House & Furniture – A1 English Listening Exercise

1 (A) On Park Street

• Explanation: The voiceover spells the name of the street clearly: “P-A-R-K”. Option (B) “Dark Street” is a sound-alike trap to test if the listener can distinguish between the “P” and “D” sounds. Option (C) is a plausible location but is never mentioned.

2 (A) Two

• Explanation: The speaker says, “It has two bedrooms. Yes, two bedrooms.” Option (B) is the trap because the speaker mentions “three bedrooms” but immediately rejects it (“It does not have three bedrooms”). Option (C) is not mentioned.

3 (B) It is new.

• Explanation: The advertisement states, “the furniture is not old. It is all new.” Option (A) is the trap because the word “old” is mentioned, but the sentence is negative (“not old”). Option (C) is a common adjective for furniture but is absent from the audio.

Voiceover: Are you looking for a great house? We have a beautiful home for your family. It is on Park Street. P-A-R-K. It does not have three bedrooms. It has two bedrooms. Yes, two bedrooms. Inside, the furniture is not old. It is all new. And the price is very cheap! Call us today!

1 (A) The computer

• Explanation: The vlogger clearly says, “My computer is in the middle.” Option (B) is a trap because the lamp is mentioned later, but it is on the left. Option (C) “A book” is a plausible item on a desk but is never mentioned.

2 (B) On the left

• Explanation: The vlogger says, “The lamp is on the left.” Option (A) is the trap because the speaker mentions “the right” but rejects it (“It is not on the right”). Option (C) is the trap for the computer’s location.

3 (C) Pens

• Explanation: The vlogger states, “And my pens are in a cup. The cup is on the right.” Options (A) and (B) are plausible things to put in a cup on a desk, but they are not mentioned in the audio.

Vlogger: Hi guys! Look at my clean desk. My computer is in the middle. Yes, right in the middle. I have a new lamp. The lamp is on the left. It is not on the right. And my pens are in a cup. The cup is on the right.

1 (B) The kitchen

• Explanation: The student clearly says, “My favorite room is the kitchen.” Option (A) “The bedroom” is the trap because the student mentions it first but immediately rejects it (“It is not my bedroom”). Option (C) “The bathroom” is a plausible room but is never mentioned.

2 (C) Because it is very warm.

• Explanation: The student states the reason: “Because it is always very warm,” and repeats the word “warm”. Options (A) and (B) are plausible reasons to like a room, but they are not mentioned in the audio.

3 (A) They eat dinner.

• Explanation: The student says, “Every evening, my family eats dinner together there.” Option (B) “They play games” is plausible for family time but not mentioned. Option (C) “They sleep” is a trap related to the “bedroom” mentioned earlier in the speech.

Student: Hello everyone. Today, I want to talk about my favorite room in my house. It is not my bedroom. It is not the living room. My favorite room is the kitchen. Yes, the kitchen. Why do I like it? Because it is always very warm. Yes, very warm, and it smells like good food. Every evening, my family eats dinner together there. I love my kitchen. Thank you for listening.

1 (B) A key

• Explanation: Sarah asks, “Do you have your key? If not, the spare key is…” Option (A) is plausible because it is a voice message, but she doesn’t want him to find a phone. Option (C) is a trap related to the word “mailbox”.

2 (A) Under the mat

• Explanation: Sarah explicitly states, “It is under the mat.” Option (B) “In the mailbox” is the trap because Sarah mentions it but uses negation: “the spare key is not in the mailbox.” Option (C) is not mentioned in the audio.

3 (C) M-A-T

• Explanation: Sarah spells the word out loudly and clearly: “M-A-T”. Option (A) and Option (B) are spelling traps with similar-sounding letters at the end of the word to confuse beginners.

Speaker (Sarah): Hi Alex. It is me, Sarah. I am not at home today. Do you have your key? If not, the spare key is not in the mailbox. No, not in the mailbox. It is under the mat. Yes, under the mat. M-A-T. The mat is in front of the door. See you tonight!

1 (B) B-E-D

• Explanation: The podcaster clearly says “Yes, a bed” and spells it “B-E-D“. Option (A) is the trap because “TV” is mentioned in the audio, but it is not spelled out. Option (C) “clean” is also mentioned at the end but not spelled.

2 (B) A small wardrobe

• Explanation: The speaker says, “I also have a small wardrobe for my clothes.” Option (A) is the trap because it uses the correct furniture (wardrobe) but the wrong size (big instead of small). Option (C) is a plausible item for storage but is never mentioned.

3 (A) A TV

• Explanation: The podcaster explicitly states, “I do not have a TV in my room.” Options (B) and (C) are the traps because they are items that are actually in the room, whereas the question asks what is not there.

Podcaster: Hello, welcome to my podcast. I love a simple life. Let’s talk about my bedroom. In my room, I only have a bed. Yes, a bed. B-E-D. I also have a small wardrobe for my clothes. Just a small wardrobe. I do not have a TV in my room. No, not a TV. It is a very quiet and clean room.