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Practice Listening English Exercises for A1 – Places

7 exercícios

1. Match the statements with the correct cities.

a   Parisb   Rio de Janeiroc   Hong Kongd   San Franciscoe   Sydneyf   Montreal
  • 1)
    It’s a beautiful city with a very famous beach.
  • Thousands of people attend Carnival here every year.
  • 2)
    It’s a popular city for tourists from all over the world.
  • It is famous for its cable cars.
  • 3)
    It’s a beautiful city on a harbor. It has a famous opera house.
  • 4)
    It’s a noisy city and it’s very crowded. People there speak English and Chinese.
  • 5)
    It’s a modern city where people speak both French and English. It has very cold winters.
  • 6)
    It is a romantic city with some beautiful old buildings.
  • It has a very famous tower.

2. Listening 1 Do the people like the cities they live in? Listen and check (✓) the correct answer.

Audio
Likes it a lotLikes it a littleDoesn’t like it
1◻◻◻
2◻◻◻
3◻◻◻
4◻◻◻
5◻◻◻
6◻◻◻

3. Listening 2 Task 1 People are talking about cities. Listen and check (✓) the word that describes each city.

Audio
  • 1)
    ◻ great
  • ◻ safe
  • ◻ cheap
  • 2)
    ◻ crowded
  • ◻ quiet
  • ◻ polluted
  • 3)
    ◻ noisy
  • ◻ clean
  • ◻ crowded
  • 4)
    ◻ boring
  • ◻ great
  • ◻ cheap
  • 5)
    ◻ small
  • ◻ crowded
  • ◻ noisy
  • 6)
    ◻ boring
  • ◻ small
  • ◻ lovely
  • 7)
    ◻ ugly
  • ◻ dangerous
  • ◻ safe
  • 8)
    ◻ expensive
  • ◻ large
  • ◻ small

4. Listen again. Choose the correct answer for each question.

Audio
  • 1)
    a There aren’t many interesting places to visit.
  • b)
    There is a lot to do.
  • 2)
    a People are noisy in the street.
  • b)
    It’s nice and quiet.
  • 3)
    a The air isn’t clean.
  • b)
    The streets are not crowded.
  • 4)
    a Everything is cheap.
  • b)
    Everything is expensive.
  • 5)
    a It’s pretty small and quiet.
  • b)
    It’s crowded and noisy.
  • 6)
    a It’s not a pretty city.
  • b)
    The scenery is beautiful.
  • 7)
    a It’s good for families.
  • b)
    It’s dangerous.
  • 8)
    a It’s a small city.
  • b)
    It has great nightlife.

5. Listening 3 Task 1 People are comparing two cities. Listen and circle the city each person prefers.

Audio
  • 1)
    a Washington, D.C.
  • b)
    New York
  • 2)
    a Los Angeles
  • b)
    San Francisco
  • 3)
    a Singapore
  • b)
    Hong Kong
  • 4)
    a Sydney
  • b)
    Melbourne

6. Listen again. Which city do the words describe? Check (✓) the correct answer.

Audio
1Washington D.C.New York
more exciting◻◻
more beautiful◻◻
cheaper restaurants◻◻
better theater◻◻
2Los AngelesSan Francisco
huge◻◻
more beautiful◻◻
boring◻◻
fast-moving◻◻
3SingaporeHong Kong
more beautiful◻◻
more comfortable◻◻
clean◻◻
polluted◻◻
4SydneyMelbourne
more exciting◻◻
more beautiful◻◻
better prices◻◻
more relaxing◻◻

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

Audio
  • A: So, how do you like living here?
  • B: Well, it’s okay. The are friendly.
  • A: That’s true.
  • B: And there are lots of great and .
  • A: Yeah, the nightlife is terrific. I go out all the time.
  • B: But it’s too for me, and I can’t the .
  • A: I know what you mean. The gets every year!

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