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Practice Listening English Exercises for B1 – Apologies and Excuses

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1. Getting Ready Are these expressions used to apologies or responses? Check (✓) the correct answer.

ApologyResponse
1   I’m sorry.◻◻
2   That’s okay.◻◻
3   I didn’t mean to.◻◻
4   It won’t happen again.◻◻
5   Don’t worry about it.◻◻
6   How can I make it up to go?◻◻
7   It’s no problem.◻◻
8   That’s all right.◻◻

2. Listening 1 People are apologizing. What are they apologizing for? Listen and circle the correct answer.

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  • 1)
    a He hit her car.
  • b)
    He scratched her bicycle.
  • 2)
    a He forgot their date.
  • b)
    He forgot her birthday.
  • 3)
    a She left his CD at school.
  • b)
    She lost his CD.
  • 4)
    a He was late for their date.
  • b)
    He forgot their date.
  • 5)
    a She hit his car.
  • b)
    She tripped him.
  • 6)
    a She was late for their date.
  • b)
    She forgot their date.

3. Listening 2 Task 1 People are apologizing and making excuses. What are their excuses? Listen and check (✓) the correct picture.

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4. Listen again. Does each listener believe the excuse? Check (✓) the correct answer.

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YesNo
1◻◻
2◻◻
3◻◻
4◻◻

5. Listening 3 Task 1 People are explaining why they missed certain events. What event did each person miss? Circle the correct answer.

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  • 1)
    a his cousin’s party
  • b)
    his cousin’s wedding
  • c)
    his sister’s wedding
  • 2)
    a her class
  • b)
    work
  • c)
    a phone call
  • 3)
    a his sister’s soccer game
  • b)
    his soccer game
  • c)
    work
  • 4)
    a her first day of work
  • b)
    her job interview
  • c)
    a lunch date
  • 5)
    a his niece’s birthday
  • b)
    his sister’s party
  • c)
    his niece’s graduation
  • 6)
    a her history test
  • b)
    a movie
  • c)
    a birthday party

6. Listen again. Why did the people miss their events? Match the first half of each sentence on the left with the second half of the sentence on the right.

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1  He missed it because he ……2   She missed it because she ……3   He missed it because he ……4   She missed it because she ……5   He missed it because he ……6   She missed it because she ……a   had to work.b   got sick.c   broke her ankle.d   had to study.e   ran out of gas.f   couldn’t find it.

7. Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words.

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  • A: this afternoon? You were supposed to meet me for lunch.
  • B: I’m so sorry. I was at a doctor’s appointment. I thought I would be out of there by noon, but the appointment took a long time.
  • A: Oh, ?
  • B: I’m fine. It was just a check-up. Did you get the movie tickets for tonight?
  • A: No, I didn’t. I’m sorry. I couldn’t get online at home.
  • B: with your Internet connection?
  • A: I think so. Sometimes I can’t get a connection.

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