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B1

English Listening Exercises for B1 – Eating out

10 esercizi

1. Complete the labels for the pictures with the words below. There are three extra words.

  • curry pie pudding risotto salad sandwich soup stew stir-fry
Exercise image 1
  • 1)
    • Exercise image 2
  • 2)
    egg
    • Exercise image 3
  • 3)
    prawn
    • Exercise image 4
  • 4)
    cherry
    • Exercise image 5
  • 5)
    vegetable
    • Exercise image 6
  • 6)
    chicken

    • 2. Think about dishes which are popular in your country. Write down:

    • two types of curry or stew.
    • ,
    • two types of salad or sandwich.
    • ,
    • two types of soup or pie.
    • ,

    Listening Strategy

    In a listening task, you sometimes need to identify the context of a conversation. The context is implied, not started, so you have to listen for clues. The information you need may be:

    a when the conversation is taking place.

    b where it is taking place.

    c why the conversation is taking place.

    3. Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen and circle the correct answer.

    Audio
    • a)
      shortly after / before dinner
    • b)
      inside / outside a restaurant
    • c)
      They might have the wrong day / restaurant
    • d)
      a woman and her father / son

    4. Listen to two short dialogues. Read the questions about context and circle the correct answers.

    Audio
    • Dialogue 1
    • 1)
      Who is the woman talking to?
    • a)
      a waiter
    • b)
      the man she’s having dinner with
    • c)
      a man at the next table
    • 2)
      Why is the woman unhappy with her food?
    • a)
      It isn’t what she ordered.
    • b)
      It doesn’t look very tasty.
    • c)
      She can’t eat it.
    • Dialogue 2
    • 3)
      Where is the conversation taking place?
    • a)
      at home
    • b)
      in a restaurant
    • c)
      in the town centre
    • 4)
      What time is it, approximately?
    • a)
      7) p.m.
    • b)
      9 p.m.
    • c)
      11) p.m.

    5. Complete the useful phrases with the words below.

    • bit nothing pretty real up world
    • 1)
      a special
    • 2)
      a let-down
    • 3)
      special
    • 4)
      average
    • 5)
      not to standard
    • 6)
      out of this

    6. Listen to a dialogue between two friends. Check your answers to exercise 5.

    Audio

    7. Listen again. For each questions, write the correct speaker: Tom (T) or Zoë (Z).

    Audio
    • Which person
    • 1)
      is planning to book a restaurant?
    • 2)
      can’t remember last year’s meal?
    • 3)
      always checks online reviews for restaurants?
    • 4)
      recommended an Italian restaurant?
    • 5)
      is going to ask about a special diet?

    Extra exercises

    8. Read the Strategy. Then underline the key words in statements 1-3.

    Strategy

    Read the statements carefully before you listen, paying close attention to key words in order to predict what you are going to hear. Think about who might be speaking, and what feeling or idea they might be expressing.

    • 1)
      Jim’s grandparents were ambitious for their children.
    • 2)
      Jim’s grandparents both attended university.
    • 3)
      Jim’s mother disappointed her parents.

    9. Read the extract from a recording. Are the statements in exercise 1 true (T) or false (F)?

    • Jim
    • My mum’s parents wanted a different life for their children. My grandparents didn’t finish school, but they worked very hard so my mum could go to university. I’m not sure my mum really wanted to be a lawyer, but she knew it would thrill her parents, so she just got on with it.

    10. Listen to two young people talking about their family history. You will hear the recording twice. Are the statements true (T) or false (F)?

    Audio
    • 1)
      Lila has no memory of moving to the UK.
    • 2)
      Lila’s mother made the decision to move to the UK.
    • 3)
      Most of Tim’s family came to the UK from Norway.
    • 4)
      Tim’s father grew up in the countryside.
    • 5)
      Tim admires his father’s achievements.

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