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talking to benTalking to Ben is a listening exercise to practice for Part 2 of the Cambridge Assessment English Pre A1 Starters (YLE) exam. For this part, you should be able to listen to numbers and spell names.

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Listen to a short conversation between a teacher who is talking to Ben.

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Talking to Ben

One
A:
Hello, what’s your name?
B: It’s Ben.
A: Can you spell that?
B: Yes, I can. It’s B-E-N.
A: I like this name a lot.

Two
A: And where do you live Ben?
B: In a house in Flower Street.
A: Do you spell that F-L-O-W-E-R?
B: Yes, that’s right. It’s near school.

Three
A: Have you got many brothers and sisters.
B: I’ve got two brothers
A: Two brothers?
B: Yes. Here’s a photo of them.
A: What a nice family.

Four
A: And who’s this?
B: That’s my friend. Look we are playing football.
A: What’s his name?
B: It’s Fred. I can spell it. It’s F-R-E-D.
A: Well done.

Five
A: How old is Fred?
B: He’s seven.
A: Sorry, how old?
B: Seven.
A: Oh! He looks tall.

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