Practice Listening English Exercises for A1 – Work and study

A

Peter likes it, but Karen doesn’t.

B

1 P and K   2 K   3 K   4 P

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PETER   Ice Road Truckers is on this week. It’s a really great programme.

KAREN   Oh, I don’t like Ice Road Truckers at all. I think it’s a terrible programme. The truckers only drive their trucks for money. And people watch them because they want to see an accident, it’s really bad.

P   Oh no, I think it’s really good. I really like Ice Road Truckers and I always watch it. You know, a lot of people think it’s a man’s job to drive a truck, but there’s also a really interesting woman in the programme – her name’s Lisa Kelly.

K   What, is she a trucker?

P   Yes, she has a big truck and she drives it really well too. I like her – she’s always happy. You can see she loves her job.

A

1 ✓   2 ✓   4 ✓

B
•   part-time

•   15 hours a week

•   early in the morning or late at night

•   everywhere – on the bus, at work, at lunchtime, in the kitchen, in the bedroom

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JACK   Umm excuse me. Hi. Look, can I ask you a few questions about your study routine?

TANIA   Sorry?

J   Your study routine.

T   Umm … OK … but I’ve got to …

J   Great! So, first question, do you study full-time or part-time?

T   Part-time. I have a job – I’m a nurse – and I have a family. I’m really busy.

J   OK… and how many hours a week do you study?

T   Well, at the university … about five hours.

J   And at home?

T   I don’t know – maybe about ten hours.

J   Do you study in the morning or afternoon?

T   I usually study early in the morning or late at night.

J   When do you start studying each day?

T   Usually at half past eight or nine o’clock.

J   Do you finish studying very late?

T   Well, it changes every day.

J   Well, last night, for example.

T   Hmm … last night … at quarter past eleven.

J   Wow, that’s quite late! And where do you study?

T   Everywhere! On the bus, at work, at lunchtime, in the kitchen, in the bedroom – everywhere!

J   And in your free time?

T   Free time?!

J   What do you do in your free time?

T   I don’t have any free time!

•   about 40 hours a week

•   at about nine o’clock

•   mostly at the university library and sometimes at home

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JACK   Are you the only student at home?

TANIA   No, my daughter Ellie is a student too.

J   Can I ask about her …?

T   All right, but look, I really have to …

J   Thank you so much. So, Ellie is it?

T   Yes.

J   How many hours a week does she study?

T   She’s a full-time student, so she studies about 40 hours a week.

J   What time does she start each day?

T   I’m not sure. At about nine o’clock.

J   Where does she study?

T   Mostly at the university library and sometimes at home.

J   Does she study more before an exam?

T   Yes, I think so. Look, I really have no idea. I’m in a hurry …

I   must go. Goodbye!

J   Please just one more question. Maybe not.

1   How many hours a week do you study?

2   Do you study grammar or vocabulary?

3   When do you study?

4   Where do you study?

A

2   at work

B

1   small (tea), large (latte), one croissant

2   £3.60

3   milk

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DAN   What do you want?

LEO   Oh, thanks. I’d like a latte.

D   Can I have a tea and a latte, please?

SERVER   Certainly. Small or large?

D   A small tea and … ?

L   Large for me, please.

S   So, a large latte and a small tea?

D   Yes. And could I have a croissant as well, please? … So, we need to talk about the meeting on Wednesday.

L   Oh yes. Is it here or at their of ice?

D   At their of ice. Could we chat about it now?

L   Sorry, I have another meeting in five minutes.

D   OK, no problem. We can do it later. … How much is that?

S   £3.60.

D   Here you go.

S   Thanks.

L   So, this meeting on Wednesday …

D   Yeah. Oh! Could you pass the milk? Thanks. Annie!

ANNIE   Hi, Dan. Sorry to call you at work.

D   That’s OK. Don’t worry.

C

a    which course to do

D

1   T

2   F (Dan and Martina aren’t at home tonight.)

3   F (Annie’s free on Friday.)

4   T

E

a 1   b 3   c 4   d 2

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ANNIE   Hi, Dan. Sorry to call you at work.

DAN   That’s OK. Don’t worry.

A   But you see, I need … Well, I’d like some help.

D   Sure, no problem.

A   It’s about this online course I want to do. I’m not sure which one … I mean, I can’t decide.

D   So you want your big brother to help you …?

A   Yes, I do. Could I come to your place tonight?

D   Sorry, we’re not at home tonight.

A   Oh, that’s a pity.

D   But, look, come on Friday – for dinner.

A   Friday?

D   Yes.

A   For dinner?

D   Yes!

A   Lovely!

D   OK. See you then. Bye!

A   Bye!

D   My sister! Always asking me to do things for her. … Eugh! Too much sugar!

A

1 b   2 a   3 c

B

1 Could I have   2 I’d like   3 Can I phone

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CONVERSATION 1

A   Nurse!

B   Yes.

A   Could I have some water, please?

B   Sure, no problem. Here you are.

A   Thank you.

CONVERSATION 2

A   Yes?

B   I’d like a chicken sandwich, please.

A   Sorry, we don’t have chicken. We have cheese or egg.

B   Oh, OK. Hmm … a cheese sandwich, then.

CONVERSATION 3

A   Can I phone you this afternoon? I’m very busy just now.

B   Sure, no problem. Call me at about two?

A   Yes, that’s fine. Speak to you later.

B   OK, bye.

A

1   Mexico City; job

2   Riyadh; job

3   Warsaw; studies

B

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DANIELA My name is Daniela and I’m a police of icer in Mexico City – but just traffic police. I need to speak English because sometimes tourists ask me questions in English, for example, they ask me for directions or some tourist information. I like studying at this college. The timetable works well – we have a two-hour break in the middle of the day. I want to improve my listening. I find listening quite hard and it’s difficult to listen to something and make notes at the same time. So I need to do some extra listening practice.

SAID Hi. My name is Said and I’m a dentist in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Sometimes English-speaking people come to my work, so I need to speak good English. This college is very good – the lessons are very interesting and we do lots of different things in class. I want to stay here for a term – until December. Listening and speaking is OK for me, but I need to work hard at reading and writing. I’d like to read books in English – maybe even some books about my work.

JUSTYNA Hello, my name’s Justyna and I’m a photographer for a newspaper in Warsaw in Poland. In the future, I’d like to study at a university in the UK, so I need better English to do that. Our teacher, Kate, is great. She is very friendly and she helps us a lot in class. Only one thing worries me a bit: the marks I get in tests. I think my progress is OK and I can speak better, but I’m not very good at tests and exams. But maybe I need to study grammar a bit more too!

A

an extra month of English lessons for free

B

1   No, they can’t.

2   No, it isn’t.

3   from Kate or from reception

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KATE   Hi, everyone. Before we begin the lesson, I just want to tell you about this competition we’re having here at school. It’s really good because you can win an extra month of English lessons for free. That’s right – an extra month for nothing. So all you need is … Well, you need to be a student at this school – and you all are – and you need to complete this entry form by hand – you know, you can’t use a computer. But you also need to make sure that what you write on the entry form is correct – no mistakes! So if you want to enter, you can get an entry form from me or you can also get them from reception. It’s a really good competition – one more month of study. So are there any questions?