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Listen to a Conversation: campus and daily-life dialogues

A short dialogue between two people — usually students, staff or colleagues — followed by two questions about the problem, the solution and what someone will do next.

About Listening practice

Format

  • Four to eight turns between two speakers, heard once.
  • Two multiple-choice questions after the conversation.
  • Questions often ask why someone is talking, what they decide, or what they imply.

Strategy

  1. Note three things: the problem, the suggestion, the decision.
  2. Listen for changes of mind: 'Actually…', 'In that case…', 'Good point.'
  3. The last lines often contain the next action.

Common traps

  • An option that describes the first idea, not the final decision.
  • Details that are mentioned but belong to the other speaker.

Practise Listen to a Conversation inside a real Listening section

Practice on Prepora is always a complete section, so you meet Listen to a Conversation in the same place and proportion as on test day. Random sections never repeat until you've done them all. Every answer is explained.

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FAQ

Are speakers from different countries?

Yes — the practice recordings use American, British and Australian voices.

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