Practice English Listening Tests for A2 – Listening Test 02

11 C   12 B   13 B   14 A   15 B

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Jasmine:   Thank you for taking me camping with you last weekend, Aunt Lizzie.

Lizzie:   It was great, wasn’t it, Jasmine? Especially when we went swimming. It was too windy to swim in the sea, but the lake was great anyway. Perhaps next time we can try the river.

Jasmine:   Sleeping in a tent was new for me. I was worried about it on the first night, but I soon found out how exciting it is! My brother was very unhappy that he couldn’t come with us.

Lizzie:   Cooking was fun. Well, sometimes. It was difficult to cook the omelette, but I loved grilling the steak on a barbecue. Did you like the pasta I made?

Jasmine:   Yes, I was really hungry that day.

Lizzie:   The campsite was quite big, but it’s a pity they didn’t have anywhere to buy food and things. And the showers were a bit dirty, but OK. Which activity did you like best?

Jasmine:   Well, running in the forest was OK, but hard. But fishing was amazing, even more fun than cycling!

Lizzie:   I’m glad you had a good time.

16 A   17 C   18 B   19 C   20 A

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16   You will hear two friends talking about shopping. What did the boy buy yesterday?

Female:   I’m glad I got the school book I wanted yesterday.

Boy:   Yes, my mum had already bought that and a new magazine for me. Everyone thinks the gloves I got yesterday are cool, too.

Girl:   The T-shirt I liked was really colourful!

Boy:   But nearly one hundred pounds!

Girl:   I know. Let’s buy some snacks now. We can eat them during break at school.

17   You will hear a teacher talking to a student called Lyn. Why didn’t Lyn come to school yesterday?

Lyn:   Mr Jones, could I ask you about the tennis match on Saturday?

Mr Jones:   Of course, Lyn. You missed class yesterday. Do you feel better?

Lyn:   Oh, I wasn’t ill. We were camping in Switzerland for a week and our flight was cancelled on Sunday. We flew on Monday instead.

Mr Jones: Oh, OK. So, next Saturday’s really important. If we win, we’ll win the championship!

18   You will hear a boy talking about surfing. How did he learn to surf?

Boy:   When I started surfing, I went to the beach with friends and tried and tried, but I didn’t seem to improve. Then, I saw that someone was organising lessons, but they were on Fridays when I play football. In the end, I found a website with a famous surfer showing people the best way to learn. That’s what helped me.

19   You will hear a girl talking about her day at school. Which subject did she like best?

Girl:   School was great today. First, we had a lesson about oceans and the average water temperature in each one. But the most interesting lesson was about bees – how they live together and how they develop from eggs to adults. In another lesson, we read part of a novel and, for homework, we can write either a story or an article.

20   You will hear two brothers talking about last night. Why did they both sleep badly?

Jake:   I’m tired this morning. I didn’t sleep well.

Nathan:   Neither did I. Let’s ask Dad to turn down the heating in our room.

Jake:   Yes, that was the problem. I can hear him outside. I thinking he’s packing the car so that we are ready to go camping.

Nathan:   I can hear Mum playing music downstairs. Let’s ask her about the heating.

Jake:   Yeah.