Practice English Listening Test for A2 with answer and audioscript – Test #13

1 C   2 B   3 B   4 A   5 B

Audioscript

1   What music will they have at the party?

Woman:   Are you going to bring your guitar to the party?

Man:   It’s broken. I’m afraid. But you can play the piano for us.

Woman:   I’m not good enough. Let’s just play your new CDs.

Man:   All right. I’ll bring the guitar another time.

2   When will the man go on holiday?

Man:   I can’t go on holiday in June because my parents are coming to stay with me then.

Woman:   Why don’t you go in August? It’s a lovely month in the mountains.

Man:   July’s better. There aren’t so many people, so I’ll leave on the twelfth and come back at the end of the month.

Woman:   OK, then you’ll be back for my birthday party in August.

3   What will the weather be like tomorrow?

Man:   It’s very hot, isn’t it?

Woman:   Yes, I love it. I hope it doesn’t rain.

Man:   Well, it’ll be cold and windy tomorrow.

Woman:   Oh dear, we never have hot weather for long.

4   What colour is Mary’s coat?

Friend:   Hi, Mary. What have you bought?

Mary:   This coat. Do you like it?

Friend:   Yes, yellow looks good on you.

Mary:   Do you think I can use my blue bag with it?

Friend:   Your brown one will look better.

5   What did the woman repair?

Man:   Hi. What have you done today?

Woman:   You know that broken shelf above my desk? Well, I repaired it and then I went shopping.

Man:   What did you buy?

Woman:   A new chair.

6 H   7 B   8 D   9 G   10 F

Audioscript

Sarah:   I’ve got some photos of my holiday in Spain here.

Friend:   Did you go with your family, Sarah?

Sarah:   Yes. This is my mother walking in the mountains.

Friend:   What lovely trees!

Sarah:   And this is my sister, Caroline, swimming. She preferred swimming here to the hotel pool.

Friend:   The sea looks very blue. And who’s this standing outside a castle?

Sarah:   Jack. But it’s not a castle, it’s a cathedral. It’s one of the oldest in Spain.

Friend:   And is this you, Sarah, buying bananas in a market?

Sarah:   Yes, that wasn’t far from our hotel. The fruit was really cheap there.

Friend:   And here’s Peter eating. Is he in the garden of your hotel?

Sarah:   Actually, it’s a restaurant near the cathedral. We often went there.

Friend:   What’s your father doing with the cassette recorder in this photo?

Sarah:   Oh. He loves history. He’s in a museum here listening to information. That was his favorite day, because we also visited a castle in the morning.

Friend:   They’re great photos, Sarah.

11 B   12 A   13 C   14 A   15 B

Audioscript

Sue:   Have you been to the new sports centre, Jim?

Jim:   Yes, Sue. It’s not cheap, but it’s big and light.

Sue:   Does bus eighteen go there?

Jim:   That’s right. It takes fifteen minutes. Don’t get bus twenty-five because you have to walk a long way.

Sue:   I like doing sport early in the morning. Is it open at seven?

Jim:   Yes, you can go there from six, except on Sundays. Then it doesn’t open until nine. The swimming pool has good hot showers; you have to bring your own towel but you can get soap there. They don’t make you wear a swimming hat.

Sue:   Do they sell things to eat there?

Jim:   Only sandwiches; they don’t sell drinks. I usually take some fruit.

Sue:   I’d love to go with you next week. How about Wednesday?

Jim:   Well, I work until late on Wednesday. I’m free on Saturday but it’s too busy then. It’ll have to be Thursday.

Sue:   OK. See you then.

16 (the) April (Hotel)   17 Leith

18 10.20 / ten twenty / twenty past ten

19 (the/a/Ian’s) book   20 Tuesday

Audioscript

Ian:   Hello, could I speak to Diana, please?

Woman:   She’s not in at the moment. Can I take a message?

Ian:   Yes, please. Tell her that Ian called from Head Office and we’ve booked her into the April Hotel for two nights.

Woman:   Which hotel?

Ian:   The April. You know, like the month.

Woman:   Oh, yes.

Ian:   I’m sure she’ll like it. It’s on Leith Street.

Woman:   Could you spell that?

Ian:   L E I T H. Leith Street.

Woman:   OK, I’ve got that.

Ian:   Now, she knows where the meeting will be, but she doesn’t know the time. Tell her it will begin at twenty past ten and finish at four thirty.

Woman:   Right.

Ian:   And could you tell her to take the book with her? She’ll know which one. I’m sure she’s finished reading it.

Woman:   OK – anything else?

Ian:   Oh yes – please tell her I’ll take her to the factory on Tuesday and she can speak to Mr Brown on Wednesday morning.

Woman:   All right, I’ll make sure she gets the message.

Ian:   Thanks very much.

21 7.30 (p.m. / pm) / 19.30 / seven thirty / half past seven (at night)

22 North   23 3rd / (the) third (of) / 3 / 03

24 T(-) / t(-) / tee shirt   25 12 / twelve (pounds)

Audioscript

Man:   Thank you for phoning Park Zoo. The zoo is open from Monday to Saturday from nine in the morning to seven thirty at night and on Sundays from ten to five. You can stay in the zoo for one hour after closing time. The zoo is north of the city centre and you should take the train to North Station. It is a five-minute walk from there.

We have many interesting animals for you to see. But please note the elephant house won’t be open on the third of May. I’m sorry, but you can’t see the elephants that day.

When you come, make sure you visit the zoo shop. There you can buy books, postcards and T-shirts. Everyone will want to wear a zoo T-shirt!

An adult tickets costs ten pounds, a children’s ticket five pounds and a family ticket twelve pounds. We hope you enjoy your visit to the zoo.