Speaker A
this is Alice. She is a 29-year-old woman. She is a nurse, so she works at a hospital helping people who are ill.
A beginner English listening lesson introducing Alice, a 29-year-old nurse in Manchester, describing her job, appearance, family, hobbies, and daily routines in simple present tense.
Key Takeaways
- The video is a structured A1-level listening exercise using present simple tense for describing people and routines.
- Vocabulary focuses on jobs, physical descriptions, hobbies, family, and nature.
- Learners are prompted to answer questions about preferences and reasons, practicing comprehension and speaking.
What the video covers
- Introduces Alice, a 29-year-old nurse who works at a hospital helping ill people.
- Describes Alice's personality as friendly, kind, and sociable.
- Describes Alice's appearance: short, thin, long dark hair, small blue eyes, and comfortable work clothes.
- Explains that Alice loves countryside walks, watching birds, water, trees, and flowers.
- Mentions Alice's hobby of playing piano, which she learned in childhood lessons.
- Reports Alice's music preferences: pop and rock, with a favorite singer named Chris.
- Describes Alice's home: a house in a village near Manchester, a large city in northern England.
- Introduces Max, Alice's 2-year-old dog who loves biscuits and walks with his ball.
- Covers Alice's family: her parents live in Manchester and have dinner monthly; her 22-year-old sister studies medicine at university.
- Ends with comprehension questions about music preference, favorite day, and favorite season, aimed at beginner learners.
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hospital she loves being with other people because she is very sociable physically Alice is short and thin she has got long dark hair her eyes are small and blue she usually wears comfortable clothes when she is working because she works a
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Alice is very friendly and kind. She loves spending time with her family and with people at the hospital. She loves being with other people because she is very sociable.
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the hospital in her free time she likes to go for long walks in the countryside she likes to see the birds the water the trees and the flowers Alice's family lives in Manchester too they meet and have dinner together
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Physically, Alice is short and thin. She has got long dark hair. Her eyes are small and blue. She usually wears comfortable clothes when she is working because she works a lot of hours at the hospital.
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piano when she was a child she went to piano lessons now she plays the piano at home she is very good at it Alice loves listening to music her favorite types of Music are pop and rock her favorite singer is Chris
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Alice lives in Manchester, a big city in the north of England. She lives in a house in a village near the city. She doesn't spend a lot of time at home because she works a lot of hours at the hospital.
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garden Max is 2 years old so he is a young dog his favorite food is biscuits he loves going for a walk in the countryside when he goes for a walk he takes his ball because he loves to
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In her free time, she likes to go for long walks in the countryside. She likes to see the birds, the water, the trees, and the flowers.
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because there are a lot of Flowers and Butterflies everywhere butterflies are her favorite animal also it isn't very cold in the spring the weather is usually nice so she can spend time in her garden but her favorite month of the
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Alice's family lives in Manchester too. They meet and have dinner together once a month. They like to spend their birthdays together too.
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sea in the afternoon she went to the swimming pool the swimming pool was in her hotel there was a restaurant in the hotel so Alice had her breakfast lunch and dinner there now we are going to see the
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Alice has a sister. Her sister is 22 years old. She is a student at university. She is studying medicine because she wants to be a doctor.
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pet question number four what type of music does she like question number five what is her favorite day of the week and why and finally question question six what is her favorite season and why I hope you enjoyed listening to this
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Alice's hobby is playing the piano. When she was a child, she went to piano lessons. Now she plays the piano at home. She is very good at it.
Topics:English listeningA1 beginnerpresent simpledaily life vocabularydescribing peopleEnglish for beginnersESL listening practiceManchesternursehobbies
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