BBC Listening Worksheet No. 1
Listen to part of a talk about the Airbus A380.
Listen and put these points in the order they are mentioned.
a) the countries which collaborate in the manufacturing
b) the range without refuelling
c) the size
d) where the plane is put together
e) where the wings are made
The Future of the English Language.
Decide whether these statements are TRUE or FALSE according to Professor McKenzie.
1. If you do not know English you can be at a disadvantage.
2. English will soon be spoken by everybody in the World.
3. By 2010 half the World's population will speak English.
4. Competitors at the Eurovision Song Contest will never be unanimous in choosing to sing in English.
5. Native English and Majority English will become the two predominant types of English.
Turkey joining the EU.
Listen and decide who has the following ideas, Fatma or Hakan
1. Everywhere in the world is becoming the same.
2. It will be easier to travel.
3. It's important to become part of the EU.
4. The Euro will bring economic stability
5. The Euro will cause inflation.
6. Turkey is very different from Western Europe.
7. Turkey should join by 2008.
Listen to a dialogue between Reeta, an expert on search engine optimisation, and her client.
Listen and match the words and definitions.
1 content
2 keyword
3 search engine optimisation (SEO)
4 spider
5 title tag
a A program that searches the internet for web pages and sends them to a search engine.
b A way of ensuring search engines can find a website.
c A word someone types into a search engine.
d The code that creates the words in the top bar of the browser.
e The written text in a website.
Listen to a travel agent, Carl, explaining what he does.
Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences to make a summary of what Carl says.
1. He's been a travel agent a. customers have all the information they need.
2. One thing he likes about his job b. difficult customers.
3. His main task is to c. for about ten years.
4. He also has to make sure d. is that he gets cheap flights and holidays.
5. He loves e. organising tailormade holidays.
6. He sometimes gets f. sell holidays.