30 Minutes of British English Listening Comprehension for Beginner
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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 will show you the
answer at the end are you ready
a man is looking for a birthday present
for his wife at the jewelry shop which
necklace is he going to buy may I help
you I’m looking for a birthday present
for my wife what do you recommend well
what about this necklace hmm it looks a
little too long what about these over
here we have one with a flower pendant
and another one with a heart I’m looking
for something a bit more sophisticated
how much is that pearl necklace over
there it’s 5,000 pounds hmm that’s too
expensive okay I’ll take the first one
certainly here you are
which necklace is he going to buy
a man is looking for a birthday present
for his wife at the jewelry shop which
necklace is he going to buy may I help
you I’m looking for a birthday present
for my wife what do you recommend well
what about this necklace hmm
it looks a little too long what about
these over here we have one with a
flower pendant and another one with a
heart I’m looking for something a bit
more sophisticated how much is that
pearl necklace over there it’s 5,000
pounds hmm that’s too expensive okay
I’ll take the first one certainly here
you are a man and a woman are talking
about printers in the office where is
the old printer
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where shall we put the new printer hmm
I think we should put it where the old
printer is now
but the old one still works we’re going
to continue using it okay so we can’t
put the new one on there
that’s too bad it would be nice to have
the new one on the bookshelf next to the
door but there’s only room for one
printer there ok then I think we should
put it at the other side of the room
right how about next to the window that
sounds good
where is the old printer
a man and a woman are talking about
printers in the office where is the old
printer where shall we put the new
printer hmm I think we should put it
where the old printer is now
but the old one still works we’re going
to continue using it okay so we can’t
put the new one on there
that’s too bad it would be nice to have
the new one on the bookshelf next to the
door but there’s only room for one
printer there ok then I think we should
put it at the other side of the room
right how about next to the window that
sounds good a man is talking to his wife
on the phone what is he going to buy Hey
heading home now
ok could you buy something on the way
home sure what would you like me to get
we need some milk and bread for
tomorrow’s breakfast milk and bread got
it how many cartons of milk one should
be fine ok anything else just a second
let me check if we have butter ok we’ve
got some all right
do we have any beer left yes we still
have a bottle here ok so we don’t need
to buy any right now correct I think
we’re good honey thank you
what is he going to buy
a man is talking to his wife on the
phone
what is he going to buy hey heading home
now okay could you buy something on the
way home
sure what would you like me to get we
need some milk and bread for tomorrow’s
breakfast milk and bread got it how many
cartons of milk one should be fine okay
anything else just a second let me check
if we have butter okay we’ve got some
all right do we have any beer left yes
we still have a bottle here okay so we
don’t need to buy any right now correct
I think we’re good honey thank you
you’re listening to the weather forecast
what’s the forecast we’ll have sunny
weather all through the morning in the
afternoon though it’s going to get
cloudy and we’ll have rain in the night
the rain will continue through the night
until early tomorrow morning when the
Sun will start coming out again
the forecast
you’re listening to the weather forecast
what’s the forecast we’ll have sunny
weather all through the morning in the
afternoon though it’s going to get
cloudy and we’ll have rain in the night
the rain will continue through the night
until early tomorrow morning when the
Sun will start coming out again
a man and a woman are talking about the
design of the company business card
which design did they decide on we’ve
got some new designs for the company
business God which one do you think is
best
let me see I think the company name
should be bigger okay then it should be
one of these yes I like these because
the company name is big and at the top
one of these has space for a photo what
do you think hmm I think it makes the
text a little too small yeah
the text could be a little hard to read
with the picture
okay then let’s go with the other one
which design did they decide on
a man and a woman are talking about the
design of the company business card
which design did they decide on we’ve
got some new designs for the company
business God which one do you think is
best
let me see I think the company name
should be bigger okay then it should be
one of these yes I like these because
the company name is big and at the top
one of these has space for a photo what
do you think hmm I think it makes the
text a little too small yeah the text
could be a little hard to read with the
picture
okay then let’s go with the other one
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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101.com 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 will show you the
answer at the end are you ready
a woman is asking a man where the bus
stop is where is the bus stop excuse me
do you know if there’s a bus stop near
here yes first go straight and turn
right at the second traffic light then
turn left at the corner of the bookstore
and you will see a bank the bus stop is
in front of the bank got it thank you so
much
where is the bus stop
a woman is asking a man where the bus
stop is where it’s the bus stop excuse
me
do you know if there’s a bus stop near
here yes first go straight and turn
right at the second traffic light then
turn left at the corner of the bookstore
and you will see a bank the bus stop is
in front of the bank got it thank you so
much
a woman is talking with her boss
what will they drink in the meeting
we’ll be having a meeting with Michael
from our New York office this afternoon
do you know if there are any drinks left
we have some coffee hmm
Michael doesn’t drink coffee do we have
any bottled water yes I think there’s
