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Practice Listening Business English Exercises for A2 – Travelling for work (2)

8 exercices

1. Exercise 1

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  • A. Listen to an interview with Events Manager. What things does she talk about for each category?
  • • The types of events she plans
  • • Important things to think about
  • • Important skills for an Events Manager
  • B. Listen again and decide if these sentences are true (T) or false (F). Correct the incorrect sentences.
  • 1)
    She helps people plan weddings.
  • 2)
    Most of her clients are businesses.
  • 3)
    In the first meeting, she never talks to clients about money.
  • 4)
    She says that planning a big event is like planning a circus.
  • 5)
    She believes that getting details right is very important.
  • 6)
    She says her job is to make her clients happy.

2. Exercise 2

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  • A. It’s Jakob’s first day in a new job. Laura, the HR Manager, is explaining the schedule. Listen and number Jakob’s tasks in the correct order (1–4).
  • • Set up his email account
  • • Go to the induction briefing
  • • Do the health and safety training
  • • Meet the team

3. Exercise 3

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  • A. Jakob is speaking to Sue, the IT Technician. Listen and tick (✓) the things Jakob is having problems with.
  • 1)
    his password
  • 2)
    his user name
  • 3)
    his email address
  • 4)
    the company phone number
  • 5)
    connecting to the company intranet
  • B. Listen again and answer the questions.
  • 1)
    What is Jakob’s user name?
  • 2)
    Why couldn’t Jakob log on to the intranet?
  • 3)
    How do you spell Jakob’s family name?
  • 4)
    What is Jakob’s extension number?

4. Exercise 4

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  • A. Junko is now planning a visit to Australia. Listen to her phone call with Sam from OzMusicNow. Complete Sam’s notes for the phone call.
  • 1)
    Arrival date?
  • 2)
    How many hotel rooms?
  • 3)
    After Sydney, visit Brisbane or Melbourne?
  • 4)
    Hotel choice in second city?
  • 5)
    Departure date?
  • B. Read Sam’s email to Junko. Correct the mistakes. Then listen again and check your answers.
  • Dear Junko,
  • Thanks for the call yesterday. I’m writing to confirm your travel arrangements for your Australia visit next month. Here’s the itinerary:
  • June 1 Osaka–Sydney flight
  • Hotel: Sydney Downtown (2 nights, 2 rooms)
  • June 2 Morning: Meet OzMusicNow in Sydney offices
  • Afternoon–evening: Visit Sydney music venues
  • June 3 Morning: Sydney–Brisbane flight
  • Afternoon–evening: Visit Brisbane music venues
  • Hotel: Brisbane town centre hotel
  • June 4 Brisbane–Sydney–Osaka flight
  • Let me know if you have any questions or comments. We can help you arrange the bookings, if necessary.
  • Best regards,
  • Sam

C. As she flies to Australia, Junko is connected to the wi-fi on the plane, so she can send voice messages. Listen to her exchange with Sam and answer the questions.

1 What is the problem?

3 What is Sam going to do?

5. Exercise 5

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  • A. Match 1-10 with a-j to complete the sentences and questions from a conversation between Elena and Ahmed from the IT department. Listen and check.
  • 1) I’m having problems with
  • 2) I don’t know how
  • 3) You need to do
  • 4) Can you try going
  • 5) I can’t
  • 6) I’m having trouble
  • 7) Try
  • 8) I need to get a new
  • 9) How do I set up
  • 10) I’ll do that
  • a)
    a new email account?
  • b)
    access the intranet.
  • c)
    your new password.
  • d)
    my new laptop.
  • e)
    for you.
  • f)
    to Print Settings.
  • g)
    email address.
  • h)
    to Setting again?
  • i)
    to connect to the network printer.
  • j)
    connecting to the internet.
  • B. Look at the sentences in Exercise A again. Mark them ‘E’ if they are explaining a problem or ‘S’ if they are solving a problem.

6. Test

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  • 1)
    Listen to the speakers and choose the correct response a, b or c.
  • 1)
    a b c
  • 2)
    a b c
  • 3)
    a b c
  • 4)
    a b c
  • 5)
    a b c

7. You will hear eight short recordings twice. For questions 1–8 choose the correct answer.

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  • 2)
    You will hear eight short recordings twice. For questions 1–8 choose the correct answer.
  • 1)
    How is the man travelling to his meeting?
  • 2)
    What time does the man’s flight leave?
  • a)
    8.30
  • b 3.15
  • c)
    5.40
  • 3)
    What did the woman think about the induction?
  • a)
    It was difficult.
  • b It was fun.
  • c)
    It was interesting.
  • 4)
    What problem does Adam have?
  • a)
    He can’t access his email account.
  • b He can’t find login details.
  • c)
    He can’t connect to the internet.
  • 5)
    Where does the woman want to stay?
  • a)
    at a friend’s house
  • b)
    in a rented apartment
  • c)
    in a business hotel
  • 6)
    What is Preeya’s job?
  • a)
    to plan the event
  • b)
    to organise the budget
  • c)
    to manage the staff
  • 7)
    What does the man do in his free time?
  • 8)
    What does the man want from the hotel?
  • a)
    a table for work
  • b)
    parking facilities
  • c)
    meals included
Travelling for work test 1
Travelling for work test 2

8. Listen to a businesswoman and a travel agent arranging a flight. Fill in the information in the numbered space using a word, number or letters.

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  • 3)
    Listen to a businesswoman and a travel agent arranging a flight. Fill in the information in the numbered space using a word, number or letters.
  • AirPro Ltd
  • Flight booking details
  • Customer name: (1) ) Sabine
  • Departure city: (2) )
  • Arrival city: (3) )
  • Departure date: (4) )
  • Flight number: (5) )
  • Departure time: (6) )
  • Company name: (7) )

Comment Pratiquer

  1. 1Lisez chaque question attentivement
  2. 2Écrivez votre réponse ou sélectionnez l'option correcte
  3. 3Cliquez sur 'Afficher la Réponse' pour vérifier votre travail
  4. 4Examinez les erreurs et essayez des exercices similaires
  5. 5Passez à l'exercice suivant lorsque vous êtes prêt

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