32 Minutes of English Listening Practice for Beginners
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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 man is looking for a birthday present
for his wife at a 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 long what about these over here
we have one with the flower pendant and
another one with a heart I’m looking for
something a bit more sophisticated how
much is this pearl necklace over here
it’s $5,000 hmm that’s too expensive
okay
I’ll take the first one sure thing here
you are
necklace is he going to buy
a man is looking for a birthday present
for his wife at a 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 long what about these over here
we have one with the flower pendant and
another one with a heart I’m looking for
something a bit more sophisticated how
much is this pearl necklace over here
it’s $5,000 hmm that’s too expensive
okay
I’ll take the first one sure thing here
you are
a man and a woman are talking about
printers in the office where is the old
printer where should 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 keep
using it okay
so we can’t put the new one there it’s
too bad it would be nice to have the new
one in the bookshelf next to the door
but there’s only room for one printer
there okay then I think we should put it
on 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 should 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 keep
using it okay
so we can’t put the new one there it’s
too bad it would be nice to have the new
one in the bookshelf next to the door
but there’s only room for one printer
there okay then I think we should put it
on the other side of the room right how
about next to the window that sounds
good
a man is talking with his wife on the
phone what’s he going to buy hey heading
home now okay could you buy something on
the way home sure what do you want 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 one 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 right I think we’re good thank
you
what’s he going to buy
a man is talking with his wife on the
phone what’s he going to buy hey heading
home now okay could you buy something on
the way home sure what do you want 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 one 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 right I think we’re good 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 is 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
what’s 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 card which one do you think is
best
let’s see I think the company name
should be bigger okay then it should be
one of these right I like these because
the company name is big and on top one
of these has a 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 card which one do you think is
best
let’s see I think the company name
should be bigger okay then it should be
one of these right I like these because
the company name is big and on top one
of these has a 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
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 hear your 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 woman is looking for a bus stop she
asks a man where one is
where is the bus stop excuse me do you
know if there’s a bus stop near here yes
one is very close first go straight and
turn up the second traffic light then
turn left at the corner of the bookstore
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 looking for a bus stop she
asks a man where one is
where is the bus stop
excuse me do you know if there’s a bus
stop near here yes one is very close
first go straight and turn up the second
traffic light then turn left at the
corner of the bookstore 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 salesperson at
the mall
which computer is she going to buy
excuse me I’m looking for a really light
Ultrabook okay
how about this one it’s really flat and
light it looks nice
can you watch DVDs on this computer I’m
afraid not you can watch DVDs on that
one but it’s a little bit larger and
heavier hmm yeah this is too heavy I’ll
buy the first one thank you so much you
can choose from white black or silver I
want the black one
which computer is she going to buy
a woman is talking to a salesperson at
the mall
which computer is she going to buy
excuse me I’m looking for a really light
Ultrabook okay how about this one it’s
really flat and light it looks nice
can you watch DVDs on this computer I am
afraid not you can watch DVDs on that
one but it’s a little bit larger and
heavier hmm yeah this is too heavy I’ll
buy the first one thank you so much
you can choose from white black or
silver I want the black one
a man is talking with a woman about his
upcoming trip
when is he coming back to Salt Lake City
you’re going on a trip next week right
yes I’m going to Hong Kong on Tuesday
and will stay there for two nights then
you’re going to Taipei
yes I’m going to Taipei on Thursday and
we’ll stay there overnight and then I’ll
come back home so you’ll be at the
meeting on Saturday right yes that’s
right
when is he coming back to Salt Lake City
