50 Minutes of Advanced British English Listening Comprehension

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hi everyone I’m Gabriella how are your

British English listening skills in this

video you’ll have a chance to test them

out with the quiz first you’ll see an

image and here a question next comes a

short dialogue listen carefully and see

if you can answer correctly we’ll show

you the answer at the end are you ready

a man is reporting his company’s sales

performance at a meeting which to charts

is he using for his presentation please

look at the handout the Left chart shows

our company sales over the past three

years and the sales forecast for the

current year and the right chart shows

the monthly breakdown in sales up to

October of this year now please have a

look at the left shot it shows that

sales have been steadily increasing over

the past three years and if we can keep

increasing our sales the total sales for

this year will show an increase over the

past year next please see the chart on

the right hand side the right chart

shows that the campaigns we’ve run in

April and August really effective I see

but the sales decreased in May and

September following the campaigns yes

but this kind of rebound is unavoidable

I expect the annual sales for this year

to show an increase compared to last

year if we can keep increasing our sales

which two charts is he using for his

presentation

a man is reporting his company’s sales

performance at a meeting which to charts

is he using for his presentation please

look at the handout the Left chart shows

our company sales over the past three

years and the sales forecast for the

current year and the right chart shows

the monthly breakdown in sales up to

October of this year now please have a

look at the left shot it shows that

sales have been steadily increasing over

the past three years and if we can keep

increasing our sales the total sales for

this year will show an increase over the

past year next please see the chart on

the right hand side the right chart

shows that the campaigns we’ve run in

April and August really effective I see

but the sales decreased in May and

September following the campaigns yes

but this kind of rebound is unavoidable

I expect the annual sales for this year

to show an increase compared to last

year if we can keep increasing our sales

a man is joining a sports club and is

getting information on its policies what

type of membership will he choose let me

start by explaining our clubs different

membership options as described in this

brochure regular members can use a gym

and the swimming pool at any time on any

day of the week but we also provide

early-morning memberships where people

can use the facilities only in the early

morning and evening memberships for

people who only want to come in the

evening

what’s the hours for early morning

members early morning members can use

the facilities from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.

