because of their age.
Employers cannot discriminate against job applicants who have been convicted of any crime.
Listen to a small eBusiness owner talking about how he set up his business.
Listen and match the beginnings and ends of the sentences.
Anthony started making wooden toys He couldn’t make the toys quickly enough His son suggested Anthony decided to make Anthony’s sister suggested |
as a hobby. customised toys. that he sold the toys online. the name tree2toy.com. to sell them in the shops. |
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Listen to a radio interview about the 'boomerang generation'.
After listening, decide if the statements are true or false.
1. The ‘boomerang generation’ is an expression used to describe a popular new game.
2. The interviewee Helen Campbell teaches at a university.
3. All university students receive money from the UK government to study.
4. The amount of student debt is decreasing in the UK.
5. A typical first-time buyer takes five years to save for a deposit.
6. Most young people living with their parents don’t pay any rent.
Listen to an extract from a lecture about the characteristics of successful e-business.
According to the lecturer which products are suitable (T) or unsuitable (F) for online selling.
CDs clothes DVDs |
fresh food jewellery books |
laptops perfume pornography |
software supermarket groceries |
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Listen to an extract from a lecture by a Professor at a Business School.
Listen and decide whether these statements are True or False:
1. It’s better to say “I’m unhappy” than “this situation is getting on my nerves”.
2. Thoughts and feelings are not the same thing and we express them differently.
3. If we feel angry because of somebody’s behaviour we should say “you are making me angry”.
4. We should always think about how other people might feel.
5. Our own feelings should be more important than the feelings of others.
6. It is important to think in a positive way.
7. We should not concern ourselves with making other people feel better.
8. If people don’t take you seriously, try talking to them and try to make them understand your feelings.
Listen to this excerpt of a talk given by an electrical engineer visiting a sixth form college.
While you listen, decide whether the following sentences are true or false.
1. Recently great advances have been made in motor technology.
2. Engineers are constantly looking for new ways to use existing models.
3. Engineers have more freedom for experimentation than in Faraday’s times.
4. The newest motors lose more heat than the traditional motors.
5. The newest motors are more compact than they used to be.
6. A new motor developed by Omron may replace motors currently used in hydraulic systems.