a man is talking with a woman about his
upcoming trip
when is he coming back to Salt Lake City
you’re going on a trip next week right
yes I’m going to Hong Kong on Tuesday
and will stay there for two nights then
you’re going to Taipei
yes I’m going to Taipei on Thursday and
we’ll stay there overnight and then I’ll
come back home so you’ll be at the
meeting on Saturday right yes
that’s right
is ordering a pizza over the phone what
does he order thank you for calling this
is pizza station hi can I have a garlic
tomato pizza a garlic tomato pizza okay
which size a large please and cut it
into eight pieces 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 does he order
a man is ordering a pizza over the phone
what does he order thank you for calling
this is pizza station hi can I have a
garlic tomato pizza a garlic tomato
pizza okay which size a large please and
cut it into eight pieces 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
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 tira questions 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 going to have dinner at a
restaurant what time will the restaurant
close excuse me how late are you open
we’re open until 11 p.m. but the kitchen
closes at 10 p.m. is that okay yes sure
thanks it’s pretty late so I thought you
were already closed we used to close
this place at 10:00 p.m. but we pushed
it back oh I see but we closed the
restaurant at 9:00 on Sunday got it
what time will the restaurant closed
a man is going to have dinner at a
restaurant what time will the restaurant
close excuse me how late are you open
we’re open until 11 p.m. but the kitchen
closes at 10 p.m. is that okay yes sure
thanks it’s pretty late so I thought you
were already closed we used to close
this place at 10:00 p.m. but we pushed
it back oh I see but we closed the
restaurant at 9:00 on Sunday got it
a husband and wife are shopping online
when with a vacuum cleaner be delivered
which vacuum do you like better well I
think this one looks nice yeah it does
it’ll take three or four days to deliver
can we be here next Saturday no we’re
going to play golf
Saturday morning okay then maybe we can
have it delivered Sunday sounds good hey
let’s remember not to stay out too late
Friday night we have to get up early on
Sunday I know
when with a vacuum cleaner be delivered
a husband and wife are shopping online
when with a vacuum cleaner be delivered
which vacuum do you like better well I
think this one looks nice yeah it does
it’ll take three or four days to deliver
can we be here next Saturday no we’re
going to play golf
Saturday morning okay then maybe we can
have it delivered Sunday sounds good
hey let’s remember not to stay out too
late Friday night we have to get up
early on Sunday I know
a woman is talking to her doctor which
and how many medicines will she have to
take every day well I’m giving you three
kinds of medicine please take them after
dinner every day okay take two of the
round pills one capsule and one ear drop
each time sure I’m giving you a three
day course of medicine if you’re not
better after that come and see me again
thank you very much get well soon
which and how many medicines will she
have to take every day
a woman is talking to her doctor which
and how many medicines will she have to
take every day well I’m giving you three
kinds of medicine please take them after
dinner every day okay take two of the
round pills one capsule and one ear drop
each time sure I’m giving you a three
day course of medicine if you’re not
better after that come and see me again
thank you very much get well soon
a man and a woman are talking who lives
with the man I’d like to introduce you
to my family is there some time soon you
could come over wow this is a big step
could you tell me a bit more about your
family before I meet them sure my father
works in computers and his hobby is
fishing my mother runs a restaurant and
she’s good at cooking they live nearby
do you have any brothers and sisters yes
I have an older sister and a younger
brother my sister is married and is
living abroad my brother is in law
school over on the East Coast it sounds
like you have a nice family I’d love to
meet them
who lives with the man
a man and a woman are talking who lives
with the man I’d like to introduce you
to my family is there some time soon you
could come over wow this is a big step
could you tell me a bit more about your
family before I meet them sure my father
works in computers and his hobby is
fishing my mother runs a restaurant and
she’s good at cooking they live nearby
do you have any brothers and sisters yes
I have an older sister and a younger
brother my sister is married and is
living abroad my brother is in law
school over on the East Coast it sounds
like you have a nice family I’d love to
meet them
a man is in a glasses shop which pair of
glasses does he choose hello are you
looking for glasses yes my eyes have
been quite bad lately okay
do you like square lenses well I’ve been
wearing square shaped glasses for a long
time so I’d like to try something else
sure I recommend these round ones hmm I
