tried
What's the word you hear?
Complete the sentences. Listen and write the missing word. There are up to 10 questions.
Heatwave in North America - 7th July 2021 View All
There is a heatwave in North America. The temperature is nearly 50 degrees Celsius in some places.
People are going to special cooling centres. Jenny Carver works at one centre.
Jenny Carver: On Friday around 1pm, we opened three cooling center locations throughout the county. Currently we're serving about 350 people across all three of those locations."
The temperature is a record. Schools and medical centres closed. Athletes delayed their competition for the Olympic team.
Ashley's at the cooling centre.
Ashley: "I, I came here because - I, I have an apartment and I have box fans and ice, a freezer and everything - but it just, like, wasn't enough to keep everything cool. Especially at night, because it was like 90 degrees at midnight or some - or 80 degrees or something - it was crazy.
Many people in Canada died in the heatwave.
There are extra water stations in Vancouver. These help people to get cool.
Ian Widgery has a good idea: eat ice cream.
Ian Widgery: "My gosh! The heat is crazy at the moment. And there's only one way to stay cool, which is by eating a lot of ice cream."
The heatwave is moving across North America.
People are worried about climate change. Climate change brings heatwaves.
Complete the sentences. Listen and write the missing word. There are up to 10 questions.
Read the sentences. Put them in the same order as the news report. There are 4 sentences.
Complete the sentences. Select the correct preposition. There are up to 4 questions.
Make sentences. Select each word in the correct order. There are up to 3 questions.
Complete the sentences. Listen and write the missing phrase. There are up to 5 questions.
Complete the sentences. Select the correct verb. There are 5 questions.
Read the sentences. Find the spaces between the words. There are up to 5 questions.
Read the sentences. Find the missing capital letters. There are 5 sentences.
Put the sentence parts in the correct order. Each sentence is in 4 pieces. There are up to 5 questions.
Answer questions about the news report. Select the correct answer from 4 options. There are 5 questions.
The letters of one word are in the wrong order. Read the sentence. Spell the word correctly. There are up to 10 questions.
Complete the sentences. Select the correct vowel for each space. There are up to 5 sentences.
Complete the sentences. Select the correct word. There are up to 5 questions.
Read the sentence. Select the missing word. Check your answer.
Complete the sentences. Select the correct preposition. There are up to 5 questions.
Complete the sentences. Select the correct noun. There are up to 5 questions.
Complete the sentences. Select the correct verb. There are up to 5 questions.
Complete the sentences. Select the correct linking word. There are up to 5 questions.
Check how fast you can read this news report. Choose your speed and read each line of text. Practise to improve your reading speed.
Listen to the newsreader read out each line and then practise saying it. Record your own voice line by line and submit your voiceover.
Either you did not allow SensationsEnglish to access your email address or your social account doesn't have that, please provide it here.
By clicking “Create Account” above you are accepting our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy.
Add to homescreen
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
France
Germany
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Nigeria
Poland
Spain
Turkey
United States
Uzbekistan