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
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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
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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
it
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
it
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
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
there’s a weather forecast on TV
what will the weather be like in the
upcoming week here is the weather
forecast for the upcoming week the first
half of the week will be mostly sunny
with a chance of occasional cloudy skies
in the second half of the week we will
see overcast skies with scattered
thunderstorms as the weather takes a
turn for the worse around midweek the
eastern parts of the city are most
likely to be affected by these storms
the high temperatures throughout the
week will be about the same as last
year’s average which was 65 degrees
however early in the week the highs will
be in the upper 60s and later in the
week the temperatures will cool to highs
in the low 60s
low temperatures will continue to be in
the low 40s
which is slightly colder than normal the
forecast for tomorrow is warm and sunny
perfect weather for your holiday weekend
what will the weather be like in the
upcoming week
there’s a weather forecast on TV
what will the weather be like in the
upcoming week
here is the weather forecast for the
upcoming week the first half of the week
will be mostly sunny with a chance of
occasional cloudy skies in the second
half of the week we will see overcast
skies with scattered thunderstorms as
the weather takes a turn for the worse
around midweek the eastern parts of the
city are most likely to be affected by
these storms
the high temperatures throughout the
week will be about the same as last
year’s average which was 65 degrees
however early in the week the highs will
be in the upper 60s and later in the
week the temperatures will cool to highs
in the low 60s
low temperatures will continue to be in
the low 40s which is slightly colder
than normal the forecast for tomorrow is
warm and sunny perfect weather for your
holiday weekend
a delivery person is talking to a
receptionist what will the delivery
person do next choose the incorrect
answer hi I have deliveries for the
human resources and accounting
department sure they are both on the
fourth floor all right I also need to
pick something up from the sales
department the sales department has a
first and second division which one is
it let’s see it’s the second division
the sales second division is on the
second floor there’s an intercom at the
entrance so please call the person
you’re looking for
okay is that the right elevator over
there I’m so sorry but that elevator is
currently out of service for a safety
inspection do you mind using the stairs
over there
not at all thank you very much
what will the delivery person do next
choose the incorrect answer
a delivery person is talking to a
receptionist
what will the delivery person do next
choose the incorrect answer hi
I have deliveries for the human
resources and accounting department sure
they are both on the fourth floor all
right I also need to pick something up
from the sales department the sales
department has a first and second
division which one is it let’s see it’s
the second division the sales second
division is on the second floor there’s
an intercom at the entrance so please
call the person you’re looking for okay
is that the right elevator over there
I’m so sorry but that elevator is
currently out of service for a safety
inspection do you mind using the stairs
over there
not at all thank you very much
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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