English Listening Exercises for B2 – The future

a

Nathan: work on his uncle’s farm

Suzie: help in her parents’ shop

Gary: nothing

Paula: spend two weeks at a tennis training school

Henry: work as a tourist guide in our town

b

Nathan: 1 hard work, 2 really ft

Suzie: 1 tiring, 2 have a break

Gary: 1 DVDs, 2 boring

Paula: 1 learn a lot, 2 new friends

Henry: 1 meet interesting people, 2 some money

Transcript

1   Molly

My name’s Molly. We’re going to go camping in France. I think it will be fun and we’ll see lots of interesting places.

2   Nathan

Hello. I’m Nathan. In the holidays, I’m going to work on my uncle’s farm. I think it will be hard work, but I’ll be really fit by the end of the holidays.

3   Suzie

Hi. I’m Suzie. I’m going to help in my parents’ shop. It will be tiring, but I don’t mind, because it means my parents will have a break.

4   Gary

I’m Gary and I’m not going to do anything, because I’ve just broken my leg. So I’ll probably watch lots of DVDs, and it will be really boring.

5   Paula

Hello. I’m Paula. I’m going to spend two weeks at a tennis training school. I think it will be great, because I know that I’ll learn a lot and I’ll make some new friends.

6   Henry

My name’s Henry. I’m going to be a tourist guide in our town. I’m sure it will be really good, because I’ll meet a lot of interesting people and I’ll make some money, too.

Asha      Are you still OK for tomorrow this evening – you know, our tennis game?

Vicky     No, I can’t make it now. I’m going to the dentist’s doctor’s. I’ve got toothache earache.

Asha      Ooh. That sounds painful bad. Well, can we make it another day?

Vicky     Yes. What about Saturday morning afternoon?

Asha      No, Saturday’s no good for me. I work at the hairdresser’s café on Saturdays.

Vicky     Oh, yes. I forgot. Well, is Sunday Friday any good?

Asha      Yes, that will be fine. About two six o’clock?

Vicky     OK, see you then in the park at the bus station. Bye.

a

1   c

2   a

3   Senior High School, College

4   the flag-raising ceremony, Graduation Day, the High School Prom

b

1 ✓   2 ✗   3 ✗   4 ✓   5 ✗   6 ✓   7 ✗   8 ✗   9 ✓   10 ✗

Transcript

Hi, my name’s Lisa. I’m twenty years old and I’m from Texas. I think the best time of my life was when I was at Senior High School. I really enjoyed it.

It was a normal school. We started at seven o’clock and we went home at half past two.

Every day began with the flag-raising ceremony. We all used to stand with our hands on our hearts while the flag was raised by one of the students. And we all pledged our loyalty to the USA.

One of the things that I really liked about the school was that it had a very strong sense of community. It was a small town, so we all knew each other – and that was great.

I used to play basketball for the school team. When we played against other schools, it was always a big event. The school band played and that was great, because I was in love with a really good-looking guy who played the saxophone in the band. His name was Matt. The cheerleaders danced, too. My best friend, Carolyn, was one of the cheerleaders. And, of course, all our parents came to watch.

At the end of Senior High, we had our graduation day. We were all there in our caps and gowns to receive our graduation certificates. Our parents were all very proud.

But the best thing was the High School Prom. My date was Matt – the guy from the band. And my friend Carolyn was the Prom Queen. It was a wonderful evening.

Ah, happy days! I’m at college now in Chicago. Life here is very different. It’s hundreds of miles from my home town, so I don’t see my parents very often, and all of my school friends are at colleges in other cities. And college isn’t free, so I have a part-time job in a restaurant to help pay for it. I’m enjoying my time here, but I’ll always have good memories of Senior High School. It really was the best time of my life!

2 hello   7 piano

3 10   8 this week

4 tomorrow morning   9 next Monday

5 this Thursday   10 1.30

6 4.30   11 2 August