42 Minutes of Intermediate English Listening Comprehension

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hi everyone I’m Gabriela

how are your English listening skills in

this video you’ll have a chance to test

them out with a quiz first you’ll see an

image and here requestion next comes a

short dialogue listen carefully and see

if you can answer correctly will show

you the answer at the end are you ready

a husband and a wife are looking at some

floor plans which room are they going to

see how about this one it’s got a nice

large living room hmm

I like a big living room but I want the

parking space let’s see how about this

one yeah that’s nice

should we go see this one wait a second

isn’t the closet a bit too small good

point

hmm there doesn’t seem to be one that’s

perfect

wait how about this one it’s got

everything we need doesn’t it and the

closet is pretty large too let’s go see

this one okay

which room are they going to see

a husband and a wife are looking at some

floor plans which room are they going to

see

how about this one it’s got a nice large

living room hmm I like a big living room

but I want the parking space let’s see

how about this one yeah that’s nice

should we go see this one wait a second

isn’t a closet a bit too small good

point

hmm there doesn’t seem to be one that’s

perfect

wait how about this one it’s got

everything we need doesn’t it and the

closet is pretty large too let’s go see

this one okay a man is making a

reservation at a hotel which room is he

going to stay in Seaside hotel how may I

help you

hi I’d like to stay for one night on

September 22nd certainly one night from

September 22nd how many people - would

you like a smoking or a non-smoking room

sir non-smoking the only non-smoking

room available on that day is a Mountain

View room is that okay well I was hoping

for an ocean view room I’m sorry but the

only ocean view room available on that

day is a smoking room I see is there a

non-smoking ocean view room available on

September 23rd yes there is okay we’ll

stay on September 23rd

which room is he going to stay in

a man is making a reservation at a hotel

which room is he going to stay in

Seaside Hotel how may I help you hi

I’d like to stay for one night on

September 22nd certainly one night from

September 22nd how many people - would

you like a smoking or a non-smoking room

sir

non-smoking the only non-smoking room

available on that day is a mountain view

room is that okay well I was hoping for

an ocean view room I’m sorry but the

only ocean view room available on that

day is a smoking room

I see is there a non-smoking ocean view

room available on September 23rd yes

there is okay we’ll stay on September

23rd

a woman is talking to her hairstylist

how would she like to change her hair

hi may I help you hi I’ve got a three

o’clock reservation for Richie ah yes

welcome miss Richie please come this way

what can I do for you today I’d like to

change my hairstyle a little bit okay

what length would you like about

shoulder length all right and what about

your bangs keep the bangs straight down

or parted on the side to the side a bit

which side may be a little left from the

middle got it we’ll start with the

shampoo so please come this way

how would you like to change your hair

a woman is talking to her hairstylist

how would she like to change her hair

hi may I help you hi I’ve got a three

o’clock reservation for Richie ah yes

welcome miss Richie please come this way

what can I do for you today I’d like to

change my hairstyle a little bit okay

what length would you like about

shoulder length all right and what about

your bangs keep the bangs straight down

or parted on the side to the side a bit

which side maybe a little left from the

middle got it we’ll start with the

shampoo so please come this way

a male and female student are looking at

job advertisements which job is the

female student going to apply for Hey

what do you think about this job the

hourly pay is pretty high sure the paint

looks great but could you really do a

newspaper delivery route of course I’m

good at riding bikes but I’m worried

about waking up early what about this

one the pay isn’t as high but you can

work two or three days a week and start

working from the evening oh this one a

supermarket cashier huh well it would be

good to work after school this one for a

coffee shop might be good too oh yeah I

love that place and it’s on my way to

school not bad huh hmm which one should

I apply to which two is it between the

coffee shop and the newspaper delivery

route yeah the pay for the newspaper

route is really nice

okay my mind’s made up I guess I’ll just

have to get up early

which job is the female student going to

apply for

a male and female student are looking at

job advertisements which job is the

female student going to apply for hey

what do you think about this job the

hourly pay is pretty high sure the pay

looks great but could you really do a

newspaper delivery route of course I’m

good at riding bikes but I’m worried

about waking up early what about this

one the pay isn’t as high but you can

work two or three days a week and start

working from the evening oh this one a

supermarket cashier huh well it would be

good to work after school this one for a

coffee shop might be good too

oh yeah I love that place and it’s on my

way to school not bad huh hmm which one

should I apply to which two is it

between the coffee shop and the

newspaper delivery route

yeah the pay for the newspaper route is

really nice okay my mind’s made up I

guess I’ll just have to get up early a

woman is trying on a dress and talking

to a shop clerk which dress is she going

to buy it looks very nice on you and it

fits perfectly yeah it fits but I

usually wear plain colors I’m not used

to this kind of a pattern well I think

you look great

yeah still it would take some courage

for me to actually wear this what about

this dress then the pattern is much more

reserved so it won’t feel as flashy

you’re right let me try that one on go

right ahead

what do you think ma’am this one suits

me much more than the last do you have a

long-sleeved version with this design

yes we do

thanks I’ll buy that

which dress is she going to buy

a woman is trying on a dress and talking

to a shop clerk which dress is she going

to buy it looks very nice on you and it

fits perfectly yeah it fits but I

usually wear plain colors I’m not used

to this kind of a pattern well I think

you look great

yeah still it would take some courage

for me to actually wear this what about

this dress then the pattern is much more

reserved so it won’t feel as flashy

you’re right let me try that one on

go right ahead what do you think ma’am

this one suits me much more than the

last do you have a long-sleeved version

with this design yes we do

thanks I’ll buy that hi everyone I’m

Gabriela

how are your English listening skills in

this video you’ll have a chance to test

them out with a 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 president and his assistant are

