Practice Listening English Exercises for A2 – School can be fun!

1    1 in a forest

      2 sailing, swimming, cooking, visiting a museum, visiting an aquarium, canoeing, nature walk, disco

2    1 25th/25   2 8   3 drink   4 swimming   5 trousers

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You will hear a teacher telling students about a school trip.

Teacher:   OK everyone, please listen carefully. I want to tell you about the end-of-term school trip. This year we’re going to an activity centre called Tall Trees. It’s in the middle of a forest, and it’s really beautiful. Look it up online this evening! You can do all sorts of amazing activities there – sailing, swimming, cooking outside and lots of other things. We’re going on the 25th of July, next Friday, until Monday the 28th of July. Please remember you have to give me £200 by Monday the 21st of July.

On Friday, the bus leaves at 8.30. But everyone has to be at school at eight o’clock. Before we leave, Mr Peters has to check your names and put the suitcases into the bus.

Now, every year, students ask me ‘Do we have to wear our uniform on the journey?’ And the answer is, yes, you do! This is because on the way we are going to stop at a few places: first a museum, and then an aquarium.

You don’t have to bring anything to eat on the journey. We’re going to bring food for all of you. But don’t forget a drink, that’s important!

The next question is always – ‘What do I have to pack?’ Well, of course swimming things for all the activities on water, such as canoeing and sailing. And for the nature walks, trainers and old trousers. But don’t bring jeans – they’re not comfortable when they get wet. Oh and don’t forget the disco on the last night. You have to wear smart clothes!

OK, any more questions?

Ticked: get up early every day, go swimming, leave his phone at home, share a bedroom, help with the cleaning

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Leo:   Do I have to get up early every day?

Teacher:   Yes, of course.

Leo:   Do I have to go sailing?

Teacher:   No, you don’t have to. But try it. It’s fun.

Leo:   Do I have to go swimming?

Teacher:   Yes. Everybody has to do that.

Leo:   Do I have to go to the disco?

Teacher:   No, you don’t. You can stay in your room instead if you want to.

Leo:   Can I bring my phone with me?

Teacher:   No, you can’t. You have to leave your phone at home.

Leo:   Do I have to share a bedroom?

Teacher:   Yes, you do. There are six people in each room.

Leo:   And do I have to help with the cleaning?

Teacher:   Yes. You have to help clean the kitchen and the dining room.

Leo:   And do I have to do any school work?

Teacher:   No, of course you don’t have to do any school work! But you can if you want to.

1   1 B   2 E   3 C   4 D   5 A

2   1 600   2 three   3 photos   4 6 pm / 6 o’clock   5 Saturday

      6 games   7 dining room   8 cleaning   9 tennis

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Maya:   Hello, and welcome to my school. It’s called Hartland School and it has about 600 students.

Let me show you where I sleep first. I share this room with three other girls. We have to keep it really tidy, but we can put posters and photos of our family on the walls, so it feels a bit like home.

This is the library where we do our homework. We have to do homework here every night between six and eight o’clock. We have to work really hard at this school. We even have lessons on Saturday mornings. There are tests and exams all the time! But we have fun too.

This is our games room. It’s the best place in the school! We can’t use it during the day, but we can come here at weekends and in the evening to watch TV or play on the computer.

And here’s the dining room. Breakfast is at eight o’clock and lunch is at one o’clock. We have to arrive on time, or we don’t get any food! And we have to help with the cleaning after meals. Some of us clean the floors and others take the dishes to the kitchen.

And now, if we go outside, this is the sports field. This term we’re doing hockey, and next term we’re going to do tennis. Some people hate sport, but everyone has to do it. Well, that’s my school – hope you like it.

1 10.30   2 drinks   3 hat   4 aquarium   5 Thursday

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You will hear a teacher telling his class about a school trip.

Teacher:   Right class, I’m going to talk to you about the school trip next week, so please listen carefully. As you know, we’re going to Ireland. Ireland is a beautiful country and I’m sure you’re all going to have a brilliant time there. You need to get to the airport at eight o’clock in the morning, because our flight leaves at half past ten.

Lots of people have asked me, ‘Do we need to bring anything for the journey?’ and the answer is, yes, you do. The journey is quite long, so you should bring something to eat, like crisps or fruit. Oh, and don’t forget to bring drinks, too. Water or juice is better than cola.

Now, what clothes do you need to pack? You should bring comfortable clothes and trainers, as you’re going to do a lot of outdoor activities. It can be quite sunny at this time of year in Ireland, so please remember to bring a hat, too. You don’t need to bring your uniform, so please leave that at home.

Last week, we gave you a timetable of activities for the trip, but his has changed. Unfortunately, we can’t visit the museum on Saturday afternoon because it’s closed. We’re going to visit the aquarium instead. Remember, we return from Ireland on Tuesday. You don’t have to come to school on Wednesday because you’ll be tired, so I’ll see you all back here on Thursday.