House & Furniture – A1 English Listening Exercise

1 (B) In the middle of the room

• Explanation: The manager clearly says, “Your desk is in the middle of the room.” Option (A) is the trap because Anna asks if it is near the window, but the manager says “No”. Option (C) is a plausible location but is never mentioned.

2 (A) The printer

• Explanation: The manager says “It is next to the printer”. Option (B) is plausible in an office but not mentioned. Option (C) is a trap word repeated from the first line, but it is not next to her desk.

3 (C) The manager

• Explanation: The manager says, “The manager sits opposite you.” Option (A) is the trap because Anna asks “Is it Sarah?”, but the manager rejects this (“No, not Sarah”). Option (B) is not mentioned.

Manager: Welcome to the office, Anna. Let’s find your desk.

Anna: Thank you! Is my desk near the window?

Manager: No, it is not near the window. Your desk is in the middle of the room. Yes, in the middle.

Anna: Okay, I see it.

Manager: It is next to the printer.

Anna: Great. And who sits opposite me? Is it Sarah?

Manager: No, not Sarah. The manager sits opposite you.

1 (B) Desks and chairs

• Explanation: Ms. Miller says clearly, “Let’s count the desks and chairs.” Option (A) and Option (C) are plausible objects in a classroom, but they are not mentioned in the audio.

2 (B) 20

• Explanation: Mr. Davis repeats the number twice: “I see twenty desks. Yes, twenty desks.” Option (A) is the trap because 18 is the number of chairs, not desks. Option (C) is the number of extra chairs they need.

3 (A) 2

• Explanation: Ms. Miller says, “We need two more chairs.” Option (B) is the trap (it is the number of chairs they currently have). Option (C) is the trap for the number of desks.

Mr. Davis: Hello, Ms. Miller. Let’s get the classroom ready.

Ms. Miller: Yes, Mr. Davis. Let’s count the desks and chairs.

Mr. Davis: Okay. I see twenty desks. Yes, twenty desks.

Ms. Miller: Good. But wait… I only see eighteen chairs. One, eight. Eighteen.

Mr. Davis: Oh no. We have twenty desks, but only eighteen chairs.

Ms. Miller: We need two more chairs.

Mr. Davis: You are right. I will go get two chairs now.

1 (B) It is big.

• Explanation: Mrs. Gable says, “There is a bed. A very big bed.” Option (A) is the opposite of what she said. Option (C) is plausible but not mentioned.

2 (A) W-A-R-D-R-O-B-E

• Explanation: The manager spells the word clearly in the script. Option (B) is a completely different word. Option (C) is a spelling trap with the letters swapped.

3 (C) No, there isn’t.

• Explanation: When Tom asks for a fridge, the manager says, “No, sorry. There is no fridge in the room.” Option (A) is a trap because Tom asks for a “small” one, but it doesn’t exist. Option (B) is a distractor using a location word from earlier.

Tom: Excuse me, Mrs. Gable. I am in room 202. What is in the room?

Mrs. Gable: Well, there is a bed. A very big bed.

Tom: Great. Is there a wardrobe for my clothes?

Mrs. Gable: Yes, there is a wardrobe. W-A-R-D-R-O-B-E.

Tom: And is there a small fridge? I have some milk.

Mrs. Gable: No, sorry. There is no fridge in the room.

Tom: Oh, I see. No fridge. Thank you anyway!

1 (A) On the left

• Explanation: Tom explicitly says, “The computers are on the left.” Option (B) is a trap because “in the middle” is mentioned later for the reading tables. Option (C) is a plausible location in a room but is never mentioned in the audio.

2 (A) The big bookshelves

• Explanation: Tom says, “The big bookshelves are on the right”. Option (B) is the trap because the computers are mentioned in the audio, but they are on the left. Option (C) is plausible in a library but not mentioned.

3 (A) The reading tables

• Explanation: Tom confirms, “Yes, the reading tables are in the middle.” Option (B) is a trap because it is mentioned in the audio but located on the right. Option (C) “comfortable sofas” is a plausible item in a library but is completely absent from the conversation.

Tom: Welcome to the school library, Maria.

Maria: Wow, it is big. Where are the computers?

Tom: The computers are on the left. Yes, on the left.

Maria: Okay. And where are the books?

Tom: The big bookshelves are on the right.

Maria: I see them. Can we sit in the middle?

Tom: Yes, the reading tables are in the middle. Let’s sit there.

1 (B) Red

• Explanation: The teacher clearly says, “Make the door red”. Option (A) “Green” is the trap because the teacher mentions it but rejects it (“Not green”). Option (C) “Blue” is a plausible color but is never mentioned.

2 (B) Two

• Explanation: The teacher instructs, “Now, draw two windows. Yes, two square windows.” Options (A) and (C) are plausible numbers for windows but are not mentioned in the audio.

3 (A) In front of the house

• Explanation: The teacher says, “Put the tree in front of the house.” Option (B) “Behind the house” is the trap because the teacher explicitly tells the students NOT to do this (“Do not put the tree behind the house”). Option (C) “Next to the house” is plausible but is never mentioned.

Teacher: Hello class. Today, let’s draw a house. First, draw a big door. Make the door red. Not green, red.

Student: Like this, teacher?

Teacher: Yes, very good. Now, draw two windows. Yes, two square windows. Finally, draw a tree. Do not put the tree behind the house. Put the tree in front of the house.