English Listening Exercises for A1 – Holidays

2 swimming pool   3 cinema   4 animals   5 five

6 thirteen   7 eleven

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Pia   My birthday was last Saturday. In the morning, I was at the swimming pool with my friends, but it was raining, so that wasn’t fun. Later, we were at the cinema. The film was about animals. It was great! I was at home at quarter past five and there was a party. There were thirteen people there. There was a cake and presents for me. I was very happy.

I was in bed at half past eleven. It was a great day!

a

2 (my) grandma   3 a DVD   4 computer games

5 Spanish   6 bus ticket   7 red suitcase

b

2   He didn’t visit his friend. He visited his grandma.

3   He didn’t watch football (at Simon’s house). He watched a DVD.

4   He didn’t play tennis (with Ian). He played computer games (with Ian).

5   He didn’t try to learn (more) French words. He tried to learn (more) Spanish words.

6   He didn’t collect his train ticket. He collected his bus ticket.

7   He didn’t pack his black suitcase. He packed his red suitcase.

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Jude   Last week was very busy. On Monday, I practised the guitar. I practised all evening. On Tuesday, it was my grandma’s birthday. I went to visit her after school. On Wednesday, I needed a rest. I watched a DVD at Simon’s house. It was very good.

On Thursday, I didn’t want to go out. I played computer games with my brother Ian. On Friday, I studied. I tried to learn more Spanish words. I love Spanish. I can speak it quite well. On Saturday, I collected my bus ticket for the school trip. I walked to the town because it was a nice day.

On Sunday, I packed my red suitcase for the trip. I packed lots of clothes. Now it’s Monday morning and I’m at school waiting for the bus.

1 d   2 e   3 a   4 c   5 b

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Maria   We went to the seaside on holiday. My brother, Casey, wanted to buy a drink. My mum, dad and I got onto the train. The train started moving and Casey wasn’t on it. He missed it! Dad got off at the first station and went back for him.

2

Johnny   My name’s Johnny. I was at a theme park with my friends. We had a great time, but, at the end of the day, I wanted to take a photo of my friends. I took my camera out of my bag and dropped it on the ground. It broke.

3

Amanda   I went on a school trip. It was great, but the food wasn’t! We arrived on Saturday and had dinner. On Sunday, my friend Tom felt really ill. Our teacher phoned for a doctor. We didn’t eat dinner there again!

4

Alan   My sister, Tracey, loves shopping. We were on holiday and she wanted to buy a T-shirt. She looked for her money. It wasn’t there. She lost it. She lost £20. She was very sad.

5

Nelly   We didn’t go on holiday. We stayed at home. My sister Liz and I went for a ride on our bikes. Liz fell off her bike and broke her leg. She was in bed for three weeks.

2 Monday   3 neighbour   4 beach   5 tent   6 hot

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Dear Helen,

We are on holiday in Croatia. We arrived on Monday at ten o’clock in the evening. I was very tired and sad because Sandy, my dog, wasn’t with me. We left Sandy with our neighbour, Mr Jackson. Then we drove our car to the airport and took a plane. We are staying at a campsite right next to the beach. There’s a picture of it in this email.

At night, we sleep in a tent! I like it but mum and dad don’t! The weather is good – sunny and hot. We go swimming every day. I brought my camera with me, so I can show you some photos when I come home.

Bye!

Love from Lucy

2 Y   3 Y   4 Y   5 N   6 N   7 N   8 Y

2   He stayed in a hotel.

3   He liked the food.

4   He went to the beach.

5   He didn’t break his camera.

6   He didn’t lose his money.

7   He didn’t write postcards.

8   He enjoyed his holiday.

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Adrian   Last year, I went on holiday to Spain. I went with my mum and dad and my sister. We didn’t go by plane. We took the boat to France and drove to Spain. The journey took three days. We stayed in a nice hotel in Spain. I liked the hotel and I loved the food. I ate a lot. The weather was good and we went to the beach every day. The sea was very warm.

I didn’t take any photos. I forgot to pack my camera. It was in my bedroom in England. I bought some nice things. Now I haven’t got any money. My mum and dad wrote postcards to all their friends. I didn’t write any postcards. I sent emails to my friends. I really enjoyed Spain. I had a great time.