Practice English Listening Tests for A1 – Listening Test 08

Lines should be drawn between:

1   Jill and girl in blue dress, pointing at dolphins

2   Paul and boy taking photographs

3   Nick and boy standing, throwing fish

4   Ann and girl shouting to her friend

5   May and girl riding dolphin

Transcript

WOMAN:   Hello. Where’s Sue?

BOY:   She’s in the water with the dolphins.

WOMAN:   Is she swimming?

BOY:   That’s right, she’s swimming with the fastest dolphin.

WOMAN:   She’s very good.

1

WOMAN:   Which girl’s Jill?

BOY:   She’s wearing a blue dress.

WOMAN:   Oh, yes. What’s she doing?

BOY:   She’s pointing at the dolphins and laughing.

2

WOMAN:   Where’s Paul?

BOY:   There. The boy with the camera.

WOMAN:   Right, I can see him. He’s taking some pictures.

BOY:   Yes. He loves dolphins.

3

WOMAN:   I can’t see Nick? What’s he doing?

BOY:   He’s throwing a fish to the dolphins.

WOMAN:   Where?

BOY:   There! Look! He’s standing up.

WOMAN:   Oh, yes.

4

BOY:   Look at Ann.

WOMAN:   What’s she doing?

BOY:   She’s shouting to her friend.

WOMAN:   What’s she shouting?

BOY:   She’s shouting “Quick! Look at the dolphins!”

5

WOMAN:   Is May there?

BOY:   Yes, she’s in the water with one of the dolphins.

WOMAN:   What’s she doing?

BOY:   She’s riding on its back.

WOMAN:   Oh! I’d love to do that.

1 11/eleven   2 blond/blond   3 jeans   4 sailing   5 (a) parrot

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MAN:   Hello Sally. Tell me about your best friend.

GIRL:   OK.

MAN:   What’s her name?

GIRL:   Jane Smart.

MAN:   Is that S-M-A-R-T?

GIRL:   That’s right.

1

MAN:   And how old is your friend?

GIRL:   She’s eleven.

MAN:   Pardon? Did you say eleven?

GIRL:   Yes.

2

MAN:   And what colour is her hair?

GIRL:   It’s blonde.

MAN:   Blonde?

GIRL:   Yes. Like mine.

3

MAN:   Now, which clothes does she like wearing?

GIRL:   That’s easy. She loves wearing jeans.

MAN:   Jeans? Does she wear them every day?

GIRL:   No, only at weekends. At school, we have to wear a dress.

4

MAN:   OK. Can you tell me this? What does Jane like doing?

GIRL:   She likes doing a lot of things.

MAN:   Well, has she got a favourite hobby?

GIRL:   Yes, she loves sailing.

MAN:   Does she? Do you go sailing with her?

GIRL:   No. I don’t like it because I can’t swim.

5

MAN:   Has she only any pets?

GIRL:   Oh, yes! It was her birthday yesterday and she got a parrot.

MAN:   A parrot?!!

GIRL:   Yes. It’s beautiful, and it can talk!

MAN:   Great!

Sunday      Saturday

Friday         Wednesday

Monday      Thursday

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WOMAN:   Hello, Bill. Did you have a good week?

BOY:   Yes. I did lots of different things.

WOMAN:   Did you?

BOY:   Yes. On Monday, I watched a video at my friend Tom’s house.

WOMAN:   What was it about?

BOY:   Some dinosaurs that lived on the moon!

1

WOMAN:   What did you do on Thursday?

BOY:   Thursday?

WOMAN:   Yes.

BOY:   Errmm … I went to the cinema with my brother. We saw a film about pirates.

WOMAN:   Did they find any treasure?

BOY:   No! They weren’t very clever!

2

WOMAN:   And what did you do on Saturday?

BOY:   It was Tom’s birthday so I went to his party.

WOMAN:   Was it good?

BOY:   Yes. We more funny clothes there!

3

BOY:   But I was at home on Sunday.

WOMAN:   Were you?

BOY:   Yes. It rained all day.

WOMAN:   What did you do? Did you read a book?

BOY:   No. I played a computer game with robots in it.

4

BOY:   Tom and I went to the library one day.

WOMAN:   Which day was that?

BOY:   Friday. We went to see a clown who was there.

WOMAN:   Oh!

BOY:   He read us some stories. He was very funny.

5

WOMAN:   What about on Tuesday … sorry, I mean Wednesday?

BOY:   I had a cold. I couldn’t go outside.

WOMAN:   Oh, dear!

BOY:   It was OK. Tom brought me a book to read.

WOMAN:   About pirates?

BOY:   Yes! I love those kinds of stories.

1 A   2 C   3 B   4 C   5 A

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Where’s Kim’s comic?

BOY:   Where’s my comic, mum?

WOMAN:   On the table.

BOY:   It isn’t there and it isn’t next to my bed.

WOMAN:   Well, look in your bag, Kim.

BOY:   Oh, yes, it’s here.

1   Where does Sam’s dad work?

GIRL:   My dad works in a shop. Where does your dad work, Sam?

BOY:   He works at the hospital.

GIRL:   Does he? I’d like to work there.

BOY:   I wouldn’t. I want to work on a farm.

2   What does Ann have to buy?

WOMAN:   Can you go to the shop please, Ann?

GIRL:   All right, Mum. What do you want, some bread?

WOMAN:   No, I’ve got that. We need some cheese for our sandwiches.

GIRL:   OK. What about fruit?

WOMAN:   No, there are some apples and bananas in the bowl.

3   Which is Jim’s family?

WOMAN:   Have you got any brothers and sisters, Jim?

BOY:   Yes, I’ve got one sister and one brother.

WOMAN:   Are they older than you?

BOY:   Well, my brother’s older than me, but my sister’s a baby.

4   What does Daisy want?

MAN:   Do you want any supper, Daisy?

GIRL:   No thank you, Dad. I’m not very hungry.

MAN:   What about a drink?

GIRL:   Yes, please, I’m thirsty.

MAN:   You can have some milk. But then you must go to bed.

GIRL:   Oh, Dad! I’m not tired. I don’t want to go to bed now.

5   What’s Jill drawing?

BOY:   What’s that in your picture, Jill? A rabbit?

GIRL:   Where?

BOY:   This animal here, on the grass.

GIRL:   Can’t you see? It’s a kangaroo. Look, that’s its baby.

BOY:   Oh, yes, it’s like a frog!!!