Transport – A1 English Listening Exercise

1 Correct Answer: (B) To Paris

• Explanation: The announcer says clearly at the beginning, “The train to Paris is arriving…” Options (A) and (C) are plausible famous cities but are not mentioned in the audio.

2 Correct Answer: (A) Platform 4

• Explanation: The announcer explicitly tells passengers, “Please go to platform four,” and repeats “Platform number four.” Option (B) is a trap because “five” is mentioned as the arrival time, not the platform. Option (C) is a phonetic trap (-teen vs -ty or simple mishearing of 4).

3 Correct Answer: (B) In 5 minutes

• Explanation: The announcer states, “The train… is arriving in five minutes.” Option (A) is a trap using the platform number to confuse the listener. Option (C) is a classic number trap, as “fifteen” sounds similar to “five” for beginners.

Announcer: Attention, passengers. The train to Paris is arriving in five minutes. I repeat, the train will arrive in five minutes. Please go to platform four. Platform number four. Have your tickets ready. Thank you.

1 Correct Answer: (B) To Tokyo

• Explanation: The announcer says clearly at the beginning, “Flight number fifteen to Tokyo…” Option (A) is a phonetic trap because “Toronto” starts with the same “To-” sound. Option (C) is a famous city but is not mentioned in the audio.

2 Correct Answer: (B) Flight 15

• Explanation: The announcer states the flight is “number fifteen” and repeats it. Option (C) is a classic trap because “fifty” (50) sounds very similar to “fifteen” (15) for A1 learners. Option (A) is a random number distractor.

3 Correct Answer: (A) Gate 8

• Explanation: The announcer tells the passengers to “go to gate eight” and repeats “Gate number eight.” Option (B) is a trap because the number “eighteen” (18) contains the word “eight”, which can confuse beginners. Option (C) is a random number.

Announcer: Attention, please. Flight number fifteen to Tokyo is now boarding. I repeat, flight fifteen to Tokyo. Please go to gate eight. Gate number eight. Have your boarding pass ready. Thank you.

1 Correct Answer: (A) 8:00

• Explanation: The announcer explicitly says, “This is the eight o’clock traffic news.” Option (B) is a classic phonetic trap for beginners because “eighteen” sounds similar to “eight”. Option (C) is a random time distractor.

2 Correct Answer: (A) Main Street

• Explanation: The announcer states, “There are a lot of cars on Main Street today.” Option (B) is a trap because “Park Road” is mentioned right after, but it is the road without traffic. Option (C) is not mentioned.

3 Correct Answer: (C) Park Road

• Explanation: The announcer tells drivers to “Please take Park Road” and spells it out clearly: “P-A-R-K.” Option (B) is a trap because it is mentioned, but the announcer says “Do not go” there. Option (A) is a phonetic trap because “Dark” sounds like “Park”.

Announcer: Good morning. This is the eight o’clock traffic news. There are a lot of cars on Main Street today. Do not go on Main Street. Please take Park Road. P-A-R-K. Park Road. It is very fast today. Thank you for listening.

1 Correct Answer: (B) Number 19

• Explanation: The tour guide clearly says, “We are on bus number nineteen,” and repeats it. Option (C) is a classic phonetic trap because “ninety” (90) sounds very similar to “nineteen” (19) for beginners. Option (A) is a random number distractor.

2 Correct Answer: (B) To the right

• Explanation: The guide instructs the passengers to “look to your right.” Option (A) is a trap because “left” is the opposite direction and often confuses A1 learners. Option (C) is not mentioned.

3 Correct Answer: (A) The City Museum

• Explanation: The guide explicitly states, “You can see the City Museum.” Options (B) and (C) are traps using the adjectives “big” and “old” mentioned in the audio, but applied to the wrong places (hospital, park).

Tour Guide: Hello everyone, and welcome to the City Tour. We are on bus number nineteen. I repeat, bus nineteen. Please sit down. Now, look to your right. Look to the right. You can see the City Museum. It is very big and old. We will stop here for twenty minutes. Enjoy!

1 Correct Answer: (B) By taxi

• Explanation: Tom says clearly at the beginning, “I am in a taxi right now.” Options (A) and (C) are distractors related to transport but are not mentioned.

2 Correct Answer: (A) The taxi is not moving.

• Explanation: Tom explains his problem: “But it is not moving! There are a lot of cars on the road.” Option (B) is a trap because it mentions the word “taxi”, but the context is wrong (he is already in one). Option (C) is not mentioned.

3 Correct Answer: (B) 6:50

• Explanation: Tom states his new arrival time: “I will see you at six fifty,” and repeats it as “Six – five – zero.” Option (A) is a trap because “six fifteen” is mentioned, but Tom says “I cannot arrive” at that time. Option (C) is a random time distractor.

Tom: Hi Lisa, it is Tom. I am in a taxi right now. But it is not moving! There are a lot of cars on the road. I cannot arrive at six fifteen. I will be late. I will see you at six fifty. Six – five – zero. Sorry!