Practice Listening English Exercises for A2 – Memories

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2   first vacation without parents

3   first day at school

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1   thrilled, excited, heartbroken

2   excited, sad

3   excited, nervous, proud, happy

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Oh, gosh, yes, I definitely remember the first time I went out with a guy named Peter Young. I really liked him and told my friend, who told his friend, you know, so he called me. I knew of course, because his friend told my friend! I was so thrilled! When he called, we talked for an hour! We went to the movies the next day. I was really excited because I had been ready for this date for a long time. Unfortunately, it didn’t last. I think we went out just twice and then he went back to his old girlfriend. Can you believe it? I was heartbroken.

2

Let me think. Oh, yes. That was in 2002. I was 20. My parents wanted to go to the mountains because we usually did that, but my sister and I wanted to go to the beach with our friends. So we decided to have a separate vacation for the first time – it just happened. We were really excited about going on vacation with our friends, without our parents. But I remember getting on the bus and saying goodbye to my mom and suddenly I felt very sad, because, you know, it was the end of a stage of our lives. We weren’t little kids anymore. Yes, I think we all felt that.

3

I was very excited, yes, excited and a tiny bit nervous. I was six years old. I had been there many times with my brother and sisters, so I knew the place and was really ready for it. I loved my new uniform and felt very proud. In some ways I guess it was harder for my mom than for me – I was her last child at home. Apparently she cried, and I just ran into the classroom. I already knew a lot of the other kids, and I was happy to see them. Aaah. Well I …

1 c   2 d   3 e   4 a   5 f   6 b

A   Hey Sally, how are you?

B   Fine, except that something strange happened last night.

A   Really? What?

B   Well I went to bed around 11 o’clock. I brushed my teeth, combed my hair, and set the alarm clock as usual. I was getting ready for bed when I heard a sound outside the window. When I was lying in bed, I heard it again. So I got up and walked over to the window. I was looking outside into the yard when suddenly a face appeared. I screamed really loudly and shut my eyes. I was shaking with fear because I felt really scared! Anyway, after a few minutes I opened my eyes and looked outside the window again. There wasn’t anything there, so I decided to go back to bed. I was just falling asleep when I felt a cold wind in the room. I pulled the blankets up around me and put my head under them to keep warm. But it was no good … the room felt icy. Eventually, I fell asleep.

A   What happened?

B   I told my mom and she told me not to worry. We were laughing about it, when suddenly my mom said she felt really cold.

A   Wow, that’s strange …