Biography listening comprehension exercises for primary 1

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Practice Listening English Exercises for B1 – Famous People

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1

A:   Hey, Lisa, are you free Thursday night?

Some friends and I are going to see the new Halle Berry movie. Would you like to come along?

B:   Oh, I’d love to go! She’s so beautiful. Didn’t she win a bunch of beauty pageants when she was younger?

A:   Yeah, she did. And she’s so talented, too. She’s the first African American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress.

B:   Yeah!

That was really exciting.

2

A:   Would you hand me that book on the table?

B:   Sure. Here you go. What’s it about?

A:   It’s about Gandhi.

B:   Oh, yeah? He helped India become independent, right?

A:   Right. It’s interesting stuff.

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He inspired so many people. But did you know he started out as a lawyer?

B:   No, I had no idea. So when did he become such an important leader in India?

A:   No until he was in his 40s.

3

A:   You l