Practice KET (A2) Listening Test 03 with Answers and Audioscripts

1 B   2 C   3 A   4 C   5 A

Audioscripts

1   What time does the nature programme start?

Dad:   Are you going to watch the nature programme after dinner tonight, Catherine?

Catherine:   Yes, I think it begins at seven thirty, doesn’t it, Dad?

Dad:   Let me check … Oh, it’s on just after the six-thirty sports programme, so ten past seven actually. We can have dinner earlier than usual if you like.

Catherine:   Great!

2   Who is Diana talking to on her mobile?

Boy:   Mum, who’s Diana phoning? Is she calling Aunt Christine about borrowing her bike?

Mum:   She’s asking her friend Sarah, you know, our neighbour’s daughter, about some maths homework. Have you done your homework?

Boy:   I’m doing a project with David, remember? He’s coming a bit later so that we can work here.

Mum:   Oh, yes. You did tell me about David.

3   Where will Henry put his mum’s watch?

Henry:   Mum, is this your watch here next to the cooker?

Mum:   Oh, yes! Thank you, Henry, I was looking for it a minute ago in the sitting room. I thought it was on the sofa.

Henry:   Shall I leave it in the kitchen or put it in your bedroom?

Mum:   On that little table next to my bed would be great.

Henry:   OK.

4   Why is the girl tired?

Girl:   I think I’ll go to bed early tonight.

Boy:   Yeah, you look tired. Did you play tennis with Jane after school?

Girl:   She played with someone else. I walked all the way home because the bus was late. It took an hour!

Boy:   Wow! But can you help me tidy my bedroom?

Girl:   Erm, sorry!

5   What will the weather be like on Sunday?

Boy 1:   I’m going swimming in the lake on Sunday with my mum and dad. Do you want to come?

Boy 2:   Isn’t it going to be cloudy on Sunday?

Boy 1:   That doesn’t matter because it’ll be about 25 degrees. Mum checked the temperature.

Boy 2:   Oh, OK then. I went swimming when it was raining on holiday. It was really funny!

6   Bridge     7   395 (any convention)

8   4.50     9   coat     10 snack

Audioscript

Emin:   Hi. I’m phoning about the football match that we’re going to. It’s on Saturday. But it isn’t in the City Stadium like the last football match we went to. This one’s in the Bridge Stadium. That’s B-R-I-D-G-E. You know, near the river!

Can you come to my house at half past two? Then we can go to the match together by bus. Bus number two-seven-four only goes every thirty minutes, so it’s better for us to get the three-nine-five, which is every ten minutes.

The tickets are usually ten pounds, but because my dad’s a member of the football club, we only pay four fifty each. That’s not bad, is it?

It’s going to be a bit cold, so don’t wear just a jacket – you’ll need a coat. I’m going to wear my red one because that’s our team’s colour!

Oh, and another thing, bring a snack because the cafés are expensive. You can get water there for free, so don’t bring water.

I think that’s everything. Bye!

11 C   12 B   13 A   14 C   15 B

Audioscript

Hitomi:   Hi, Freddie. I went to Hardin Castle on Saturday.

Freddie:   Did you go with your family or was it a class trip, Hitomi?

Hitomi:   My class visited a factory. I went with the family who live next door to us.

Freddie:   But the weather wasn’t good on Saturday …

Hitomi:   Yeah, it rained, but I didn’t mind. It wasn’t cold and windy like today. Today’s worse!

Freddie:   I went to Hardin Castle last year. I saw the dining room … but I liked upstairs better, especially the Queen’s bathroom.

Hitomi:   Me too! I thought the yellow bedroom was strange. Why did you go to the castle? Was it to take photos? I know that’s your hobby.

Freddie:   To get some information about wild birds. And I saw my history teacher when I was there!

Hitomi:   Did you talk to him?

Freddie:   Yes. There are lots of interesting things to do at the castle. Next week, there’s a race. You have to run five kilometres. Then, next month, you can see some cars that are over fifty years old!

Hitomi:   Do they do painting courses?

Freddie:   The next one’s next summer!

16 B   17 C   18 A   19 B   20 B

Audioscript

16   You will hear a girl talking about a video. Which part of the video didn’t she understand?

Millie:   I liked that film about animals that live in the Amazon Forest. It started by showing the different places different animals like to live in, and all that bit was clear. The next bit was difficult though. I needed my mum to explain it to me! Then the last past was good and I didn’t have any problems understanding it.

17   You will hear two friends talking about a concert. What’s the boy’s opinion of the concert?

Jess:   I didn’t like the school concert yesterday, mainly because the musicians hadn’t practised enough. They were really bad, I think.

Tom:   Really? I think they played well, but I’ve never heard music like that before or seen some of those instruments before.

Jess:   It must be interesting to play new stuff, I guess.

Tom:   Exactly! Doing the same thing’s awful.

18   You will hear a boy talking to his dad about going to the city centre. Why are they going to the city centre?

Boy:   When are we going to the city centre?

Dad:   I just want to see the end of this football match. Then, we can go.

Boy:   Shall I phone Mum now to say we’ll be at the café in the main square in 30 minutes?

Dad:   Yes, please. And could you ask her to get today’s newspaper for me?

Boy:   Sure.

19   You will hear a teacher talking to his class. What information is he giving his student?

Man:   Listen, everyone. Because you still need some photos to add to your geography project, we’re allowed to go to the park today! I know you love working there, but you must still make sure you do your school work carefully. We’re coming back to the classroom at ten, so that we have time to put everything away.

20   You will hear a boy talking about his sister, Emma. Who has Emma married?

Boy:   My sister Emma got married last week to a guy she met in Paris. And now she lives in an apartment above that restaurant called Marco’s in Green Street. She finished studying art and design last year and has just got a job drawing pictures for a book! Her husband travels a lot in his job, showing tourists round different cities.

21 B   22 C   23 D   24 E   25 G

Audioscript

Angela:   Uncle Edward, we’re moving into our new school next month. They’re built it next to the old one.

Edward:   Fantastic! There were some problems with your old one, weren’t there?

Angela:   Yes, like, the hall was a long way from the rest of the school!

Edward:   But what was wrong with the cafeteria?

Angela:   Well, you could always hear the traffic in the street outside or the crowds of people waiting for the buses.

Edward:   Oh, OK. And your library?

Angela:   It wasn’t too small or anything like that, just … dirty and not warm enough!

Edward:   But were the classrooms OK?

Angela:   Yeah…, my class used the ones on the second floor, but they didn’t have the latest equipment.

Edward:   That’s a pity. Was there a lift?

Angela:   They were so slow, you could walk faster! I don’t know why we had them!

Edward:   I went to the your school office once.

Angela:   There wasn’t enough space for two desks and the bookshelves. But the secretary liked it and said the shelves were quite useful.

Edward:   Oh.