University accommodation: A1 Listening Exercise with Audio

7 A1 Listening exercises on “University accommodation”, with answers. Complete each task and check it straight away. Free, no account needed.

SkillListening
LevelA1 Beginner
Exercises7
Gaps79
Topic14 of 112

Before you start. 7 exercises · 5 audio tracks · 5:03. Play each track, answer as you listen, then check your answers.

Exercise 1. Match the words below with the way they are pronounced in connected speech.

11 gaps
  • can you
  • want to
  • lots of
  • going to
  • can I
  • do you
  • don’t know
  • are you
  • have to
  • kind of
  • did you
  • there are
  • 1
    kinda kind of
  • 2
    wonna
  • 3
    havta
  • 4
    lotsa
  • 5
    gunna
  • 6
    cunya
  • 7
    dunno
  • 8
    ah-ya
  • 9
    didya
  • 10
    dya
  • 11
    cuna
  • 12
    thera

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Exercise 2. Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen and choose the words you hear.

Audio
Audio

Listening Strategy

In connected speech, auxiliary and modal verbs (have, can, want, do, ect.), prepositions (to, for, ect.) and pronouns (you, he, etc.) are usually unstressed, and the sounds sometimes change. It isn’t necessary to copy this pronunciation when speaking, but it is important to be able to recognise these words in connected speech.

  • 1
    a going to b want to
  • 2
    a are you b do you
  • 3
    a do you b did you
  • 4
    a want to b have to
  • 5
    a can I b can you
  • 6
    a don’t know b going to

Exercise 3. Listen and complete the sentences.

Audio · 32 gaps
Audio
  • 1
    What do?
  • 2
    What car got?
  • 3
    cups in the cupboard.
  • 4
    go out this evening?
  • 5
    Where go this evening?
  • 6
    I don’t do homework at the weekend.
  • 7
    put your jacket in the wardrobe?
  • 8
    get up early tomorrow?
  • 9
    tidy your bedroom?

Exercise 4. Listen to a dialogue. Choose the correct answers.

Audio
Audio
  • 1
    She going to move to York in
  • October.     November.
  • 2
    The girl is looking for
  • a house.      a flat.
  • 3
    She wants to live
  • in the centre.     further out.
  • 4
    She wants to live
  • on her own.     with other students.
  • 5
    They agree to meet again tomorrow at
  • ten o’clock.    eleven o’clock.

Exercise 5. Listen again and complete the sentences.

Audio · 20 gaps
Audio
  • 1
    How help you?
  • 2
    I’m move to York.
  • 3
    We’ve got flats. live in the town centre?
  • 4
    show me some flats that are further out?
  • 5
    share or looking for your own flat?
  • 6
    come to the office at ten?

Extra exercises

Exercise 6. Read the Strategy. Then read the task in exercise 7 and match gaps 1-8 in the summary with questions a-h below.

8 gaps

Strategy

Before you listen, read the task and look at the gaps. Ask yourself questions about the missing words. This will help you identify the information you need from the recording to complete the gaps.

  • a)
    Which other sport can you do in the house?
  • b)
    What has the house got that is high?
  • c)
    What is behind the house?
  • d)
    How much is the house?
  • e)
    When did the builders finish the house?
  • f)
    Which company built something?
  • g)
    What is there in many of the rooms?
  • h)
    What does the house have?

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Exercise 7. Listen to part of a radio report. Add one or two words or numbers in each gap.

Audio · 8 gaps
  • Four
  • houses
  • for
  • sports
  • fans
Audio
  • Summerlin, Nevada
  • House with indoor basketball court, glass wall and 1) in many of the rooms.
  • Price: over $2) million.
  • Ankara, Turkey
  • House with a high 3) with the appearance of natural rock, built by an 4) company.
  • Castle Rock, Colorado
  • House with a 5) . Surrounded by a fence and with 6) behind it.
  • Updown, near London
  • $150 million house completed in 7) . Has a gym and facilities for bowling, horse-riding, squash and 8)

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  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