Practice Listening English Exercises for A1 – Prices

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1 $55   2 $1,899   3 $36.95

4 $26.95   5 $14.25   6 $125

Transcript

1

A:   Can I help you?

B:   Yes, how much are these shoes?

A:   They’re on sale, Let’s see… They’re $55.

B:   Uh-huh.

A:   Do you want to try them on?

B:   No, thanks.

2

A:   How much is this computer?

B:   It’s on sale for $1,899.

A:   $1,899!

B:   Do you want to buy it?

A:   That’s okay. I’m just looking.

3

A:   This tie isn’t bad. How much is it?

B:   It’s $35.95.

A:   $36.95. Well, maybe I don’t really need a tie. Thanks, anyway.

4

A:   These shorts are nice, aren’t they?

B:   Yes, and they’re only $26.95. Do you want to take them?

A:   Yeah, I think I will.

5

A:   How much are these earrings?

B:   They’re only $14.25.

A:   They’re nice. I’ll take them.

B:   Okay.

6

A:   That camera looks interesting. How much is it?

B:   It’s on sale. It was $145, but now it’s only $125.

A:   Hmm. Well, I’ll think about it.

1   Total: $7.50, Change: $12.50

2   Total: $27.90, Change: $2.10

3   Total: $9.65, Change: $10.35

4   Total: $12.15, Change: $7.85

5   Total: $12.49, Change: $7.51

6   Total: $18.25, Change: $7.75

1   soup, shampoo

2   DVD, batteries

3   newspapers, magazines

4   T-shirt, socks

5   chocolates, cookies

6   magazines, book

Transcript

1

Let’s see. Soup. That’s two for a dollar. And a bottle of shampoo – $6.50. So that comes to $7.50 and your change is $12.50.

2

Okay, now – let me see what you’ve got. The DVD- a good one, one of my favorite movies – is $22.95, and the batteries are on sale for $4.95. So, let me see… That comes to $27.90. So here’s your change, two dollars and ten cents.

3

Yes, can I help you? Okay. Let’s see. The newspapers are $1.50, and the magazines will cost another… $8.15. Yes, so that’s, let me see, $9.65, right? Here’s your change, $10.35.

4

So you’re taking the T-shirt – nice choice. The color looks good on you. Okay, that’s $8.95, then the socks. They’re another $3.20, so that’s $12.5, and here’s your change, $7.85.

5

Mmm, I like chocolates, too. Okay, that’s $9.50 for the chocolates. And chocolate chip cookies, too. Mmm. You really do like chocolate. The cookies are $2.99. So that’s $12.49. And here’s your change, $7.51.

6

Is this all? Okay. Let’s see. Now the magazines are $6.25. And you’re taking the book? That’s $12.00. So that comes to $18.25 altogether. And here’s your change. That’s a dollar seventy-five.

1   Cheaper in the U.S.

2   Cheaper in their country

3   Cheaper in the U.S

4   Cheaper in the U.S

5   Cheaper in the U.S

6   Cheaper in their country

1 False   2 True   3 True

4 True   5 False   6 False

Transcript

1

I could never buy a car at home because we pay a very high tax on cars. Only rich people can really afford to buy a car at home. Here in the U.S., I drive a nice new car and I can easily afford it. You don’t have to be rich to own a car, which is great.

2

At home it only costs about $300 a month to rent a nice apartment. That’s what I used to pay for a four-room apartment in a good neighborhood. Here in the U.S., I pay more than twice that for a much smaller apartment, and it’s not in a very nice neighborhood.

3

I bought a lot of clothes in my country before I moved to the U.S. because everyone told me how expensive American clothing is. I was kind of surprised that I could get nice clothes here for very reasonable prices. In fact, it costs me less for clothes here than it used to cost me at home.

4

In my country, not a lot of people travel by plane because it costs more than most people can afford. But the U.S. is such a big country and the population is large, so you have a lot of people traveling by plane. That’s what keeps the prices down. That means I can afford to fly here and I do it all the time. I couldn’t do that at home.

5

Most people send their children to private schools at home because the public schools are not very good. You have to pay a lot to do that, so it’s a big expense for many people. Public schools are better in the U.S., and they’re free, so most people here send their children to public schools.

6

Here in the U.S. you need to have health insurance because it costs a lot to see a doctor or to enter a hospital. At home, you don’t have to pay much to see a doctor or go to a hospital because most of the clinics and hospitals are run by the government.

A:   Excuse me. I need a new computer. What’s the price range for your laptops?

B:   Well, our lowest-priced laptop is only three hundred twenty-nine ninety-nine. Our highest-priced model costs two thousand one hundred ninety nine ninety nine.

A:   That’s expensive! Can you tell me about the low-priced one?

B:   Well, it’s fine for basic use, if you don’t play games much.

A:   Well, I am a big gamer, but I don’t want to spend over a thousand dollars, though.

B:   This model has a lot of power, and it only costs seven hundred ninety nine dollars. It’s very popular.

A:   Hmm, let me take a look.