The world: A1 Listening Exercise with Audio

5 A1 Listening exercises on “The world”, with answers. Complete each task and check it straight away. Free, no account needed.

SkillListening
LevelA1 Beginner
Exercises5
Gaps46
Topic12 of 112

Before you start. 5 exercises · 5 audio tracks · 6:48. Play each track, answer as you listen, then check your answers.

Exercise 1. Listen to someone talking about Lock Ness and answer the question.

Audio · 5 gaps
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  • 1
    How long is Loch Ness?
  • It’s ...36 km... long.
  • 2
    How wide is Loch Ness?
  • It’s wide.
  • 3
    How deep is Loch Ness?
  • It’s deep.
  • 4
    How many islands are there in the Loch?
  • 5
    How high is Mealfurvonie?
  • It’s about high.
  • 6
    How long is the walk?
  • It’s about long.

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Exercise 2. Listen to the descriptions. Label the people with the correct names.

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  • Lisa Anna Kate Eve Pam
Exercise 2: Listen to the descriptions.

Exercise 3. a Listen and complete the information.

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LondonMadridRomeBudapest
Population7.8 million3.2 million2.8 million2 million
Hours of sun32,76941,933
Rain5 mm436 mm6 mm593 mm
  • b)
    Make sentences about the cities using the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
  • 1
    London is the biggest of the four cities. (big)
  • 2
    (small)
  • 3
    (sunny)
  • 4
    (wet)
  • 5
    (dry)

Exercise 4. a Listen and number the places in the correct order.

Audio · 25 gaps
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Exercise 4, picture 1 of 2: a Listen and number the places in the correct order.
Exercise 4, picture 2 of 2: a Listen and number the places in the correct order.
Sennen BeachSt Ives BeachPraa Sands Beach
1   Longest132
2   Most popular
3   Best for swimming
CaravanHouseHotel
4   Most expensive
5   Most comfortable
6   Most exciting
  • b)
    Complete the sentences.
  • 1
    Praa Sands is ...longer... than St Ives beach, but ...the longest... beach is Sennen.
  • 2
    Praa Sands is than Sennen, but beach is St Ives.
  • 3
    Praa Sands is beach for swimming because it has the warmest water. St Ives is for swimming than Sennen.
  • 4
    Houses are than caravans, but places to stay are hotels.
  • 5
    Hotels are places to stay. Houses are than caravans.
  • 6
    Hotels are places to stay than houses, but places to stay are caravans on big campsite.

Exercise 5. Listen and complete the text.

Audio · 7 gaps
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Exercise 5: Listen and complete the text.
  • I’m from New Zealand. There are only about 1) ...four... million people in my country.
  • There are more 2) than people here! New Zealand is one of the most 3) countries in the world.
  • There are two big islands. South Island is 4) than North Island, but the weather in North Island is better – it’s 5) and sunnier. But it isn’t sunny all the time. In winter it 6) a lot.
  • There are a lot of hills and high mountains in South Island. The highest is Mount 7) . It’s 3,754 metres high. The capital city is in the North Island. It’s called 8)

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