Category: B1

Congresswoman Occasio Cortez vs. Joe Biden English Practice

Do this quiz at the B1 level. Click ‘NEXT’ to start the quiz:

Headlines Quiz

Congresswoman Occasio Cortez asked if she will support Biden in 2024:

We’ll cross that bridge when we it but but

I think if if the President has the vision, and that is certainly we are all willing to entertain and examine when the time comes.

That’s not a .’

Yeah, you know, I erm, we should endorse… when we get to it… but

I I I believe that the President doing a very good job so far

and, erm, (clap) should he run I think that I,

I you know, it’s, it’s – we’ll take a at it. (laughs).

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What does it mean?

The Democratic Congresswoman:

does not want to answer the question.

wants to answer the question.

we can't say from this short clip.

None

The Congresswoman (member of parliament) thinks:

Biden should run again because he is doing a good job.

Biden shouldn't run again.

thinks she should be the next President.

None

10.

To 'endorse' means:

to officially support.

to have a back problem.

to end with a horse.

None

11.

The congresswoman says "we'll take a look at it..." this means:

we will look at Biden.

she will think about Biden's candidacy.

Biden is a good-looking man.

None

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Time for YOUR English Practice!

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Headlines Quiz

This is BBC News, the headlines:

In a to an economic forum in St. Petersburg

President Putin described the sanctions on Russia as ‘stupid’ and ‘insane’.

He also said the measures have failed and were impacting the West instead.

He denied Russia was to blame

for the crisis.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a surprise second visit

to Kiev President Zelensky a major training program for Ukrainian forces.

Mr. Johnson pledged a U.K. operation up to ten thousand soldiers every four months and to supply extra equipment.

Brazilian police say they’ve , from dental records,

10.

the remains of one of the two bodies found in the remote Amazon rainforest is that of British journalist Don Philips.

11.

The second body, believed that of Indigenous expert Bruno Perera,

12.

is still under .

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13.

How much can you remember?

When a person talks to a large number of people we call it:

giving a speech.

holding a meeting.

speaking.

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14.

Putin says the sanctions are "insane." Insane means:

not healthy.

crazy or mad. Folly.

good and strong.

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15.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson:

paid a visit to Zalensky.

travelled a visit to Zalensky.

did a visit to Zalensky.

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16.

Boris Johnson has promised to:

train and supply Ukrainian troops.

send British troops to Ukraine.

pray for Zalensky.

None

17.

Brazilian Police have found:

the teeth of a missing journalist.

a missing journalist.

the body of a missing journalist.

None

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American News to Practice Your English

Donald Trump is trying to become the new dictator of the United States. Do the quiz, click on “NEXT” to begin and see you at the blog lessons. This quiz is at the B2+ level.

Headlines Quiz

Tonight, the first public hearing of the committee live in prime time.

The committee, just a short time from now, promising to new evidence and never before seen video that it says

shows Donald Trump at the centre of a plot to overturn the election.

What to expect tonight, it comes as the FBI arrests a GOP for governor for his alleged actions on January 6^th.

Also tonight the mass shooting in a business in Maryland.

The gunman opening fire and three killed, a state trooper wounded in a shootout with the suspect; what police just revealed.

The Michigan police officer fatally shot Patrick Leyoia in the back of the head

in a struggle during a stop – the murder charge he now faces.

The soaring price of gas: twenty states now averaging more than five dollars a gallon.

10.

And meet the top dog in a very different breed of competition.

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11.

How much can you remember?

"Prime time" is:

the time to watch Amazon Prime videos

the time to eat prime eggs and meat.

the time most people watch TV in the evening.

None

12.

The GOP (Grand Old Party) is:

the Democratic Party of the US.

the Republican Party of the US.

a fun birthday party.

None

13.

A gunman 'opened fire' in Maryland means:

a person started shooting a gun.

a person started a forest fire.

a man was on fire or in flames.

None

14.

"Soaring price of gas..." means:

Gas (petrol) prices are going up.

Gas (petrol) prices are going down.

Gas and indigestion are a problem with birds.

None

2 out of 2

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Canadian News English Practice

Time to practice your English at the A2 – B1 level. Click “NEXT” to start the quiz:

Headlines Quiz

Global National News 31/05/2022

On this Tuesday night drugs:

BCs bold move to combat the opioid ,“This is not legalisation.

We taken this decision lightly.” In a North America first.

Firearms legislation ‘unholstered’: “We’re also at drug policy

because the drug trade is the engine of gang .”

