Practice English Listening Test for A2 with answer and audioscript – Test #18

1 A   2 C   3 A   4 A   5 B

Audioscript

1   Where will the man and woman meet?

Man:   I’ll see you outside the cinema at six o’clock.

Woman:   Why can’t you meet me at the station? Or better still, the café? We’re going to eat there before the film, aren’t we?

Man:   Yes, but we need to be at the cinema at six to buy the tickets. Then we can go to the café.

Woman:   Oh OK.

2   What’s the date of Emma’s birthday party?

Woman:   Are you going to Emma’s twentieth birthday party in June?

Man:   Yes, I am. But it’s in July actually.

Woman:   Oh yes, of course. The twenty-first, isn’t it?

Man:   That’s right. Her birthday is the day after mine. That’s how I remember it.

3   Where is Norah’s watch?

Girl:   Have you seen my watch, Mum? I left it on the bookshelf.

Woman:   I think it’s in the kitchen, Norah, on the table.

Girl:   That’s your watch, Mum.

Woman:   Oh, then I’m wearing yours! Sorry, I thought it was mine.

4   How much is a ticket for tonight’s match?

Woman:   Are you going to the basketball match tonight?

Man:   How much are the tickets?

Woman:   Most weeks they’re six pounds but it’s a special price tonight – three pounds fifty – so do come.

Man:   Right. I’ve got ten pounds here, so that’s OK.

5   Which is the boy’s brother?

Boy:   Look, there’s my brother over there, talking to his friends.

Girl:   Oh, is he the one with dark hair?

Boy:   My brother’s got blond hair.

Girl:   Oh yes, and he’s got the same glasses as you. He looks nice.

6 F   7 B   8 G   9 D   10 A

Audioscript

Dad:   Did you spend all your money, Amy?

Amy:   No, Dad, but we all bought something. Look, I found the video I wanted.

Dad:   Great!

Amy:   We spent hours in the department store. Alison wants to take all her shoes on holiday, and her suitcase is too small. She bought a new one, but it took her ages!

Dad:   Then what did you do?

Amy:   We went with Helen to look at mobile phones. Her parents are getting her one for her birthday, so she bought a magazine that had information about all the different kinds to show them.

Dad:   That’s a good idea. Did Lucy find a present for her mum’s birthday?

Amy:   Yes, she looked at some beautiful shoes, but they were too expensive. But I think her mum will like the sweater she bought.

Dad:   Oh good. What did Kerry buy?

Amy:   A picture of our favourite band playing at a concert.

Dad:   Is that the band you saw with Jo?

Amy:   Yes. She got their new CD today. The music magazines say it’s excellent.

Dad:   You must all be tired.

11 C   12 A   13 B   14 C   15 B

Audioscript

Jamie:   Hi, Mum! I’ve decided to move from my room at the university and into a flat with some friends.

Mum:   Is the flat near the university, Jamie?

Jamie:   About twenty minutes by bicycle and there are buses every half hour. But I’ll walk through the park and have breakfast at a café there with – my friends.

Mum:   Will the flat be quiet so you can study?

Jamie:   There’s a shoe shop downstairs, but it’s never busy, and there’s not much traffic.

Mum:   Is it expensive?

Jamie:   Two hundred pounds a week, but there are five of us, so that’s forty pounds each, which isn’t bad.

Mum:   Good. Does the flat have a nice kitchen?

Jamie:   Well, the fridge is old and the cooker’s a bit small, but that doesn’t matter – we can’t cook! Can I still use your washing machine, Mum, because there isn’t one there?

Mum:   Of course. When will you move?

Jamie:   On Saturday.

Mum:   If you can wait until the next day, Dad and I will help you, so you’re ready for classes on Monday.

Jamie:   OK. Thanks, Mum!

16 Wednesday(s) / Wed(s).   17 (£)8.50 (each)   18 FERRET  

19 7.45 / 19.45 / (a) quarter to eight (p.m.) (in the evening)

20 136 / one three six / one hundred and thirty-six

Audioscript

Man:   Queen’s Theatre. Can I help you?

Woman:   Yes, do you have two tickets for this week’s show? Saturday’s best for me.

Man:   Well, all of the tickets have gone then, but we still have a few for Wednesday evening or Thursday afternoon.

Woman:   It’ll have to be the evening. Have you got two near the front?

Man:   Let me see. I’ve got two seats, but they’re near the back, I’m afraid.

Woman:   How much are they?

Man:   They’re eight pounds fifty each.

Woman:   OK. I’ll take them.

Man:   Then that’ll be seventeen pounds altogether. Collect your tickets from the ticket office in Ferret Road. That’s F E double R E T. The ticket office is open all day.

Woman:   OK. When does the show begin?

Man:   At seven forty-five in the evening. It lasts two and a half hours.

Woman:   That sounds fine. Can we get to the theatre by bus?

Man:   Yes, there’s a bus stop just outside – take the one-three-six from the town centre. They go every eight to ten minutes.

Woman:   Thank you for your help.

21 3 / three (nights)   22 FALKIRK (Hotel)

23 golf   24 Thursday   25 0208 66873

Audioscript

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