Health – A1 English Listening Exercise
Listening 1
Listen to the conversation. Circle the correct answer (A, B, or C).
1 How does Tommy feel?
(A) Hot and tired
(B) Cold and tired
(C) Hungry and hot
2 What is Tommy’s temperature?
(A) 35 degrees
(B) 38 degrees
(C) 39 degrees
3 What does Mom tell Tommy to do?
(A) Go to school
(B) Stay in bed and sleep
(C) Go see a doctor
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (A) Hot and tired
- Explanation: Tommy says exactly, “I feel very hot and tired.” Option B is a trap because “cold” is a common illness word, but he didn’t say it. Option C is wrong because “hungry” is not mentioned.
2 (C) 39 degrees
- Explanation: The mother clearly says “39 degrees” and repeats “That is 3-9” (A1 repetition technique). Options A (35) and B (38) are just traps using similar numbers.
3 (B) Stay in bed and sleep
- Explanation: The mother says, “You need to stay in bed and sleep.” Option A (Go to school) is the main trap because Tommy asks about school, but the mother says “No, you don’t.” Option C (Go see a doctor) is a plausible action for a sick person, but it is not mentioned in the audio.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Mom: Good morning, Tommy. Time for school!
Tommy: Mom, I feel really bad today.
Mom: Oh no. What’s wrong?
Tommy: I feel very hot and tired.
Mom: Let me check. Oh, you are very hot! You have a fever. Your temperature is 39 degrees. That is 3-9.
Tommy: Do I have to go to school today?
Mom: No, you don’t. You need to stay in bed and sleep.
Listening 2
Listen to the conversation. Circle the correct answer (A, B, or C).
1 How does Sarah look today?
(A) She looks happy.
(B) She looks tired.
(C) She looks hungry.
2 What is Sarah’s problem?
(A) She has a headache.
(B) She has a toothache.
(C) She has a backache.
3 What does Mark tell Sarah to do?
(A) Go to the pharmacy.
(B) Go to the hospital.
(C) Go home and rest.
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (B) She looks tired.
- Explanation: Mark says directly in the first line: “You look very tired.” Option A and C are not mentioned.
2 (A) She has a headache.
- Explanation: Sarah mentions “headache” twice. Option B (toothache) and C (backache) là bẫy về các loại bệnh có đuôi “-ache” tương tự nhau.
3 (C) Go home and rest.
- Explanation: Mark suggests: “You should go home and rest.” Option A (pharmacy) is a trap because they talk about “medicine”, but Mark doesn’t tell her to go there. Option B is a plausible distractor but not in the script.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Mark: Hi, Sarah. Are you okay? You look very tired.
Sarah: Hi, Mark. No, I’m not okay. I have a headache.
Mark: A headache?
Sarah: Yes. A very bad headache.
Mark: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. Do you have any medicine?
Sarah: No, I don’t.
Mark: Okay. You should go home and rest.
Sarah: Yes, I will. Goodbye, Mark.
Listening 3
Listen to the conversation. Circle the correct answer (A, B, or C).
1 What does Peter want to do?
(A) Go running
(B) Go walking
(C) Go swimming
2 Why do they go walking?
(A) Because it is good for health
(B) Because they want to see the park
(C) Because they are bored
3 What time will they meet?
(A) 6:13
(B) 6:30
(C) 7:30
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (B) Go walking
- Explanation: Anna suggests “running” first (The Trap), but Peter rejects it because he is tired and asks, “Can we go walking?”.
2 (A) Because it is good for health
- Explanation: Anna clearly states, “Walking is very good for your health” and even spells the word “H-E-A-L-T-H”. Options B and C are not mentioned.
3 (B) 6:30
- Explanation: Anna says “6:30” and repeats it as “six-thirty” (A1 repetition technique). Option A (6:13) is a phonetic trap common in A1 exams (thirteen vs. thirty).
AUDIO SCRIPT
Anna: Hi, Peter. Let’s go running today!
Peter: Running? Oh, I am very tired. Can we go walking?
Anna: Walking? Okay. Walking is very good for your health.
Peter: How do you spell that?
Anna: Health. H-E-A-L-T-H.
Peter: Okay. What time should we meet?
Anna: Let’s meet at 6:30. That is six-thirty.
Peter: Great. See you at the park!
Listening 4
Listen to the conversation. Circle the correct answer (A, B, or C).
1 How does Tom feel?
(A) He feels hot.
(B) He feels old.
(C) He feels cold.
2 What food does Mary give Tom?
(A) Chicken soup
(B) Tomato soup
(C) Chicken salad
3 What does Mary tell Tom to do?
(A) Eat the soup and go to work
(B) Eat the soup and go to sleep
(C) Go to see a doctor
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (C) He feels cold.
- Explanation: Tom explicitly says, “I feel very cold today.” Option B (“old”) is a phonetic trap because it sounds very similar to “cold”. Option A (“hot”) is a trap using the opposite meaning of his symptom.
2 (A) Chicken soup
- Explanation: Mary repeats the phrase “chicken soup” twice. Option B (Tomato soup) is a plausible food but not mentioned. Option C (Chicken salad) is a trap because it uses the word “chicken” but is the wrong type of food.
3 (B) Eat the soup and go to sleep
- Explanation: At the end of the conversation, Mary says exactly, “Eat the soup and go to sleep.” Option A is a trap because it mentions “eat the soup” but ends with the wrong action (“go to work”). Option C is a logical thing to do when sick, but Mary does not say it in the audio.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Mary: Tom, you have a bad cough.
Tom: Yes, I do. And I feel very cold today.
Mary: Here is some warm water for you.
Tom: Thank you, Mary.
Mary: And I have some soup for you. It is chicken soup.
Tom: Chicken soup? Great.
Mary: Yes. Eat the soup and go to sleep.
Listening 5
Listen to the phone call. Circle the correct answer (A, B, or C).
1 Who is calling David?
(A) Linda
(B) Lisa
(C) The doctor
2 How does David feel today?
(A) He is much better.
(B) He is very sick.
(C) He is hungry.
3 How many days does David need to rest?
(A) One day
(B) Two days
(C) Ten days
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (B) Lisa
- Explanation: The woman explicitly spells her name “L-I-S-A”. Option A (Linda) is a phonetic trap because it starts with the same letter and sounds similar. Option C (The doctor) is mentioned later in the conversation, but the doctor is not the one calling.
2 (A) He is much better.
- Explanation: David says directly, “I am much better, thank you.” Option B is wrong because he was sick in the past, not today. Option C is not mentioned in the audio.
3 (B) Two days
- Explanation: David says he needs to rest for “two more days” and repeats “Two days” (A1 repetition technique). Option C (Ten days) is a common A1 phonetic trap because “Two” and “Ten” can sound confusing to beginners. Option A is not mentioned.
AUDIO SCRIPT
David: Hello?
Lisa: Hi, David. It is Lisa. L-I-S-A. How are you today?
David: Hi, Lisa. I am much better, thank you.
Lisa: That is good. Are you going to work tomorrow?
David: No, I am not. The doctor said I need to rest for two more days. Two days.
Lisa: Okay. Call me if you need anything.
David: I will. Bye, Lisa.