and evening members can use some from 6

p.m. to 11 p.m. I see so early morning

members can stop by and use the

facilities on their way to work exactly

the early morning type is popular

amongst people with nine-to-five jobs

and we also offer memberships just for

the gym or just to the swimming pool if

you only want to use one of those

facilities I want to use both the gym

and the swimming pool I think I’ll use

the gym in the early morning before

going to work on weekday

and the swimming pool on the weekend do

you have a membership that covers

something like early mornings for the

weekdays but all day on the weekend

we’re sorry but we don’t offer a

membership like that sir okay I don’t

think I can get up quite that early on

the weekend so I’ll choose this

membership option

what type of membership will he choose

a man is joining a sports club and is

getting information on its policies what

type of membership will he choose let me

start by explaining our clubs different

membership options as described in this

brochure regular members can use a gym

and the swimming pool at any time on any

day of the week but we also provide

early-morning memberships where people

can use the facilities only in the early

morning and evening memberships for

people who only want to come in the

evening what are the hours for early

morning members early morning members

can use the facilities from 6 a.m. to 10

a.m. and evening members can use some

from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. I see so early

morning members can stop by and use the

facilities on their way to work

exactly the early morning type is

popular amongst people with nine-to-five

jobs and we also offer memberships just

for the gym or just to the swimming pool

if you only want to use one of those

facilities I want to use both the gym

and the swimming pool I think I’ll use

the gym in the early morning before

going to work on weekdays and the

swimming pool on the weekend do you have

a membership that covers something like

early mornings for the weekdays but all

day on the weekend we’re sorry but we

don’t offer a membership like that sir

okay I don’t think I can get up quite

the early on the weekend so I’ll choose

this membership option a lady is talking

with the man who works for an outsourced

printing company about a brochure for a

new product

when is the deadline for the brochures

first design draft we decided to launch

the new product on the 15th of October

and we’d like to offer you the contract

to make the brochure thank you very much

we’re definitely excited about helping

you with this project so could you tell

us a little about the schedule when do

you need everything by well considering

the time needed for printing we’d like

to get the brochures to the printing

stage by the end of September so would

it be possible for you to get us the

first design draft by the middle of

August well we’d like to give you free

design options for the initial draft and

then have you choose one which best fits

your concepts then we’ll make the final

design based on your choice so it would

be very helpful if you could give us two

more weeks to prepare for this stage hmm

okay maybe one month will be enough time

to choose one of the designs you’ve made

and then decide on the final design okay

we’re counting on you you’re in good

hands

our design team is the best thank you

very much

when is the deadline for the brochures

first design draft

a lady is talking with the man who works

for an outsource printing company about

a brochure for a new product when is the

deadline for the brochures first design

draft we decided to launch the new

product on the 15th of October and we’d

like to offer you the contract to make

the brochure thank you very much we’re

definitely excited about helping you

with this project so could you tell us a

little about the schedule when do you

need everything by well considering the

time needed for printing we’d like to

get the brochures to the printing stage

by the end of September so would it be

possible for you to get us a first

design draft by the middle of August

well we’d like to give you free design

options for the initial draft and then

have you choose the one which best fits

your concepts then we’ll make the final

design based on your choice so it would

be very helpful if you could give us two

more weeks to prepare for this stage hmm

okay maybe one month will be enough time

to choose one of the designs you’ve made

and then decide on the final design okay

we’re counting on you you’re in good

hands

our design team is the best thank you

very much a lady is making a telephone

call to reserve tickets for a play which

two seats did she get hello your fruit

at Blackfriars Playhouse can I help you

I’d like to get two tickets for King

Lear at 5:30 today do you have any seats

available we do have a few seats left

but I’m sorry to say we don’t have any

alongside each other if you don’t mind

though we can reserve you two seats

seperately okay we don’t mind do you

have any particular requests actually do

you have any aisle seats yes we have an

ILC to the end of one row at the left

side of the theatre and there is a

novice e available to the right of it

between two seats at the side okay I’d

like to reserve the aisle seat then

certainly how about the other one do you

have any seats available near the center

the

any synthesis we have left from the

first stretch of the third row I’m not

too fussed about having actors spit on

me so the room is quite small and I

think you can even enjoy the play at the

end of the row at the side oh really

then I’ll reserve the other one at the

end of the row that you mentioned before

which two seats did she get

a lady is making a telephone call to

reserve tickets for a play which two

seats did she get hello your fruits at

Blackfriars Playhouse can I help you I’d

like to get two tickets so King Lear at

5:30 today do you have any seats

available we do have a few seats left

but I’m sorry to say we don’t have any

alongside each other if you don’t mind

though we can reserve you two seats

seperately okay we don’t mind do you

have any particular requests actually do

you have any aisle seats yes we have an

aisle seat to the end of one row at the

left side of the theater and there is an

obviously available to the right of it

between two seats at the side okay I’d

like to reserve the aisle seat then

certainly how about the other one do you

have any seats available near the center

the only syntheses we have left from the

first stretch of the third row I’m not

too fussed about having actors spit on

me so the room is quite small and I

think you can even enjoy the play at the

end of the row at the side oh really

then I’ll reserve the other one at the

end of the row that you mentioned before

a man and the woman are discussing

preparations for a presentation they’ll

be making tomorrow at their office

what will the woman check after the

conversation ends okay I think we’re

almost ready for the presentation

tomorrow just a few more things the

meeting will start at 9 o’clock on the

dot

so could you double check the meeting

room today yes I’ve already checked the

room okay great

did you make sure the projector is

working okay oh I was going to check the

projector tomorrow morning when I had my

laptop no we’ve got to get that check

today we won’t have time to deal with it

in the morning if there’s a problem so

just make sure you check the projectors

today that’s the most important thing

okay sure well do and did you get copies

of those handles mr. Macha is making

them now let’s see what else oh did you

check the whiteboard

yes I did sometimes the pens don’t have

enough ink left in them did you get a

chance to check them not yet but I’ll

make sure I do that yes please make sure

you do that today

what will the woman check after the

conversation ends

a man and a woman are discussing

preparations for a presentation they’ll

be making tomorrow at their office

what will the woman check after the

conversation ends okay I think we’re

almost ready for the presentation

tomorrow just a few more things the

meeting will start at nine o’clock on

the dot

so could you double check the meeting

room today yes

I’ve already checked the room okay great

did you make sure the projector is

working okay oh I was going to check the

projector tomorrow morning when I had my

laptop no we’ve got to get that checked

today we won’t have time to deal with it

in the morning if there’s a problem so

just make sure you check the projectors

today that’s the most important thing

okay sure

well do and did you get copies of those

handles mr. Tanaka is making them now

let’s see what else oh did you check the

whiteboard yes I did sometimes the pens

don’t have enough ink left in them did

you get a chance to check them not yet

but I’ll make sure I do that yes please

make sure you do that today did you get

it right I hope you learned something

from this quiz let us know if you have

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hi everyone I’m Gabriella how are your

