tried
What's the word you hear?
Complete the sentences. Listen and write the missing word. There are up to 10 questions.
NYC's sinking - 19th June 2023
New York City’s a big place. 8.4 million people live there. It has many tall buildings. They are skyscrapers. New York’s first skyscraper was the Tower Building. People built it in 1889. Now, the city has 274 skyscrapers.
Every year, the city sinks by two millimetres. The heavy buildings move the ground. The ground under New York City isn’t hard rock. It’s clay. This type of soil is soft. It moves a lot. Soil normally moves when we take minerals or oil from the earth. But in New York, it's the heavy buildings and skyscrapers.
The ocean will flood many parts of the city. New York City may look like Venice in Italy.
Many cities around the world are facing the same problem. In the future, 70 percent of people will live in cities. We need to plan cities carefully.
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.
Check how fast you can read this news report. Choose your speed and read each line of text. Practise to improve your reading speed.
Check how well you can understand spoken English. Choose a speed and listen to the report. Practise listening faster and slower to help you improve.
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