Listening skills practice: Interview with a swimmer – exercises

Listen to the interview with a swimmer and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.

Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Write a number (1-5) to put these activities in the normal order in
the day.

……2……. Get dressed and have

breakfast.

………3…. Have classes and lunch.

………4…. Have dinner and watch TV.

……1……. Wake up and have a shower.

……5……. Go to bed.

1. Check your understanding: true or false

Do this exercise while you listen. Circle True or False for these sentences.

1. Dan gets up early. True False

2. He has a small breakfast. True False

3. He’s a student. True False

4. Dan has lunch at home. True False

5. He goes swimming after classes. True False

6. Dan watches TV and goes on the internet before bed. True False
2. Check your understanding: gap fill
Do this exercise while you listen. Fill the gaps with an activity from the box to complete Dan’s diary.

get up! go to university meet friends have lunch

have breakfast have dinner go swimming

1. 5 a.m. get up!

2. 6 a.m. go swimming

3. 8 a.m. have breakfast

4. 11 a.m. go to university
5. 2 p.m. have lunch
6. 5 p.m. meet friends
7. 7 p.m. have dinner

Discussion

What’s your daily routine like?

 Get up at 7 o´clock
 Wash my teeth
 Make my bed
 Have breakfast
 Do my homework
 Study
 Have lunch
 Help to my father
 Study at 9 o clock
 Go to bed at 12 o´clock

What time do you get up?

 I get up at 7 o clock.

What time do you start and finish school?

Starts at 7 to 1 o´clock .
Do you do any activities after school? What do you do?
Yes, i do. I have to help in the family business.
What time do you go to bed?
I go to bed at 12 o´clock.