Practice English Listening Tests for A1 – Listening Test 20

Listening Part 1 – 5 questions

Listen and draw lines. There is one example.

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Lines and the boy standing on the rock, fishing.

1) Nick and the boy standing on the rock, fishing

2) Mary and the girl with fair hair, swimming

3) Peter and the boy trying to get the kite in the tree

4) Daisy and the girl by the door of the house, with the dog

5) Jane and the girl sitting in the boat, with a frog on her T-shirt

Transcript

BOY:   Look! This is a photo of aunt’s house. eight cousins live there!

WOMAN:   That’s a lot of children!

BOY:   Yes! There’s Jim. He’s the oldest. He’s in the boat. He’s wearing his football scarf.

WOMAN:   In hot weather?

BOY:   Yes!

1)

WOMAN:   What’s the name of the boy who’s standing on the rock?

BOY:   Oh, that’s Nick. He loves fishing.

WOMAN:   Did he catch a fish that day?

BOY:   No! He never catches any, but he likes trying.

2)

WOMAN:   And who’s the girl in the water?

BOY:   Do you mean Mary? The girl who’s got fair hair?

WOMAN:   Yes. That’s right.

BOY:   She loves swimming.

3)

WOMAN:   And there’s someone in the tree. What’s he doing?

BOY:   Oh, that’s Peter. He’s trying to get his kite.

WOMAN:   Was it a windy day, then?

BOY:   Yes, it was.

4)

BOY:   And can you see Daisy?

WOMAN:   Which one is she?

BOY:   She’s by the door of the house with their dog. She’s throwing something in the river for him.

WOMAN:   Did the dog jump in?

BOY:   Yes. He swims very well.

5)

BOY:   And youngest cousin is Jane.

WOMAN:   And where’s she?

BOY:   She’s sitting in the back of the boat.

WOMAN:   She’s got a frog on her T-shirt!

BOY:   I know. I gave it to her.

Listening Part 2 – 5 questions

Listen and write. There is one example.

Mrs Wright’s Rabbit

     Bought at:                 the pet shop

1) Age:                            __________ weeks

2) Favourite food:       ________

3) Sleeps:                       in a ____________

4) Colour:                      ______ and ______

5) Name:                        ________

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1) 12/twelve   2) carrots   3) box

4) grey/gray (and) white / white (and) grey/gray

5) Hoppy

Transcript

GIRL:   Excuse me, Mrs Wright.

WOMAN:   Yes, Jill. What’s the matter?

GIRL:   Nothing, but can I ask you about your rabbit? I’d like to buy a pet but I can’t choose. Where did you buy your rabbit?

WOMAN:   At the pet shop.

1)

GIRL:   How old is your rabbit now, Mrs Wright?

WOMAN:   It’s only twelve weeks old.

GIRL:   Twelve weeks! It’s very young!

WOMAN:   Yes, but it eats a lot!

2)

GIRL:   So, what’s its favourite food? Does it like fruit?

WOMAN:   Well, it does, but it likes carrots best.

GIRL:   So do you buy carrots for it every day?

WOMAN:   No. I buy a lot at the weekend.

3)

GIRL:   And where does it sleep?

WOMAN:   It sleeps in a box outside.

GIRL:   Oh! Isn’t it cold in the garden?

WOMAN:   Yes, but it’s OK inside the box.

4)

GIRL:   And what colour is your rabbit?

WOMAN:   Well, I wanted a brown one, but they only had grey and white ones.

GIRL:   So what did you buy?

WOMAN:   A grey and white one with very long ears.

5)

GIRL:   And can you play with it?

WOMAN:   Yes! It likes to jump and run in the garden.

GIRL:   What’s its name?

WOMAN:   Hoppy.

GIRL:   Is that H-O-P-P-Y?

WOMAN:   Yes!

Listening Part 3 – 5 questions

What did Vicky do last week?

Listen and draw a line from the day to the correct picture.

