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Practice Listening English Exercises for A1 – Journeys

7 exercices

1. Exercise 1

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  • A. Listen to the conversations and number the places in the order you hear them. Two places are not in the conversations.
  • Internet café – newsstand
  • hotel – café – restaurant
  • drugstore – payphone 1) – ATM
  • B. Listen again and underline the correct alternative.
  • 1)
    The weather is cold/bad.
  • 2)
    The man’s phone is dead/broken
  • 3)
    The Internet café is/isn’t in the station.
  • 4)
    The restaurants are closed/expensive.
  • 5)
    The Charlotte Street Hotel is full/expensive

2. Exercise 2

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  • A. Listen to the conversation at a bus station and check (✓) the correct answer.
  • 1)
    She wants:
  • a) a one-way ticket
  • b) a round-trip ticket
  • c) two round-trip tickets
  • 2)
    She wants a ticket for:
  • a) today
  • b) tomorrow
  • c) today and tomorrow
  • 3)
    It costs:
  • a) €25
  • b) €29
  • c) €39
  • 4)
    It leaves at:
  • a) 2:30
  • b) 2:15
  • c) 3:30
  • 5)
    It arrives at:
  • a) 3:15
  • b) 4:15
  • c) 4:45

3. Exercise 3

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  • A. Listen and complete the conversation.
  • A: A ticket 1) Amsterdam, please.
  • B: 2) or round-trip ticket?
  • A: a round-trip, please.
  • B: Leaving today?
  • A: Yes.
  • B: When do you want to 3) back?
  • A: Tomorrow afternoon.
  • B: OK. That’s twenty-nine euros.
  • A: Sorry? How 4) ?
  • B: Twenty-nine euros.
  • A: What time’s the 5) bus?
  • B: There’s one at half past two.
  • A: Right. What time 6) it arrive in Amsterdam?
  • B: At quarter past four. Hers’ your ticket.
  • A: Thank you. 7) gate is it?
  • B: The bus 8) from gate twenty-four.

4. Exercise 4

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  • A. Listen to a student describe how people travel in his country and complete the table.
in a big cityin the countryside
1   by car1
22
33
4
5

5. Exercise 5

Audio
  • A. Listen and match conversations 1—5 with the places in the box. You do not need to use one of the places.
  • B. Listen again and underline the correct alternative.
café 1  –  drugstore  –  ATM  –  newsstandpayphone  –  Internet café
What’s the problem?What happens?
1The coffee isn’t hot/good.She gets a teal/another coffee.
2The store never has/doesn’t have the New York Times.He buys/doesn’t buy another paper.
3The ATM doesn’t have money/is broken.She/Salvatore has some money.
4Computer number three/five is broken.He goes to another computer/leaves.
5He’s cold/sick.He buys/doesn’t buy something for it.

6. Exercise 6

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  • A. Listen to three conversations. Which places a)—e) are the speakers in?
  • a) a bus
  • b) a subway train
  • c) a plane
  • d) a car
  • e) a taxi
  • Conversation 1:
  • Conversation 2:
  • Conversation 3:
  • B. Listen again and underline the correct alternatives.
  • Conversation 1
  • a) They want North/South
  • b) They’re from New York/New Zealand
  • c) They know/don’t know
  • Conversation 2
  • d) He wants a black coffee/coffee with milk
  • e) It’s 2:45/3:15 in Moscow.
  • f) It’s hot/not hot in Moscow.
  • Conversation 3
  • g) She wants to go to Summer Street/Old Street.
  • h) She is with two/three
  • i) The café is five/nine
  • C. Listen again and underline the correct alternatives.
  • 1)
    A: Do you want/have any bags?
  • B: Yes, these, but they’re fine/OK here.
  • 2)
    A: Yes, the Garden Hotel/Restaurant
  • B: Right, I like/know it.
  • 3)
    We’re on vacation here for two/three weeks.
  • 4)
    And do you read/know about the weather?
  • 5)
    Enjoy your drink/food
  • 6)
    Do you go downtown/to the town?
  • 7)
    That’s two fifty/sixty
  • 8)
    I don’t know/like the town.

7. Exercise 7

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  • A. Match jobs 1—3 with information A—C.
  • 1)
    train ticket office assistant
  • 2)
    tourist information assistant
  • 3)
    hotel receptionist
  • A Restaurant meal times
  • Breakfast: 1) to 2)
  • Lunch: 3) to 4)
  • Dinner: 5) to 6)
  • You’re welcome for coffee and desserts between meals!
  • B Tourist Information
  • Old town bus tour:
  • 7)
    , 1:30. 8)
  • Price: 9)
  • Summer theater in the park:
  • Monday: Concert at 10) p.m.
  • Price: 11)
  • Tuesday: Theater at 12) p.m.
  • Price: 13)
  • C TICKET
  • Round-trip ticket
  • New Jersey to Boston
  • Departure: 14) o’clock
  • Price: 15)
  • B. Listen to the conversations and complete the information in A—C.

C. Listen and complete the questions with two words.

1 Is …there a… café in the hotel?

2 …………………… the restaurant open for dinner?

3 What …………………… it leave?

4 How …………………… it cost?

5 …………………… the next train to Boston?

6 …………………… you want to come back?

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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