These two listening practices focuses on listening for English names. This practice is important for students preparing for their IELTS test as well as other students studying English or planning to move to the UK.
Below are TWO LISTENING PRACTICE EXERCISES FOR NAMES.
Instructions for Listening Practice
You should listen to the recordings and write down the names you hear.
Don’t forget to listen for titles. Some will have titles and other won’t. If there is a title, you must write it.
Write down the complete name given.
Some names will be spelled and others will not.
Listening Practice for Names 1
You will hear 10 names. Listen and write down what you hear.
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David Darwin
Mrs Alice Smith
Balthazar Jones
Sara Bartholomew
Sean Bean
Mr Frank Allenson
A RĀ Beevers
James Chichester
Mary Schooling
Sir Paul McKellen
Listening Practice for Names 2
You now have a chance to listen again to 10 new names. Think about the mistakes you made in the previous practice and see if you can improve.
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Dr Davis
Richard Chamberlain
Miss Victoria Halley
Mr C J Billings
Robert Powers
Emily Jackson
Nora Ingalls
Mrs Caroline Castle
Charles Pringle
Emma Ford
Capital letters are not needed and are not marked so don’t worry if you use them or not.