39 Minutes of Advanced English Listening Comprehension

want to speak real English from your first lesson sign up for your free lifetime account at English class 101.com hi everyone I'm Gabriela how are your English listening skills in this video you'll have a chance to test them out with a quiz first you'll see an image and here requestion next comes a short dialogue listen carefully and see if you can answer correctly will show you the answer at the end are you ready a man is reporting about his company's sales performance at a meeting which two charts is he using for his presentation please look at the handout the Left chart shows our company sales over the past three years and the sales forecast for the current year and the right chart shows the monthly breakdown in sales up to October of this year now please have a look at the Left chart it shows that sales have been steadily increasing over the past three years and if we can keep increasing our sales the total sales for this year will show an increase over last year next please look at the right chart the right chart shows that the campaign's we ran in April and August were fairly effective I see but the sales decreased in May and September following the campaign's yes but this kind of decrease is unavoidable I expect the annual sales for this year will show an increase over last year if we can keep increasing our sales which two charts is he using for his presentation a man is reporting about his company's sales performance at a meeting which two charts is he using for his presentation please look at the handout the Left chart shows our company sales over the past three years and the sales forecast for the current year and the right chart shows the monthly breakdown in sales up to October of this year now please have a look at the Left chart it shows that sales have been steadily increasing over the past three years and if we can keep increasing our sales the total sales for this year will show an increase over last year next please look at the right chart the right chart shows that the campaign's we ran in April and August were fairly effective I see but the sales decreased in May and September following the campaign's yes but this kind of decreases unavoidable I expect the annual sales for this year will show an increase over last year if we can keep increasing our sales a man is joining a sports club and getting information on its policies what type of membership will he choose let me start by explaining our clubs different membership options as described in this brochure regular members can use the gym in the pool at any time on any day of the week but we also offer early-morning memberships where people can use the facilities only in the early morning and night memberships for people who only want to come in the evening what are the hours for early morning members early morning members can use the facilities from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and night members can use them from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. I see so early morning members can stop by and use the facilities on their way to work exactly the early morning type is popular among people with 9 to 5 jobs and we also offer memberships just for the gym or just for the pool if you only want to use one of those I want to use both the gym and the pool I think I'll use the gym in the early morning before going to work on weekdays and then use the pool on the weekend if you have a membership that covers something like early mornings for the weekdays but all day on the weekend we're sorry but we don't offer a membership like that sir ok I don't think I can get up that early on the weekend so I'll choose this membership option what type of membership will he choose a man is joining a sports club and getting information on its policies what type of membership will he choose let me start by explaining our clubs different membership options as described in this brochure regular members can use the gym in the pool at any time on any day of the week but we also offer early-morning memberships where people can use the facilities only in the early morning and night memberships for people who only want to come in the evening what are the hours for early morning members early morning members can use the facilities from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and night members can use them from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. I see so early morning members can stop by and use the facilities on their way to work exactly the early morning type is popular among people with 9 to 5 jobs and we also offer memberships just for the gym or just for the pool if you only want to use one of those I want to use both the gym and the pool I think I'll use the gym in early morning before going to work on weekdays and then use the pool on the weekend if you have a membership that covers something like early mornings for the weekdays but all day on the weekend we're sorry but we don't offer a membership like that sir ok I don't think I can get up that early on the weekend so I'll choose this membership option a woman is talking with a man who works for an outsource printing company about a brochure for a new product when is the deadline for the first design draft for the brochure we decided to launch the new product on October 15th and we'd like to offer you the contract to make the brochure thank you so much we're definitely excited about helping you with this project