English Listening Scripts: Beginner Conversations & Spelling Practice

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Listening scripts
01 SARA, THIS IS ED
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Conversation 1
A Hello, what’s your name?
B Eva.
A Nice to meet you. I’m Sara.
B Nice to meet you.
Conversation 2
A Hi, what’s your name?
B Juan. And you?
A I’m Ed.
B Good to meet you, Ed.
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A Hello, what’s your name?
B Eva.
A Nice to meet you.
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Conversation 1
A Hello, I’m Ed.
B Nice to meet you, Ed.
A Yo
You
u too.
too. And what’s your
your name?
name?
B I’m Eva.
A Great to meet you, Eve.
B No, Eva.
A Oh, sorry. Great to meet you, Eva.
Conversation 2
A Hi, I’m Sara.
B Nice to meet you, Sara. I’m Fatma.
A Nice to meet you, Fatma.
Conversation 3
A What’s your name?
B Juan.
A Good to meet you. And what’s your name?
B I’m Stefan.
A Great to meet you, Stefan.
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Conversation 1
A Hello, I’m Juan. Juan Simons.
B Hello, Juan. Welcome to our networking
event. Can you spell your name please?
A Yes
Yes,, of course,
course, J–U–A–N, Juan. And my
my
surname is Simons, S–I–M–O–N–S.
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b
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B ank you. Now let me see, Simons,
Simons…
Conversation 2
A Good afternoon. What’s your name?
B I’m Sara. Sara Henley
Henley..
A ank you. Sara Hat… Ham… Ah, yes,
H–E–N–L–E–Y. Is that correct?
B Yes
Yes,, that’s right. ank you.
you.
Conversation 3
A Hi, I’m Ed.
B Hello, Ed. What’s your surname?
A It’s Marcel. Ed Marcel.
B Can you spell your surname, please?
A Yes
Yes,, it’s M–A–R–C–E–L.
M–A–R–C–E–L.
B ank you. Oh, sorry, C or S?
A C.
B
ank you.
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Is George your manager?
George? No, he isn’t.
Is your manager here?
Yes,
Ye
s, she is.
What’s her name?
Her name’s Jane. Jane Goodwin.
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A Good evening. Can I take your name,
please?
B Ve
Verity
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Sambell..
A Ve
Verity
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Sambell.. Welcom
Welcomee to our event.
event.
And can
can I take
take your
your name,
name, please?
please?
C Sure. I’m Gary Swales.
A ank you, Mr Swales. Good evening,
can I take your name, please?
D I’m Jasmine. Jasmine Soutern.
A ank you very much. Hello…
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a
b
c
d
e
Hi, I’m David. Good to meet you.
My manager is Juan. He’s great.
Can you spell your surname, please?
Certainly. It’s G–A–L–E.
Hello, Sarah. Is Jeremy your manager?
Are you
you Ahmed?
Ahmed?
No, I’m Mohammed.
Kate, this is Gunter. Gunter, meet Kate.
Conversation 1
A Hi, Sara.
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B Hello, Juan.
A Sara, this is Carolina.
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B Good to meet you, Carolina.
a Can you spell that, please?
C You too. Nice to
to meet
meet you,
you, Sara.
Sure, it’s K–I–E–R–A–N.
Conversation 2
b
Hello. I’m David Cruze.
A Hello, I’m George.
at’s C–R–U–Z–E.
B I’m Sara. Great to meet you, George.
c And your
your surname,
surname, pleas
please.
e.
A You too. Oh, Sara,
Sara, this
this is my
my colleague,
colleague, Ed.
It’s Rosebush. R–O–S–E–B–U–S–H.
B Great to meet you, Ed.
d My company is Springleigh. It’s a design
C And you,
you, Sara.
Sara.
company.
company
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L–E–I–G–H. All one word.
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It’s half past four.
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A When do you start work?
B At nine o’clock.
o’clock. What about
about you,
you,
A
A
B
A
what time do you start work?
At half past eight.
eight.
What time do you have lunch?
Um, at ten to one. And you, when do
you have lunch?
Quarter past one.
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a
b
c
d
I send 20 emails a day.
John has three meetings today.
ey don’t make any phone calls.
She doesn’t receive 15 phone calls a day.
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A
B
A
B
A
emails to read.
Really? How many emails do you receive?
Um, about fifteen a day. What about you,
how many emails do you receive?
Around
Aroun
d ten.
ten. What about
about phone
phone calls,
calls, how
many phone calls do you make?
About six a day
day.. What about
about you?
you?
Um, about eight. And how many phone
calls do you receive?
Around
d four,
four, but
but they’re
they’re long.
long. I spend
spend
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a lot of time on the phone.
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A Hello – do you like the conference?
B Ye
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s, it’s great.
great. New techno
technology
logy is
very interesting.
A Yes,
Yes, it is.
is. I’m Sofia Pereir
Pereira.
a.
B Nice to meet you. I’m Daniel.
b
c
d
Daniel Almeida.
A Where are you from?
B I’m from Sao Paulo.
A Sao Paulo? Great, and where do you work?
B I work for Appetizer. It’s a food and
A
B
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A Hi, how are you?
B Fine – busy, though. I have a lot of
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drink company
company..
