Practice Listening English Exercises for A1 – The Family

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1. Write the correct word.

uncle great-grandfather cousin aunt
grandparents niece nephew mother-in-law
1)
My mother’s sister is my .
2)
My father’s brother is my .
3)
My parent’s parents are my .
4)
My uncle’s son or daughter is my .
5)
My brother or sister’s son is my .
6)
My brother or sister’s daughter is my .
7)
My husband or wife’s mother is my .
8)
My grandmother or grandfather’s father is my .

2. Listening 1 People are talking about their families. Listen and number the pictures.

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3. Listening 2 Task 1 People are talking about their families. How many brothers and sisters does each person have? Listen and write the numbers.

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	Older brothers	Younger brothers	Older sisters	Younger sisters
1 Natalie
2 Abby
3 Ben
4 Rosie
5 Tim

4. Listen again. What does each person say about family? Circle the correct answer.

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1)
Natalie would like to have .
a)
brothers
b)
sisters
c)
cousins
2)
Abby’s brother is a .
a teacher
b student
c professor
3)
Ben’s sister bosses him around.
a)
never
b)
sometimes
c)
always
4)
Rosie’s friend would like to come from a family.
a)
small
b)
big
c)
medium-sized
5)
Tim is child.
a an only
b a lonely
c one

5. Listening 3 Task 1 People are talking about themselves and their families. Which family member is the speaker most similar to? Listen and check (✓) the correct answer.

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	Father	Mother	Sister	Brother
1 Wen-ping	◻	◻	◻	◻
2 Michael	◻	◻	◻	◻
3 Justin	◻	◻	◻	◻
4 Hannah	◻	◻	◻	◻
5 Robert	◻	◻	◻	◻
6 Elizabeth	◻	◻	◻	◻

6. Listen again. How is each family member different from the speaker? Write the correct letter.

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1 Wen-ping’s brother2 Michael’s brother3 Justin’s sister4 Hannah’s father5 Robert’s sister6 Elizabeth’s father

a likes sportsb likes reading and musicc is taller than the fatherd prefers to play cardse hates flyingf isn’t interested in music

7. Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words.

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A: have a big family, Eva?
B: Kind of. I have a younger brother and an older sister.
A: Really? old are they?
B: Let’s see. my brother is eighteen and my sister is twenty-five.
A: Oh. your sister do?
B: She’s a chef.
A: A chef? What a cool job! How do her food?
B: I haven’t tried it, actually. She lives in California.

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1. Write the correct word.

2. Listening 1 People are talking about their families. Listen and number the pictures.

3. Listening 2 Task 1 People are talking about their families. How many brothers and sisters does each person have? Listen and write the numbers.

4. Listen again. What does each person say about family? Circle the correct answer.

5. Listening 3 Task 1 People are talking about themselves and their families. Which family member is the speaker most similar to? Listen and check (✓) the correct answer.

6. Listen again. How is each family member different from the speaker? Write the correct letter.

7. Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words.

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