Food & Ingredients – A1 English Listening Exercise
Listening 1
Listen to the conversation between two roommates and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C) for each question.
1 What drink do they need to buy?
(A) Juice
(B) Water
(C) Milk
2 What fruit do they need to buy?
(A) Bananas
(B) Apples
(C) Oranges
3 What do they already have a lot of?
(A) Bread
(B) Milk
(C) Eggs
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (C) Milk
- Explanation: The woman says “we don’t have any milk”. Juice and Water are plausible but not mentioned in the audio.
2 (B) Apples
- Explanation: The woman explicitly states “we need apples. We don’t have any apples.” Option (A) Bananas is The Trap: bananas are mentioned, but the woman says “We have bananas”, so they don’t need to buy them. Option (C) Oranges is not mentioned.
3 (A) Bread
- Explanation: When the man asks if they need bread, the woman replies “No, we have a lot of bread.” Option (C) Eggs is The Trap: eggs are mentioned as something they have, but the script does not emphasize having “a lot of” them compared to the specific question about bread. Option (B) Milk is wrong because it’s what they lack.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Man: Well, let’s make a shopping list. What do we need?
Woman: Um… let me check the fridge. We have eggs… but we don’t have any milk.
Man: No milk. Okay, I will write down milk. How about fruit?
Woman: We have bananas. But we need apples. We don’t have any apples.
Man: Apples. Okay. And do we need bread?
Woman: No, we have a lot of bread. Just milk and apples.
Man: Got it!
Listening 2
Listen to the conversation between a husband and a wife, and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C) for each question.
1 What does the woman want to eat?
(A) Bread
(B) Eggs
(C) Cereal
2 How many eggs does the woman want?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
3 What kind of juice will the woman drink?
(A) Apple juice
(B) Orange juice
(C) Tomato juice
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (B) Eggs
- Explanation: The woman explicitly says, “I want eggs, please.” Option (A) Bread is The Trap: the man asks if she wants bread, but she says “No, I don’t want bread today.” Option (C) Cereal is a plausible breakfast food but is not mentioned in the audio.
2 (B) Two
- Explanation: The man asks “Two eggs?” and the woman confirms by saying “Yes, two eggs.” The information is repeated twice to help A1 learners catch the number. Options (A) and (C) are not mentioned.
3 (B) Orange juice
- Explanation: The man says they only have “orange juice”. Option (A) Apple juice is The Trap: the woman asks for it first (“Do we have apple juice?”), but they don’t have any. Option (C) Tomato juice is not mentioned at all.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Man: Good morning! It is time for breakfast. What do you want to eat? Do you want some bread?
Woman: Good morning! No, I don’t want bread today. I want eggs, please.
Man: Eggs? Okay. Two eggs?
Woman: Yes, two eggs. Oh, and some juice. Do we have apple juice?
Man: Apple juice? No, we only have orange juice.
Woman: Orange juice is fine. Thank you!
Listening 3
Listen to the conversation between two new friends and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C) for each question.
1 How does the man spell his name?
(A) S-A-N
(B) S-A-M
(C) S-U-N
2 What is the woman’s favorite food?
(A) Pizza
(B) Fish
(C) Chicken
3 What food does the woman NOT like?
(A) Italian food
(B) Chicken
(C) Fish
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (B) S-A-M
- Explanation: The man says his name is Sam and spells it clearly: “S-A-M”. Option (A) and (C) are distractors with similar sounds.
2 (A) Pizza
- Explanation: Anna says “I love pizza!”. She also says “It is my favorite food.” Option (C) Chicken is The Trap: she likes chicken, but it is not her favorite.
3 (C) Fish
- Explanation: The woman explicitly says “No, I don’t like fish.” Option (A) is wrong because she likes Italian food (pizza). Option (B) is The Trap: she mentions chicken, but she says she likes it, not that she dislikes it.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Sam: Hi! I’m Sam. S-A-M. Nice to meet you. Do you like Italian food, Anna?
Anna: Hi Sam. Yes, I do. I love pizza! It is my favorite food.
Sam: Oh, I like pizza too. Um… do you like fish?
Anna: No, I don’t like fish. But I like chicken.
Sam: Well, let’s eat pizza for dinner then!
Anna: That sounds great!
Listening 4
Listen to the conversation between a host and a guest, and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C) for each question.
1 What drink does the guest want?
(A) Coffee
(B) Tea
(C) Water
2 How does the host spell the snack she offers?
(A) C-O-K-I-E-S
(B) C-O-O-K-Y-S
(C) C-O-O-K-I-E-S
3 What does the guest want to eat?
(A) Cookies
(B) Chocolate
(C) Cake
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (B) Tea
- Explanation: The host asks “Some tea?” and the guest replies “Yes, please. I love tea.” Option (A) Coffee and (C) Water are not mentioned.
2 (C) C-O-O-K-I-E-S
- Explanation: The host offers cookies and spells the word clearly as “C-O-O-K-I-E-S”. Option (A) and (B) are common spelling mistakes for this word but are incorrect based on the audio.
3 (B) Chocolate
- Explanation: The guest says “No, thank you. I don’t want cookies” but then asks for “chocolate”. Option (A) Cookies is The Trap: it is mentioned by the host, but the guest rejects it. Option (C) Cake is not mentioned in the dialogue.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Host: Hi, Paul! Come in. Would you like something to drink? Some tea?
Guest: Hi, Mrs. White. Yes, please. I love tea.
Host: Great. And would you like some cookies? C-O-O-K-I-E-S.
Guest: Um, no thank you. I don’t want cookies. But… do you have any chocolate?
Host: Yes, I do. I have some dark chocolate.
Guest: Oh, perfect! Thank you so much.
Listening 5
Listen to the conversation between a mother and her son, and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C) for each question.
1 How many tomatoes does the mother need?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
2 What vegetable does the mother NOT need?
(A) Potatoes
(B) Tomatoes
(C) Carrots
3 How does the mother spell the last ingredient?
(A) S-O-L-T
(B) S-A-L-D
(C) S-A-L-T
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (B) Three
- Explanation: The mother says, “Please give me three tomatoes.” The boy also repeats “Three tomatoes?” to confirm. Options (A) and (C) are not mentioned.
2 (A) Potatoes
- Explanation: The boy asks “Do you need potatoes, too?” but the mother clearly answers “No, I don’t need potatoes.” Option (B) Tomatoes is wrong because she does need them. Option (C) Carrots is not mentioned in the audio.
3 (C) S-A-L-T
- Explanation: The mother asks for salt and spells it clearly as “S-A-L-T”. Options (A) and (B) are distractors with similar sounds but incorrect spelling.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Mother: Leo, can you help me cook dinner?
Boy: Yes, Mom. What do you need?
Mother: Please give me three tomatoes.
Boy: Three tomatoes? Okay. Do you need potatoes, too?
Mother: No, I don’t need potatoes. Just tomatoes. Oh, and I need some salt, please. S-A-L-T.
Boy: Here is the salt, Mom.
Mother: Thank you!