English Listening Practice: Walking and Its Health Benefits | B1-B2 English

 

Vocabulary:

A. Cardiovascular fitness (noun) [French: forme cardiovasculaire]: The ability of the heart and lungs to work well during exercise. Example: Regular exercise can improve cardiovascular fitness. (Faire régulièrement de l’exercice peut améliorer la forme cardiovasculaire.)

B. Stroke (noun) [French: accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC)]: A serious condition caused by a problem with blood flow to the brain. Example: His grandfather had a stroke last year. (Son grand-père a eu un AVC l’année dernière.)

C. Type 2 diabetes (noun) [French: diabète de type 2]: A disease that causes high blood sugar levels. Example: A healthy diet can help prevent type 2 diabetes. (Une alimentation saine peut aider à prévenir le diabète de type 2.)

D. Anxiety (noun) [French: anxiété]: A feeling of worry, fear, or nervousness. Example: She felt anxiety before her job interview. (Elle ressentait de l’anxiété avant son entretien d’embauche.)

E. Brisk walking (noun phrase) [French: marche rapide]: Walking at a fast pace that increases your breathing and heart rate.

Verb form: Go for a brisk walk. Example: We went brisk walking (We went for a brisk walk) around the park after lunch. (Nous avons fait une marche rapide dans le parc après le déjeuner.)

F. Count (verb) [French: être considéré comme]: To be considered part of something. Example: Does a part-time job count as work experience? (Un emploi à temps partiel est-il considéré comme une expérience professionnelle ?)

G. Moderate-intensity physical activity (noun phrase) [French: activité physique d’intensité modérée]: Physical activity that makes you breathe faster but still allows conversation. Example: Cycling to work is moderate-intensity physical activity. (Faire du vélo pour aller au travail est une activité physique d’intensité modérée.)

H. Guidelines (noun) [French: recommandations]: Official advice about how to do something safely or correctly. Example: The company published new guidelines for working from home. (L’entreprise a publié de nouvelles recommandations pour le télétravail.)

I. Aerobic activity (noun) [French: activité aérobique]: Physical activity that makes your heart and breathing work harder. Example: Swimming is a good aerobic activity. (La natation est une bonne activité aérobique.)

J. At once (expression) [French: d’un seul coup / en une seule fois]: All at the same time or in one period. Example: I cannot answer all these questions at once. (Je ne peux pas répondre à toutes ces questions en même temps.)

K. Inactive (adjective) [French: inactif / inactive]: Not doing much physical activity or exercise. Example: He became inactive after he started working from home. (Il est devenu inactif après avoir commencé à travailler à domicile.)

English Listening Practice B1: Clutter, Mental Clutter and Feeling Overwhelmed

 

Vocabulary
A. Clutter (noun): [le désordre, l’encombrement, le fouillis]

B. Obvious (adjective) [évident, évidente]: Easy to understand or see immediately. Example: The answer was obvious to everyone in the room. (La réponse était évidente pour tout le monde dans la salle.)

C. Feel overwhelmed (expression) [se sentir dépassé(e)]: Feel unable to deal with everything you must do. Example: I feel overwhelmed when I have too many deadlines. (Je me sens dépassé(e) quand j’ai trop de délais à respecter.)
Q: Talk about the last time you felt overwhelmed.
Pronunciation: overwhelmed /o-veur-wèlmd/

D. Countless (adjective) [innombrable, d’innombrables]: Too many to count. Example: She has visited countless museums around the world. (Elle a visité d’innombrables musées dans le monde.)

E. Unorganized (adjective) [désorganisé, mal organisé]: Not arranged in a clear or orderly way. Example: His notes are unorganized, so they are difficult to use. (Ses notes sont désorganisées, donc elles sont difficiles à utiliser.)
Q: What things in your home or at work are unorganized? Why?

F. Matter (verb) [avoir de l’importance, compter]: Be important or have an effect. Example: Your opinion matters to me. (Ton opinion compte pour moi.)
Q: When you buy a product, does the brand matter to you? What matters the most

G. Thoughts (noun) [pensées]: Ideas or opinions that exist in your mind. Example: I write down my thoughts before going to bed. (J’écris mes pensées avant d’aller me coucher.)

H. Worries (noun) [inquiétudes, soucis]: Problems or fears that make you feel anxious. Example: Talking to a friend can help you forget your worries. (Parler à un ami peut vous aider à oublier vos soucis.)

I. Lead to (phrasal verb) [mener à, entraîner]: Cause something to happen or develop. Example: Lack of sleep can lead to serious mistakes at work. (Le manque de sommeil peut entraîner de graves erreurs au travail.)

English Listening Practice (English 360 Test): "Test 1 - Workplace Problems" - Business English Listening Test

 

TEST 1

Direction: Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below.

1. What did the employee examine?

A. Customer invoices
B. Warehouse records *
C. Production costs
D. Staff schedules

2. What problem has been identified?

A. Parts are unavailable.
B. Products are being damaged.
C. Replacement parts are arriving late. *
D. Customers receive incorrect invoices.

3. Where does the employee think the problem may be?

A. In production
B. In the shipping process *
C. In customer service
D. In the warehouse

4. What will the employee compare?

A. Prices
B. Customer complaints
C. Delivery times *
D. Production figures

5. When will the employee report back?

A. Tomorrow
B. Thursday
C. Friday *
D. Next month

B2 English Listening: Different Ways of Being Smart (Complete Version)

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Q: Do you consider yourself intelligent? Why or why not?

Vocabulary
A. Three dimensions (noun phrase) [French: trois dimensions]: Length, width, and height of an object. Example: The box is easy to carry because its three dimensions are small.

B. Visualize (verb) [French: visualiser / se représenter mentalement]: To create a clear picture of something in your mind. Example: The artist could easily visualize the finished painting in her mind.

C. Constructed (verb, past participle) [French: construit]: Built or made by putting different parts together. Example: The bridge was constructed over several years.

D. Coordination (noun) [French: coordination]: The ability to control different body movements together. Example: Good hand-eye coordination helps when playing tennis.

E. Hypotheses (plural noun) [French: hypothèses]: Ideas or explanations that can be tested. Example: The scientists developed several hypotheses about the cause of the problem.

F. Pitch (noun) [French: hauteur du son]: How high or low a sound is. Example: The singer changed the pitch of her voice during the song.

G. Tone (noun) [French: sonorité / timbre]: The particular quality or character of a musical sound. Example: The guitarist changed the tone of his instrument for the next song.

H. Tone (noun) [French: ton]: The particular quality or character of a sound. Example: Her tone became more serious when she discussed the problem.

I. Timbre (noun) [French: timbre]: The quality that makes one sound different from another. Example: I recognized his voice because of its unique timbre.