Practice Listening English Exercises for B1 – What’s the number?

1 telephone message   2 shipment tracking form

3 online order form   4 mailing label

Audioscripts in B below

1 Phone No.: 824-555-2137

2 Order Number: 6014289

    Last Name: Conley

    Postal Code: 94126

3 Credit Card Number: 3486 2212 0396

    Expiration Date: March 17th

4 Address: 3290

   Postal Code: 90025

Audioscripts

1   [phone rings]

Jim:   Hi. Is Paula there?

Woman:   Sorry, she’s at school. Can I take a message?

Jim:   Yeah. This is Jim Robbins. Could you ask her to call me at work?

Woman:   Sure. Does Paula know your number?

Jim:   I’m not sure, but the number is eight-two-four, five-five-five, two-one-three-seven.

Woman:   Eight-two-four, five-five-five, two-one-three-seven. OK. I’ll tell her to call you.

Jim:   Thanks. Good-bye.

Woman:   Good-bye.

2   [phone rings]

Shipping clerk:   Packages Express. May I help you?

Conley:   Yes. Hi. I sent a package last Thursday, and I’d like to track my order.

Shipping clerk:   No problem. I can check your shipment on the computer for you. Do you have your order number?

Conley:   Sure. It’s six-oh-one, four-two-eight-nine.

Shipping clerk:   OK. And the last name on that order?

Conley:   It’s Conley. That’s C-O-N-L-E-Y.

Shipping clerk:   And where did you send the package to?

Conley:   San Francisco.

Shipping clerk:   Mm-hmm. And the postal code there is nine-four-one-two-six. Yes, it looks like the package arrived safely yesterday morning.

Conley:   That’s great. Thank you very much for your help.

3

Daughter:   Hey, Dad. What are you doing?

Tom:   Oh, I’m trying to order a CD on the Internet, but I’m having some trouble.

Daughter:   Here, let me help you. OK. The link for the order form is right here. Name … T-O-M. What kind of credit card are you using?

Tom:   VISTA.

Daughter:   OK, now I need your credit card number.

Tom:   It’s three-four-eight-six, two-two-one-two, oh-three-nine-six.

Daughter:   Let me double-check. It’s three-four-eight-six, two-two-one-two, oh-three-nine-six?

Tom:   Right.

Daughter:   And what’s the expiration date on your card?

Tom:   Expiration date? Let’s see. It’s March seventeenth of this year.

Daughter:   All right. You’re all set. Your CD should be here in about a week.

Tom:   Thanks a lot, honey.

4

Man:   Could you help me out for a minute, please? I want to mail a package, and I need help with the address label.

Shipping clerk:   Sure. Let’s see, you’re sending this to Mee Sun Park?

Man:   Yes.

Shipping clerk:   What’s her address?

Man:   Thirty-two ninety West One Hundred Forty-fifth Street in Los Angeles.

Shipping clerk:   Thirty-two nineteen West One Hundred Forty-fifth?

Man:   No, thirty-two ninety. Three-two-nine-zero.

Shipping clerk:   OK. I’ve got it. Do you know the postal code?

Man:   Postal code?

Shipping clerk:   That’s right. What’s the postal code?

Man:   Let me see… Oh, here it is: nine-oh-oh-two-five.

Shipping clerk:   Nine-oh-oh-two-five. OK, we’ll get it out today.

Man:   Thanks.

1 Mount Everest   2 the Nile

3 the Caspian Sea   4 Angel Falls

Audioscripts in B below

1 8,850 meters   2 6,695 kilometers

3 438,000 square kilometers   4 979 meters

Audioscripts

1

Molly:   Welcome to How Much Do You Know? Today’s topic is natural wonders. Let’s say hello to our three players: Lily from Ohio, Nate from Michigan, and Chris from Texas.

Lily, Nate, Chris:   Hello, Molly.

Molly:   OK, players, ready? Here’s the first question. Question number one: What is the world’s tallest mountain? Is it Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, or Mount Everest in Nepal? [buzzer] Yes, Lily!

Lily:   Umm, I think it’s Mount Kilimanjaro.

Molly:   Oh, I’m afraid not, Lily. [buzzer] Chris.

Chris:   Well, if it’s not Mount Kilimanjaro, it must be Mount Everest in Nepal!

