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Practice Listening English Exercises for A2 – Experiences (2)

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1. Exercise 1

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  • A. Listen to a survey about great experiences. Check (✓) the things the speakers have done or seen.
  • B. Look at these sentences. Which speaker might say each one? Write 1, 2 or 3.
  • 1)
    “It’s my favorite song!”
  • 2)
    “I did it on vacation in Italy.”
  • 3)
    “I’d like to try it. It looks fun but scary!”
  • 4)
    “I wasn’t very good, but lots of people watched it on YouTube.”
  • 5)
    “Everyone is Japan does it.”
  • 6)
    “I enjoyed it more than my husband did.”
  • C. Listen again. Which sentences do the speakers actually say?
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karaoke
an elephant ride
the sun rise
a volcano
a bungee jump
being in a movei

2. Exercise 2

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  • A. Listen to three conversation extracts. Which situations are they?
  • 1)
    Have you ever lost your
  • keys? cell phone? credit card?
  • 2)
    Have you ever locked yourself out of your
  • house? car? office?
  • 3)
    Have you ever missed a
  • train? bus? plane?
  • 4)
    Have you ever been very late for
  • a meeting? an appointment? a concert?
  • 5)
    Have you ever gotten lost in
  • a)
    city? a building? the countryside?

3. Exercise 3

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  • A. Listen to a man talk about an experience. Was it exciting or frightening? What happened?

4. Exercise 4

Audio
  • A. Match activities 1—8 with pictures A—H.
  • 1)
    go on a roller coaster B
  • 2)
    get lost
  • 3)
    be on TV
  • 4)
    sing in a karaoke club
  • 5)
    go to the movie theater alone
  • 6)
    fly in a helicopter
  • 7)
    swim in a lake
  • 8)
    drive in bad weather
  • B. Complete the quiz with the past participle of the verbs in parentheses.
  • FEAR or FUN?
  • Have you ever
  • 1)
    beenon a roller coaster? (go)
  • 2)
    lost in a city? (get)
  • 3)
    on TV? (be)
  • 4)
    in a karaoke club? (sing)
  • 5)
    to the movie theater alone to see a movie? (go)
  • 6)
    in a helicopter? (fly)
  • 7)
    in a lake? (swim)
  • 8)
    in really bad weather? (drive)
  • C. Listen to four conversations. Which situations from A do the people talk about?
  • Conversation 1 6)
  • Conversation 2
  • Conversation 3
  • Conversation 4
  • D. Listen again. Write then the person did the activity.
  • Conversation 1 five years ago
  • Conversation 2
  • Conversation 3
  • Conversation 4
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5. Exercise 5

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  • A. Listen and complete the conversation.
  • 1)
  • A: Could I 1) to Susie Dee?
  • B: She’s not at 2) . She’s back at three. Could you 3) her back tonight?
  • A: I’ll 4) a message. Is that all right?
  • B: Just a 5) , I need a pen.
  • A: She has my 6) . My name’s Ben.
  • B: 7) me checkyour name is Jack?
  • A: Oh, never mind – I’ll 8) her back.
  • 2)
  • A: Well, hello Susie! How are you?
  • C: I’m fine. What 9) you like to do?
  • A: Why 10) we meet and have a chat?
  • C: I don’t really 11) like doing that.
  • A: Then how 12) a walk together?
  • C: 13) good. Let me check the weather. It’s going to rain – that’s not ideal.
  • A: So 14) stay in and cook a meal!

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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