A2
Practice Listening English Exercises for A2 – Hobbies and Pastimes
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1. Getting Ready Who would most enjoy these hobbies and pastimes? Check (✓) your answers and compare them with a partner. There may be more than one answer.
| Young child | Teenager | Adult | Retired person | |
| gardening | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| cooking | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| playing sports | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| hiking | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| collecting comic books | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| playing video games | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
| surfing the Internet | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ | ◻ |
2. Listening 1 People are talking about hobbies and pastimes. Listen and number the pictures.
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3. Listening 2 Task 1 Which activity does each person enjoy doing now? Listen and circle the correct answer.
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- 1)Zach
- a)playing basketball
- b)painting
- c)hiking
- 2)Erica
- a)collecting baseball cards
- b)collecting comic books
- c)gardening
- 3)Brian
- a)watching videos
- b hiking
- c playing video games
- 4)Evan
- a)collecting stamps
- b)collecting paintings
- c)collecting baseball cards
- 5)Danielle
- a)painting
- b)writing children’s books
- c)reading
- 6)Marcus
- a reading the newspaper
- b playing golf
- c reading books
4. Listen again. What does each speaker like best about his or her current hobby or pastime?
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| 1 Zach ……2 Erica ……3 Brian ……4 Evan ……5 Danielle ……6 Marcus …… | a the flowersb looking at his collectionc creating picturesd using bright colorse looking at the blue skyf making great friends |
5. Listening 3 Task 1 People are talking about their interests. Listen and check (✓) two suitable hobbies for each person.
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- 1)Steve
- ◻ surfing the Internet
- ◻ gardening
- ◻ bird watching
- ◻ hiking
- 2)Christine
- ◻ music
- ◻ bird watching
- ◻ gardening
- ◻ cooking
- 3)Joe
- ◻ sports
- ◻ hiking
- ◻ music
- ◻ surfing the Internet
- 4)Amy
- ◻ hiking
- ◻ reading
- ◻ sports
- ◻ surfing the Internet
6. Listen again. What is one activity each person likes doing? Circle the correct answer.
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- 1)a enjoying nature
- b hiking
- c)sitting in a cafe
- 2)a bird watching
- b visiting the countryside
- c)getting together with friends
- 3)a surfing the Internet
- b exercising
- c)playing the guitar
- 4)a learning something new
- b going to parties
- c)working out at the gym
7. Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words.
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- A: What do you do in your free time, Lara?
- B: I used to enjoy , but now I like and .
- A: Oh, not me! I enjoy collecting things. I collect cards.
- B: Do you do anything else?
- A: Yes, I really enjoy the Internet and listening to .
- B: Do you play any sports?
- A: I go and in the winter. How about you?
- B: I like summer sports. I enjoy and .
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