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Listening Practice A2

This document provides listening practice about hobbies and pastimes for English learners at an A2 level. It includes several listening exercises where students listen to short dialogues about various hobbies like gardening, cooking, sports, hiking and check or circle their answers. The exercises allow students to practice comprehending spoken English about common hobbies and interests.

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Listening Practice A2

This document provides listening practice about hobbies and pastimes for English learners at an A2 level. It includes several listening exercises where students listen to short dialogues about various hobbies like gardening, cooking, sports, hiking and check or circle their answers. The exercises allow students to practice comprehending spoken English about common hobbies and interests.

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Listening practice A2: hobbies and pastimes

Getting Ready
Who would most enjoy these hobbies and pastimes? Check (✓) your
answers and compare them with a partner. There may be more than one
answer.

Young
Teenager Adult
child

gardening ◻ ◻ ◻

cooking ◻ ◻ ◻

playing sports ◻ ◻ ◻

hiking ◻ ◻ ◻

collecting comic books ◻ ◻ ◻

playing video games ◻ ◻ ◻

surfing the Internet ◻ ◻ ◻

Listening 1

People are talking about hobbies and pastimes. Listen and number the
pictures.
Listening 2

Task 1
Which activity does each person enjoy doing now? Listen and circle the
correct answer.
1 Zach 4 Evan
a playing basketball a collecting stamps
b painting b collecting paintings
c hiking c collecting baseball cards
2 Erica 5 Danielle
a collecting baseball cards a painting
b collecting comic books b writing children’s books
c gardening c reading
3 Brian 6 Marcus
a watching videos a reading the newspaper
b hiking b playing golf
c playing video games c reading books
Task 2
Listen again. What does each speaker like best about his or her current
hobby or pastime?
1 Zach …… a the flowers
2 Erica …… b looking at his collection
3 Brian …… c creating pictures
4 Evan …… d using bright colors
5 Danielle …… e looking at the blue sky
6 Marcus …… f making great friends

Listening 3

Task 1
People are talking about their interests. Listen and check (✓) two suitable
hobbies for each person.
1 Steve 3 Joe

◻ surfing the Internet ◻ sports

◻ gardening ◻ hiking

◻ bird watching ◻ music

◻ hiking ◻ surfing the Internet


2 Christine 4 Amy

◻ music ◻ hiking

◻ bird watching ◻ reading

◻ gardening ◻ sports

◻ cooking ◻ surfing the Internet

Task 2
Listen again. What is one activity each person likes doing? Circle the
correct answer.
1 a enjoying nature 3 a surfing the Internet
b hiking b exercising
c sitting in a cafe c playing the guitar
2 a bird watching 4 a learning something new
b visiting the countryside b going to parties
c getting together with friends c working out at the gym

Conversation Corner: Talking about hobbies

Task 1
Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words.
A: What do you do in your free time, Lara?

B: I used to enjoy ……………., but now I like ……………. and ……………. .

A: Oh, not me! I enjoy collecting things. I collect ……………. cards.

B: Do you do anything else?

A: Yes, I really enjoy ……………. the Internet and listening to ……………. .


B: Do you play any sports?

A: I go ……………. and ……………. in the winter. How about you?

B: I like summer sports. I enjoy ……………. and ……………. .

Task 2

Practice the conversation with a partner. Be sure to stress the correct


syllable in the missing words.

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