still some left excellent very good do
you want anything I’ll have the same
thing too
what will they drink in the meeting
a woman is talking with her boss
what will they drink in the meeting
we’ll be having a meeting with Michael
from our New York office this afternoon
do you know if there are any drinks left
we have some coffee hmm Michael doesn’t
drink coffee do we have any bottled
water yes I think there’s still some
left excellent very good do you want
anything I’ll have the same thing too a
woman is talking to a shop assistant
which computer is she going to buy
excuse me I’m looking for a really light
computer okay how about this one it’s
very thin and light it looks nice can
you watch DVDs on this computer I’m
afraid you can’t you can watch DVDs on
that one but it’s a little bit larger
and heavier hmm yes this is too heavy
I’ll buy the first one thank you so much
you can choose from white black or
silver I want a black one
which computer is she going to buy
a woman is talking to a shop assistant
which computer is she going to buy
excuse me I’m looking for a really light
computer okay how about this one
it’s very thin and light it looks nice
can you watch DVDs on this computer I’m
afraid you can’t you can watch DVDs on
that one but it’s a little bit larger
and heavier hmm yes this is too heavy
I’ll buy the first one thank you so much
you can choose from white black or
silver I want a black one a man is
talking with a woman about his trip
schedule
when is he coming back home you’re going
on a trip next week
aren’t you yes I’m going to Istanbul on
Tuesday I’ll stay there for two nights
then you’re going to Paris
yes I’m going to Paris on Thursday we’ll
stay there overnight and then come back
home so you can join the meeting on
Saturday right yes I can
when is he coming back home
a man is talking with a woman about his
trip scheduled
when is he coming back home you’re going
on a trip next week
aren’t you yes I’m going to Istanbul on
Tuesday I’ll stay there for two nights
then you’re going to Paris yes I’m going
to Paris on Thursday we’ll stay there
overnight and then come back home so you
can join the meeting on Saturday right
yes I can
a man is ordering a pizza by phone
what is he going to order thank you for
calling this is pizza station hello can
I have a garlic tomato pizza a garlic
tomato pizza okay which size large slice
please and please cut it into eight sure
do you want anything else yes I’ll have
four breadsticks and two cans of coke
all right we’re going to deliver it in
about 40 minutes
what is he going to order
a man is ordering a pizza by phone
what is he going to order
thank you for calling this is pizza
station hello can I have a garlic tomato
pizza a garlic tomato pizza okay which
size large size please and please cut it
into eight sure do you want anything
else
yes I’ll have four breadsticks and two
cans of coke all right
we’re going to deliver it in about 40
minutes did you get it right I hope you
learned something from this quiz let us
know if you have any questions see you
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101.com
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 will show you the
answer at the end are you ready
a man is calling a restaurant on the
phone
what time will the restaurant closed
excuse me how late are you open we’re
open until 11 p.m. but the last order is
at 10 p.m.
oh good I thought that you were already
closed as it’s late we used to close at
10 p.m. but we extended the time oh I
see but we closed the restaurant at 9
p.m. on Sundays okay I got it
what time will the restaurant closed
a man is calling a restaurant on the
phone
what time will the restaurant closed
excuse me how late are you open we’re
open until 11 p.m. but the last order is
at 10 p.m. oh good I thought that you
were already closed as it’s late we used
to close at 10 p.m. but we extended the
time oh I see
but we closed the restaurant at 9 p.m.
on Sundays okay I got it 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 a husband
and wife are shopping on the Internet
when will the vacuum cleaner be
delivered hey what do you think about
this vacuum I think it looks nice are
you going to order it yeah I will it
will take three or four days to be
delivered
we should specify the date how about
next Saturday we’re going to play tennis
early Saturday morning oh that’s right
then sunday is better okay I’ll do that
hey don’t forget to come home early
Friday evening because we’ll leave home
early on Saturday I know
when will the vacuum cleaner be
delivered
a husband and wife are shopping on the
Internet
when will the vacuum cleaner be
delivered hey what do you think about
this vacuum I think it looks nice are
you going to order it yeah I will it
will take three or four days to be
delivered
we should specify the date how about
next Saturday we’re going to play tennis
early Saturday morning oh that’s right
then sunday is better okay I’ll do that
hey don’t forget to come home early
Friday evening because we’ll leave home
early on Saturday I know a woman and a
doctor are talking
which and how many medicines will she
have to take every day all right
I’ll give you free kinds of medicine
please take them off to dinner every day
okay you should take two of the round
shape pills one capsule and one dose of
the powdered medicine each time okay
I’ll give you a three-day course of
medicine please come again if you don’t
get better off to the three days yes
thank you very much
get well soon
which and how many medicines will she
have to take every day
a woman and a doctor are talking
which and how many medicines will she
have to take every day all right
I’ll give you free kinds of medicine
please take them off to dinner every day
okay you should take two of the round
shape pills one capsule and one dose of
the powder of medicine each time
okay I’ll give you a three-day course of
medicine please come again if you don’t
get better off to the three days yes
thank you very much get well soon a man
and the woman are talking who lives with
the man why don’t you come to my house
sometime soon thank you but I feel a
little bit nervous I’d like to know
about your family before meeting them
sure my father is an office worker in
his hobby is fishing my mother is a
housewife and she’s good at cooking do
you have any brothers or sisters
yes I have an older sister and a younger
brother my sister is married and lives
