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Practice Listening Business English Exercises for A2 – Describing your job and contacts

5 ejercicios

1. Exercise 1

Audio
  • 1)
    Listen to Simon Faubert talk about his job and answer questions 1-4.
  • 1)
    What’s Simon’s main job?
  • 2)
    Which department does he work in?
  • 3)
    Who does he work with?
  • 4)
    What is his main problem at work?
  • 2)
    Complete the sentences about Simon Faubert. Then listen again and check your answers.
  • 1)
    I work for a company that software.
  • 2)
    They use our software to the cost of making a in different countries.
  • 3)
    Then they choose the with the best price.
  • 4)
    My company only 12 people.
  • 5)
    I the courses.

2. Exercise 2

Audio
  • 1)
    Listen to three conversations. Write the answer to the question for each conversation.
  • Conversation 1 What do you do?
  • Conversation 2 What are you doing these days?
  • Conversation 3 What are you doing?

3. Exercise 3

Audio
  • 1)
    Listen to two conversations and answer the questions.
  • Conversation 1:
  • 1)
    What’s Nadira trying to do?
  • 2)
    What’s her log-in?
  • 3)
    What’s the problem?
  • Conversation 2:
  • 1) What’s Johann doing this week?
  • 2) Who with?
  • 3) Who’s going for lunch?
  • 2)
    Complete Conversation 1 with the present continuous form of the verbs from the list. Then listen again and check.
  • have speak try accept work
  • A Who (1) ) I to?
  • B Sorry, this is Nadira. I (2) ) to access my customer files, but the computer (3) ) my log-in.
  • AThere’s a problem with the server.
  • B (4) ) somebody on it at the moment?
  • A Yes, I am. But it’s not easy, because I’m on my own here. Everybody else (5) ) lunch.
  • 3)
    Make sentences from the prompts using the present continuous or present simple. Then listen to Conversation 2 again and check.
  • Example: A Are you staying here all week?
  • A You / stay / here all week?
  • B Yes / I / give / training course.
  • A Who / train / this time?
  • B Group / six people. They / all work / telesales.
  • A I / know / Sonya / her team. It / go / well?
  • B Yes / they / make / good progress. You / work / with / telesales team?
  • A No / we / have / lunch / from time to time.
  • B I / go / restaurant / them / now. You / want / come?
  • A Sorry / I / always / go / to the gym / Wednesdays.

4. Exercise 4

Audio 1
Audio 2
  • 1)
    Look at the post-it. Listen and complete the missing numbers.
  • Hans-Peter,
  • Can you call Myra Tully on 01865 556767
  • Or if not, on her mobile:
  • (code for UK )
  • 2)
    Listen to two more conversations and write the names.

5. Exercise 5

Audio
  • 1)
    Listen and match the two conversations to the situations.
  • a)
    Somebody calls and asks to speak to your colleague who isn’t there.
  • b Somebody calls trying to sell you something.
  • 2)
    Match sentences 1-5 with responses a-e. Then listen to Conversation 1 again to check.
  • 1)
    Is Mrs Ackers there, please?
  • 2)
    Who’s calling, please?
  • 3)
    What can I do for you?
  • 4)
    Can I call you back tomorrow?
  • 5)
    Thanks for calling.
  • a)
    This is Simon Ilago from AOS.
  • b)
    I’m calling to offer you a special price on printers.
  • c)
    Speaking.
  • d)
    You’re welcome. Goodbye.
  • e)
    Sorry, but I’m out of the office tomorrow.

Cómo Practicar

  1. 1Lee cada pregunta cuidadosamente
  2. 2Escribe tu respuesta o selecciona la opción correcta
  3. 3Haz clic en 'Mostrar Respuesta' para verificar tu trabajo
  4. 4Revisa cualquier error e intenta ejercicios similares
  5. 5Pasa al siguiente ejercicio cuando estés listo