British English listening skills in this

video you’ll have a chance to test them

out with the quiz first you’ll see an

image and here a question next comes a

short dialogue listen carefully and see

if you can answer correctly we’ll show

you the answer at the end are you ready

a man and the woman are choosing a hotel

which hotel are they going to choose we

have to decide on the hotel for our trip

next month okay

let’s check the Internet the ocean hotel

is near the beach it says 120 pounds a

night per person and you get a buffet

breakfast how about the Pine Hotel it’s

80 pounds a night I don’t want to waste

too much money on accommodation hmm

but the Pine Hotel is far from the beach

and from the city center and it says you

have to pay for Wi-Fi what about the

sunrise hotel it usually costs 140

pounds tonight but now they’re running

promotion and we can stay one night for

90 bounce it’s between the beach and the

city center plus it has free Wi-Fi

sounds good

oh wait it says a deal is for next week

only oh I didn’t see that so how about

this place the Royal Hotel is located in

the middle of the city center and it

costs 100 pounds a night the room

doesn’t look so nice but they have free

Wi-Fi okay let’s book this hotel

oh it’s already fully booked Oh too bad

then I think the first one is best is it

full no it’s not

great

which hotel are they going to choose

a man and the woman are choosing a hotel

which hotel are they going to choose we

have to decide on the hotel for our trip

next month okay let’s check the Internet

the ocean hotel is near the beach it

says 120 pounds a night per person and

you get a buffet breakfast how about the

Pine Hotel it’s 80 pounds tonight I

don’t want to waste too much money on

accommodation hmm but the pine hotel is

far from the beach and from the city

center and it says you have to pay for

Wi-Fi what about the sunrise hotel it

usually costs 140 pounds tonight but now

they’re running promotion and we can

stay one night for 90 pounds it’s

between the beach and the city center

plus it has free Wi-Fi sounds good

oh wait it says a deal is for next week

only oh I didn’t see that so how about

this place the Royal Hotel is located in

the middle of the city center and it

costs 100 pounds a night the room

doesn’t look so nice but they have free

Wi-Fi okay let’s book this hotel oh it’s

already fully booked Oh too bad then I

think the first one is best is it full

no it’s not great

a man and a woman are talking about the

layout of the meeting room how are they

going to arrange the tables let’s

arrange the tables for tomorrow’s

meeting all right should we put all of

the tables in the center of the room so

that everyone sits around and faces each

other no there’s going to be a group

session first so let’s separate the

tables into four sections four people

will be seated in each group okay I will

put some note pads and pens on each

table thank you and we’ll have a short

explanation using a projector before

starting the session so we need a

project here all right also we’re going

to use a whiteboard aren’t we this is

okay if I put the whiteboard next to the

screen well

all about putting the whiteboard on the

opposite side of the screen let’s put it

at the back of the room I see and

remember to bring all of the stuff back

off to the meeting but two tables

together and set them in four rows

how are they going to arrange the tables

a man and the woman are talking about

the layout of the meeting room how are

they going to arrange the tables let’s

arrange the tables for tomorrow’s

meeting all right should we put all of

the tables in the center of the room so

that everyone sits around and faces each

other no there’s going to be a group

session first so let’s separate the

tables into four sections four people

will be seated in each group okay I will

put some notepads and pens on each table

thank you and we will have a short

explanation using a projector before

starting the session so we need a

projects here all right also we’re going

to use a whiteboard aren’t we this is

okay if I put the whiteboard next to the

screen well how about putting the

whiteboard on the opposite side of the

screen let’s put it at the back of the

room I see and remember to bring all of

the stuff back off to the meeting but

two tables together and set them in four

rows a man and a woman are talking about

office supplies what will the man order

you need to check the stock of our

office supplies and order items we need

once a month let’s check it together

this time with a checklist thank you

then let’s stop the paper it looks like

there’s only one box left we use lots of

paper every day so let’s order two more

boxes okay the printer is out of color

ink should we order that oh that’s not a

problem because we don’t print documents

and color

oh you don’t okay looks like some

markers for the whiteboard a short of

ink yes those need to be replaced we get

a discount if we order a set of five

markers so let’s do that okay oh can we

order a mouse at the same time my mouse

seems slow to react well I think it’s

because the battery is running out let’s

check the stock of batteries and order

them if we don’t have many left sure

well we have free batteries here you can

