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Practice Listening English Exercises for A1 – Travel

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1. Exercise 1

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  • A. Listen to two conversations about holiday plans. Which Work Around the World holidays are Emily and Chloe interested in?
  • What are Work Around the World (WAW) holidays?
  • They’re holidays where you work for a few hours every day and you get your accommodation and food free.
  • Why go on a Work Around the World (WAW) holiday?
  • Because it’s fun, you help other people and you also make a lot of interesting new friends. Here are some examples of great Work Around the World holidays.
  • 1)
  • Summer work in a small hotel in the Åland Islands, Finland.
  • 2)
  • A Mexican family is looking for a young person to work in their home in Acapulco on the Pacific Coast.
  • 3)
  • Come and live in an artists’ village in the South Island of New Zealand.
  • B. Listen again to the two conversations. Answer the questions.
  • Conversation 1
  • 1)
    Why doesn’t Emily want to go to university?
  • 2)
    What does she like about the job she is interested in?
  • 3)
    Why doesn’t Zoe want her to go?
  • Conversation 2
  • 1)
    Why does Chloe want to leave her job?
  • 2)
    What does she like about the job she is interested in?
  • 3)
    Does Frank think it’s a good job for Chloe?

2. Exercise 2

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Audio 2
  • A. Listen and complete the conversation.
  • A I 1) (spend) six months travelling and working next year.
  • B Great. Where are you 2) (go)?
  • A I 3) (travel) around South Africa.
  • B What jobs 4) (do)?
  • A Cleaning, cooking, working in restaurants – things like that. I 5) (not do) anything too difficult.
  • B And what about after your trip?
  • A I 6) (look) for a job at home.
  • B. Six people talk about travelling and holidays. Listen and complete the sentences.
  • 1)
    I always my holidays carefully. I read about the place before I go there.
  • 2)
    I don’t want to abroad. It’s better to go on holiday in my own country.
  • 3)
    I never a hotel. I want to see my room before I decide to stay there.
  • 4)
    I usually my bags about an hour before I go on holiday. I hate doing it!
  • 5)
    After a week away I’m always happy to home and see my family again.
  • 6)
    When I’m on holiday I never plans. I just see what happens when I get there.

3. Exercise 3

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  • A. Listen to Troy and Cerys. Which things below does Troy like, and which does Cerys like?
  • big cities
  • noise
  • museums
  • cafés
  • dancing
  • the sea
  • sport
  • music
  • concerts
  • shopping
  • the countryside
  • beaches

4. Exercise 4

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  • A. Listen to Part 1 and answer the questions.
  • 1)
    Who has won a competition?
  • 2)
    Can Dan and Martina use the prize?
  • B. Listen to Part 1 again. Complete the email. Put a word or number in each gap.
  • Dear 1
  • Congratulations! You have won a weekend for 2 people in the city of 3. All your travel and hotel expenses are included in the prize.
  • You can only use your prize on the weekend of 4 5 July. Enjoy!

C. Who do you think Dan and Martina gave the prize to? Listen to Part 2 and check.

D. Listen to Part 2 again. Complete the guest information card.

Imperial Hotel

Welcome to the Imperial Hotel.

Your room number is 1_______.

Please join us for breakfast in the dining room from 2_______ to 3_______.

Your check out time is 4_______.

E. Listen to Part 3. Complete the information on city bus tours.

Bath City BUS TOURS

Leaves from 1__________

Buy tickets at 3__________

Pay by cash or 4__________

1 Did Dan and Martina tell Annie their plan?

2 Why do you think they did / didn’t?

5. Exercise 5

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  • A. Listen and complete the conversation between a guest and a hotel receptionist with sentences below.
  • RECEPTIONIST Hello, how can I help you?
  • GUEST Hello. I 1) .
  • RECEPTIONIST A double room? Your name, please?
  • GUEST Morton.
  • RECEPTIONIST Thank you. So, that’s two nights?
  • GUEST Yes. Is 2) ?
  • RECEPTIONIST Yes, it’s from 6:30 am until 9:30 am in the dining room.
  • GUEST Is 3) ?
  • RECEPTIONIST Yes, there is.
  • GUEST And what 4) ?
  • RECEPTIONIST It’s 11 o’clock on the day you leave.
1   I’ve got a reservation for a double room for two nights.2   Is there a car park?3   Is breakfast included?4   Is there wi-fi in the room?5   What time is check out?6   Is there a safe in the room?

6. Exercise 6

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  • A. Elliot tells Louise about a holiday he’s planned. Listen and underline the correct answers.
  • 1)
    Elliot booked his holiday online / at a travel agency
  • 2)
    He’s going to Stockholm for a weekend / week
  • 3)
    He’s going to stay in a 3-star / 4-star hotel.
  • 4)
    Elliot’s going to go in March / May
  • 5)
    Louise / Elliot has a friend called Karin in Stockholm.

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