Listening · Part 2
Sentence completion. One person talking for about three minutes. Complete ten sentences with a word or short phrase.
Read the sentences first and think about what kind of word is missing: a number, a place, a thing? You write the words you hear, in the same order as the sentences.
Words for the exam topics
Learn the vocabulary you need to talk and write about the topics that come up most often.
About B2 First Listening Part 2
- Task: Sentence completion – one speaker talks for about 3 minutes; you complete 10 sentences with a word or short phrase from the recording. You hear it twice.
- What it tests: understanding specific information and stated opinions.
How to do it
- Read the sentences first and think about what kind of word is missing.
- The sentences follow the order of the recording.
- Write the words you hear and check your spelling.
Example
Sentence: Before becoming a guide, Jake worked as a ____ in a hotel.
You hear: “People assume I was a chef, because I talk about food so much on the tours, but I actually spent five years as a receptionist at the Grand Hotel.”
Answer: receptionist. “Chef” is a distractor: people assume it, but it isn’t true. Write the exact word you hear, and check that it fits the grammar of the sentence.
Frequent questions
What is B2 First Listening Part 2?
Sentence completion: one speaker talks for about 3 minutes; you complete 10 sentences with a word or short phrase from the recording. You hear it twice.
Do you hear the recordings twice?
Yes. In the exam every recording is played twice, and on Levoop you can also listen twice before you check your answers.
Is this B2 First practice free?
Yes. You can start straight away without an account, and a free Levoop account opens every exercise and saves your progress. Only the AI feedback on your Writing and Speaking is paid, and you can try both for free.
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