talking on the phone which document is

the assistant going to deliver to the

sales department hey could you do me a

favor there’s a document on my desk and

I need you to deliver it to the sales

department sure which one is it I think

it’s in a blue envelope a blue envelope

well there are two blue envelopes on

your desk ah right there should be a red

stamp in the upper right corner of the

envelope the other one should have a

green stamp but it’s the orientation

guide we hand out to new employees the

one with the red stamp okay got it

great please deliver it to the sales

department by one o’clock and make sure

you give it to the manager directly you

know him right

yes we’ve met several times good and

while you’re at it could you deliver the

other envelope to HR sure thing

which documents is the assistant going

to deliver to the sales department

a president and his assistant are

talking on the phone which documents is

the assistant going to deliver to the

sales department

hey could you do me a favor there’s a

document on my desk and I need you to

deliver it to the sales department sure

which one is it I think it’s in a blue

envelope a blue envelope well there are

two blue envelopes on your desk ah right

there should be a red stamp in the upper

right corner of the envelope the other

one should have a green stamp but it’s

the orientation guide we hand out to new

employees the one with the red stamp

okay got it

great please deliver it to the sales

department by one o’clock and make sure

you give it to the manager directly you

know him right yes we’ve met several

times good and while you’re at it could

you deliver the other envelope to HR

sure thing

a woman is calling a restaurant on the

phone at which table was she having

lunch hello how can I help you hi I was

at your restaurant for lunch today and I

think I left my scarf there

you left your scarf at the table do you

remember where you were seated well it

was in the back of the restaurant were

you in the smoking area or the

non-smoking area the non-smoking area

how big was your table it was a table

for four people okay I’ll go check

please wait for a moment thank you so

much

at which table was she having lunch

a woman is calling a restaurant on the

phone

at which table was she having lunch

hello how can I help you hi I was at

your restaurant for lunch today and I

think I left my scarf there

you left your scarf at the table do you

remember where you receded well it was

in the back of the restaurant were you

in the smoking area or the non-smoking

area the non-smoking area how big was

your table it was a table for four

people okay

I’ll go check please wait for a moment

thank you so much

a man is looking for an apartment which

apartment is he probably going to choose

hi there I’m looking for an apartment

could you show me some floor plans sure

thing will you be living alone no I’m

married and we’re looking for a

one-bedroom apartment with a study okay

how about this one there are two rooms

plus a living room it’s near a busy

street though so it might not be very

quiet I see I usually work at home so I

need a quiet place and I’d prefer the

living room to be square shaped well how

about this one it’s located a bit far

from downtown but it’s in a quiet

residential area there are two rooms and

a living room but one of the rooms is a

little small hmm

we don’t have too much stuff so this one

might work for us we can show you

another apartment with bigger rooms but

it’s located further from downtown no

thank you

let’s have a look at the second one you

showed me

apartment is he probably going to choose

a man is looking for an apartment

apartment is he probably going to choose

hi there I’m looking for an apartment

could you show me some floor plans sure

thing will you be living alone no I’m

married and we’re looking for a

one-bedroom apartment with a study okay

how about this one there are two rooms

plus a living room it’s near a busy

street though so it might not be very

quiet I see I usually work at home so I

need a quiet place and I’d prefer the

living room to be square shaped well how

about this one it’s located a bit far

from downtown but it’s in a quiet

residential area there are two rooms and

the living room but one of the rooms is

a little small hmm

we don’t have too much stuff so this one

might work for us

we can show you another apartment with

bigger rooms but it’s located further

from downtown no thank you

let’s have a look at the second one you

showed me

a woman is ordering a birthday cake

which cake is she going to order excuse

me I’d like to order a birthday cake for

my daughter great could you tell me what

kind of cake you’re looking for my

daughter likes chocolate so I think a

chocolate cream cake would be good and

can you put strawberries on it

absolutely we have round and square

cakes which one would you prefer

hmm a round one please okay how old is

your daughter going to be she’ll be 12

okay then we’ll get 12 candles ready do

you want to write a message yes please

write happy birthday all right do you

