LISTENING EXERCISES3 A1/A2
INDEX EXERCISE1 SOLUTIONS EXERCISE2 SOLUTIONS EXERCISE3 SOLUTIONS EXERCISE4 SOLUTIONS EXERCISE5 SOLUTIONS EXERCISE6 SOLUTIONS EXERCISE7 SOLUTIONS EXERCISE8 SOLUTIONS EXERCISE9 SOLUTIONS EXERCISE10 SOLUTIONS
EXERCISE1
Listen to Emily talking about living on an island in the Scilly Isles.
Video time: 02'09''
For questions 1 to 7, choose the correct answer:
1.Which adjective does not describe Scilly Isles? A) BUSY B) BEAUTIFUL C) SAFE
2.Which island does Emily live on? A) ST MARY'S B) BRYHER C) TRESCO
3.Emily works at a ... A) PUB B) GARDEN C) HOTEL
4.Which island is the biggest? A) ST MARY'S B) BRYHER C) TRESCO
5.How many people live on Bryher?
A) OVER 1,500 B) ABOUT 200 C) LESS THAN 100
6.Where does Emily's son go to school now?
A) ST MARY'S B) BRYHER C) TRESCO
7.What does Emily say about tourists?
A) THEY ARE VERY SURPRISED WHEN THEY VISIT FOR THE FIRST TIME.
B) THEY ARE RARELY POLITE AND THEY ARE OFTEN NOISY. C) THEY RARELY VISIT THE SMALLER ISLANDS.
EXERCISE2
Danny and Diane are looking at photos of his brother's wedding. What are the people wearing?
Video time 02'31''
Choose 2 correct answers for each question:
1. What is Jack wearing?
A GREY SUIT A BLUE TIE A PINK SHIRT PURPLE SHOES
2.What is Danny's mum wearing?
A HAT A BLOUSE TROUSERS A SCARF
3.What is Eric wearing?
A SWEATER TROUSERS JEANS SHOES
4.What is Danny's Aunt Rose wearing?
A PINK BLOUSE AN ORANGE SKIRT RED GLOVES PURPLE BOOTS
5.What is Ben wearing?
A WHITE SHIRT GREEN SHORTS A BLACK COAT
A BLUE CAP
EXERCISE3
Listen to two people talking about shopping for clothes,.
Video time: 01'57''
Choose the correct answer for the following 6 questions:
1.Who had a bad experience buying clothes online in the past?
ONLY LUCY ONLY KEVIN BOTH LUCY AND KEVIN
2.Who doesn't buy clothes online these days? ONLY LUCY ONLY KEVIN BOTH LUCY AND KEVIN
3.Who buys clothes at the mall? ONLY LUCY ONLY KEVIN BOTH LUCY AND KEVIN
4.Who prefers to buy expensive clothes? ONLY LUCY ONLY KEVIN BOTH LUCY AND KEVIN
5.Who buys clothes at the market? ONLY LUCY ONLY KEVIN BOTH LUCY AND KEVIN
6.Who likes collorful clothes? ONLY LUCY ONLY KEVIN BOTH LUCY AND KEVIN
EXERCISE4
Listen to Sarah talking about her flat.
Video time: 01'54''
Sarah's falt is in an old building. Sarah's flat is not cold.
Sarh's falt is on the ground floor. Sarah's balcony has a view of the sea. Sarah's buys fresh bread from the shop near her house. Sarah keeps her bike in a space opposite a toilet. Sarah's sofa is cheap and comfortable. Her kitchen is big and has a view of the sea. The bathroom is opposite the kitchen. Her living room is tider than her bedroom.
Say if the following 10 sentences are TRUE or FALSE:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
EXERCISE5
Watch the video about schools in Britain.
Video time: 02'42''
Choose the correct answer for the following 7 sentences:
1.Children arrive at school ... BY CAR BY BUS BY DIFFERENT MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
2.Children ... ARRIVE AT SCHOOL AT 9 O'CLOCK. ARE SOMETIME LATE FOR SCHOOL. SOMETIMES PLAY FOOTBALL BEFORE SCHOOOL STARTS.
