Weather – A1 English Listening Exercise

1 (B) Raining

• The Key: The presenter clearly says about the North: “It is raining today.”
• The Trap: Option (A) “Sunny” is mentioned when the presenter asks a rhetorical question (“Is it sunny in the North?”), but immediately answers “No, it is not.”
• Not Mentioned: Option (C) “Snowy” is never mentioned.

2 (A) Hot

• The Key: The presenter says about the South: “It is very hot.”
• The Trap: Option (B) “Raining” is mentioned in this section, but the presenter says “It is not raining in the South.”
• Not Mentioned: Option (C) “Windy” is completely new information.

3 (B) 40 degrees

• The Key: The presenter explicitly states, “It is forty degrees!”
• The Trap: Option (A) “14 degrees” (fourteen) sounds very similar to “40 degrees” (forty). This is a classic pronunciation trap in A1 listening tests.
• Not Mentioned: Option (C) “30 degrees” is not in the audio.

Weather Presenter: Good morning. This is the TV weather report. Let’s look at the North. Is it sunny in the North? No, it is not. It is raining today. Please take your umbrella. Now, let’s look at the South. It is not raining in the South. It is very hot. It is forty degrees! Have a good day.

1 (B) Tokyo

• The Key: The captain clearly states, “We are arriving in Tokyo.”
• The Trap: Option (A) “London” is mentioned at the beginning of the announcement, but the captain explicitly says, “We are not in London now.”
• Not Mentioned: Option (C) “Paris” is completely new information.

2 (B) Snowing

• The Key: The captain says, “And it is snowing.”
• The Trap: Option (A) “Sunny” is mentioned when the captain asks, “Is it sunny in Tokyo today?”, but he immediately answers “No, it is not sunny.”
• Not Mentioned: Option (C) “Raining” is never mentioned.

3 (B) Coats

• The Key: At the end of the announcement, the captain instructs: “Please wear your coats.”
• The Trap: Option (A) “Hats” is mentioned, but the captain tells the passengers “Do not wear your hats.”
• Not Mentioned: Option (C) “Sweaters” is not in the audio.

Captain: Hello, everyone. This is your captain. We are not in London now. We are arriving in Tokyo. Is it sunny in Tokyo today? No, it is not sunny. It is very cold. And it is snowing. Do not wear your hats. Please wear your coats. Thank you.

1 (B) Foggy

• The Key: The host clearly says, “It is very foggy.”
• The Trap: Option (A) “Sunny” is mentioned when the host asks “Is it sunny today?”, but immediately answers “No, it is not sunny.”
• Not Mentioned: Option (C) “Raining” is never mentioned.

2 (A) F-O-G-G-Y

• The Key: The host spells the weather word: “F-O-G-G-Y.”
• The Trap: Option (B) “C-I-T-Y” and Option (C) “F-A-S-T” are words used in the announcement, but the host does not spell them.

3 (C) Drive slowly

• The Key: The host explicitly tells the listeners, “Please drive slowly.”
• The Trap: Option (A) “Drive fast” is mentioned in the audio, but the host warns “Do not drive fast.”
• Not Mentioned: Option (B) “Stop the car” is completely new information.

Radio Host: Good morning. This is the city radio. Listeners, please be careful today. Is it sunny today? No, it is not sunny. It is very foggy. F-O-G-G-Y. You cannot see well. Please drive slowly. Do not drive fast. Have a safe day!

1 (A) Cold

• The Key: John clearly says, “It is very cold.”
• The Trap: Option (B) “Hot” is mentioned at the beginning, but John says “tonight it is not hot.”
• Not Mentioned: Option (C) “Raining” is never mentioned in the audio.

2 (C) C-O-L-D

• The Key: John spells the word right after saying it: “C-O-L-D.”
• The Trap: Option (A) “W-I-N-D-Y” is a word from the audio (“And it is windy”), but John does not spell it.
• Not Mentioned: Option (B) “C-O-A-T” is completely new information.

3 (B) A jacket

• The Key: John tells Sarah, “Please wear your jacket,” and repeats it at the end: “Wear your jacket.”
• The Trap: Option (A) “A T-shirt” is mentioned, but John warns her: “Do not wear your T-shirt.”
• Not Mentioned: Option (C) “A sweater” is not in the audio.

John: Hi, Sarah. It is John. Listen, tonight it is not hot. It is very cold. C-O-L-D. And it is windy. Please wear your jacket. Do not wear your T-shirt. Wear your jacket. See you tonight!

1 (B) Sunny

• The Key: The AI voice clearly says, “It is sunny.”
• The Trap: Option (A) “Raining” is mentioned in the audio, but the AI says “It is not raining today.”
• Not Mentioned: Option (C) “Cloudy” is never mentioned.

2 (B) S-U-N-N-Y

• The Key: The smart speaker spells out the word: “S-U-N-N-Y.”
• The Trap: Option (A) “R-A-I-N” and Option (C) “T-O-D-A-Y” are words from the audio, but the speaker does not spell them.

3 (A) 25 degrees

• The Key: The AI states the temperature twice: “The temperature is 25 degrees… It is 25 degrees today.”
• The Trap: Option (B) “35 degrees” is explicitly mentioned to clarify the information (“Not 35 degrees”). This is a classic trap to test if the listener can catch the word “not” before a number.
• Not Mentioned: Option (C) “45 degrees” is completely new information.

Smart Speaker: Good morning. Here is your weather report for today. It is not raining today. It is sunny. S-U-N-N-Y. The temperature is 25 degrees. Not 35 degrees. It is 25 degrees today. Have a good day!