IELTS Listening Sample Questions # Life Expectancy

Life Expectancy

We are living in a world that is improving in seconds. Every moment their is a new invention happening, a new disease getting cured. With so much of advancement some people believe that we will easily breach the 90 year limit for life. This time we are listening to a BBC 6 minute English that talks about life expectancy. You can download the audio from –

Listen to the audio below and answer the following questions in NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS –

1. What does the expression “dead on your feet” mean?
2. Which phrase reflects the beliefs of an organisation or a person?
3. What phrase refers to the years a person is likely to live?
4. What will be USA life expectancy by 2030?
5. Who according to the world health organisation will be the country with highest longevity?
6. Which word has the same meaning as being fair and impartial?
7. Which western country has the lowest obesity rates?
8. What word is used to refer to the fact that you have been consuming lot of alcohol in short time?

ANSWERS

1. extremely tired
2. motto
3. life expectancy
4. the bottom third
5. Korea
6. equitable
7. France
8. Binging

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