The to Canada’s clamp-down on guns.

Agony and outrage in Uvaldi: “I every morning and the first thing I do

is cry because I that it’s real.”

As the grieving Texas community begins laying school shooting victims to .

10.

Plus, the taps to Russian oil:

11.

how the European Union has been funding a war it’s fighting .

12.

And the mouth-watering guide to Canada’s restaurants. So, who takes the cake?

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13.

How much can you remember?

To "decriminalise" means:

to not make criminal, to legalise.

to make criminal, criminalise.

to make happy.

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14.

The speaker says that drug policy and gang violence are:

factors that affect each other.

violence and drugs are not related.

guns are the cause of violence.

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15.

The Texas community is "grieving" so it is:

happy.

suffering because of death (mourning).

suffering because the news is bad.

None

16.

"Turning off the taps" usually means:

to turn off water in a sink.

to tap your shoes to make a noise.

to stop tapping your fingers.

None

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British World News English Practice

B1 – B2 General English practice. Click “NEXT” to continue:

Headlines Quiz

This is BBC News, the headlines:

Anthony Albanese has won the general election

beating Scott Morrison to become the country’s first Labour Prime Minister in almost a .

Addressing supporters, he pledged to the country into a renewable energy superpower

and work towards lifting and profits.

As Russian in Eastern Ukraine intensify

president Volodomir Zelenski has said diplomacy is the way the war in his country will end.

The British foreign secretary Liz Truss said that Ukraine’s Maldova should be armed with NATO military equipment

to help guard against the of a Russian invasion.

Days of and landslides in Eastern India

10.

have left more than people dead and nearly a million people have been affected.

11.

Water levels in are also running high in Bangladesh

12.

where around two million people have been by the floods.

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13.

How much can you remember?

Anthony Albanese is the new:

prime minister of Australia.

prime minister of Austria.

Labour leader of Australia.

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14.

The Australian Labour party's platform includes:

reducing inflation and increasing wages.

increasing wages and reducing violent crime.

increasing wages and company profits.

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15.

Russian attacks in eastern Ukraine are:

intensifying.

subsiding.

stopping.

None

16.

Eastern India and Bangladesh are suffering from:

Flooding and landslides.

Earthquakes and landslides.

Tsunamis and hurricanes.

None

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Finland to Join NATO: English Practice

Quiz at the beginner (A2) level. Click “NEXT” to continue:

Headlines Quiz

Ordinary people with their , political parties, government, parliament.

They have shown how strong Finnish is.

As a result of that we have today a day.

Finland will maximise its .

We hope that the parliament will the decision to apply for NATO membership during the coming days.

It will be on a strong mandate.

With the President of the Republic, we have been in close with governments of NATO member states and NATO itself.

I wish to thank the support we have so far.

In Finland we still have the process ahead of us

10.

but I trust that the parliament will debate this historic decision with determination and . Thank you.

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11.

How much can you remember?

The news is that Finland:

is a member of NATO.

the Finnish government wants to join NATO.

the Finnish government wants to join Russia.

None

12.

The Finnish parliament will:

have a vote before joining NATO.

is expected to concur (agree) with the decision.

both are true.

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13.

The decision to join NATO is:

HISTORIC

HISTRIONIC

HISTERICAL

None

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Canadian English Practice

Time to practice your English at the B1 + level. Click “NEXT” to begin the quiz:

Headlines Quiz

On this Saturday night expiration date: COVID19

support benefits are set to .

What it means for businesses and workers, “They’re the only why I’m open.

Without those we not survive.”

Evacuation complete: Ukraine says civilians have finally escaped the steel plant in Mariupol

as the country braces for a renewed Russian .

Forced to up: the Taliban sparks international outcry

by ordering all Afghan women to be covered from to toe.

Plus, birthday : a mother and daughter separated by war

10.

reunited for the first time in years.

11.

Global National – tonight, Jeff Semple.

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12.

How much can you remember?

What is ending in Canada?

COVID

Emergency COVID payments from the government.

The COVID emergency.

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13.

A "steel plant" is:

a metal production factory.

a flower.

a tree.

None

14.

People in Mariupol were evacuated from:

a steel plant where they were hiding.

a train station where they were hiding.

a shopping centre where they were hiding.

None

15.

The new Afghan government (the Taliban) wants women to:

Wear bikinis only on the beach.

Practice nudism but only in Mosques.

Completely hide and cover their bodies.

None

16.

