Practice English Listening Tests for A2 – Listening Test 08

11 B   12 B   13 C   14 A    15 C

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John:   How was Scotland, Laura? Did you visit any universities?

Laura:   Yes, in Aberdeen, Dundee and St Andrews. The last one was in Edinburgh. We wanted to visit Glasgow, too, but there wasn’t enough time.

John:   Did you go alone?

Laura:   No. I was going to go with my mum but my dad and brother came, too.

John:   Where did you stay?

Laura:   The hotels were either full or too expensive. Then we learned that visitors can rent rooms in the universities. They were even cheaper than a guest house!

John:   What did you think of the universities?

Laura:   Well, most universities are in large cities and they all have interesting courses. But I preferred St Andrews because it’s by the sea and the countryside around it is beautiful. It’s one of the oldest universities in the world and Mum loved the buildings.

John:   What about Edinburgh?

Laura:   It’s a great city with lots of shops, cafes and museums, but it’s expensive to live there as a student.

John:   So have you decided where you want to go?

Laura:   Not yet.

Now listen again.

16 B   17 C   18 A   19 B   20 C

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16   You will hear a woman talking to her friend about a meal at a restaurant. What did she eat?

Man:   Did you enjoy your meal last night?

Woman:   It was delicious.

Man:   What did you have?

Woman:   Well, it was a steak restaurant, but there were other things on the menu, too, like fish and pasta.

Man:   David told me he had the pasta.

Woman:   Yes, but then he spent the whole meal looking at my fish!

Now listen again.

17   You will hear a man explaining why he was late for work. Why was he late?

Man:   I’m sorry for being late. I couldn’t do anything about it. I woke up earlier than usual and got my train OK. And the train was on time today for a change. But the road from the station was blocked with traffic, so the bus took over an hour – usually it’s a ten-minute journey. The traffic lights weren’t working.

Now listen again.

18   You will hear two friends talking about holidays. Where did Anita go?

Man:   Did you have a nice holiday, Anita?

Anita:   Fantastic, thanks.

Man:   You went to New York, didn’t you?

Anita:   We did. Not that it was planned!

Man:   Oh.

Anita:   You see, we had booked Florida, but we were offered a change at the last moment because of the bad weather there. Los Angeles was also a possibility.

Man:   Nice to have a choice!

Now listen again.

19   You will hear two friends talking about shopping. What do they need from the supermarket?

Woman:   Please get some potatoes when you go out.

Man:   We’ve got some. They’re in the cupboard with the other vegetables.

Woman:   Oh. But there aren’t any carrots.

Man:   Because we never eat them. We buy them and then we throw them out.

Woman:   But I want to make carrot cake. I haven’t made it for months.

Man:   OK. Onions?

Woman:   We’re OK for onions.

Now listen again.

20   You will hear a man talking on the phone. Why can’t he come to the party?

Man:   I’m sorry. I left work early so I could come, but it’s my mother. You met her when she visited me, didn’t you? She’s had a fall and I want to check that she’s all right. I need to pay her a visit, anyway. I was going to see her tomorrow after work, but I think I should go now.

Now listen again.