3.In this school boys and girls ... WEAR THE SAME UNIFORM GO TO SEPARATE CLASSROOMS WEAR SIMILAR CLOTHES
4.Students ... KEEP THEIR BAGS IN LOCKERS. KEEP THEIR BOOKS IN THEIR SCHOOOL BAGS OR LOCKERS. USE LOCKERS FOR BOOKS AND CLOTHES.
5.The Principal is ... ANOTHER NAME FOR HEADTEACHER A SECRETARY AN IMPORTANT PLACE IN THE SCHOOL
6.All the schools in Britain ... STUDY THE SAME SUBJECTS HAVE COMPUTER ROOMS HAVE DIFFERENT CURRICULUMS FOR THE SAME SUBJECTS
7.The staff room is the place where ... STUDENTS MAKE NEW FRIENDS TEACHERS WORK TEACHERS RELAX
EXERCISE6
Listen to three people talking about sports and exercise.
Video time: 02'30''
Match the sentence to the person in the following 8 questions:
1.Who loves team sports? JAKE MINDY CARL
2.Who wants to get more exercise? JAKE MINDY CARL
3.Who is going to be in a sports competition soon? JAKE MINDY CARL
4.Who plays badminton twice a week? JAKE MINDY CARL
5.Who goes jogging around the village now? jAKE MINDY CARL
6.Who cycled a lot in the past, but not now? JAKE MINDY CARL
7.Who cycles these days? JAKE MINDY CARL
8.Who is the best volleyball player? JAKE MINDY CARL
EXERCISE7
What were you doing at the time of the murder?
Listen to a police officer interviewing Lucille Carrington about her husband's death.
Video time: 02'45''
Choose the correct answer for the following 8 sentences:
1.Someone killed James Carrington with ... A GUN A KNIFE POISON
2.Lucille was staying with her .......... Joanna at the time of his death. FRIEND AUNT DAUGHTER
3.On the afternoon of the 5th of June, Lucille was buying ... TEA MEDICINE CLOTHES
4.She spent that afternoon ... WITH JOANNA WITH JAMES ALONE
5.The neighbour. Mrs Box, saw a woman wearing a ... GREY HAT COAT LONG DRESS
6.According to Mrs Box, a man and a woman were ...... in the house. TALKING FIGHTING ARGUING
7.Lucille ... KNEW WHO JAMES' LOVER WAS. HAD SEEN JAMES WITH HIS LOVER ONCE. DIDN'T KNOW WHO JAMES' LOVER WAS.
8.Lucille thinks that James' lover killed him ... FOR MONEY. BECAUSE SHE WAS JEALOUS. BECAUSE SHE FOUND SOMETHING IN HIS POCKET.
Daniel and Kate both work from home.
Listen to their conversation. Video time: 02'10''
Say if the following 10 sentences are TRUE or FALSE:
Daniel has worked from home for longer than Kate. Kate started worked from home after her son was born. Kate used to be a teacher.
Kate's work writing a Geography book was very well paid. Daniel started working from home after losing his job.
Daniel doesn't enjoy working from home because it isn't sociable.
Daniel used to play badminton and cards with his colleagues. Daniel has recently made friends with a new colleague. Kate didn't use to socialise with colleagues because she was too tired.
Kate spends time with some friends from her art class.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. EXERCISE8
EXERCISE9
Listen to Robert talking about how his town has changed.
Video time: 02'12''
Choose the correct answer for the 8 sentences below:
1.Robert's home town Farley is ... IN THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND. ON THE COAST. CLOSE TO A RIVER.
2.When Robert was young ... THE FISHING INDUSTRY HAD ALREADY DECLINED. THE TOWN WAS AN IMPORTANT FISHING PORT. THE TOWN WAS AN IMPORTANT PORT FOR MANY PRODUCTS.
