Practice English Listening A2 Exercises – In your cart

A

Kate: H&M

Rosie: Top Shop and The Body Shop

John: Uniqlo

B

Speaker 1 (Kate):   a skirt; yes

Speaker 2 (Rosie):   strawberry shower gel; yes

Speaker 3 (John):   five T-shirts; yes

I = interviewer, K = Kate

I   Have you been to a chain store recently?

K   Yes, I have. I went to H&M three weeks ago.

I   And what did you buy?

K   I bought a skirt. It’s a long, black skirt.

I   Are you happy with it?

K   Yes, yes, and er…it was very cheap because it was in the sale. And it suits me.

I = interviewer, R = Rosie

I   Have you been shopping for clothes recently?

R   Yes, I went shopping at the weekend with my friends.

I   Where did you go?

R   We went to the city centre, to Princes Street – that’s where we always go.

I   Did you buy anything?

R   I tried on a few things in Topshop, but in the end there wasn’t anything I liked. But I did get something in The Body Shop. There’s a shopping centre just off Princes Street, and there’s a Body Shop there, and I bought some strawberry shower gel. I really like it.

I = interviewer, J = John

I   Have you ever bought anything from Uniqlo?

J   Not from the shop, because there isn’t one where I live, but I sometimes buy stuff on their website.

I   What was the last thing you bought there?

J   It was a few months ago. I got some T-shirts. I always get them there; they do really good, cheap T-shirts.

I   How many did you get?

J   Five, I think. Yes, five.

I   And are you happy with them?

J   Yes. They were about five pounds each, and delivery was another five pounds, so that was thirty pounds for five T-shirts.

1 b   2 c   3 c   4 a   5 c

1

I = interviewer, S = Sean

I   When was the last time you were at an airport?

S   Um, about a month ago.

I   Were you going somewhere or meeting someone?

S   I was meeting, um, my mother, who was, er, she arrived at midnight, coming back from Tenerife.

2

I = interviewer, Su = Susie

I   Do you have any plans for tonight?

Su   Er, yes, I do have plans for tonight. I’m going to a party with some friends.

3

I = interviewer, C = Caroline

I   What housework do you hate doing?

C   I hate cleaning the bathroom, that’s my least favourite job around the house.

I   Is there anything you don’t mind doing?

C   I don’t mind cleaning the kitchen, because there’s usually a lot of food to eat.

4

I = interviewer, A = Albert

I   Have you ever bought something online and had a problem?

A   I, I bought clothes online that didn’t fit, but that’s about it.

5

I = interviewer, M = Mick

I   How organized are you?

M   Er, not very. Um, I tend to be fairly disorganized, but still get things done.

I   Have you ever missed a train or a flight?

M   Yes, yes. I was flying to Poland and didn’t wake up in the morning, and got to the gate as the flight was leaving.