want that written in pink if so we’ll

put it on a white plate otherwise we can

write it in white and put it on a pink

plate please write it in pink and put it

on a white plate

which cake is she going to order

a woman is ordering a birthday cake

which cake is she going to order excuse

me I’d like to order a birthday cake for

my daughter great could you tell me what

kind of cake you’re looking for my

daughter likes chocolate so I think a

chocolate cream cake would be good and

can you put strawberries on it

absolutely we have round and square

cakes which one would you prefer hmm a

round one please

okay how old is your daughter going to

be she’ll be 12 okay then we’ll get 12

candles ready do you want to write a

message yes please write happy birthday

all right do you want that written in

pink if so we’ll put it on a white plate

otherwise we can write it in white and

put it on a pink plate please write it

in pink and put it on a white plate

and a woman are discussing plans for

their upcoming move when are they going

to move I think we should decide on the

moving date and call a moving company

sounds good I was just looking at some

moving companies I don’t want to pay a

lot of money

definitely this company here will give

us a discount of 10% if we book at least

one month before the moving day one

month before then we have to move after

December 15th in order to get to

discount yep and there’s an additional

discount if we book on a weekday a

weekday

well I have a meeting that Monday

morning any exhibition is on Tuesday and

Wednesday so Friday would be good

because we could then organize the new

place over the weekend yeah but wait a

second they say 15% off Monday to

Thursday and 5% off on Friday

well what do you want to do let’s go for

the biggest discount I’ll be done with

the exhibition by then anyway

when are they going to move

a man and a woman are discussing plans

for their upcoming move when are they

going to move

I think we should decide on the moving

date and call a moving company sounds

good I was just looking at some moving

companies I don’t want to pay a lot of

money

definitely this company here will give

us a discount of 10% if we book at least

one month before the moving day one

month before then we have to move after

December 15th in order to get to

discount yep and there’s an additional

discount if we book on a weekday a

weekday well I have a meeting that

Monday morning any exhibition is on

Tuesday and Wednesday so Friday would be

good because we could then organize the

new place over the weekend yeah

but wait a second they say 15% off

Monday to Thursday and 5% off on Friday

well what do you want to do let’s go for

the biggest discount I’ll be done with

the exhibition by then anyway hi

everyone I’m Gabriella

how are your English listening skills in

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ready

a man is shopping during a sale

what will he buy excuse me do you only

sell this shirt in packs of three we can

sell them separately but it’s going to

cost you more per shirt all right well I

don’t need three of the same shirt you

know if you buy this set of three times

we can give you a discount on shirts so

you can buy three for the price of one I

see a set of three ties and I also get

to choose three shirts for the price of

one that’s right okay I don’t need three

shirts but I’ll give the other shirts to

someone else that’s a nice idea sir

what will he buy

a man is shopping during a sale what

will he buy excuse me do you only sell

this shirt in packs of three we can sell

them separately but it’s going to cost

you more per shirt all right well I

don’t need three of the same shirt you

know if you buy this set of three times

we can give you a discount on shirts so

you can buy three for the price of one I

see a set of three ties and I also get

to choose three shirts for the price of

one that’s right okay I don’t need three

shirts but I’ll give the other shirts to

someone else that’s a nice idea sir a

woman is giving a report about the sales

of bags which bag is selling best here’s

a report on the bags that we started

selling last month first of all when it

came to color black was the number one

seller it’s followed by white and sky

blue yellow didn’t sell very well so

yellow was a dud well what about the

size bigger bags sold more than smaller

ones bags that could fit a magazine or a

regular letter size notebook in them

where the most popular okay

regarding handles leather was more

popular than ones made with a metal

chain I see it looks like bags with the

more formal style fell better that’s

right I think we should use more neutral

colors such as beige or brown for our

new collection okay then let’s go with

the beige for the next new color you can

stop the production of yellow bags got

which bag is selling best

a woman is giving a report about the

sales of bags which bag is selling best

here’s a report on the bags that we

started selling last month first of all

when it came to color black was the

number one seller it’s followed by white

and sky blue yellow didn’t sell very

