Food & Ingredients – A1 English Listening Exercise
Listening 1
Listen to the conversation between a student and a cafeteria worker, and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C) for each question.
1 What food does the boy NOT like?
(A) Fish
(B) Chicken
(C) Rice
2 What does the boy want for lunch?
(A) Fish and rice
(B) Chicken and rice
(C) Chicken and bread
3 How does the woman spell the extra food?
(A) S-A-L-A-D
(B) S-O-L-A-D
(C) S-A-L-I-D
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (A) Fish
- Explanation: The woman asks “Do you want fish?” and the boy clearly answers “No, I don’t like fish.” Option (B) Chicken and (C) Rice are the foods he actually wants to eat.
2 (B) Chicken and rice
- Explanation: The boy explicitly says, “I want chicken and rice, please.” The woman also repeats “Chicken and rice” to confirm. Option (A) is The Trap: fish is on the menu, but he rejects it. Option (C) Bread is not mentioned in the audio.
3 (A) S-A-L-A-D
- Explanation: The woman offers a salad and spells it clearly as “S-A-L-A-D”. Options (B) and (C) are distractors with incorrect spelling but similar pronunciation.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Boy: Hello. What is for lunch today?
Woman: Hello! Today we have chicken, fish, and rice. Do you want fish?
Boy: No, I don’t like fish. I want chicken and rice, please.
Woman: Chicken and rice. Okay. Do you want a salad? S-A-L-A-D.
Boy: Yes, please. One salad.
Woman: Here you go. Enjoy your lunch!
Listening 2
Listen to the conversation in a classroom and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C) for each question.
1 What vegetable does the teacher show first?
(A) A potato
(B) A carrot
(C) An onion
2 How does the teacher spell “carrot”?
(A) C-A-R-R-O-T
(B) C-A-R-O-T
(C) K-A-R-R-O-T
3 What color is the tomato?
(A) Orange
(B) Green
(C) Red
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (B) A carrot
- Explanation: The teacher asks “What is this?” and Leo answers “It is a carrot.” Option (A) A potato is The Trap: the teacher mentions it later (“Is this a potato?”), but it is not the first vegetable, and they are actually looking at a tomato at that time. Option (C) An onion is not mentioned in the audio.
2 (A) C-A-R-R-O-T
- Explanation: The teacher clearly spells the word with double R: “C-A-R-R-O-T”. Options (B) and (C) are common spelling mistakes.
3 (C) Red
- Explanation: At the end of the conversation, the teacher confirms, “It is a red tomato.” Option (A) Orange is The Trap: orange is mentioned, but it is the color of the carrot, not the tomato. Option (B) Green is a plausible color for a tomato, but it is not mentioned in the audio.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Teacher: Hello, class! Let’s look at some vegetables today. What is this, Leo?
Leo: It is a carrot.
Teacher: Yes, a carrot. C-A-R-R-O-T. And what color is the carrot, Emma?
Emma: It is orange!
Teacher: Very good, Emma. It is orange. Now, look at this. Is this a potato?
Leo: No, it is a tomato.
Teacher: Correct. It is a red tomato. Great job, everyone!
Listening 3
Listen to the conversation between two coworkers and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C) for each question.
1 What does the woman have in her lunch box?
(A) Rice and fish
(B) A sandwich and an apple
(C) A sandwich and a banana
2 What food does the man have?
(A) Fish
(B) Chicken
(C) Beef
3 How does the man spell the fruit he has?
(A) A-P-P-L-E
(B) B-A-N-E-N-A
(C) B-A-N-A-N-A
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (B) A sandwich and an apple
- Explanation: The woman clearly says, “I have a sandwich and an apple.” Option (A) Rice and fish is The Trap: this is what the man has, not the woman. Option (C) A sandwich and a banana is incorrect because the banana belongs to the man.
2 (A) Fish
- Explanation: The man says “I have rice and fish today.” The woman also repeats the word to confirm: “Fish? I love fish!” Options (B) Chicken and (C) Beef are plausible lunch foods but are not mentioned in the audio.
3 (C) B-A-N-A-N-A
- Explanation: The man says he has a banana and spells it out clearly: “B-A-N-A-N-A”. Option (A) A-P-P-L-E is The Trap: the apple is mentioned, but it is the woman’s fruit, and it is not spelled out. Option (B) is a common spelling mistake for “banana”.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Man: It is time for lunch. Your lunch box looks great, Lisa. What do you have?
Woman: Thank you, Tom! I have a sandwich and an apple. What do you have?
Man: I don’t have a sandwich. I have rice and fish today.
Woman: Fish? I love fish! Do you have any fruit?
Man: Yes, I have a banana. B-A-N-A-N-A.
Woman: Yum! Let’s eat.
Listening 4
Listen to the conversation between a manager and a warehouse worker, and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C) for each question.
1 How many boxes of milk do they have?
(A) 15
(B) 50
(C) 5
2 How does the woman spell the number of milk boxes?
(A) F-I-V-E-T-E-E-N
(B) F-I-F-T-Y
(C) F-I-F-T-E-E-N
3 What drink do they need to order?
(A) Apple juice
(B) Orange juice
(C) Milk
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (A) 15
- Explanation: The woman explicitly says they have “fifteen” boxes of milk. Option (B) 50 is The Trap: the manager mishears and asks “Fifty?”, but the woman corrects him by saying “No, fifteen.” Option (C) 5 is a distractor with a similar starting sound.
2 (C) F-I-F-T-E-E-N
- Explanation: To make sure the manager understands, the woman spells the word clearly: “F-I-F-T-E-E-N”. Option (B) is the spelling for fifty, which is the trap number. Option (A) is grammatically incorrect but looks like a plausible trap for beginners.
3 (B) Orange juice
- Explanation: The woman says “we don’t have any orange juice today” and the man says “I will order some now.” Option (A) Apple juice is The Trap: it is mentioned, but they already have 20 boxes of it. Option (C) Milk is incorrect because they just counted 15 boxes of it.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Man: Anna, let’s check the drinks in the warehouse. How many boxes of milk do we have?
Woman: Let me see… We have fifteen boxes of milk.
Man: Fifty?
Woman: No, fifteen. F-I-F-T-E-E-N. One, five.
Man: Ah, fifteen boxes of milk. Okay. And how many boxes of apple juice do we have?
Woman: We have twenty boxes of apple juice. But we don’t have any orange juice today.
Man: No orange juice. Okay, I will order some now.
Listening 5
Listen to a student talking about a famous food from his country and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C) for each question.
1 How does the student spell the name of the food?
(A) P-H-A
(B) P-H-O
(C) F-H-O
2 Where is the food from?
(A) China
(B) Japan
(C) Vietnam
3 What meat does the student have in his food?
(A) Beef
(B) Chicken
(C) Fish
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (B) P-H-O
- Explanation: Peter clearly spells the name of his favorite food: “P-H-O”. Options (A) and (C) are incorrect spellings.
2 (C) Vietnam
- Explanation: Peter explicitly states, “Pho is a very famous food in Vietnam.” Options (A) and (B) are not mentioned in the monologue.
3 (A) Beef
- Explanation: Peter says the food has “beef” and adds “I love beef.” Option (B) Chicken is The Trap: chicken is mentioned in the audio, but Peter says “I don’t put chicken in my Pho.” Option (C) Fish is not mentioned.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Minh: Hello class. My name is Peter. Today, I want to talk about my favorite food. It is Pho. P-H-O. Pho is a very famous food in Vietnam. It has rice noodles, hot soup, and beef. I love beef. I don’t put chicken in my Pho. It is very delicious! Thank you for listening.