Category: IELTS Listening

St.George’s Day

The audio given below has been taken from BBC 6 minutes English. The audio talks about St.George’s Day.

You can download it, from the given link –
http://goo.gl/ED2ZYP

Answer the following questions in NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS.

1. What is the importance of 23rd April?
2. The speaker uses a term for the person who gives special help to a particular place or event. What is it?
3. According to the legend, which mythical creature did St. George killed?
4. Which countries comprise Britain?
5. Who is the patron saint of Wales?
6. Which phrase is used to refer to people from different backgrounds?
7. The word used to describe people, animal and plants made of different things is _____________
8. What are the two kind of national identities?
9. Which expression is used to describe a society of people living from lots of different backgrounds living together?

ANSWER

1. St George’s Day
2. patron saint
3. a dragon
4. England, Scotland, Wales
5. Saint David
6. multiple identities
7. hybrid
8. Ethnic and Civic
9. Melting point of cultures

 

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Living Abroad

The audio given below has been taken from BBC 6 minutes English. The audio talks about how it is like living abroad. You can download it, from the given link –
http://goo.gl/1dEfzF

Answer the following questions in NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS

1. The speaker uses a word to describe the movement to new country permanently. What is it?
2. How many people migrated from UK in the year July 2005 to July 2006?
3. Which countries has Callum already lived in?
4. Elena plays a program clip in the audio. Name the program’s clip.
5. Where did Michelle emigrated from UK?
6. What is the group of British people called?
7. The speaker uses an expression to talk about people with same interest. What is it?
8. Which country will Callum prefer to emigrate to?
9. Which country will Elena prefer to emigrate to?

ANSWER

1. emigrate
2. 385,000
3. Denmark,Japan
4. Woman’s hour
5. Australia
6. Britpack
7. like minded people
8. Australia, New Zealand
9. Barbados

 

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Day Trip

The audio given below has been taken from BBC 6 minutes English. You can download it, from the given link –
http://goo.gl/UdbaVM

Answer the following questions in NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS

1. What kind of trip is it when you go to a particular place and return on the same day?
2. Which places did Callum usually go during his day trip?
3. As a child, where did Neil lived?
4. Which planet is the closest to Earth?
5. Which word is used when you see something but only for a short period of time or not completely?
6. Which phrase is used to mean that something is kept as a secret?
7. How high above the Earth will the actual space ship travel?
8. Which hardware has been designed to take passengers to space?
9. What is the cost of day trip to space?
10. What is the duration of the sub-orbital trip?

ANSWER

1. day trip
2. forest, beach
3. Canada
4. Venus
5. glipmpse
6. under wraps
7. 62 miles
8. White Knight
9. $200,000
10. two and half hours

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