take two of these for your mouse but buy

a six pack of batteries to replace them

what will the man order

a man and a woman are talking about

office supplies

what will the man order you need to

check the stock of our office supplies

and order items we need once a month

let’s check it together this time with a

checklist thank you then let’s stop the

paper it looks like this only one box

left we use lots of paper every day so

let’s order two more boxes okay the

printer is out of color ink should we

order that oh that’s not a problem

because we don’t print documents and

color

oh you don’t okay looks like some

markers for the whiteboard is short of

ink yes those need to be replaced we get

a discount if we order a set of five

markers so let’s do that okay oh can we

order a mouse at the same time my mouse

seems slow to react well I think it’s

because the battery is running out let’s

check the stock of batteries and order

them if we don’t have many left sure

well we have free batteries here you can

take two of these for your mouse but buy

a six pack of batteries to replace them

a woman is asking a man in the visitor

center how to get to the airport

where will she go next excuse me I’d

like to go to the airport

would you tell me how to get there sure

there are a few ways together if you use

bus a number one it takes about one and

a half hours to the airport but the fee

is the cheapest if you use bus number

two it takes about 50 minutes because

it’s a non-stop bus but it only leaves

once an hour

it’s a little bit more expensive I see

how about taxis yes there is a taxi rank

in front of this Visitor Center and it

takes about an hour but it’s going to be

a lot more expensive than the buses

because they use the motorway and they

charge extra for large luggage oh I

didn’t expect that it’s too expensive

for me by the way did you buy anything

at the Shopping Plaza during your stay

they offer a complimentary shuttle

service from the plaza to the airport

for customers who have made a purchase

wow I didn’t know that I haven’t yet but

I was going to buy souvenirs anyway then

you can use that

where will she go next

a woman is asking a man in the visitor

center how to get to the airport

where will she go next

excuse me I’d like to go to the airport

would you tell me how to get there sure

there are a few ways together if you use

bus a number one it takes about one and

a half hours to the airport but the fee

is the cheapest if you use bus number

two it takes about 50 minutes because

it’s a non-stop bus but it only leaves

once an hour it’s a little bit more

expensive

I see how about taxis yes there is a

taxi rank in front of this Visitor

Center and it takes about an hour but

it’s going to be a lot more expensive

than the buses because they use the

motorway and they charge extra for large

luggage oh I didn’t expect that it’s too

expensive for me by the way did you buy

anything at the Shopping Plaza during

your stay they offer a complimentary

shuttle service from the plaza to the

airport for customers who have made a

purchase wow I didn’t know that I

haven’t yet but I was going to buy

souvenirs anyway then you can use that a

woman and a supplier are talking on the

phone what is the woman going to get

first I need you to make and deliver

some jumpers in time for the sale next

month okay what do you need we need

1,000 units of small red jumpers and 400

units of medium red jumpers and we also

need 600 units of small green jumpers

and 200 units of median green jumpers by

the end of this month red and green

jumpers actually we’re running out of

green yarn and we have to get it from

other suppliers we’ll make the red

jumpers first no no no we have to

deliver the red and green jumpers

together so please just make as many

green jumpers as you can okay I think we

can make 200 units green jumpers for now

which size do you need first we need the

small ones first sorry about the short

notice

but we really need your help all right

we’ll do our best we’ll deliver those

green jumpers and all of the red jumpers

what is the woman going to get first

a woman and a supplier are talking on

the phone what is the woman going to get

first I need you to make and deliver

some jumpers in time for the sale next

month okay what do you need we need

1,000 units of small red jumpers and 400

units of medium red jumpers and we also

need 600 units of small green jumpers

and 200 units of median green jumpers by

the end of this month red and green

jumpers actually we’re running out of

green yarn and we have to get it from

other suppliers we’ll make the red

jumpers first no no no we have to

deliver the red and green jumpers

together so please just make as many

green jumpers as you can okay

I think we can make 200 units of green

jumpers for now which size do you need

first we need the small ones first sorry

about the short notice but we really

need your help all right we’ll do our

best we’ll deliver those green jumpers

and all of the red jumpers did you get

it right I hope you learned something

from this quiz let us know if you have

any questions see you next time

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hi everyone I’m Gabriella how are your