so could you tell us a bit about the schedule when will you need everything by well considering the time needed for printing we'd like to get the brochures to the printing stage by the end of September so would it be possible for you to get us the first design draft by the middle of August well we'd like to give you three design options for the initial draft and then have you choose the one which best fits your concept then we'll make the final design based on your choice so it'll be very helpful if you could give us two more weeks to prepare for this stage hmm okay maybe one month will be enough time to choose one of the designs you've made and then decide on the final design all right we'll be counting on you you're in good hands our design team is the best thank you so much when is the deadline for the first design draft for the brochure a woman is talking with a man who works for an outsource printing company about a brochure for a new product when is the deadline for the first design draft for the brochure we decided to launch the new product on October 15th and we'd like to offer you the contract to make the brochure thank you so much we're definitely excited about helping you with this project so could you tell us a bit about the schedule when will you need everything by well considering the time needed for printing we'd like to get the brochures to the printing stage by the end of September so would it be possible for you to get us the first design draft by the middle of August well we'd like to give you three design options for the initial draft and then have you choose the one which best fits your concept then we'll make the final design based on your choice so it'll be very helpful if you could give us two more weeks to prepare for this stage hmm okay maybe one month will be enough time to choose one of the designs you've made and then decide on the final design all right we'll be counting on you you're in good hands our design team is the best thank you so much a woman is calling on the phone to reserve tickets for a play which two seats did she get hello this is black friars Playhouse can I help you I'd like to get two tickets for King we're at 5:30 this evening do you still have any tickets available we do have a few seats left but I'm sorry to say we don't have any next to each other if you don't mind though we can get you two seats separately okay we don't mind do you have any particular requests well do you have any aisle seats yes we have an aisle seat at the left side of the center section and to the right of it three seats over we have another free seat to the side okay then please book that aisle seat certainly how about the other one do you have any seats near the center the only Center seats we have left are from the first row to the third row I'm not too crazy about having actors spit on me so this room is relatively small and I think you could enjoy the play even at the end of the row on the side is that so then I'll take the one you mentioned before on the left side which two seats did she get a woman is calling on the phone to reserve tickets for a play which two seats did she get hello this is a Blackfriars Playhouse can I help you I'd like to get two tickets for King Lear at 5:30 this evening do you still have any tickets available we do have a few seats left but I'm sorry to say we don't have any next to each other if you don't mind though we can get you two seats separately okay we don't mind do you have any particular requests well do you have any aisle seats yes we have an aisle seat at the left side of the center section and to the right of it three seats over we have another free seat to the side okay then please book that aisle seat certainly how about the other one do you have any seats near the center the only Center seats we have left are from the first row to the third row I'm not too crazy about having actors spit on me so this room is relatively small and I think you could enjoy the play even at the end of the row on the side is that so then I'll take the one you mentioned before on the left side a man and a woman are talking about preparations for a presentation they'll be making tomorrow at their office what will the woman check after the conversation ends okay I think we're almost ready for the presentation tomorrow just a few more things the meeting will start at 9:00 sharp so could you double check the meeting room today yep I've already checked the room okay great did you make sure the projector is working okay oh I was going to check the projector tomorrow morning when I have my laptop no we've got to get that checked today we won't have time to deal with it in the morning if there's a problem so make sure to check that projector today that's the most important thing okay well do and did you get the copies of those handouts miss Tanaka is making them now let's see what else oh did you check the whiteboard yes I did sometimes the pens don't have enough ink left in them did you get a chance to check them not yet but I'll make sure to do that later yes please make sure to do that today what will the woman check after the conversation ends a man and a woman are talking about preparations for a presentation they'll be making tomorrow at their office what will the woman check after the conversation ends okay I think we're almost ready for the presentation tomorrow just a few more things the meeting will start at 9:00 sharp so could you double check the meeting room today yep I've already