Listen, as many times as you need,
then do exercises below –
use paper and pencil,
write down your answers
Exercise 1: true / false predictions – what do you think? (pre-listening)
- Vanna works at a five-star hotel pool.
- Vanna starts her work late in the evening.
- Vanna puts clean towels on the towel desk.
- Vanna buys food for the hotel guests.
- Vanna cleans the tables and chairs around the pool.
- Children are allowed to run near the pool.
- Vanna tells her manager if she sees a problem.
- Vanna closes the pool at 12:00 at night.
- Vanna takes away dirty towels and rubbish during the day.
- Vanna likes her job because she meets many people.
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Global understanding – answer
1. What is the text about?
A) A woman’s daily work at a hotel pool
B) A family playing games at a swimming pool
C) How to build a hotel swimming pool
2. Who is Vanna?
A) A hotel guest
B) A hotel manager
C) A hotel worker
3. Where does Vanna spend her workday?
A) In a hotel kitchen
B) Near a hotel swimming pool
C) In a hotel bedroom
4. What is Vanna’s main job?
A) To teach people how to swim
B) To cook food for hotel guests
C) To keep the pool area clean and help guests
5. How would you describe Vanna’s day?
A) She sits down and relaxes all day
B) She does many cleaning and helping tasks
C) She goes swimming with the guests
6. What time of day does Vanna start working?
A) Late at night
B) Early in the morning
C) At lunchtime
7. How does Vanna treat the guests at the pool?
A) She is friendly and helpful
B) She ignores them
C) She asks them to leave
8. What kind of story is this?
A) An advertisement for buying sunbeds
B) A guide on how to learn to swim
C) A story about someone’s daily job
9. What is the overall mood of the hotel pool area?
A) Clean, organized, and friendly
B) Dirty, noisy, and empty
C) Cold, dark, and quiet
10. What does Vanna do during her workday?
A) She works alone and talks to no one
B) She sells tickets at the hotel entrance
C) She cleans, moves chairs, and talks to guests
11. Who are the main people in this text?
A) Vanna and the hotel guests
B) Vanna and her school classmates
C) Vanna and her doctors
12. What does Vanna want for the hotel guests?
A) She wants them to leave early
B) She wants them to have a nice day
C) She wants them to clean the pool
13. What happens at the end of Vanna’s workday?
A) She goes swimming in the pool
B) She opens new umbrellas for the guests
C) She cleans the pool area again before finishing
14. How does Vanna feel about her job?
A) She hates her job
B) She likes her job
C) She wants to change her job
15. What is the main message of the story?
A) Working at a pool is very easy with nothing to do
B) Vanna works hard to keep the pool clean and make guests happy
C) Hotel guests must clean their own tables and chairs
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Exercise 3: word spotting checklist
- Task: Read list of words, then listen to the story, find only the 2 words you hear spoken in each set.
Set 1
- [ ] Uniform
- [ ] Taxi
- [ ] Towels
- [ ] Coffee
Set 2
- [ ] Sunbeds
- [ ] Passport
- [ ] Rubbish
- [ ] Airport
Set 3
- [ ] Kitchen
- [ ] Morning
- [ ] Tables
- [ ] Doctor
Set 4
- [ ] Chairs
- [ ] Elevator
- [ ] Children
- [ ] Ticket
Set 5
- [ ] Attendant
- [ ] Computer
- [ ] Glasses
- [ ] Dinner
Set 6
- [ ] Swimming
- [ ] Train
- [ ] Friendly
- [ ] Supermarket
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Exercise 4: Order of events (sequencing) – listen to the story and number the actions in the correct order from 1 to 3.
Set 1: Vanna’s Morning Preparation
- [ ] She puts on her clean uniform.
- [ ] She opens the umbrellas and puts clean towels on the desk.
- [ ] She goes to the pool area and cleans the tables.
Set 2: First Guests Arrive
- [ ] Vanna smiles and says good morning.
- [ ] The first guests come to the pool.
- [ ] She helps them find a sunbed and gives them towels.
Set 3: During the Workday
- [ ] Vanna walks around the pool to check the area.
- [ ] She takes away dirty towels and empty glasses.
- [ ] She cleans the tables and chairs.
Set 4: Pool Safety & Help
- [ ] Vanna sees that the floor around the pool is wet.
- [ ] She tells the children not to run near the pool.
- [ ] She speaks to her manager when there is a problem.
Set 5: End of the Day Routine
- [ ] She takes away all the dirty towels and rubbish.
- [ ] She puts the chairs back in the right places.
- [ ] Vanna checks the pool area one last time before finishing.
Set 6: Full Day Overview
- [ ] Vanna arrives early and starts her workday.
- [ ] She talks to guests and helps them during the day.
- [ ] She cleans the pool area before going home.
Set 7: Cleanliness & Maintenance
- [ ] She collects paper and trash near the sunbeds.
- [ ] She cleans dirty tables and removes empty cups.
- [ ] She puts fresh, clean towels out for new guests.
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Exercise 5: sentence completion / gap fill
- Vanna works as a pool __________.
- She puts on her clean __________ early in the morning.
- Vanna starts her workday in the __________.
- She goes to the hotel __________ area to start her tasks.
- Vanna opens the large sun __________ before guests arrive.
- She puts fresh, soft __________ on the towel desk.
