Listening to the news in English is a must for language learning, even if this means news such as the one I have prepared for this listening activity.

The news is full of events related to natural and not so natural disasters and nearly all of them are thanks to the effect of humans on nature which has accelerated global warming although many people think that this is a natural process. But what do you think?

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B1-B2 LISTENING MULTIPLE CHOICE Listening California Wildfire December

You are going to watch a video from ABC News.

Choose the correct option according to what you hear.

Activity by Serena

1.The wildfire is spreading ...

slowly

quickly

gradually

2. Evacuation is ...

an alternative

mandatory

optional

3.More than a hundred buildings ...

have been destroyed.

are being destroyed.

are under threat.

4.The biggest problem that makes the fire difficult to control is ...

that there are too many hills.

that there are not enough firefighters.

the strong wind.

5.A firefighter captain ...

has seen many fires move as fast as this one.

is stunned by the speed of the fire.

has never seen a fire spreed so quickly.

6. Nearly 200,000 people ...

have lost their homes.

have had to leave their homes.

don't have electricity.

7. Helicopters...

hadn't been able to fly at night.

are going to be used that night.

had been flying over the wildfire at night.

Your score is

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