Business English Listening Practice

Conversation One

1. The trip to Brussels is to sign a contract.

    true

    false

2. Who is going to go to Brussels?

    Barry and Susan

    Barry and Charlie

    William and Charlie

Conversation Two

3. Steve is surprised to hear that Harbon Industries won the contract.

    true

    false

4. Why did Harbon Industries win the contract?

    They made a promise to build a new factory

    Their factory construction deal was cheaper

    They promised something Helen and Steve's company couldn't

Conversation Three

5. Steve needs to press only one button to get the device working?

    true

    false

6. What device is Steve trying to use?

    Photocopier

    Laminator

    Scanner

Conversation Four

7. Yesterday was Saturday the 2nd of the month.

    true

    false

8. What is Helen's biggest concern?

    There isn't enough time to do everything

    The deal is going to be cancelled

    She has to write the proposal

Conversation Five

9. The company management views the relocation in a different way to the employees.

    true

    false

10. Why does Helen think that the relocation meeting was a waste of time?

    Because she's not interested in moving house

    Because she needs to spend her time looking for a new job

    Because everything's already been decided

Conversation Six

11. Steve finally finds the file on the office table.

    true

    false

12. What does Steve find frustrating about the situation?

    That Helen didn't save the file where she should have

    There seems to be some duplication in the file organization

    That somebody has lost the documents