Molly:   Uh, yeah. Good job, Chris. The tallest mountain in the world is Mount Everest. Are you ready to hear how high it is? It’s eight thousand eight hundred fifty meters high! Everest is the tallest mountain in the world at eight thousand eight hundred fifty meters.

2

Molly:   OK, here’s question number two: What is the world’s longest river? Is it the Amazon or the Nile? [buzzer] Nate?

Nate:   I think it’s the Amazon. It crosses most of South America, so it must be the longest.

Molly:   Nate, I’m sorry. The Amazon is the second longest river. The Amazon is six thousand four hundred kilometers long. The longest river, the Nile in Egypt, is a little longer than that. The Nile flows for six thousand six hundred ninety-five kilometers from central Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. So the Nile is the longest at six thousand six hundred ninety-five kilometers.

3

Molly:   OK, contestants, question number three: What is the world’s biggest lake? Is it the Caspian Sea, which is actually a lake, or Lake Superior in the U.S. and Canada? [buzzer] Chris!

Chris:   I’ll have to guess Lake Superior.

Molly:   Well, Chris, I’m sorry. The Caspian Sea is larger than Lake Superior, at approximately four hundred and thirty-eight thousand square kilometers. That’s four hundred and thirty-eight thousand square kilometers – five times the size of Lake Superior.

4

Molly:   OK, here’s the fourth and final question: What is the tallest waterfall in the world? Is it Niagara Falls in the U.S. and Canada, or Angel Falls in Venezuela? [buzzer] Yes, go ahead Lily.

Lily:   Well, um, I want to say Niagara Falls because it’s so famous – but … but I think it’s Angel Falls.

Molly:   That is correct! It’s Angel Falls in Venezuela with a height of nine hundred and seventy-nine meters. Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful waterfalls, but it’s not quite as tall as Angel Falls. Lily is today’s winner with one correct answer! Thanks to all of the contestants, and we’ll see you next time on…

1 c   2 c   3 b   4 a   5 c

Audioscripts

Pilot:   Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. This is your pilot speaking. Welcome to Mid-western Airlines flight twelve seventy-two to Los Angeles. We are currently flying at an altitude of seven thousand and twenty-five meters, and our current speed is seven hundred and fifty kilometers per hour. Please sit back and enjoy the flight. Our flight attendants will be serving lunch soon, and as soon as we reach our cruising altitude of ten thousand six hundred meters, we’ll turn off the fasten-seat-belt sign, and you’ll be able to get up and move around the cabin.

1 a   2 b   3 b   4 b   5 c

Audioscripts in B below

1 530

2 3,766

3 11,842

4 8,000

5 1723

Audioscripts

1   [phone rings]

Hotel clerk:   Front desk. May I help you?

Man:   Yes, I’m in room five-thirty. I was wondering if I could change my room. I’d like a better view.

Hotel clerk:   Certainly, sir. I have a nice room on the seventh floor with a view of the mountains.

Man:   That sounds great.

2

Man:   OK, see if you can guess this. What’s the longest river in the U.S.? Is it the Missouri, the Mississippi, or the Yukon?

Woman:   Hmm. The Mississippi is the most famous, but I think the Missouri is the longest.

Man:   Well, you’re right. The Missouri River is four thousand and eighty-eight kilometers long, and the Mississippi is there thousand, seven hundred and sixty-six kilometers long. The Yukon is much shorter.

3

Woman:   So, you’re from the state of Minnesota?

Man:   Yes, “The Land of Ten Thousand Lakes.”

Woman:   Oh? Are there really ten thousand lakes in Minnesota?

Man:   There are more. In fact, there are officially eleven thousand eight hundred and forty-two!

4

Man:   I think I’m ready. I’m going to Seoul, South Korea – on business.

Woman:   Seoul? How long does it take to get there?

Man:   It’s about eight thousand kilometers from Vancouver, so the flight takes around ten hours.

5   [on the phone]

Man:   OK. And to complete your order, where should we send the book?

Woman:   To seventeen twenty-three Highwood Drive. H-I-G-H-W-O-O-D.

Man:   And the postal code is …

Woman:   Two-two-one-oh-three. Um, about how long will it take for my book to get here?

Man:   About three days.

Woman:   That’s great. Thanks.