Practice English Listening Test for A1 – Listening for Names, Spellings and Other Information Test #4

1 Friday   2 (a) story   3 (about) 2/two

4 (the) jungles/jungles   5 Lost

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MAN:   Good morning, children.

BOY+GIRL:   Good morning, Mr Brown.

MAN:   I have some homework to give you. I want you all to write this in your books.

GIRL:   OK. Is it our English homework?

MAN:   Yes, so write ‘English’ at the top of your books.

GIRL:   OK.

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MAN:   Now. You must do the homework this week.

GIRL:   Which day shall we give it to you, Mr Brown?

MAN:   On Friday, please.

GIRL:   OK then. Friday.

2

BOY:   So, what do we have to do?

MAN:   Well, I want you all to do some writing.

BOY:   What kind of writing?

MAN:   A story, please.

BOY:   Oh good. I like writing stories.

3

GIRL:   How long does it have to be?

MAN:   Ah, that’s a good question. Um, about two pages, please.

GIRL:   But I can only write slowly! Can I do one page, please?

MAN:   No! I want you all to write two pages.

4

BOY:   What have we got to write about? Can we choose?

MAN:   No. I want you to write about the jungle.

BOY:   That’s difficult. I can’t do that.

MAN:   You must try, Nick. We saw a film about jungles yesterday.

BOY:   Well … I can try.

5

MAN:   Now, here’s the name of a book. Write it in your books, please.

GIRL:   Is this for homework?

MAN:   Yes. I want you all to try and read it.

GIRL:   What’s the name of the book?

MAN:   ‘The Lost World’.

GIRL:   ‘The Last World’?

MAN:   No. L-O-S-T.

GIRL:   OK, Mr Brown.

1 11/eleven   2 Lowe   3 Dolphins

4 Cane   5 (a) sandwich

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MAN:   Hello. I work here at the swimming pool. Can I ask you some questions?

GIRL:   Yes.

MAN:   Thank you. First, what’s your name?

GIRL:   Emma Carey.

MAN:   Is that C-A-R-E-Y?

GIRL:   That’s right.

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MAN:   Now, how old are you, Emma?

GIRL:   I’m eleven.

MAN:   Sorry? How old?

GIRL:   Eleven.

2

MAN:   And where do you live?

GIRL:   Lowe Street.

MAN:   How do you spell that?

GIRL:   L-O-W-E.

MAN:   Is that next to the library?

GIRL:   Yes.

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MAN:   My next question is, do you go to any of our swimming classes?

GIRL:   Yes, on Thursday.

MAN:   Which one, Emma? What’s the name of the class?

GIRL:   Last year, I went to ‘Ducks’, but now I go to ‘Dolphins’, because I can swim better.

MAN:   Great! ‘Dolphins’ is a good class.

4

MAN:   Who’s your swimming teacher?

GIRL:   His name’s Paul Carne.

MAN:   Oh. You mean Paul Cane. C-A-N-E.

GIRL:   Oh, yes. That’s right.

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MAN:   Last question. After your class, do you buy any food at the café here?

GIRL:   Yes, I buy a sandwich.

MAN:   Do you always buy a sandwich?

GIRL:   Yes, because after swimming, I’m always very hungry.

1 Spear   2 Plants   3 Tennis   4 Film   5 week

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MAN:   Hello. You’re new here, aren’t you? Shall I help you?

GIRL:   Yes, please. I want to take these things out of the library.

MAN:   Right. Which class are you in?

GIRL:   Seven.

MAN:   Well, write seven here, look.

GIRL:   OK.

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MAN:   Now, what’s your name?

GIRL:   Daisy Spear.

MAN:   How do you spell that?

GIRL:   It’s S-P-E-A-R.

MAN:   Right.

2

MAN:   Now, which book have you got?

GIRL:   This one. It’s name is ‘My Plants’.

MAN:   OK. Then we write ‘My Aunts’ here.

GIRL:   Um, not ‘Aunts’ – ‘Plants’!

MAN:   Oh, yes, sorry.

3

MAN:   Have you got a video there?

GIRL:   Yes.

MAN:   Is there a name on the box?

GIRL:   It’s a sports video. It says ‘Tennis’ on the box.

MAN:   OK. Put ‘Tennis’ here. Can you play well?

GIRL:   No, not very well. I want to play better.

4

MAN:   Have you got a CD player at home? You can take a CD.

GIRL:   I’d like to take this one. Is that OK?

MAN:   Yes.

GIRL:   It says ‘Music’ on the outside. Shall I write that?

MAN:   What kind of music is it?

GIRL:   Film music. I see, I write film music here.

5

MAN:   How many days do you need them all for?

GIRL:   Can I have them for one week?

MAN:   Yes. That’s fine. So, can you write ‘one week’ at the bottom, there, please?

GIRL:   Oh, yes, I see.

MAN:   Good. Now you can take all your things. Enjoy them!