Listen to the report on the good, the bad and the ugly of the recent World Cup and then try our 2014 World Cup Listening Quiz below. Click ‘play’ to listen and ‘start’ to answer the test. You can read the original post (with transcript and vocabulary support) here.
World Cup 2014 Review: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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Question 1 of 6
1. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following did the speaker not mention when talking about the good points of the tournament?
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Yes, that’s right. He did not mention the referees
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Sorry, that’s not right. He did not mention the referees
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
1 pointsAccording to the report, which of the following statements are true?
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Yes, that’s right. 3 out of 4 teams from CONCACAF qualified for the second round (75%)
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No, sorry that’s not right. 3 out of 4 teams from CONCACAF qualified for the second round (75%)
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
1 pointsAccording to the speaker, Spain crashed out of the group stage. What other verb used in the report is similar to this phrase?
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Yes, that’s right – ‘to be dumped out of’
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Sorry, that’s not right. The answer is ‘to be dumped out of’
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Question 4 of 6
4. Question
1 pointsWhich word does the speaker use in the ‘bad’ section of the report to introduce a list?
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Yes, that’s right. Namely.
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Sorry, that’s not right. The correct answer is ‘namely’.
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Question 5 of 6
5. Question
1 pointsComplete the phrase with the appropriate prepositions
- ... by Germany in the semi-final that was then followed by a 0-3 defeat (at) the hands (of) the Dutch in the third-place play-off. An
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Yes, that’s right. At the hands of
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Sorry, that’s not right. At the hands of
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Question 6 of 6
6. Question
1 pointsListen to the final part of the report and fill in the gap below
- There really was only one ugly story from the World Cup and that was Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez’ bite on Italian defender Giorgio Chielinni in their Group D game. Suárez initially (protested) his innocence but was eventually banned from all football activity for four months.
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Yes, that’s correct.
Suárez initially protested his innocence but …Incorrect
Sorry, the correct word is ‘protested‘
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