A1 Movers · Listening Part 2
A1 Birthday Party
A1 Birthday Party is listening practice for the Cambridge Assessment English A1 Movers (YLE) exam. You will hear a girl and a man talking about a birthday party. Write the words or numbers in the missing spaces.
- ⏱️ 10–15 minutes
- 👂 Listening and writing words and numbers
- 📶 The beginner stage of learning English
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A1 Birthday Party
Listen and write the words or numbers in the missing spaces.
Listening part two. Listen and look. There is one example.
Girl: Can you help me with my homework, please?
Man: What do you have to do?
Girl: I have to write about my birthday party.
Man: Ok. Let’s look at it. OK, When was the party?
Girl: It was on Monday
Can you see the answer? Now you listen and write.
One
Man: Where was the party? Was it at your house?
Girl: Yes, that’s right.
Man: What’s your address?
Girl: Well, the house number is 76.
Two
Man: And what is the street called?
Girl: It’s Sunny Street.
Man: How do you spell that?
Girl: S-U-N-N-Y
Man: Right. You have to write it here.
Girl: OK. I’m writing it now.
Three
Man: What did you eat at the party?
Girl: We had lots of food. There were lots of sandwiches.
Man: And did you have ice cream?
Girl: No, we didn’t. But we had some cake.
Man: Oh! A birthday cake. And what did you drink?
Girl: Erm … lemonade.
Four
Man: How many children were at the party?
Girl: Well, there were twelve friends
Man: That’s a lot. Twelve children then.
Girl: No, I was there too.
Man: Oh yes! Thirteen, then.
Five
Man: Which grown-ups were there?
Girl: Well my mum was there and my dad.
Man: Only two grown-ups
Girl: No, my grandpa was there too.
Man: Alright, now you can start your homework.
Girl: Thank you.
Now listen to it again.
Girl: Can you help me with my homework, please?
Man: What do you have to do?
Girl: I have to write about my birthday party.
Man: Ok. Let’s look at it. OK, When was the party?
Girl: It was on Monday
Can you see the answer? Now you listen and write.
One
Man: Where was the party? Was it at your house?
Girl: Yes, that’s right.
Man: What’s your address?
Girl: Well, the house number is 76.
Two
Man: And what is the street called?
Girl: It’s Sunny Street.
Man: How do you spell that?
Girl: S-U-N-N-Y
Man: Right. You have to write it here.
Girl: OK. I’m writing it now.
Three
Man: What did you eat at the party?
Girl: We had lots of food. There were lots of sandwiches.
Man: And did you have ice cream?
Girl: No, we didn’t. But we had some cake.
Man: Oh! A birthday cake. And what did you drink?
Girl: Erm … lemonade.
Four
Man: How many children were at the party?
Girl: Well, there were twelve friends
Man: That’s a lot. Twelve children then.
Girl: No, I was there too.
Man: Oh yes! Thirteen, then.
Five
Man: Which grown-ups were there?
Girl: Well my mum was there and my dad.
Man: Only two grown-ups
Girl: No, my grandpa was there too.
Man: Alright, now you can start your homework.
Girl: Thank you.
Now listen to it again.
Here are words and phrases from this activity.
- address
- birthday party
- children
- grandpa
- grown-ups
- homework
- lemonade
- lots of sandwiches
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