Difficulty level: Easy Listen to the recording and complete gaps in the text below: Greece’s plan to raise taxes Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Greece has approved a plan to raise taxes, cut spending and sell government-owned _________________ . This clears the way for seventeen billion dollars in loans from the International Monetary Fund … more →

Difficulty level: Easy Listen to the recording and complete gaps in the text below: Whales Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Our subject today is ________________ . We discuss a report on the effect of noise from ships on the behavior of whales. And, we visit a whaling museum on the island of Nantucket in … more →

Difficulty level: Easy Listen to the recording and complete gaps in the text below: Self-driving Car Your browser doesn’t support audio element. You know how much your telephone has changed over the past 10 years? Your car will change even more than that in the next 10 years. One of the big changes is that … more →

Difficulty level: Easy Listen to the recording and complete gaps in the text below. Homo Naledi Your browser doesn’t support audio element. A group of scientists announced Thursday what they say is the ________________ of remains from an early ________________ of human beings. Bones from the ________________ were found two years ago inside a cave … more →

Difficulty level: Easy Listen to the recording and complete gaps in the text below. Under The Sun Your browser doesn’t support audio element. I’m Anna Matteo with expressions using the word “sun“. The first expression is about everything, everything under the sun. If you _________________ a store that sold many different _________________ , your advertisements … more →

Difficulty level: Easy In the listening test, synonyms or similar words are often the key to getting the answer. Try the following multiple choice questions from Cambridge IELTS 7. Synonyms or Similar Words Your browser doesn’t support audio element. 1. The original buildings on the site were – A) houses B) industrial buildings C) shops … more →

Difficulty level: Easy Listen to the following talk by a director from Stanford Business School. Fill the gaps in the sentences below: Work Experience Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Some schools have a ______ number of years of required work experience. Stanford applicants should demonstrate examples of ______. Some students can ______ from their … more →

Difficulty level: Easy Listen to the recording about Delayed Language Development and fill the gaps in the summary below: Delayed Language Development Your browser doesn’t support audio element. If a child turns two but is still ______ ______ ______, parents start to worry. Parents often ______ this problem, hoping that their child will soon ______ … more →

Difficulty level: Easy Listen to the following talk about mistakes to avoid when writing a CV (curriculum vitae = a document that summarises your education and work experience). Curriculum Vitae Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Common mistakes when writing a CV: Having a ______ CV without a good structure. Writing ______, with long paragraphs … more →

Difficulty level: Easy Listen to the recording about the history of photographic film, and fill the gaps in the sentences below. Photographic Film Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Eastman started manufacturing celluloid film in ______. The “Kodak” was available to consumers from the year ______. It was bought by normal people because it was … more →