Listening questions - opinions of a neighbourhood - Foundation

You may want to talk about where your local area or another town or region is located:

You can use these adjectives to give an opinion of an area:

Santi and Nieves are talking about where they live.

Listen to Santi describe where he lives.

Question

Choose the two correct statements.

A	He lives in a village in the north of England
B	His village is quite small and quiet
C	Lots of young people live there
D	His parents think it's boring
E	His parents think it's charming

Reveal answer

The correct answers are B and E.

A is incorrect because the village is in the south west of England.

B is correct because Santi says vivo en un pueblo bastante pequeño (I live in quite a small village) and es muy tranquilo (it's very quiet).

C is incorrect because he says no hay nada para los jóvenes (there is nothing for young people), he does not mention how many young people live there.

D is incorrect because Santi thinks it's boring, not his parents.

E is correct because he says mis padres piensan que es un lugar muy encantador (my parents think it's a very charming place).

Transcript:

Vivo en un pueblo bastante pequeño en el suroeste de Inglaterra. Es muy tranquilo y no hay nada para los jóvenes. Mis padres piensan que es un lugar muy encantador, pero yo creo que es aburrido.

Translation:

I live in quite a small village in the south west of England. It's very quiet and there's nothing for young people. My parents think it's a very charming place, but I think it's boring.

Listen to Nieves describe where she lives.

Question

Choose the two correct statements.

A	She lives on the outskirts of the city
B	She lives in a big and modern flat
C	There aren't many shops and restaurants
D	The street is noisy
E	The area is very clean

Reveal answer

The correct answers are A and D.

A is correct because she says vivimos en las afueras de una ciudad muy grande y moderna (we live on the outskirts of a very big and modern city).

B is incorrect because she says that she lives in a big and modern city, not a flat.

C is incorrect because she says there are lots of shops and restaurants.

D is correct because she says la calle donde vivo es muy ruidosa porque hay mucho tráfico (the street where I live is very noisy because there is a lot of traffic).

E is incorrect because she says hay mucha basura (there is a lot of rubbish).

Transcript:

Vivimos en las afueras de una ciudad muy grande y moderna. Me encanta vivir aquí porque hay muchos restaurantes y tiendas, pero la calle es muy ruidosa porque hay mucho tráfico. También hay mucha basura.

Translation:

We live on the outskirts of a very big and modern city. I love living here because there are many restaurants and shops, but the street where I live is very noisy because there is a lot of traffic. Also, there is a lot of rubbish.