- The first guests arrive, and Vanna __________ and says hello.
- She helps guests find a comfortable __________ to lie on.
- Vanna takes away empty __________ and trash from the tables.
- She picks up __________ towels left on empty chairs.
- The tile floor near the water is often __________.
- Vanna reminds __________ that they must not run.
- She makes sure the area is safe so nobody falls down.
- If there is a serious problem, Vanna tells her __________.
- At the end of the day, Vanna makes sure the pool area is __________.
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Answer keys
Exercise 1
- True (She works as a pool attendant in a five-star hotel)
- False (She starts work early in the morning)
- True (She puts clean towels on the towel desk and gives them to guests)
- False (She does not buy food; she helps guests find sunbeds, gives them towels, or brings water)
- True (She cleans the tables and chairs around the pool)
- False (Children must not run near the pool because the floor is wet)
- True (If she sees a problem, she tells her manager)
- False (She cleans up at the end of the day, not at 12:00 at night)
- True (She takes away paper, rubbish, and dirty towels during the day)
- True (She likes her job because she meets many people)
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Exercise 2
Answer Key: 1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-C, 5-B, 6-B, 7-A, 8-C, 9-A, 10-C, 11-A, 12-B, 13-C, 14-B, 15-B
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Exercise 3
1 (Uniform, Towels), 2 (Sunbeds, Rubbish), 3 (Morning, Tables), 4 (Chairs, Children), 5 (Attendant, Glasses), 6 (Swimming, Friendly)
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Exercise 4:
1 (1, 3, 2),
2 (2, 1, 3),
3 (1, 2, 3),
4 (1, 2, 3),
5 (1, 2, 3),
6 (1, 2, 3),
7 (1, 2, 3)
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Exercise 5:
1-attendant, 2-uniform, 3-morning, 4-pool, 5-umbrellas, 6-towels, 7-smiles, 8-sunbed, 9-glasses, 10-dirty, 11-wet, 12-children, 13-run, 14-manager, 15-clean
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Vanna’s Workday at the Hotel Pool
Vanna works as a pool attendant in a five-star hotel. She works near the swimming pool. Her job is to help the guests and keep the pool area clean.
She starts work early in the morning. First, she puts on her clean uniform. Then she goes to the pool. She looks at the water and checks the pool area. She cleans the tables and chairs. She puts the sunbeds in the right places. She opens the umbrellas and puts clean towels on the towel desk. She also takes away paper and other rubbish.
The first guests come to the pool in the morning. Vanna smiles and says good morning. She helps them find a sunbed. She gives them clean towels. Some guests ask for more towels or a glass of water. Vanna listens and helps them. She always speaks in a nice way.
During the day, Vanna walks around the pool. She takes away dirty towels and brings clean ones. She cleans the tables and takes away empty glasses. She also checks the sunbeds and umbrellas. The pool area must always look clean and nice.
Vanna also looks after the guests. Children must not run near the pool. The floor is often wet, and people can fall. If she sees a problem, she tells her manager.
At the end of the day, Vanna takes away the dirty towels. She cleans the tables and puts the chairs in the right places. She checks the pool area again.
Vanna likes her job because she meets many people. She is always friendly and helps the guests. She wants everyone to have a nice day at the pool.
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Vocabulary:
| Word / Expression | A1 Definition |
|---|---|
| an attendant | A person who helps guests and looks after a place. |
| a sunbed | A long chair where people lie in the sun. |
| an umbrella | Something that gives people shade from the sun or keeps them dry in the rain. |
| a towel | A piece of cloth that you use to dry your body. |
| rubbish | Things that people do not want and put in a bin. |
| to be dirty | To be not clean. |
| an empty glass | A glass with nothing inside it. |
| to check something | To look at something to see if it is OK. |
| Children must not run. | Children must walk. They must not move fast. |
| to be wet | To have water on something. It is not dry. |
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Remember how babies
learn a language:
Babies learn a language by listening.
They use their ears to hear sounds.
Their brain remembers these sounds.
Babies connect sounds with people and things.
They listen to their parents.
Then they copy the sounds they hear. They imitate words.
Slowly, babies learn to speak.
So,
LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN………………
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Vanna works as a pool attendant in a five-star hotel. She works near the swimming pool. Her job is to help the guests and keep the pool area clean.
She starts work early in the morning. First, she puts on her clean uniform. Then she goes to the pool. She looks at the water and checks the pool area. She cleans the tables and chairs. She puts the sunbeds in the right places. She opens the umbrellas and puts clean towels on the towel desk. She also takes away paper and other rubbish.
The first guests come to the pool in the morning. Vanna smiles and says good morning. She helps them find a sunbed. She gives them clean towels. Some guests ask for more towels or a glass of water. Vanna listens and helps them. She always speaks in a nice way.
During the day, Vanna walks around the pool. She takes away dirty towels and brings clean ones. She cleans the tables and takes away empty glasses. She also checks the sunbeds and umbrellas. The pool area must always look clean and nice.
Vanna also looks after the guests. Children must not run near the pool. The floor is often wet, and people can fall. If she sees a problem, she tells her manager.
At the end of the day, Vanna takes away the dirty towels. She cleans the tables and puts the chairs in the right places. She checks the pool area again.
Vanna likes her job because she meets many people. She is always friendly and helps the guests. She wants everyone to have a nice day at the pool.
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