A1
Practice Listening English Exercises for A1 – People We Know
7 esercizi
1. Look at the pictures below. What words do you think describe each person?
- shy funny easygoing generous lazy
- talkative a little crazy at time smart
- serious sociable kind hardworking
2. Listening 1 People are talking about new friends. Listen and circle the word that describes each person.
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- 1)a serious
- b)funny
- 2)a shy
- b)talkative
- 3)a serious
- b)crazy
- 4)a smart
- b)not talkative
- 5)a serious
- b)sociable
- 6)a generous
- b)hardworking
3. Listening 2 Task 1 Are the people in each conversation similar or different? Listen and check (✓) the correct answer.
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- 1)◻ similar
- ◻ different
- 2)◻ similar
- ◻ different
- 3)◻ similar
- ◻ different
- 4)◻ similar
- ◻ different
- 5)◻ similar
- ◻ different
- 6)◻ similar
- ◻ different
4. Listen again. What do you think is true about each person? Circle the correct answer.
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- 1)a Mr. Grant is funny.
- b)Mrs. Grant loves to have fun.
- 2)a Neither brother likes studying.
- b)Both brothers go to school every day.
- 3)a Mr. Roberts doesn’t talk a lot.
- b)It’s difficult to talk to Mrs. Roberts.
- 4)a Wendy’s boyfriend is very serious all the time.
- b)Wendy loves to have fun.
- 5)a Both teachers are very easygoing.
- b)Both teachers just started teaching at the school.
- 6)a The wife finishes work earlier than her husband.
- b)The husband works as hard as the wife.
5. Listening 3 Task 1 Mary is telling Anna about people at her school. What does she like or not like about each person? Listen and check (✓) the correct answer.
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| Likes | Doesn’t like | |
| 1 personality | ◻ | ◻ |
| sense of humor | ◻ | ◻ |
| habits | ◻ | ◻ |
| Likes | Doesn’t like | |
| 2 personality | ◻ | ◻ |
| sense of humor | ◻ | ◻ |
| habits | ◻ | ◻ |
| Likes | Doesn’t like | |
| 3 personality | ◻ | ◻ |
| sense of humor | ◻ | ◻ |
| habits | ◻ | ◻ |
| Likes | Doesn’t like | |
| 4 personality | ◻ | ◻ |
| sense of humor | ◻ | ◻ |
| habits | ◻ | ◻ |
6. Listen again. Does Anna want to know each person? Check (✓) yes or no.
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- 1)◻ yes
- ◻ no
- 2)◻ yes
- ◻ no
- 3)◻ yes
- ◻ no
- 4)◻ yes
- ◻ no
7. Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words.
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- A: Hey Molly, have you met the new guy in our class? right next to me.
- B: No, I haven’t. What’s he like?
- A: He’s really outgoing. He and a lot.
- B: Really? He .
- A: Yeah, he is. And he’s funny. He tells jokes every day after class. He’s pretty cute, too.
- B: It you’re interested in him
- A: Well, I am. But he already has .
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