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Practice Listening Business English Exercises for A2 – Travelling for work (2)

8 упражнений

1. Exercise 1

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  • A. Listen to an interview with Events Manager. What things does she talk about for each category?
  • • The types of events she plans
  • • Important things to think about
  • • Important skills for an Events Manager
  • B. Listen again and decide if these sentences are true (T) or false (F). Correct the incorrect sentences.
  • 1)
    She helps people plan weddings.
  • 2)
    Most of her clients are businesses.
  • 3)
    In the first meeting, she never talks to clients about money.
  • 4)
    She says that planning a big event is like planning a circus.
  • 5)
    She believes that getting details right is very important.
  • 6)
    She says her job is to make her clients happy.

2. Exercise 2

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  • A. It’s Jakob’s first day in a new job. Laura, the HR Manager, is explaining the schedule. Listen and number Jakob’s tasks in the correct order (1–4).
  • • Set up his email account
  • • Go to the induction briefing
  • • Do the health and safety training
  • • Meet the team

3. Exercise 3

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  • A. Jakob is speaking to Sue, the IT Technician. Listen and tick (✓) the things Jakob is having problems with.
  • 1)
    his password
  • 2)
    his user name
  • 3)
    his email address
  • 4)
    the company phone number
  • 5)
    connecting to the company intranet
  • B. Listen again and answer the questions.
  • 1)
    What is Jakob’s user name?
  • 2)
    Why couldn’t Jakob log on to the intranet?
  • 3)
    How do you spell Jakob’s family name?
  • 4)
    What is Jakob’s extension number?

4. Exercise 4

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  • A. Junko is now planning a visit to Australia. Listen to her phone call with Sam from OzMusicNow. Complete Sam’s notes for the phone call.
  • 1)
    Arrival date?
  • 2)
    How many hotel rooms?
  • 3)
    After Sydney, visit Brisbane or Melbourne?
  • 4)
    Hotel choice in second city?
  • 5)
    Departure date?
  • B. Read Sam’s email to Junko. Correct the mistakes. Then listen again and check your answers.
  • Dear Junko,
  • Thanks for the call yesterday. I’m writing to confirm your travel arrangements for your Australia visit next month. Here’s the itinerary:
  • June 1 Osaka–Sydney flight
  • Hotel: Sydney Downtown (2 nights, 2 rooms)
  • June 2 Morning: Meet OzMusicNow in Sydney offices
  • Afternoon–evening: Visit Sydney music venues
  • June 3 Morning: Sydney–Brisbane flight
  • Afternoon–evening: Visit Brisbane music venues
  • Hotel: Brisbane town centre hotel
  • June 4 Brisbane–Sydney–Osaka flight
  • Let me know if you have any questions or comments. We can help you arrange the bookings, if necessary.
  • Best regards,
  • Sam

C. As she flies to Australia, Junko is connected to the wi-fi on the plane, so she can send voice messages. Listen to her exchange with Sam and answer the questions.

1 What is the problem?

3 What is Sam going to do?

5. Exercise 5

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  • A. Match 1-10 with a-j to complete the sentences and questions from a conversation between Elena and Ahmed from the IT department. Listen and check.
  • 1) I’m having problems with
  • 2) I don’t know how
  • 3) You need to do
  • 4) Can you try going
  • 5) I can’t
  • 6) I’m having trouble
  • 7) Try
  • 8) I need to get a new
  • 9) How do I set up
  • 10) I’ll do that
  • a)
    a new email account?
  • b)
    access the intranet.
  • c)
    your new password.
  • d)
    my new laptop.
  • e)
    for you.
  • f)
    to Print Settings.
  • g)
    email address.
  • h)
    to Setting again?
  • i)
    to connect to the network printer.
  • j)
    connecting to the internet.
  • B. Look at the sentences in Exercise A again. Mark them ‘E’ if they are explaining a problem or ‘S’ if they are solving a problem.

6. Test

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  • 1)
    Listen to the speakers and choose the correct response a, b or c.
  • 1)
    a b c
  • 2)
    a b c
  • 3)
    a b c
  • 4)
    a b c
  • 5)
    a b c

7. You will hear eight short recordings twice. For questions 1–8 choose the correct answer.

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  • 2)
    You will hear eight short recordings twice. For questions 1–8 choose the correct answer.
  • 1)
    How is the man travelling to his meeting?
  • 2)
    What time does the man’s flight leave?
  • a)
    8.30
  • b 3.15
  • c)
    5.40
  • 3)
    What did the woman think about the induction?
  • a)
    It was difficult.
  • b It was fun.
  • c)
    It was interesting.
  • 4)
    What problem does Adam have?
  • a)
    He can’t access his email account.
  • b He can’t find login details.
  • c)
    He can’t connect to the internet.
  • 5)
    Where does the woman want to stay?
  • a)
    at a friend’s house
  • b)
    in a rented apartment
  • c)
    in a business hotel
  • 6)
    What is Preeya’s job?
  • a)
    to plan the event
  • b)
    to organise the budget
  • c)
    to manage the staff
  • 7)
    What does the man do in his free time?
  • 8)
    What does the man want from the hotel?
  • a)
    a table for work
  • b)
    parking facilities
  • c)
    meals included
Travelling for work test 1
Travelling for work test 2

8. Listen to a businesswoman and a travel agent arranging a flight. Fill in the information in the numbered space using a word, number or letters.

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  • 3)
    Listen to a businesswoman and a travel agent arranging a flight. Fill in the information in the numbered space using a word, number or letters.
  • AirPro Ltd
  • Flight booking details
  • Customer name: (1) ) Sabine
  • Departure city: (2) )
  • Arrival city: (3) )
  • Departure date: (4) )
  • Flight number: (5) )
  • Departure time: (6) )
  • Company name: (7) )

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