Sounds interesting. What do you do?
I’m a technician. I fix computers. And
what about you? Where are you from?
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Conversation 1
A So, where do you work, Michael?
B I work for Emirates Airlines, in Dubai.
A Sounds interesting. What do you
do, exactly?
B I’m a receptionist. I answer the phone but
I also do a lot of other things…
Conversation 2
A Hi, I’m Fatma, good to meet you.
you. I’m
I’m Sara.
Sara.
B And you.
A What do you do, Sara?
B I’m a human resources manager at
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El Corte Inglés.
El Corte…?
El Corte Inglés. It’s a big retail company
in Spain.
Okay. How big is it?
It’s a very big company.
Really?
Yes,
Ye
s, it’s an intere
interesting
sting job.
job. I organize
organize
company training sessions. Where do
you work, Fatma? Is new technology
important in your job?
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It costs 30 Euros.
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We have about 40 taxis.
We have 500 stores worldwide.
It has about 4,000 staff.
It has 100 employees.
It has 60,000 employees.
It has just 8 employees. It’s very small.
40,000 people work there.
It has 1,000 employees in total.
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A Hi, I’m Bianca.
B Hello, Bianca, good to meet you.
A
B
A
B
A
B
I’m Freddie.
Nice to meet you, Freddie. So, where do
you work?
I’m in the construction sector. I work for
Dream Build.
Great! Tell me about Dream Build.
How big is it?
Oh, well, it has about 2,500 staff in total.
2,500? at’s big.
Yes,, it’s a big
Yes
big company
company,, and it’s a great
great
company to work for.
And what
what do you do?
do?
I work in sales. I sell our company’s
products all around the country.
So are you a sales manager?
Yes,, that’s right. I’m a sales manage
Yes
manager.
r.
Actually,
Actuall
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A
I make thirteen phone calls a day but
B
my manager makes twenty.
b I send three emails every morning but
A
A
my manager sends fourteen.
B
B
c I receive seventeen emails a day but
I only send about two.
A
A
d I have around fifteen meetings every week
B
B
but my manager has nineteen.
A
e I reply to eight emails in the morning and
sixteen in the afternoon.
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f I have nine or ten phone calls to make
A I’m Abdullah. Good to meet you.
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to meet you, Estella. I’m Carlo.
B Nice
A I’m in tourism. I work for Gulf Air.
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A I’m a human resources manager. I train
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I leave work at ten past five.
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Hello, I’m Maya. I’m in tourism.
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A
So, what do you do, Marion?
B
Well, I work in the energy sector.
sector.
I’m a gas engineer.
Great to meet you, Jacob. I’m Georgio and
I work in construction.
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It’s a small company. It has about 15
employees.
e company has offi ces in 17 countries.
countr ies.
e bank employs over 5,000 staff
worldwide.
We have 12 taxis.
My company has a total of 700 employees.
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B Oh, I can’t meet in the afternoon. Friday?
A I’m busy in the morning, Can we meet in
B
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I help you?
Good morning. Can I speak to
Mr González please?
Okay. Can I ask who’s calling?
It’s Kristina Müller.
I’ll just check if he’s available.
I’m sorry.
sorr y. Mr González is not in the offi ce
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Friday, Saturday, Sunday
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July, August, September, October, November,
December
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Monday
ursday
Saturday
A Good morning, how can I help you?
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
Sunday
B
A
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July, August, September, October, November,
December
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A Good morning, Parasol, how can
the afternoon?
I’m free all afternoon. What time is best?
I can do 3.00 pm. Can we meet then?
Fine, I’ll see you then.
Great, bye.
Bye.
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2
3
4
5
My birthday’s on the 3rd of April.
I get my bonus on the 6th of November.
It’s a public holiday on the 1st of January.
My wedding anniversary is on the
18th of August.
It’s my birthday on the 22nd of February.
B
A
B
A
Hello, can I speak to Mr Smith, please?
Can I ask who’s calling?
It’s Samantha Lyons.
I’ll just check.
I’m sorr y, Mr Smith is out of
o f the office
today, can I take a message?
Can he call Samantha Lyons, please?
No problem. Is there anything else?
No thanks, bye.
Bye.
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A Good morning. Welcome to EuroClass
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h ead offi ce.
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A Good morning, international sales.
B Good morning. I’m Alex Kantar. I’m from
EuroClass Paris. I’m here to see Jo.
How can I help you?
A Jo Schmitt?
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B
Just a moment, please.
I change the date for our next meeting?
A Hello, Jo. Alex Kantar is here to see you.
B Sure, that’s no problem.
She’ll be here in a moment. Please take
A So, can we change the meeting from the
A
a seat.
23rd of July to the 18th of August?
B ank you.
B e 18th of August, I think that’s okay.
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B
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A Sure, no problem.
A
A Hello, Alex, and welcome to Frankfurt.
B Oh, I’m busy on the 18th. Can we meet
B
I’m Jo. Pleased to meet you.
on the 14th of August?
A
B Pleased to meet you, Jo.
A Let me check. Yes, the 14th is good.
A So, Alex, how are you?
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B Good thanks.
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b Sorry, I can’t. I’m busy.
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