3.Who owns the small houses in the town now? PORT WORKERS AND FISHERMEN YOUNG BUSINESSPEOPLE SECOND HOMEOWNERS
4.For most of the year, Farley is ... BUSY EXPENSIVE QUIET
5.Robert says that the restaurants are now ... CLOSED MORE OFTEN MORE EXPENSIVE MORE CROWDED
6.Robert says that the river is now ... LESS POLLUTED MORE PEACEFUL DIRTIER
7.Robert says the houses are now ... LOOKED AFTER BETTER CLEANED LESS OFTEN BIGGER, WITH SMALLED GARDENS
8.Robert sometimes gets work as a ... CLEANER GARDENER FISHERMAN
EXERCISE10
Watch a video about English pubs.
Video time: 02'23''
Choose the correct answer for the 7 sentences below:
1.The Royal Standard of England is ... A BEER FACTORY IN NORTH LONDON. A VERY OLD PUB. THE FIRST PUB THAT OPENED IN ENGLAND.
2.The word "pub" ... COMES FROM LONDON. MEANS "PUBLIC HOUSE". MEANS "OLD HOUSE".
3.Pubs need a license ... TO SELL ALCOHOL. TO SHOW FOOTBALL ON TV. TO SELL DRINKS TO PEOPLE UNDER 18.
4.Which sentence is correct? "BITTER" IS RED BEER AND "GUINESS" IS BLACK BEER. "BLOND BEER" IS CALLED "LARGER" OR "ALE". "LARGER" IS RED BEER AND "STOUT" IS BLACK BEEER.
5.Drinks ... ARE THE SAME PRICE SITTING A TABLE OR STANDING AT THE BAR. ARE CHEAPER IN THE AFTERNOON. ARE MORE EXPENSIVE IF YOU SIT A A TABLE.
6.You can order food ... BUT YOU PAY FOR THE FOOD AND THE SERVICE. BUT IT IS SOMETIMES EXPENSIVE. IN MOST PUBS.
7.Smoking ... WAS RECENTLY PROHIBITED. IS ALLOWED OUTSIDE. IS ALLOWED IN SPECIAL ROOMS.
SOLUTIONS
EXERCISE1 1.BUSY 2.TRESCO 3.GARDEN 4.ST MARY'S 5.LESS THAN 100 6.TRESCO 7.THEY ARE SURPRISED WHEN THEY VISIT FOR THE FIRST TIME. EXERCISE2 A GREY SUIT / A PINK SHIRT A HAT / A SCARF A SWEATER / JEANS RED GLOVES / PURPLE BOOTS A WHITE SHIRT / A BLUE CAP 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. EXERCISE3 ONLY LUCY BOTH LUCY AND KEVIN ONLY KEVIN ONLY KEVIN ONLY LUCY ONLY LUCY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. EXERCISE4 1.FALSE 2.TRUE 3.FALSE 4.TRUE 5.FALSE 6.TRUE 7.FALSE 8.FALSE 9.FALSE 10.TRUE EXERCISE5 BY DIFFERENT MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION SOMETIMES PLAY FOTTBALL BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS WEAR THE SAME UNIFORM KEEP THEIR BOOKS IN THEIR SCHOOL BAGS OR LOCKERS. ANOTHER NAME OF HEADTEACHER. HAVE COMPUTER ROOMS. TEACHERS RELAX 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. EXERCISE6 1.MINDY 2.MINDY 3.CARL 4.JAKE 5.JAKE 6.CARL 7.JAKE 8.MINDY
EXERCISE7
1.a knife 2.a friend 3.tea 4.alone
EXERCISE8
5.coat 6.arguing 7.didn't know who James' lover was. 8.because she was jealous.
1.FALSE 2.FALSE 3.TRUE 4.FALSE 5.FALSE 6.TRUE 7.TRUE 8.FALSE 9.TRUE 10.TRUE
EXERCISE9
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
CLOSE TO A RIVER THE TOWN WAS AN INPORTANT FISHING PORT. SECOND HOMEOWNERS QUIET CLOSED MORE OFTEN LESS POLLUTED LOOKED AFTER BETTER CLEANER
EXERCISE10
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
a very old pub. means "pubic house". to sell alcohol. "Bitter" is red beer and "Guiness" is black beer. are the same price sitting at a table or standing at the bar. in most pubs. is allowed outside.