well so yellow was a dud well what about

the size bigger bags sold more than

smaller ones bags that could fit a

magazine or a regular letter sized

notebook in them where the most popular

okay regarding handles leather was more

popular than ones made with a metal

chain I see it looks like bags with the

more formal style sell better that’s

right I think we should use more neutral

colors such as beige or brown for our

new collection okay then let’s go with

the beige for the next new color you can

stop the production of yellow bags got

a man is calling a doctor’s office what

times are available for the health

check-up hi I’d like to make an

appointment for a health check-up

sure health checkups are a bit different

from standard examinations and are

available only on Mondays Wednesdays and

Saturdays which day would you like okay

then is Saturday okay yes it looks open

we’re only open in the morning on

Saturdays is that okay

morning only hmm what time are you open

until on weekdays we’re open until 6:00

p.m. on Mondays and 8:00 p.m. on

Wednesdays I see what time do you open

in the morning we open at 8:00 a.m. next

week we’re full all morning during the

week but if you can wait until the week

after that both Monday and Wednesday are

open from 8:00 a.m. well I’ll call again

after I check my schedule all right sir

what times are available for the health

check-up

a man is calling a doctor’s office what

times are available for the health

check-up

hi I’d like to make an appointment for a

health check-up sure health checkups are

a bit different from standard

examinations and are available only on

Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays which

day would you like okay then is Saturday

okay yes it looks open we’re only open

in the morning on Saturdays is that okay

morning only hmm what time are you open

until on weekdays we’re open until 6:00

p.m. on Mondays and 8:00 p.m. on

Wednesdays I see what time do you open

in the morning we open at 8:00 a.m. next

week we’re full all morning during the

week but if you can wait until the week

after that both Monday and Wednesday are

open from 8:00 a.m. well I’ll call again

after I check my schedule all right sir

a man and a woman are talking which one

is the woman’s daughter sorry to bother

you but could you go and get my daughter

sure does she know me yeah she’s seen

you in pictures so she should be able to

recognize you that’s helpful

so what does she look like she has curly

black hair she slim and taller than

average do you have any idea what she’ll

be wearing she said she’ll be wearing

the Hat I gave her for her birthday it’s

white with a black ribbon it sounds like

it will be easy enough all right I’ll go

get her now thank you

which one is the woman’s daughter

a man and a woman are talking

which one is the woman’s daughter sorry

to bother you but could you go and get

my daughter sure

does she know me yeah she’s seen you in

pictures so she should be able to

recognize you that’s helpful

so what does she look like she has curly

black hair she slim and taller than

average do you have any idea what she’ll

be wearing she said she’ll be wearing

the Hat I gave her for her birthday it’s

white with a black ribbon it sounds like

it will be easy enough all right

I’ll go get her now thank you

a man is talking with a woman about a

lost wallet where will the man go to

look for it this is terrible I can’t

find my wallet I must have left it

somewhere what do you remember the last

time you used it no I can’t remember

well then let’s try to think of where

you went today okay

first I went to see a movie with a

friend we went to a coffee shop after

that but my friend paid so I didn’t need

to pull out my wallet but did you use it

when you bought the movie tickets yes I

definitely used it there and later we

went to the gym after that I realized my

wallet was gone did you have to use your

wallet at the gym

no because the membership fee is

automatically paid by credit card but

wait I did buy some juice at the vending

machine at the entrance all right then

let’s go there and look for it

where will the man go to look for it

a man is talking with a woman about a

lost wallet where will the man go to

look for it

this is terrible I can’t find my wallet

I must have left it somewhere what do

you remember the last time you used it

no I can’t remember well then let’s try

to think of where you went today okay

first I went to see a movie with a

friend we went to a coffee shop after

that but my friend paid so I didn’t need

to pull out my wallet

but did you use it when you bought the

movie tickets yes I definitely used it

there and later we went to the gym after

that I realized my wallet was gone did

you have to use your wallet at the gym

no because the membership fee is

automatically paid by credit card but

wait I did buy some juice at the vending

machine at the entrance all right then

let’s go there and look for it

hi everyone I’m Gabriella

how are your English listening skills in

this video you’ll have a chance to test

them out with a quiz first you’ll see an