checked the room okay great did you make sure the projector is working okay oh I was going to check the projector tomorrow morning when I have my laptop no we've got to get that checked today we won't have time to deal with it in the morning if there's a problem so make sure to check that projector today that's the most important thing okay well do and did you get the copies of those handouts miss Tanaka is making them now let's see what else oh did you check the whiteboard yes I did sometimes the pens don't have enough ink left in them did you get a chance to check them not yet but I'll make sure to do that later yes please make sure to do that today hi everyone I'm Gabriella how are your English listening skills in this video you'll have a chance to test them out with a quiz first you'll see an image and tira questions next comes a short dialogue listen carefully and see if you can answer correctly will show you the answer at the end are you ready a man and a woman are choosing a hotel which hotel are they going to choose we have to decide on the hotel for our trip next month okay let's check the Internet the ocean hotel is near the beach it says $120 a night per person and you get a buffet breakfast how about the Pine Hotel it's $80 a night I don't want to waste too much on accommodations hmm but the pine Hotel is far from the beach and from downtown and it says you have to pay for Wi-Fi what about the sunrise hotel it usually costs $140 a night but now they're running a promotion and we can stay one night for $90 it's between the beach and downtown plus it has free Wi-Fi sounds good oh wait it says the deal is for next week only oh I didn't see that so how about this place the Royal Hotel it's located in the middle of downtown and it costs $100 a night the room doesn't look so nice but they have free Wi-Fi okay let's book this hotel oh it's already fully booked shoot and I think the first one is best is it full no it's not great which hotel are they going to choose a man and a woman are choosing a hotel tell are they going to choose we have to decide on the hotel for our trip next month okay let's check the Internet the ocean hotel is near the beach it says $120 a night per person and you get a buffet breakfast how about the Pine Hotel it's $80 a night I don't want to waste too much on accommodations hmm but the pine Hotel is far from the beach and from downtown and it says you have to pay for Wi-Fi what about the sunrise hotel it usually costs one hundred forty dollars a night but now they're running a promotion and we can stay one night for $90 it's between the beach and downtown plus it has free Wi-Fi sounds good oh wait it says the deal is for next week only oh I didn't see that so how about this place the Royal Hotel it's located in the middle of downtown and it costs $100 a night the room doesn't look so nice but they have free Wi-Fi okay let's book this hotel oh it's already fully booked shoot and I think the first one is best is it full no it's not great a man and a woman are talking about the layout of a meeting room how are they going to arrange the tables let's move the tables for tomorrow's meeting alright shall we put all the tables in the center of the room so that everyone faces each other well there's going to be a group session first so let's separate the tables into four sections four people will be seated in each group okay and I'll put some pens and pads of paper on each table thank you and we'll have a short presentation at the beginning of the session so we need a projector here all right also we're going to use a whiteboard aren't we is it okay if I put the whiteboard next to the screen well how about putting the whiteboard at the other end of the room that makes sense after the meeting we need to put everything back where it was in four rows of two tables per row how are they going to arrange the tables a man and a woman are talking about the layout of a meeting room how are they going to arrange the tables let's move the tables for tomorrow's meeting alright shall we put all the tables in the center of the room so that everyone faces each other well there's going to be a group session first so let's separate the tables into four sections four people will be seated in each group okay and I'll put some pens and pads of paper on each table thank you and we'll have a short presentation at the beginning of the session so we need a projector here all right also we're going to use a whiteboard aren't we is it okay if I put the whiteboard next to the screen well how about putting the whiteboard at the other end of the room that makes sense after the meeting we need to put everything back where it was in four rows of two tables per row a man and a woman are talking about office supplies what will the man order every month you need to check our office supplies and order any items that are running low this time let's take a look at them together here's the checklist ok that sounds good well starting with the paper it looks like there's only one box left we use lots of paper every day so let's order two more boxes ok the printer is out of color ink should we order that we don't really print documents in color so we don't need to worry about that hmm ok looks like these whiteboard markers are running out of ink right those need to be replaced we get a discount if we order them in sets of five so let's do that okay and while we're at it can we order a mouse sometimes it works but sometimes it doesn't that's probably