Eating in the wild!: A1 Listening Exercise with Audio

5 A1 Listening exercises on “Eating in the wild!”, with answers. Complete each task and check it straight away. Free, no account needed.

SkillListening
LevelA1 Beginner
Exercises5
Gaps9
Topic3 of 112

Before you start. 5 exercises · 3 audio tracks · 3:18. Play each track, answer as you listen, then check your answers.

Exercise 1. Read the text about wild foraging. Choose the correct option (a-c) for sentences 1-3.

3 gaps
  • What are wild foragers? They are people who look for food in the countryside. They do this because the food is free, and it is fresh and healthy. Wild foragers believe that rich countries grow too much food – and that isn’t good for the environment. There is already a lot of wild food in the countryside. You can find lots of mushrooms, leaves, grasses, fruit, vegetables, seeds, herbs and nuts in different seasons. So why do we buy food, when we can find food for free?
  • 1
    A wild forager is someone who looks for in the countryside.
  • a)
    wild animals    b things to eat    c plants
  • 2
    Wild foragers believe that wild foraging is
  • a)
    healthy    b difficult    c bad for the environment
  • 3
    Wild foragers think that rich countries too much food.
  • a)
    buy    b grow    c eat

0 of 3 answered

Exercise 2. Read the Listening Strategy. Find the stressed ‘content words’ in these sentences. Then listen, check and repeat.

Audio
Audio

Listening Strategy

Unstressed words can be difficult to catch in natural speech. Being able to recognise the unstressed form of words will help you to understand them when you hear them.

  • 1
    Steve is in the bathroom.
  • 2
    Where is the milk?
  • 3
    When’s your birthday?
  • 4
    Give me a sandwich.
  • 5
    Go to bed!
  • 6
    Kate can ride a bike.

Exercise 3. Listen and complete the sentences. Are the words you wrote stressed or unstressed?

Audio · 6 gaps
Audio
  • 1
    Liam swim.
  • 2
    Put on the table.
  • 3
    Where’s salt?
  • 4
    That’s apple.
  • 5
    Juan’s Spain.
  • 6
    Here’s water.

0 of 6 answered

Exercise 4. Listen to an interview with a wild forager. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

Audio
Audio
  • 1
    Stacey studies and collects wild plants that are safe to eat.
  • 2
    Stacey goes foraging once a month.
  • 3
    Stacey never buys food in a supermarket.
  • 4
    There are some places that you can’t collect food from.
  • 5
    A lot of Stacey’s visitors don’t enjoy her cooking.

Exercise 5. Find the stressed words in these sentences.

  • 1
    I go with my friends and we look for food.
  • (Find four words.)
  • 2
    And it isn’t good for the environment.
  • (Find two words.)
  • 3
    How often do you collect this kind of food?
  • (Find four words.)
  • 4
    It’s tasty, it’s goof for you and it’s free!
  • (Find four words.)

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How to Practice

  1. 1Read each question carefully
  2. 2Write your answer or select the correct option
  3. 3Click “Check answers” to mark your gaps, or “Show answers” to see the answer key
  4. 4Review any mistakes and try similar exercises
  5. 5Move to the next exercise when ready