image and Hira questions next comes a

short dialogue listen carefully and see

if you can answer correctly will show

you the answer at the end are you ready

a male and a female students are talking

while looking at their class schedule

what is the male students schedule on

the day of the meeting we have to have a

meeting about our next group

presentation right when are you free I

come to school on Mondays Wednesdays and

Thursdays I am here on Tuesdays

Wednesdays and Thursdays so either

Wednesday or Thursday would work how

about Thursday afternoon then on

Thursdays I have lectures until 4:00

p.m. I can make it after economics class

but then I have to be at work at five

o’clock so I will only be available for

an hour hmm that sounds a bit too short

how about Wednesday then I have modern

history at 9:00 then international law

at 3:00 so I’m free in between I have

Asian history at noon then a part-time

job in the evening what about meeting

early in the morning and talking before

your first class hmm I’m not a morning

person why don’t we meet on Thursday

evening and that will reschedule my job

for another day okay sounds good I’ll

meet you in the cafeteria after class

what is the male students schedule on

the day of the meeting

a male and a female student are talking

while looking at their class schedule

what is the male students schedule on

the day of the meeting

we have to have a meeting about our next

group presentation right when are you

free I come to school on Mondays

Wednesdays and Thursdays I am here on

Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays so

either Wednesday or Thursday would work

how about Thursday afternoon then on

Thursdays I have lectures until 4:00

p.m. I can make it after economics class

but then I have to be at work at 5

o’clock so I will only be available for

an hour hmm that sounds a bit too short

how about Wednesday then I have modern

history at 9 then international law at 3

so I’m free in between I have Asian

history at noon then a part-time job in

the evening what about meeting early in

the morning and talking before your

first class hmm I’m not a morning person

why don’t we meet on Thursday evening

and that will reschedule my job for

another day okay

sounds good I’ll meet you in the

cafeteria after class

you

a man and a woman are talking while

looking at a picture which one is the

woman’s brother I heard you have a twin

brother I didn’t know that I do but

people say we don’t look alike see my

brother is in this picture but can you

tell which one he is hmm I don’t see

anyone who looks like you maybe this one

with the cap no that’s not him he has

black hair just like me

then is it this tall guy nope he’s not

that tall I still can’t find him you

really don’t look alike I know maybe his

glasses are making it more difficult

glasses is he this one second from the

left

yep you found them do you think we look

alike no not really

which one is the woman’s brother

a man and a woman are talking while

looking at a picture which one is the

woman’s brother

I heard you have a twin brother I didn’t

know that I do but people say we don’t

look alike see my brother is in this

picture but can you tell which one he is

hmmm I don’t see anyone who looks like

you maybe this one with the cap no

that’s not him he has black hair just

like me then is it this tall guy nope

he’s not that tall I still can’t find

him you really don’t look alike I know

maybe his glasses are making it more

difficult glasses is he this one second

from the left

yep you found them do you think we look

alike no not really

a man and a woman are talking while

looking at a poll regarding kids

favorite subjects which chart shows the

results for fifteen-year-old kids

Hey look at this article it’s about the

three most popular subjects among ten

year old and fifteen year old kids oh

let me see physical education is on the

top of the 10 year olds list physical

education is still popular even though I

have heard that kids these days spend

less time playing sports yes and music

came in second when you get older you

become interested in different subjects

the most popular subject among the

fifteen-year-old kids is history right

oh and politics came in second

information technology ranked third but

it wasn’t even a subject in school when

we were that age what was the third most

popular subject for ten-year-old kids

let’s see oh it was art I wonder if they

design things in art class using

computer software these days

chart shows the results for

fifteen-year-old kids

a man and a woman are talking while

looking at a poll regarding kids

favorite subjects

which chart shows the results for

fifteen-year-old kids

Hey look at this article it’s about the

three most popular subjects among 10

year old and 15 year old kids oh let me

see physical education is on the top of

the 10 year olds list physical education

is still popular even though I have

heard that kids these days spend less

time playing sports yes and music came

in second when you get older you become

interested in different subjects the