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Practice Listening English Exercises for A1 – People

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Practice A1 (Beginner) English listening with "Practice Listening English Exercises for A1 – People". 5 audio comprehension exercises with instant answers. Free, no signup.

1. Exercise 1

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  • A. Listen to three conversations. Which three pictures are they talking about?
  • 1)
    2) 3)
  • B. Listen again and underline the correct alternative.
  • 1)
    Johnny’s 3/4/5, Amy’s 5/6/7 and Jennifer’s 8/9/10
  • 2)
    Jennifer/Amy ’s a musician.
  • 3)
    Johnny/Amy ’s on the football team.
  • 4)
    Lucy/Tim ’s British.
  • 5)
    Lucy/Tim is American.
  • 6)
    She/He ’s a hotel manager.
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2. Exercise 2

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  • A. Listen and underline the correct alternative.
  • A: This is a picture of Dan.
  • B: (1) ) Is he/Are you brothers?
  • A: No, (2) ) I’m not/we aren’t(3) ) He’s/We’re good friends.
  • B: And this picture? (4) ) Are they/Is she your sisters?
  • A: No, they (5) ) isn’t/aren’tThis is my wife, Maria, with Tina. Tina and Maria are sisters. The picture is in Peru.
  • B: Are (6) ) they/she from Peru?
  • A: No, they (7) ) not/aren’t(8) ) They’re/She’s from Uruguay.
  • B: (9) ) Is/Are your wife a teacher?
  • A: Yes. She and Tina (10) ) is/are teachers.

3. Exercise 3

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  • A. Listen and match conversations 1—3 with pictures A—C.
  • 1)
    2) 3)
  • B. Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.
  • 1)
    a) They’re in college. T
  • 2)
    a) It isn’t their first meeting.
  • 3)
    a) They’re tired and hot.
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bCafé Lugo is a Spanish café.
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bHis first name’s Lee.
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bThey’re hungry.

4. Exercise 4

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  • A. Listen to Jo talk about five people in her life. Match the names with people 1—5.
  • 1)
    a person in her family Duncan
  • 2)
    a student in her class
  • 3)
    a good friend
  • 4)
    her teacher
  • 5)
    a person at her work
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5. Exercise 5

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  • A. Listen and look at the name of people at the festival. What nationality are the people?
  • Morelli – Haru – Fatimah – Takahashi – Churchill – Gonzales
  • B. Listen again. Who talks about food (F), drink (D), music (M)?
  • Speaker 1
  • Speaker 2
  • Speaker 3
  • C. Listen again and write the missing words.
  • 1)
    B: It’s good music, right?
  • A: Yeah, it’s .
  • 2)
    B: Is Fatimah your last name or your first name?
  • A: It’s my name.
  • 3)
    A: Hey, I’m hungry.
  • B: Me too. Let’s go and something.
  • 4)
    A: Your English is very good!
  • B: Thanks, but I’m from the .
  • A: Oh, I’m .

How to Practice

  1. 1Read each question carefully
  2. 2Write your answer or select the correct option
  3. 3Click 'Show Answer' to check your work
  4. 4Review any mistakes and try similar exercises
  5. 5Move to the next exercise when ready

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