Practice English Listening A1 Exercises – Going for it!

1 C   2 H   3 E   4 G   5 F   6 B   7 A   8 D

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What’s going to happen?

1   A   Where’s Jamie gone? I can’t see him anywhere!

      B   Look! He’s up there! Careful, Jamie! Oh no! He’s going to fall off that wall!

2   A   Oh no, that’s my sister with her new boyfriend!

      B   Oooh, so in love, aren’t they?! Ugh! Don’t look! They’re going to kiss each other!

3   A   Can we not watch the film yet?

      B   No, sorry. The WiFi’s really slow at the moment. It’s going to take ages to download!

4   A   What lovely singing! There’s so much talent in this village! Who’s next?

      B   It’s Jeff’s wife, Lucy! She’s going to play the cello.

5   A   How are Alice and Theo these days?

      B   I think they’re busy getting everything ready. She’s going to have the baby very soon.

6   A   What are those men doing outside Mrs Simpson’s house?

      B   Ooh, I don’t know. Look, they’ve got a ladder, and … Oh! They’re going to clean her windows!

7   A   Come on Annabel! Come on! You can do it!

      B   Look, she’s moving in front! Woah! She’s going to win the race!

8   A   This is hopeless!

      B   I know. I think there’s an accident ahead – nothing’s moving. We’re going to miss our flight!

B

Students should write: airport, get a flight, giving a presentation, conference, restaurant, having lunch, school, picking Rob’s kids up, the barber’s, having a haircut, railway station, get a train, theatre, see a play, shop, buy a present for someone

Students’ own answers about Angela – but it doesn’t sound as if she enjoys her job any more. Maybe she has too much to do – she is too busy/overworked or perhaps she is a little bored just remembering everything for Rob.

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A

Rob’s schedule

A = Angela R = Rob

A   Next week’s very busy. You have a car to the airport at 6.30 a.m. on Monday morning.

R   To get a flight to where?

A   Brussels. Remember?

R   Ah yes. And, er, why am I going there?

A   To give a presentation at the ExMed conference.

R   Oh, yes, of course.

A   You’re coming back on Tuesday morning, and you’re going to Restaurant Victoire at 1.00, to have lunch with our chairman.

B

Rob’s diary

R = Rob A = Angela

R   Oh, Angela, this is our last diary meeting! I can’t believe you’re leaving the company! I don’t know what I’m going to do without you!

A   Mmm. Yes, well, … As always, next week’s very busy. You have a car to the airport at 6.30 a.m. on Monday morning.

R   To get a flight to where?

A   Brussels, remember?

R   Ah yes. And, er, why am I going there?

A   To give a presentation at the ExMed Conference.

R   Oh, yes, of course.

A   You’re coming back on Tuesday morning and you’re going to Restaurant Victoire at 1.00 to have lunch with our chairman. Then your driver’s going to take you to St John’s School to pick Molly up.

R   Ah, yes, Susan can’t pick her up on Tuesday. But what do I do with Molly?

A   It’s her best friend’s birthday party, you’re taking her there.

R   Oh, yes, I can leave her there and come back to work.

A   But don’t forget, you’re going to the barber’s at 4.30.

R   Oh yes, to have a haircut … finally.

A   Mmm, yes, it certainly is time for that. And then the driver’s taking you to the station, to get the 5.30 train to Paddington.

R   What? Why am I going to London?!

A   You’re going to the theatre, to see a play with your wife.

R   Oh, yes, … Susan’s in London that day, and Molly’s staying at her friend’s, because we’re going to see Romeo and Juliet.

A   And you’re celebrating … ?

R   Yes! It’s our wedding anniversary! Oh, did you remember to order the flowers?

A   Yes, of course. And I got a nice present for her in that new jewellery shop.

R   Brilliant! Oh, Angela, you think of everything! I’m going to be so lost without you.

A   Mmm. I know …

A

Berlin and Warsaw = 21°C

London = 18°C

Oslo = 17°C

Moscow = 15°C

Budapest = 23°C

Rome = 26°C

Istanbul = 21°C

Paris = 20°C

Nice = 27°C

Madrid = 29°C

Lisbon = 29°C

Athens = 30°C

It’s late summer/early autumn – it could be September

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A

What’s the weather going to be like?

P = Presenter C = Carol

P   And here’s Carol with the weather forecast for Europe.

C   Thanks, Andrew. Well, at the moment there’s some wet and windy weather over the UK and Scandinavia, and this is going to move to the east over Poland and Germany. Temperatures in Berlin and Warsaw are about 21° Celsius right now, but it’s cooler in London, more like 18°, and cooler still in Oslo – around 17° there. Further east, it’s cool and cloudy in Moscow, where the temperature is a welcome 15° after all the extreme summer heat there. To the south it’s a bit warmer, 23° in Budapest, and even warmer as we get further south, so 26° in Rome, but it’s going to be cloudy and showery across the north of Italy before long, so temperatures aren’t going to stay as high there. In northern Turkey, there’s some heavy rain, and it’s already getting stormy, so temperatures won’t get much higher than 21° in Istanbul. France is going to be cool and cloudy in the north, 20° in Paris, but much warmer and sunnier in the south, with a high of 27° in Nice. The rest of the Mediterranean is going to be warm and dry, too. Portugal and Spain will see plenty of late summer sunshine, with temperatures as high as 29° in Madrid and Lisbon. It’s going to be warmer still in Greece, and we’re probably going to reach 30° in Athens. And that’s your European weather for the next 24 hours. I’ll be back at lunchtime with an update.

P   Thanks, Carol. And now . . .

B

What’s the weather like today?

A   What’s the weather like today?

B   It’s cool and cloudy.

A   And what was it like yesterday?

B   Oh, it was wet and windy.

A   And what’s it going to be like tomorrow?

B   I think it’s going to be warm and sunny.

1   Good weather

A   What a lovely day!

B   Yeah, it’s really warm and sunny! What shall we do?

A   Shall we go for a walk?

B   Oh no! It’s too hot to walk!

A   OK, why don’t we go to the beach?

B   Good idea! We could take a picnic!

A   I’ll help you make it.

2   Bad weather

A   What an awful day! It’s raining again!

B   I know. It’s so cold and wet! What shall we do?

A   Let’s stay in and watch a film.

B   No, that’s boring! We did that last night!

A   OK then, why don’t we go out for a coffee?

B   Yes! We could go to Café Nero.

A   Great! I’ll get my coat and an umbrella.