A birthday "reunion" is:

A meeting to arrange a birthday party.

A meeting during a birthday party.

Seeing someone you haven't seen in a long time.

None

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World News English Practice

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Headlines Quiz

Hello I’m Karen Giannoni this is BBC World News, the headlines:

The Ukrainian of Lviv has been hit by a number of missiles

the first strikes in the west of the country in more than a . Several parts of the city are without power.

The European Commission president Ursula Von Der Leyen has a ban on oil imports from Russia.

She told the European parliament the move be phased in by the end of the year.

Donald Trump’s hold over the Republican has passed its first big test in the state of Ohio

where the candidate he backed has the nomination for November’s senate race.

J D Vance will the Democratic congressman, Tim Ryan.

As protests across the US over abortion rights

the governor of Oklahoma has signed a new law abortions from the point where a heartbeat can be detected in a foetus or embryo.

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10.

How much can you remember?

Western Ukraine has not been attacked in more than:

One week.

Two weeks.

One month.

None

11.

The president of the EU has:

banned (prohibited) Russian oil imports.

proposed to ban Russian oil imports in the future.

proposed to cooperate with Russia.

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12.

According to the BBC Donald Trump controls the Republican party because:

he wants to run for president again.

a candidate he supports won the election in Ohio.

a candidate he supports MIGHT become senator.

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13.

There is a new law in Oklahoma which:

bans (prohibits) early abortions.

bans (prohibits) all abortions.

bans (prohibits) free love and sex for everyone.

None

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Canadian English Practice

A higher-level quiz that introduces vocabulary at the B1-B2 level. Click “NEXT” to start the quiz.

Headlines Quiz

On this Friday night Russia’s war plan ,

new objectives to dominate eastern and Ukraine.

“They are trying to threaten push NATO’s edges.”

And more evidence of near Mariupol.

“International humanitarian law has not been ignored, but seemingly tossed aside.”

Fair trade. “Reconciliation is not just a .

It is to have action, and this is an example of that action.”

Why the iconic HBC building in Winnipeg is handed over to the local First Nations.

Earth Day and our landscape.

10.

A stark of a planet in peril and hope we can still save it.

11.

And tributes to Canadian hockey Guy Lafleur.

12.

His larger-than-life on and off the ice.

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13.

How much can you remember?

Russia IS THREATENING NATO means:

Russia is a menace to the NATO alliance.

Russia is of no consequence to the West.

Russia is killing innocent civilians.

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14.

Atrocities are:

Terrific things that happen.

Horrific and terrible things that happen.

None of the above.

None

15.

The native Americans in Canada want:

Reconditioning of their tribes.

Air Conditioning in their new building.

Reconciliation with modern Canadians.

None

16.

The First Nations people (native Canadians) are getting:

An historic building in the centre of a city.

A religious icon.

Money in compensation for their suffering.

None

17.

Earth day and a "stark assessment" of the planet means:

A simple evaluation of the planet.

A realistic or shocking evaluation of our planet.

A happy evaluation of our planet.

None

18.

Guy Lafleur was a famous:

Baseball player.

Curling player.

Hockey player.

None

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World News English Practice

Intermediate level English practice. Do the quiz by clicking “NEXT”:

Headlines Quiz

Russia says it’s hit a factory the Ukrainian capital Kyiv

that produces anti-ship and air defence missiles and it will intensify its missile attacks.

It’s after the of the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet.

Ukraine its missiles destroyed the Moskova

but the Kremlin says it was by a fire on board.

More than 150 Palestinians have been in clashes with Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.

Three police officers were at the historic site.

Asylum seekers flown from the UK to Rwanda within weeks under new plans from the British government.

Some charities and politicians say the proposals are and chilling.

10.

It’s hoped new research mapping the genetic code of brain tumours could lead to more diagnoses and potentially better treatments.

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11.

How much can you remember?

Russia has hit a:

Farm

Factory

School

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12.

A Russian ship in the Black Sea:

Flew

Sank

Floated

None

13.

The opposite of "float" is:

Drop

Sink

Fly

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14.

Israeli Police and Palestinian protesters were:

Injured

Hurt

Injured and hurt are synonyms

None

15.

People from Rwanda who are looking for asylum in Britain:

Will be expelled from the UK and sent to Rwanda.

Can stay in the UK as refugees.

Can stay in the UK if they have a good reason.

None

16.

"Accurate diagnoses" means:

Precise diagnoses.

Reliable diagnoses.

Attentive diagnoses.

None

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