Online English

English as an International Language of Understanding

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Interactive Java Audio Lesson

by Paolo Rossetti

Please do this exercise before reading the full text.

correct on first try

Click Here, adjust the volume, listen as many times as necessary and answer the questions.


  1. What is being advertised?    

  2. What is the position?    

  3. What does the position do?    

  4. How much does the job pay?    

  5. What is needed for the job?    

  6. What experience is required?    

  7. What's the mailing address?    

  8. What is the fax number?    

  9. What is the e-mail address?    

This Javascript is by Doug Mills, University of Illinois, Urbana. His Interactive Listening Comprehension can be found on the Web at http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/lcra/.