British English listening skills in this

video you’ll have a chance to test them

out with the quiz first you’ll see an

image and here a question next comes a

short dialogue listen carefully and see

if you can answer correctly we’ll show

you the answer at the end are you ready

a woman is asking for information on the

circulation of materials at a library

how many materials library land at one

time excuse me

can you show me how to borrow books is

this your first time using this library

yes it is

well then I’ll explain the rules to you

in this library you can borrow a maximum

of six books and five CDs or DVDs per

person

however in total you can only borrow a

maximum of ten items the lending period

is two weeks and if you want to extend

that period you need to renew it before

it expires can I also borrow magazines

and newspapers you can’t borrow

newspapers but other than the latest

issues magazines are available can I

return them through the post we can’t

accept postal returns so please come to

the library to return them after hours

you can put them in the return box that

is next to the entrance but please don’t

use the return box if your materials are

late I see thank you very much

how many materials the library learned

at one time

a woman is asking for information on the

circulation of materials at a library

how many materials library land at one

time

excuse me can you show me how to borrow

books is this your first time using this

library yes it is well then I’ll explain

the rules to you in this library you can

borrow a maximum of 6 books and 5 CDs or

DVDs per person

however in total you can only borrow a

maximum of 10 items the lending period

is two weeks and if you want to extend

that period you need to renew it before

it expires can I also borrow magazines

and newspapers you can’t borrow

newspapers but other than the latest

issues magazines are available can I

return them through the post we can’t

accept postal returns so please come to

the library to return them after hours

you can put them in the return box that

is next to the entrance but please don’t

use the return box if your materials are

late I see thank you very much

a man is choosing a travel insurance

plan which plan will you sign up for

what kind of trip is it this time the

main purpose is scuba diving as I’m

going to take my own equipment I’m

worried about it being stolen while I’m

traveling I see burglary insurances

included in all of our plans but since

scuba diving equipment is a special type

of baggage only plan a can cover it

however you can have extra coverage to

the other plans to cover the scuba

diving equipment plan a is the most

expensive one isn’t it what’s the

difference between plans B and C one

difference is that if you have an

accident and have to stay in a hospital

while you are abroad

Plan B will cover the price of the plane

tickets for your family to visit you

Plan C doesn’t have this I see if I add

the extra coverage for the scuba diving

equipment to plan B or C would they be

more expensive than plan a Asst plan B

would be a little more expensive than

plan a but Plan C would be a little

cheaper okay by the way do you have a

plan is cheaper than Plan C yes we have

a plan D however plan D doesn’t cover

any refund of accommodation costs in the

event of your flight being delayed or

cancelled so we don’t recommend it I see

I agree that coverage is important I

don’t think I need the coverage for the

plane tickets for my family okay I’ll

take the other plan with the special

coverage added

which plan we’ll sign up for

a man is choosing a travel insurance

plan which plan will sign up for

what kind of trip is it this time the

main purpose is scuba diving as I’m

going to take my own equipment I’m

worried about it being stolen while I’m

traveling I see burglary insurances

included in all of our plans but since

scuba diving equipment is a special type

of baggage only plan a can cover it

however you can have extra coverage to

the other plans to cover the scuba

diving equipment plan a is the most

expensive one isn’t it what’s the

difference between plans B and C one

difference is that if you have an

accident and have to stay in a hospital

while you are abroad

Plan B will cover the price of the plane

tickets for your family to visit you

Plan C doesn’t have this I see if I add

the extra coverage for the scuba diving

equipment to plan B or C would they be

more expensive than plan a Asst plan B

would be a little more expensive than

plan a but Plan C would be a little

cheaper okay by the way do you have a

plan is cheaper than Plan C yes we have

a plan D however plan D doesn’t cover

any refund of accommodation costs in the

event of your flight being delayed or

cancelled so we don’t recommend it I see

I agree that coverage is important I

don’t think I need the coverage for the

plane tickets for my family okay I’ll

take the other plan with the special

coverage added

a woman is reporting to her boss about

the results of a questionnaire which

graph best represents the answers of the

branch B employees last week we asked

200 employees to answer a questionnaire

about their fitness habits they were

asked about how many hours they exercise

each week and this is a result did you

tally up the results of branch a and B

separately yes we had four options less

than an hour

around one to two hours around three to

five hours and six hours or more ah the