because it's running out of batteries let's check the stock of batteries and order more if we don't have many left sure well we have three batteries here you can take two of these for your mouse but buy a six pack of batteries to replace them what will the man order a man and a woman are talking about office supplies what will the man order every month you need to check our office supplies and order any items that are running low this time let's take a look at them together here's the checklist okay that sounds good well starting with the paper it looks like there's only one box left we use lots of paper every day so let's order two more boxes okay the printer is out of color ink should we order that we don't really print documents in color so we don't need to worry about that hmm okay looks like these whiteboard markers are running out of ink right those need to be replaced we get a discount if we order them in sets of five so let's do that okay and while we're at it can we order a mouse sometimes it works but sometimes it doesn't that's probably because it's running out of batteries let's check the stock of batteries in order more if we don't have many left sure well we have three batteries here you can take two of these for your mouse but buy a six pack of batteries to replace them a woman is asking for directions to the airport at an information center how is she going to get to the airport excuse me I need to go to the airport would you tell me how to get there sure there are a few ways if you take bus number one it takes about one and a half hours to the airport it's the least expensive way bus number two is a non-stop bus it's more expensive and leaves once every hour but it only takes 50 minutes I see what about taxis there's a taxi stand in front of the building and they take about an hour but they use the expressway and charge extra for a lot of luggage so it's going to be a lot more expensive than the bus I guess that makes sense and I'd like to avoid paying too much you didn't by chance buy anything at shopping world while you were here they offer complimentary shuttle service to the airport for customers who make a purchase there wow I didn't know that I haven't bought anything yet but I was going to stop by and get some souvenirs there anyway then you can use that how is she going to get to the airport a woman is asking for directions to the airport at an information center how is she going to get to the airport excuse me I need to go to the airport would you tell me how to get there sure there are a few ways if you take bus number one it takes about one and a half hours to the airport it's the least expensive way bus number two is a non-stop bus it's more expensive and leaves once every hour but it only takes fifty minutes I see what about taxis there's a taxi stand in front of the building and they take about an hour but they use the expressway and charge extra for a lot of luggage so it's going to be a lot more expensive than the bus I guess that makes sense and I'd like to avoid paying too much you didn't by chance buy anything at shopping world while you were here they offer complimentary shuttle service to the airport for customers who make a purchase there Wow I didn't know that I haven't bought anything yet but I was going to stop by and get some souvenirs there anyway then you can use that a woman and a supplier are talking on the phone what is the woman going to get for the sale I need you to deliver some more sweaters in time for the sale next month okay what do you need we need a thousand of the small red sweaters and four hundred of the medium red sweaters and we also need six hundred of the small green sweaters and 200 of the medium green sweaters by the end of this month red and green sweaters actually we're running low on green sweaters and we're waiting on some green yarn from our supplier we'll get you started with the red sweaters though no no no we need the red and green sweaters together so please just get as many green sweaters ready as you can okay I think we can get 200 of the green sweaters to you on time which size has higher priority the small ones take priority sorry for such short notice but we really need your help all right we'll do our best we'll get those green sweaters to you along with all the red sweaters you ordered what is the woman going to get for the sale a woman and a supplier are talking on the phone what is the woman going to get for the sale I need you to deliver some more sweaters in time for the sale next month okay what do you need we need a thousand of the small red sweaters and four hundred of the medium red sweaters and we also need 600 of the small green sweaters and 200 of the medium green sweaters by the end of this month red and green sweaters actually we're running low on green sweaters and we're waiting on some green yarn from our supplier we'll get you started with the red sweaters though no no no we need the red and green sweaters together so please just get as many green sweaters ready as you can okay I think we can get 200 of the green sweaters to you on time which size has higher priority the small ones take priority sorry for such short notice but we really need your help all right we'll do our best we'll get those green sweaters to you along with all the red sweaters you ordered hi everyone I'm Gabriella how are your English listening skills in this video you'll have a chance to test them out with a quiz first you'll see an image and here a question