My New Hobby – A2 Listening Practice

This A2 English listening lesson is for beginners and pre-intermediate learners.

Jade is telling us about her new hobby – making bread. She explains why she started making bread, and why she enjoys this hobby.

Listen and understand

Answer the questions about Jade’s new hobby. Check answers when you have finished all of the questions.

Jade found breadmaking easy from the beginning.

True
False

Jade likes the smell of fresh bread.

True
False

Jade doesn’t like eating the bread she makes.

True
False

When did Jade start breadmaking?

Last year
Last week
A few months ago

What type of bread does Jade make most often?

Sourdough
White bread
Garlic bread

What was hardest for Jade at first?

Baking the bread
Mixing ingredients
Kneading the dough

Why doesn’t Jade make sourdough often?

It’s harder to make
She doesn’t like the taste
It takes too long

Train your ear

Listen and complete ONLY the missing words.

I didn’t make bread before

But I tried it really love it

At first I didn’t

The fresh bread is amazing

is eating the warm bread with butter

Dictation and transcript

Listen to the speaker again, and write what you hear. Then check your answers. Pause, replay or restart if you want to.

DRE Dictation
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