abroad my brother is a secondary school
student you have a nice family I’d love
to meet and talk with them
who lives with the man
a man and the woman are talking who
lives with the man why don’t you come to
my house sometime soon
thank you but I feel a little bit
nervous I’d like to know about your
family before meeting them sure my
father is an office worker in his
obvious fishing my mother is a housewife
and she’s good at cooking do you have
any brothers or sisters yes I have an
older sister and a younger brother my
sister is married and lives abroad my
brother is a secondary school student
you have a nice family I’d love to meet
and talk with them a man is in a glasses
shop which pair of glasses is he going
to choose hello are you looking for
glasses yes my eyes have been quite bad
lately alright do you prefer the same
model that you have now well I’ve been
wearing the same shaped glasses for a
long time so I want to try a different
model sure how about these round ones
hmm I don’t think it suits my face I’ll
just get the same shape as my current
glasses do you have any with black
frames certainly how about this pair yes
I like them so I’ll buy them
which pair of glasses is he going to
choose
a man is in a glasses shop which pair of
glasses is he going to choose hello are
you looking for glasses yes
my eyes have been quite bad lately all
right
do you prefer the same model that you
have now well I’ve been wearing the same
shaped glasses for a long time so I want
to try a different model sure how about
these round ones hmm I don’t think it
suits my face I’ll just get the same
shape as my current glasses do you have
any with black frames certainly how
about this pair yes I like them so I’ll
buy them 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 wanna speak real English from
your first lesson sign up for your free
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101.com 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 speaking to the dentists on the
phone when is he going to the dentists
I’m sorry but can you cancel my
appointment for today please sure would
you like to change it to a different day
yes how about this Saturday I would
prefer a morning appointment I’m afraid
that this Saturday is fully booked we
have some appointments free next
Saturday though that’s a bit too far
away
how about late afternoon on Thursday yes
that’s okay we have five o’clock and six
o’clock free I see six o’clock then
please sure no problem
when is he going to the dentists
a man is speaking to the dentists on the
phone when is he going to the dentists
I’m sorry but can you cancel my
appointment for today please sure would
you like to change it to a different day
yes how about this Saturday I would
prefer a morning appointment I’m afraid
that this Saturday is fully booked we
have some appointments free next
Saturday though that’s a bit too far
away
how about late afternoon on Thursday yes
that’s okay we have five o’clock and six
o’clock free I see six o’clock then
please sure no problem
a woman will visit her friends flat
what is her friend’s flat number I’m
looking forward to the party on Sunday
me too the pie starts at 12 so please
come then okay your flat number is 101
eight isn’t it yeah that’s right there
are two blocks of flats east and west my
flat is 1001 eight in the East block ah
I see
please call me if you have any questions
what is her friend’s flat number
a woman will visit her friends flat
what is her friend’s flat number I’m
looking forward to the party on Sunday
me too the pie starts at 12:00 so please
come then okay your flat number is 101
eight isn’t it yeah that’s right there
are two blocks of flats east and west my
flat is 1001 eight in the East block ah
I see
please call me if you have any questions
a man is renting some DVDs
how many will he decide to rent hello
how can I help you I would like to rent
these DVDs please you have three DVDs
there but there is a discount if you
rent five really but I won’t have enough
time to watch that many soul just take
these free we have a special offer right
now so you can rent the DVDs for a week
longer than normal
oh really in that case I’ll take another
two
how many will he decide to rent
a man is renting some DVDs
how many will he decide to rent hello
how can I help you I would like to rent
these DVDs please you have three DVDs
there but there is a discount if you
rent five really but I won’t have enough
time to watch that many soul just take
these free we have a special offer right
now so you can rent the DVDs through a
week longer than normal
oh really in that case I’ll take another
two
a man and a woman are talking which
clock are they looking at and what time
is it
what time is it
oh I’m sorry I forgot my watch today
I see I’m worried that we might miss the
train
oh there’s a clock at the entrance to
the train station good Oh No the train
will be here in five minutes that’s ten
o’clock train right yeah so we’d better
hurry up
which clock are they looking at and what
time is it
a man and a woman are talking which
clock are they looking at and what time
is it
what time is it oh I’m sorry I forgot my
watch today
I see I’m worried that we might miss the
train
oh there’s a clock at the entrance to
the train station good
oh no the train will be here in five
minutes that’s ten o’clock train right
yeah so we’d better hurry up
a man is choosing his seat for his
flight where is the seat that he chooses
do you have any seats available on the
flight tomorrow night just a moment
please
are you looking for an economy class
seat yes I am okay thank you for waiting
yes we still have some seats oh good
I would like an aisle seat please ah I
am afraid that all of the aisle seats
are gone I see I don’t want to sit in
the middle seat in that case would you
like to have a window seat yes please
where is the seat that he chooses
a man is choosing his seat for his
flight where is the seat that he chooses
do you have any seats available on the
flight tomorrow night just a moment
please
are you looking for an economy class
seat yes I am okay thank you for waiting
yes we still have some seats oh good
I would like an aisle seat please ah I
am afraid that all of the aisle seats
are gone I see I don’t want to sit in
the middle seat in that case would you
like to have a window seat yes please
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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