next comes a short dialogue listen carefully and see if you can answer correctly will show you the answer at the end are you ready a woman is asking about a library's lending policy which materials could she borrow at one time excuse me can you tell me how to borrow books is it your first time at this library yes well then I'll explain the rules to you you can borrow up to six books and five CDs or DVDs at a time per person but you can only borrow up to ten items in total at a time everything needs to be returned in two weeks and if you'd like to renew please let us know before then can I also borrow magazines or newspapers you can't borrow newspapers but you can borrow magazines except for the latest issue can I return them through the mail we can't accept returns through the mail please come to the library to return them after hours you can put them in the box next to the entrance but items that are overdue please return them directly to this desk I see thank you very much which materials could she borrow at one time a woman is asking about a library's lending policy which materials could she borrow at one time excuse me can you tell me how to borrow books is it your first time at this library yes well then I'll explain the rules to you you can borrow up to six books and five CDs of DVDs at a time per person but you can only borrow up to ten items in total at a time everything needs to be returned in two weeks and if you'd like to renew please let us know before then can I also borrow magazines or newspapers you can't borrow newspapers but you can borrow magazines except for the latest issue can I return them through the mail we can't accept returns through the mail please come to the library to return them after hours you can put them in the box next to the entrance but items that are overdue please return them directly to this desk I see thank you very much a man is choosing an insurance plan which plan is he going to sign up for what kind of trip will you be taking I'm going scuba diving since I'll be bringing all my own equipment I'm a bit worried about getting it stolen very smart of you insurance against theft is included in all of our plans since scuba diving equipment is an unusual type of baggage only plan a can cover it though alternatively you can get insurance specifically for scuba diving equipment and add it to other plans client a is the most expensive one right what's the difference between plan B and Plan C okay for example if you happen to stay in a hospital abroad Plan B covers flight tickets for your family to visit you but Plan C doesn't I see if I get the special contractor scuba diving equipment and add it to plan B or Plan C would it be more expensive than plan a with Plan B that would make it a little more expensive but with Plan C it would be less expensive okay by the way is there any plan that's cheaper than Plan C yes we have plan D but it doesn't cover accommodation if your flight gets delayed or cancelled so we don't recommend this plan got it I agree that I need coverage but I don't think I need coverage for family plane tickets so I'll take this plan and combine it with the insurance for scuba diving equipment which plan is he going to sign up for a man is choosing an insurance plan which plan is he going to sign up for what kind of trip will you be taking I'm going scuba diving since I'll be bringing all my own equipment I'm a bit worried about getting it stolen very smart of you insurance against theft is included in all of our plans since scuba diving equipment is an unusual type of baggage only plan a can cover it though alternatively you can get insurance specifically for scuba diving equipment and add it to other plans client a is the most expensive one right what's the difference between plan B and Plan C okay for example if you happen to stay in a hospital abroad Plan B covers flight tickets for your family to visit you but Plan C doesn't I see if I get the SPECIAL contract or scuba diving equipment and add it to plan B or Plan C would it be more expensive than plan a with plan B that would make it a little more expensive but with Plan C it would be less expensive okay by the way is there any plan that's cheaper than Plan C yes we have plan D but it doesn't cover accomodation if your flight gets delayed or cancelled so we don't recommend this plan got it I agree that I need coverage but I don't think I need coverage for family plane tickets so I'll take this plan and combine it with the insurance for scuba diving equipment a woman is reporting to her boss about the results of a questionnaire which graph represents the employees from the bee branch last week we asked 200 employees to answer a questionnaire about their fitness habits the focus of this questionnaire was on how many hours they exercise each week did you tally up the results for the a and B branches separately yes and employees had four options less than an hour around one to two hours around three to five hours and six hours or more here are the results so employees in both branches answered about one to two hours the most looks like they're exercising about once a week yes and after that employees in the a branch were most likely to answer about three to five hours while in the B branch the next most common answer was less than an hour hmm not even ten percent of employees at the B branch exercise more than six hours that's right so I was thinking we could organize weekly sports events there that anybody could casually join