English Listening Exercises for A1 – Holidays

1. Listen and complete the information about Pia’s day.

birthday was last 1) __Saturday__ . In the morning, I was at the 2) _____ with friends but it was raining so that wasn’t fun. Later, we were at the 3) _____

The film was about 4) _____ It was great! I was at home at quarter past 5) _____ and there was a party. There were 6) _____ people there. There was a cake and presents for me. I was very happy. I was in bed at half past 7) _____ It was great day!

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2) swimming pool   3) cinema   4) animals   5) five

6) thirteen   7) eleven

Transcript

Pia birthday was last Saturday. In the morning, I was at the swimming pool with friends, but it was raining, so that wasn’t fun. Later, we were at the cinema. The film was about animals. It was great! I was at home at quarter past five and there was a party. There were thirteen people there. There was a cake and presents for me. I was very happy.

I was in bed at half past eleven. It was a great day!

2. a Listen to Jude and complete his diary for last week.

Monday

11)

practised 1) __the guitar__

Tuesday

12)

visited 2) _____

Wednesday

13)

watched 3) _____ at Simon’s house

Thursday

14)

played 4) _____ with Ian

Friday

15)

tried to learn more 5) _____ words

Saturday

16)

collected 6) _____ for the school trip

Sunday

17)

packed 7) _____ for the trip


b   Correct the sentences.

1) On Monday, Jude practised the piano.

     He didn’t practise the piano.

     He practised the guitar.

2) On Tuesday, Jude visited his friend.

 ________

 ________

3) On Wednesday, Jude watched football at Simon’s house.

 ________

 ________

4) On Thursday, Jude played tennis with Ian.

 ________

 ________

5) On Friday, Jude tried to learn more French words.

 ________

 ________

6) On Saturday, Jude collected his train ticket.

 ________

 ________

7) On Sunday, Jude packed his black suitcase.

     ________

     ________

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a

2) () grandma   3) a DVD   4) computer games

5) Spanish   6) bus ticket   7) red suitcase

b

2) He didn’t visit his friend. He visited his grandma.

3) He didn’t watch football (at Simon’s house). He watched a DVD.

4) He didn’t play tennis (with Ian). He played computer games (with Ian).

5) He didn’t try to learn (more) French words. He tried to learn (more) Spanish words.

6) He didn’t collect his train ticket. He collected his bus ticket.

7) He didn’t pack his black suitcase. He packed his red suitcase.

Transcript

Jude Last week was very busy. On Monday, I practised the guitar. I practised all evening. On Tuesday, it was grandma’s birthday. I went to visit her after school. On Wednesday, I needed a rest. I watched a DVD at Simon’s house. It was very good.

On Thursday, I didn’t want to go out. I played computer games with brother Ian. On Friday, I studied. I tried to learn more Spanish words. I love Spanish. I can speak it quite well. On Saturday, I collected bus ticket for the school trip. I walked to the town because it was a nice day.

On Sunday, I packed red suitcase for the trip. I packed lots of clothes. Now it’s Monday morning and I’m at school waiting for the bus.

3. Listen to five people talking about holiday problems. Match the people (1-5) to the problems (a-e).

1) Casey

2) Johnny

3) Tom

4) Tracey

5) Liz


a He / She felt ill.

b He / She broke his / her leg.

c He / She lost some money.

d He / She missed a train.

e He / She dropped a camera.

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1) d   2)3)4) c  5) b

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1)

Maria We went to the seaside on holiday. brother, Casey, wanted to buy a drink. mum, dad and I got onto the train. The train started moving and Casey wasn’t on it. He missed it! Dad got off at the first station and went back for him.

2)

Johnny name’s Johnny. I was at a theme park with friends. We had a great time, but, at the end of the day, I wanted to take a photo of friends. I took camera out of bag and dropped it on the ground. It broke.

3)

Amanda I went on a school trip. It was great, but the food wasn’t! We arrived on Saturday and had dinner. On Sunday, friend Tom felt really ill. Our teacher phoned for a doctor. We didn’t eat dinner there again!

4)

Alan sister, Tracey, loves shopping. We were on holiday and she wanted to buy a T-shirt. She looked for her money. It wasn’t there. She lost it. She lost £20. She was very sad.

5)

Nelly We didn’t go on holiday. We stayed at home. sister Liz and I went for a ride on our bikes. Liz fell off her bike and broke her leg. She was in bed for three weeks.

4. Listen to Lucy and complete her email.

Dear Helen,

We are on holiday in 1) __Croatia__ . We 2) ____ __ at ten o’clock in the evening. I was very tired and sad because Sandy, dog, wasn’t with me. We left Sandy with our 3) ____ __, Mr Jackson. Then we drove our car to the airport and took a plane.

We are staying at a campsite right next to the 4) ____ __ . There’s a picture of it in this email.

At night, we sleep in a 5) ____ __! I like it but mum and dad don’t!

The weather is good – sunny and 6) ____ __ . We go swimming every day. I brought camera with me, so I can show you some photos when I come home.

Bye!

Love from Lucy

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2) Monday 3) neighbour  4) beach 5) tent 6) hot

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Dear Helen,

We are on holiday in Croatia. We arrived on Monday at ten o’clock in the evening. I was very tired and sad because Sandy, dog, wasn’t with me. We left Sandy with our neighbour, Mr Jackson. Then we drove our car to the airport and took a plane. We are staying at a campsite right next to the beach. There’s a picture of it in this email.

At night, we sleep in a tent! I like it but mum and dad don’t! The weather is good – sunny and hot. We go swimming every day. I brought camera with me, so I can show you some photos when I come home.

Bye!

Love from Lucy

5. Listen to Adrian talking about his holiday. Did he do all of these things? Write Y (Yes) or N (No). Then write sentences about his holiday.

1) Travel by plane

N

2) Stay in a hotel

3) Like the food

4) Go to the beach

5) Break his camera

6) Lose his money

7) Write postcards

8) Enjoy his holiday


1) He didn’t travel by plane.

2) ___________

3) ___________

4) ___________

5) ___________

6) ___________

7) ___________

8) ___________

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2) Y  3) Y  4)5)6)7) N  8) Y

2) He stayed in a hotel.

3) He liked the food.

4) He went to the beach.

5) He didn’t break his camera.

6) He didn’t lose his money.

7) He didn’t write postcards.

8) He enjoyed his holiday.

Transcript

Adrian Last year, I went on holiday to Spain. I went with mum and dad and sister. We didn’t go by plane. We took the boat to France and drove to Spain. The journey took three days. We stayed in a nice hotel in Spain. I liked the hotel and I loved the food. I ate a lot. The weather was good and we went to the beach every day. The sea was very warm.

I didn’t take any photos. I forgot to pack camera. It was in bedroom in England. I bought some nice things. Now I haven’t got any money. mum and dad wrote postcards to all their friends. I didn’t write any postcards. I sent emails to friends. I really enjoyed Spain. I had a great time.

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