There is one example.

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1) Saturday – party, people dancing in the streets

2) Wednesday – zoo for sea animals, dolphins

3) Friday – film on television

4) Thursday – Grandma’s garden, watermelons

5) Sunday – swam under water with Dad, fish

Transcripts

MAN:   OK, children. Last week, there was no school. What did you do, Vicky?

GIRL:   I went to grandma’s house, Mr Banks. We went there on Monday.

MAN:   Doesn’t she live by the sea?

GIRL:   Yes. We had to catch a train. I enjoyed that a lot!

1)

GIRL:   On Saturday, there was a party in the village.

MAN:   Why?

GIRL:   I don’t know. But there was music and all the people danced in the streets. There was a lot of food to eat on long tables too.

MAN:   Did you enjoy it?

GIRL:   Yes, I did.

2)

GIRL:   Wednesday was good ___

MAN:   Did you go swimming that day?

GIRL:   No. We went to a kind of zoo for sea animals and fish.

MAN:   What did you see there?

GIRL:   A lot of different things. I liked the dolphins best!

3)

GIRL:   But we didn’t go out every day.

MAN:   Why not?

GIRL:   Well, on Friday it rained all day, and Mum didn’t want to go outside.

MAN:   So what did you do?

GIRL:   There was a good film on television and we watched that.

4)

GIRL:   Another day, we worked in grandma’s garden.

MAN:   When was that?

GIRL:   On Thursday, I think. Yes, that’s right. It was Thursday.

MAN:   And what’s she got in her garden?

GIRL:   Oh ___ a lot of flowers ___ and potatoes, tomatoes and big green watermelons.

5)

MAN:   How about Sunday? Did you help your grandmother in her garden again that day?

GIRL:   No, I didn’t. We went to the beach because it was so sunny.

MAN:   Did you go swimming that day then?

GIRL:   Yes. I swam under the water with dad. We saw lots of different fish.

MAN:   Great!

Listening Part 4 – 5 questions

Listen and tick (✓) the box. There is one example.

Where’s the new DVD?

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1) Which book did John buy?

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2) What does Sally want to do?

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3) What’s in the playground?

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4) What’s Ben drawing?

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5) What’s Mum doing?

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1) B   2) A   3 C   4) B   5) A

Transcript

Where’s the new DVD?

WOMAN:   Jane, go and find new DVD, please. I’d like to watch it.

GIRL:   Where is it? Next to the television or in your bag?

WOMAN:   It’s upstairs by the computer. I put it there this morning.

GIRL:   OK.

1) Which book did John buy?

BOY:   It was difficult to choose which book to buy.

WOMAN:   Yes. The one about the weather was good.

BOY:   And I liked the one about plants.

WOMAN:   But you chose the best one, I think. That book about music is very good.

BOY:   Yes, I could only buy one, and that one was best.

2) What does Sally want to do?

MAN:   Sally, would you like to go sailing with me this afternoon?

GIRL:   Not today, Dad. Can we go shopping? I need a new dress.

MAN:   I don’t want to go to town. How about skating?

GIRL:   No, I don’t want to do that, Dad. Sorry!

3) What’s in the playground?

BOY:   What are you looking at, Miss?

WOMAN:   There’s a coat on the ground outside, in the playground. Look.

BOY:   No, Miss, it’s a blanket.

WOMAN:   Oh, yes. I need some new glasses! Go and pick it up please, Fred.

4) What’s Ben drawing?

MAN:   I like your drawing of a parrot, Ben! But its head is too small.

BOY:   It isn’t a bird, Dad!

MAN:   What is it, then?

BOY:   It’s a bat, Dad. Can’t you see?

MAN:   Oh, yes!

5) What’s Mum doing?

GIRL:   Where’s Mum? Is she cooking dinner?

MAN:   No. She’s talking on the phone, I think.

GIRL:   Not now, she isn’t.

MAN:   Oh, I know. She’s having a shower.

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