don’t think it suits me like I expected
I’ll take the same shape as my current
glasses do you have any with black
frames certainly how about this pair yes
I’ll take these
which pair of glasses does he choose
a man is in a glasses shop which pair of
glasses does he choose hello are you
looking for glasses yes my eyes have
been quite bad lately okay
do you like square lenses well I’ve been
wearing square shaped glasses for a long
time so I’d like to try something else
sure I recommend these round ones hmm I
don’t think it suits me like I expected
I’ll take the same shape as my current
glasses do you have any with black
frames certainly how about this pair yes
I’ll take these 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 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 and a woman are talking on the
phone when is the man going to see the
dentist I’m sorry but can you please
cancel my appointment for today sure
thing
is there another day when you can come
in how about Saturday the morning is
better for me
I’m afraid this Saturday is fully booked
we can put you in for next Saturday
though actually one of my teeth is
starting to hurt
can we do late afternoon on Thursday yes
both five o’clock and six o’clock are
available six o’clock sounds good sure
thing we’ll schedule you for them
when is the man going to see the dentist
a man and a woman are talking on the
phone
when is the man going to see the dentist
I’m sorry but can you please cancel my
appointment for today sure thing
is there another day when you can come
in how about Saturday the morning is
better for me
I’m afraid this Saturday is fully booked
we can put you in for next Saturday
though actually one of my teeth is
starting to hurt can we do late
afternoon on Thursday yes both five
o’clock and six o’clock are available
six o’clock sounds good sure thing
we’ll schedule you for them
a woman will be visiting her friend’s
apartment
what is her friend’s apartment number
can’t wait for your party on Sunday me
too it starts at 12 o’clock right your
apartment is 1 0 1 8 isn’t it yes that’s
right my apartment is in a two building
complex within East and West Tower
my room is 1 0 1 8 in the East Building
ok please call me if you have any
questions will do thank you
what is her friend’s apartment number
a woman will be visiting her friend’s
apartment
what is her friend’s apartment number
can’t wait for your party on Sunday me
too it starts at 12 o’clock right your
apartment is 1 0 1 8 isn’t it yes that’s
right
my apartment is in a two building
complex with an east and west tower my
room is 1 0 1 8 in the East Building ok
please call me if you have any questions
will do thank you
a man is renting some DVDs how many DVDs
is he going to rent hello how may I help
you
I’d like to rent these DVDs please three
altogether you know you get a discount
if you rent five
sounds nice but I won’t have time to
watch that many movies so I’ll just take
these three we’re offering a special
discount right now and you can get them
for an extra week really awesome
I’ll get two more
how many dvds is he going to rent
a man is renting some DVDs how many DVDs
is he going to rent hello how may I help
you
I’d like to rent these DVDs please three
altogether you know you get a discount
if you rent five
sounds nice but I won’t have time to
watch that many movies so I’ll just take
these three we’re offering a special
discount right now and you can get them
for an extra week really awesome
I’ll get two more
a man and a woman are talking which
clock are they looking at and what time
is it
Hey what time is it
sorry no watch today and I forgot my
phone at home okay I’m a bit worried
that we won’t make the Train look
there’s a clock at the station entrance
nice but it looks like the train will be
here in five minutes that’s the ten
o’clock train right right 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
Hey what time is it sorry no watch today
and I forgot my phone at home okay I’m a
bit worried that we won’t make the Train
look there’s a clock at the station
entrance nice but it looks like the
train will be here in five minutes
that’s the ten o’clock train right right
we’d better hurry up
a man is choosing his seat for a flight
where is his seat do you have any seats
available for the flight tomorrow night
would you like to sit in regular economy
or premium economy
regular economy is fine hmm
thank you for waiting we do have a few
seats
great I’d like an aisle seat please
I’m afraid there are no aisle seats left
ah okay could you just not put me in the
middle what a window seat B okay sure
thank you
where is his seat
a man is choosing his seat for a flight
where is his seat
do you have any seats available for the
flight tomorrow night would you like to
sit in regular economy or premium
economy regular economy is fine hmm
thank you for waiting we do have a few
seats great
I’d like an aisle seat please I’m afraid
there are no aisle seats left ah okay
could you just not put me in the middle
what a window seat B okay sure thank you
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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