Practice English Listening Test for A1 – Listening for Names and Everyday Activities Test #2

Tuesday      Thursday

Monday      Wednesday

Saturday      Friday

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MAN:   Hello, Vicky. Did you have a good holiday last week?

GIRL:   Yes, thanks, it was great.

MAN:   What did you do?

GIRL:   Well, on Saturday we went to the zoo. We saw a lot of animals there.

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MAN:   What did you do on Friday?

GIRL:   We went to the cinema, I think.

MAN:   Did you?

GIRL:   Yes, that’s right. It rained that day.

MAN:   Was it a good film?

GIRL:   Yes. It was about animals in the jungle and it was funny.

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MAN:   Did you have a picnic when you were on your holiday?

GIRL:   Yes. We took one to the beach.

MAN:   Which day was that?

GIRL:   Tuesday, I think. That’s right – Tuesday.

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GIRL:   And I went swimming in the sea one day.

MAN:   Was that on Sunday? It was very sunny that day.

GIRL:   No, it was on Monday.

MAN:   Oh! Did you enjoy it?

GIRL:   Yes, and my mum swam with me … and our dog!

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MAN:   And did you go to the forest too?

GIRL:   Yes. On Wednesday. We had another picnic there. We sat near a river.

MAN:   Wow!

GIRL:   Yes. Our dog loved swimming there.

MAN:   Did you go in the water too?

GIRL:   No. It was too cold.

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MAN:   And where did you go on Thursday?

GIRL:   On Thursday, it rained and rained so we didn’t go out.

MAN:   What did you do then?

GIRL:   I watched TV.

MAN:   What did you see?

GIRL:   Only an old film about an elephant. I didn’t enjoy it. It was boring.

MAN:   Oh!

Friday           Wednesday

Saturday      Thursday

Sunday        Tuesday

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MAN:   Hello, Lucy. What did you do on Saturday?

GIRL:   Oh, I helped Mum and Dad, Uncle Tony.

MAN:   Did you help them in the garden?

GIRL:   Yes. There’s lots of work to do there.

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MAN:   What did you do on Tuesday?

GIRL:   I went shopping with Mum.

MAN:   To buy some food?

GIRL:   Yes, we bought lots of food on Tuesday.

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MAN:   And did you have a good day on Sunday?

GIRL:   Yes. We were all at home.

MAN:   Your brothers, Tom and Bill, too?

GIRL:   Yes.

MAN:   It was a nice, sunny day!

GIRL:   Mmm. We all played football in the garden.

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MAN:   I saw you on Monday … no it was Friday!

GIRL:   Did you? Where?

MAN:   By the shoe shop.

GIRL:   Oh! I didn’t see you.

MAN:   No, I drove past in the car. Did you buy any shoes?

GIRL:   No. I didn’t like any.

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MAN:   And were you at home on Wednesday?

GIRL:   Ermm, well, after school I was.

MAN:   Did you play in the garden?

GIRL:   Yes. My friend, Alex, came to my house and we both played outside.

MAN:   Does she go to your school, too?

GIRL:   Yes. She’s in my class.

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MAN:   And what did you do on Thursday? Did you go shopping again?

GIRL:   On Thursday? No, I watched TV.

MAN:   What did you watch? The football?

GIRL:   Yes! It was a great game.

MAN:   Yes! I watched it, too!

Tuesday      Wednesday

Saturday      Sunday

Monday      Friday

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MAN:   Hello, Anna!

GIRL:   Hello, Grandpa!

MAN:   What did you do last week? Tell me.

GIRL:   Ermm … on Saturday, I went for a long walk by the river.

MAN:   With your mum and dad?

GIRL:   Yes.

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MAN:   What did you do on Sunday?

GIRL:   Nothing.

MAN:   You mean you were at home?

GIRL:   Yes, at home in the garden.

MAN:   Well, the weather was nice.

GIRL:   Yes, it was. We sat and read books.

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GIRL:   But I had a great evening on Thursday – sorry, I mean Wednesday.

MAN:   What did you do?

GIRL:   I went to my friend’s birthday party.

MAN:   Was it in the garden?

GIRL:   No. In her living room. There were lots of people there.

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MAN:   And what about Tuesday afternoon?

GIRL:   I was at school on Tuesday, Grandpa!

MAN:   What did you do?

GIRL:   We did some singing in the music room. I enjoyed that.

MAN:   Hmm … I like singing, too.

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MAN:   What did you do on Monday after school?

GIRL:   Ermm … I helped the teacher.

MAN:   Did you?

GIRL:   Yes. We put some pictures up on the wall.

MAN:   Did you draw the pictures?

GIRL:   All the children in my class did.

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MAN:   And what did you do on Friday? Did you go down to the river again?

GIRL:   Not that day. Two of my friends came to see me at my house.

MAN:   And what did you do?

GIRL:   We listened to music and danced a lot.

MAN:   And you enjoyed that?

GIRL:   Oh, yes!