A2
English Listening Exercises for A2 – Check your ticket!
6 exercícios
1. Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen and underline the stressed word in the sentences below.
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- 1)Actually, I ordered the chicken pasta.
- 2)I need two seats near the front of the plane.
- 3)No, there’s a bus to the cathedral.
- 4)I’d rather go to the castle first.
- 5)The market is very touristy.
2. Listen again. Decide which sentence came before each sentence in exercise 1: a or b. Only one option makes sense with the stressed words.
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- 1)a Here’s your chicken curry, madam.
- b)Here’s your vegetable pasta, madam.
- Actually, I ordered the chicken pasta.
- 2)a I’ve booked you two seats near the middle of the plane.
- b)I’ve booked you a seat near the front of the plane.
- I need two seats near the front of the plane.
- 3)a Do we have to walk to the cathedral?
- b)Is there a bus to the palace?
- No, there’s a bus to the cathedral.
- 4)a Let’s go to the castle later.
- b)Let’s go to the museum first.
- I’d rather go to the castle first.
- 5)a The market is a good place to visit, isn’t it?
- b)The whole city is really touristy, isn’t it?
- The market is very touristy.
3. Read the mini-dialogues and underline the word you need to stress in each of B’s lines.
- 1)A Did you get a new smartphone for your birthday?
- B No, I got a new camera for my birthday.
- 2)A Did you have a good time in Egypt last month?
- B We went to Morocco last month.
- 3)A Did you book a double room for three nights?
- B No, I booked a single room for three nights.
- 4)A Shall we go by taxi or by bus?
- B Let’s go by taxi.
- 5)A I think the zoo is closed in December.
- B No, I checked – it’s open in December.
4. Listen and check your answers to exercise 3.
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5. Listen to a true story. Look at the map and identify the route Sandy Valdivieso and her husband flew. Is it 1, 2, 3 or 4?
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- 1)They flew from A to B to C to D.
- 2)They flew from A to C to D to B.
- 3)They flew from A to C to D to C to B.
- 4)They flew from A to C to D to C to A.

6. Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
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- 1)Sandy Valdivieso and her husband wanted to visit Africa, not Asia.
- 2)Their journey went wrong because an employee made a mistake at the airport in Istanbul.
- 3)They realised something was wrong as soon as the plane left Istanbul.
- 4)They saw the location of the plane on a map while they were flying.
- 5)They were in Bangladesh for more than twelve hours.
- 6)Turkish Airline don’t agree that they made a mistake.
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