that's a good idea it'd give employees a good chance to socialize too I'll leave it to you thank you I'll take care of it which graph represents the employees from the bee branch a woman is reporting to her boss about the results of a questionnaire which graph represents the employees from the bee branch last week we asked 200 employees to answer a questionnaire about their fitness habits the focus of this questionnaire was on how many hours they exercise each week did you tally up the results for the a and B branches separately yes and employees had four options less than an hour around one to two hours around three to five hours and six hours or more here are the results so employees in both branches answered about one to two hours the most looks like they're exercising about once a week yes and after that employees in the a branch were most likely to answer about three to five hours while in the B branch the next most common answer was less than an hour hmm not even ten percent of employees at the B branch exercise more than six hours that's right so I was thinking we could organize weekly sports events there that anybody could casually join that's a good idea it'd give employees a good chance to socialize too I'll leave it to you thank you I'll take care of it a male student and a female student are talking about volunteer activities which activities are they going to take part in I heard we're supposed to volunteer for some activity and write a report about it for class we can choose anything right what are you going to do I haven't made up my mind yet what about you I haven't decided yet either I'm interested in environmental issues so I'm looking for something in a nature conservation group I see so you want to go and pick up trash off of the ground well that'd be okay actually but I'm looking for a group activity I want to learn more about a leadership role in this kind of organization as well if possible you know I have a friend who helps out with a group that plants trees with kids are you interested in that kind of thing yeah that sounds good thanks it'd also be a great opportunity to interact with children do you want to do this too maybe but I'd like to try something a bit more people focused you know like helping elderly or disabled people oh my mother is helping out at the local Senior Center would that be interesting to you yes that sounds great which activities are they going to take part in a male student and a female student are talking about volunteer activities which activities are they going to take part in I heard we're supposed to volunteer for some activity and write a report about it for class we can choose anything right what are you going to do I haven't made up my mind yet what about you I haven't decided yet either I'm interested in environmental issues so I'm looking for something in a nature conservation group I see so you want to go and pick up trash off of the ground well that'd be okay actually but I'm looking for a group activity I want to learn more about a leadership role in this kind of organization as well if possible you know I have a friend who helps out with a group that plants trees with kids are you interested in that kind of thing yeah that sounds good Thanks it also be a great opportunity to interact with children do you want to do this too maybe but I'd like to try something a bit more people focused you know like helping elderly or disabled people oh my mother is helping out at the local Senior Center would that be interesting to you yes that sounds great two Baker's are talking how are they going to display their bread this new cheesy bread isn't selling well is it no we placed it on the top shelf though hmmm maybe it's too high for some people they probably can't see it then let's put it on the middle shelf sounds good they'll see it when they first come into the store and why don't we put a red cloth on the shelf so that they know it's our new bread alright then we'll have to move the croissants to somewhere else top or bottom why don't we put our regular items on the top shelf they'll sell well even if they're not easy to spot that has to be the French bread then let's put it in a basket so it'll stand out good idea now the croissants have to be on the bottom okay how does it look looks good let's see how it goes for a week and then decide if we need to make any adjustments how are they going to display their bread q bakers are talking how are they going to display their bread this new cheesy bread isn't selling well is it no we placed it on the top shelf though hmm maybe it's too high for some people they probably can't see it then let's put it on the middle shelf sounds good they'll see it when they first come into the store and why don't we put a red cloth on this shelf so that they know it's our new bread all right then we'll have to move the croissants to somewhere else top or bottom why don't we put our regular items on the top shelf they'll sell well even if they're not easy to spot that has to be the French bread then let's put it in a basket so it'll stand out good idea now the croissants have to be on the bottom okay how does it look looks good let's see how it goes for a week and then decide if we need to make any adjustments did you get it right I hope you learned something from this quiz let us know if you have any questions see you next time [Music] you

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Length: 38min 50sec (2330 seconds)

Published: Fri Jun 16 2017