Practice Listening English Exercises for A2 – Clothes and fashion

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Henry:   It’s a really good idea to make clothes out of newspapers and magazines because you’ve got something to read when you‘re bored.

Molly:   It’s a really good idea to make jewellery out of chocolate because you’ve got something to eat when you‘re hungry.

Lauren:   It’s a really good idea to make clothes out of money because you’ve got something to spend when you need it.

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Henry:   Hi, my name’s Henry, and I’ve got this excellent idea. What have most people got lots of in their homes? Newspapers and magazines! Well, we have anyway. My dad wanted to throw them away, but I stopped him. I cut them up and made a jacket. It looks really great. I even have something to read when I’m bored.

Molly:   Hello, my name’s Molly and I know my idea’s brilliant. It just is! There’s something I love eating, and one day, I thought, hey yes, I can make jewellery from it, so I did. I made a really pretty little necklace and everyone liked it. But I didn’t think about the weather. It was a really hot day, and it started to get soft … so I ate the necklace. Oh, I didn’t say. The necklace was made of … chocolate, of course!

Lauren:   Hi, I’m Lauren. My idea is just so clever. It’s clothes made of money. Yes, money! Notes are best because they’re light and quite big. I made some shorts from notes, and they looked really cool. But I was out with my friends, and we didn’t have enough money for the cinema, so I used some from my shorts. It was really funny.

1   She doesn’t know what to make for the School Family Day.

2   1 Saturday   2 children   3 pasta / macaroni

     4 yellow, T-shirts   5 mum

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Julie:   Dad, I really need some help.

Dad:   What’s the matter, Julie?

Julie:   Well, we’ve got to make things to sell at the School Family Day.

Dad:   What’s the School Family Day?

Julie:   Well, it’s next Saturday. We all go to school with our families and there are games. This year all the students have to make or bring something to sell as well.

Dad:   Why are you selling things?

Julie:   We want to send money to help children in poor countries.

Dad:   That’s good! So, what’s the problem?

Julie:   I don’t know what to make. Can you help me?

Dad:   Of course! Hmm, I know! You can make necklaces.

Julie:   How?

Dad:   With macaroni pasta. You can paint the pasta different colours and put them on a string to make a necklace.

Julie:   That’s a good idea! I can make necklaces. But I want to take more things.

Dad:   OK, well … I’ve got another idea. You can take some of the clothes that you don’t wear anymore.

Julie:   Oh yes, my yellow dress is too small and I have some T-shirts from when I was nine years old. They’re very nice but I can’t wear them now.

Dad:   You can ask your mum – she’ll help you find some clothes and it’s good to recycle.

Julie:   Yes, maybe she’s got some clothes she doesn’t want as well.

Dad:   I can give you some of mine too! And I want to go with you on Saturday.

Julie:   Great! Thanks, Dad.