Transport – A1 English Listening Exercise
Listening 1
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer for each question.
1 How does the woman get to school?
(A) By train
(B) By bus
(C) By car
2 Which bus does she take?
(A) Number 15
(B) Number 50
(C) Number 55
3 How much is the bus ticket?
(A) $2.15
(B) $2.50
(C) $1.50
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 Correct Answer: (B) By bus
- Explanation: The woman explicitly says, “No, I take the bus.” Option (A) is a trap because the man asks if she takes the train, but she rejects it because it is “too expensive”. Option (C) is not mentioned at all.
2 Correct Answer: (A) Number 15
- Explanation: The woman states she takes “bus number fifteen”. Option (B) is a trap because the man mishears her and says “Number fifty?”, but she immediately corrects him with “No, one-five”. Option (C) is plausible but not mentioned.
3 Correct Answer: (B) $2.50
- Explanation: The woman clearly says the ticket is “two dollars and fifty cents”. Option (A) is a trap that uses the number “15” from the previous question to confuse the listener. Option (C) is a random, plausible price that is not mentioned.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Male: Hi, Lisa. How do you get to school every day? Do you take the train?
Female: No, I take the bus. The train is too expensive.
Male: Oh, okay. Which bus do you take?
Female: I take bus number fifteen.
Male: Number fifty?
Female: No, one-five. Bus fifteen.
Male: I see. And how much is the ticket?
Female: It is two dollars and fifty cents.
Listening 2
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C).
1 Where is the park?
(A) On Grey Street
(B) On Green Street
(C) On Queen Street
2 How do they go to the park?
(A) They walk.
(B) They go by car.
(C) They go by bus.
3 What time do they go?
(A) 3:00
(B) 1:00
(C) 5:00
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 Correct Answer: (B) On Green Street
- Explanation: The mother spells the name of the street clearly: G-R-E-E-N. Option (A) and (C) are distractors with similar sounds (“Grey”, “Queen”) to test the student’s spelling recognition.
2 Correct Answer: (A) They walk.
- Explanation: The boy asks to go by car (Option B), but the mother says “No” and suggests “We can walk there.” Option (C) is not mentioned in the dialogue.
3 Correct Answer: (A) 3:00
- Explanation: The mother states the time directly: “It is three o’clock.” Option (B) and (C) are simple number distractors.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Mom: Toby, let’s go to the park now.
Toby: Great! Can we go by car, Mom?
Mom: No, the park is very near. It is on Green Street.
Toby: How do you spell that?
Mom: G-R-E-E-N. Green Street. We can walk there.
Toby: Okay, let’s walk! What time is it now?
Mom: It is three o’clock. Let’s go!
Listening 3
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C).
1 What is the weather like?
(A) It is sunny.
(B) It is raining.
(C) It is snowing.
2 How will Anna go home?
(A) By bus
(B) By taxi
(C) By car
3 What color is Mark’s car?
(A) Red
(B) Black
(C) Blue
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 Correct Answer: (B) It is raining.
- Explanation: Mark says clearly at the beginning, “It is raining.” Options (A) and (C) are just plausible weather conditions but are not mentioned in the audio.
2 Correct Answer: (C) By car
- Explanation: Mark offers her a ride and says, “My car is over there.” Anna gets in his car. Options (A) and (B) are distractors related to transport but are not mentioned.
3 Correct Answer: (A) Red
- Explanation: Mark states that his car is “The red one.” Option (B) is a trap because Anna asks, “The black one?”, but Mark immediately corrects her by saying, “No, the red one.” Option (C) is not mentioned.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Male: Hi, Anna. It is raining. Do you want a ride home?
Female: Oh, hi Mark. Yes, please. I do not have an umbrella. Are you driving?
Male: Yes. My car is over there. The red one.
Female: The black one?
Male: No, the red one. Come on, get in.
Female: Thank you so much!
Listening 4
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C).
1 Which bike does Tommy like?
(A) The blue bike
(B) The red bike
(C) The black bike
2 Why does Tommy like the bike?
(A) It is very fast.
(B) It is very big.
(C) It is very cheap.
3 How much is the bike?
(A) $14
(B) $40
(C) $44
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 Correct Answer: (B) The red bike
- Explanation: Tommy says clearly, “I like the red bike.” Option (A) is a trap because the Dad asks about the blue one first, but Tommy says “No”. Option (C) is not mentioned.
2 Correct Answer: (A) It is very fast.
- Explanation: Right after choosing the red bike, Tommy explains his reason: “It is very fast!”. Options (B) and (C) are just plausible reasons to buy a bike but are not in the audio.
3 Correct Answer: (B) $40
- Explanation: The Dad says the price is “forty dollars” and repeats it as “four – zero” to be clear. Option (A) is a trap because Tommy mishears it as “Fourteen” (14), but the Dad immediately corrects him.
AUDIO SCRIPT
Dad: Look at these bikes, Tommy. Do you like the blue one?
Tommy: No, Dad. I like the red bike. It is very fast!
Dad: The red one? Let’s see the price. It is forty dollars.
Tommy: Fourteen dollars?
Dad: No, forty. Four – zero. Let’s buy it!
Listening 5
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C).
1 Where is Sarah now?
(A) On the train
(B) At the cafe
(C) At home
2 How is David traveling?
(A) By bus
(B) By taxi
(C) By train
3 When will David arrive?
(A) In 10 minutes
(B) In 15 minutes
(C) In 50 minutes
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 Correct Answer: (B) At the cafe
- Explanation: Sarah explicitly states at the beginning, “I am at the cafe now.” Option (A) is a trap because it is David’s location, not Sarah’s. Option (C) is plausible but not mentioned.
2 Correct Answer: (C) By train
- Explanation: David answers Sarah’s question by saying, “I am on the train.” Options (A) and (B) are distractors related to transport but are not in the audio.
3 Correct Answer: (A) In 10 minutes
- Explanation: David says he will arrive “In ten minutes.” Option (C) is a trap because Sarah mishears him over the phone and asks “Fifty minutes?”, but David corrects her immediately: “No, ten. One – zero.” Option (B) is a common number distractor but is not mentioned.
AUDIO SCRIPT
David: Hello?
Sarah: Hi David, it is Sarah. I am at the cafe now. Where are you?
David: I am on the train.
Sarah: Okay. When will you arrive?
David: In ten minutes.
Sarah: Fifty minutes? That is a long time!
David: No, ten. One – zero. Ten minutes. I will see you soon.