Practice English Listening Test for A1 – Listening for Names and Everyday Activities Test #3

Friday               Tuesday

Wednesday      Monday

Saturday           Sunday

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WOMAN:   Hello, John. Where were you last week?

BOY:   I went to see my cousins, Peter and Sally.

WOMAN:   Did you enjoy that?

BOY:   Yes. On Wednesday, we went to the forest on our bikes.

WOMAN:   Did you have a picnic there?

BOY:   Yes!

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WOMAN:  Where did you go on Monday?

BOY:   We went to the lake.

WOMAN:   What did you do there?

BOY:   We flew our kites. Mine went into the water!

WOMAN:   Oh dear!

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WOMAN:   And what about Tuesday?

BOY:   Tuesday? We rode to the village that day.

WOMAN:   Did you go on your bikes again?

BOY:   Yes. We went to the shop to buy some bread for our picnic.

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BOY:   On Saturday, we went to the lake again.

WOMAN:   That was nice!

BOY:   And we sailed our toy boats.

WOMAN:   Was it sunny that day?

BOY:   Yes. Lots of people swam in the lake there.

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WOMAN:   And on Sunday?

BOY:   Let me think. Oh yes, we went for a walk.

WOMAN:   In the park?

BOY:   No. We went to the forest.

WOMAN:   Great!

BOY:   And a beautiful bird flew over our heads!

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WOMAN:   What about Thursday … sorry, I mean Friday? Did you go to the forest again?

BOY:   No. My uncle’s got a boat and we went sailing in it.

WOMAN:   Did you have a picnic that day, too?

BOY:   No. We took some sandwiches and had them on the boat.

WOMAN:   That’s nice.

Sunday       Saturday

Friday         Wednesday

Monday      Thursday

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WOMAN:   Hello, Bill. Did you have a good week?

BOY:   Yes. I did lots of different things.

WOMAN:   Did you?

BOY:   Yes. On Monday, I watched a video at my friend Tom’s house.

WOMAN:   What was it about?

BOY:   Some dinosaurs that lived on the moon!

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WOMAN:   What did you do on Thursday?

BOY:   Thursday?

WOMAN:   Yes.

BOY:   Errmm … I went to the cinema with my brother. We saw a film about pirates.

WOMAN:   Did they find any treasure?

BOY:   No! They weren’t very clever!

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WOMAN:   And what did you do on Saturday?

BOY:   It was Tom’s birthday so I went to his party.

WOMAN:   Was it good?

BOY:   Yes. We more funny clothes there!

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BOY:   But I was at home on Sunday.

WOMAN:   Were you?

BOY:   Yes. It rained all day.

WOMAN:   What did you do? Did you read a book?

BOY:   No. I played a computer game with robots in it.

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BOY:   Tom and I went to the library one day.

WOMAN:   Which day was that?

BOY:   Friday. We went to see a clown who was there.

WOMAN:   Oh!

BOY:   He read us some stories. He was very funny.

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WOMAN:   What about on Tuesday … sorry, I mean Wednesday?

BOY:   I had a cold. I couldn’t go outside.

WOMAN:   Oh, dear!

BOY:   It was OK. Tom brought me a book to read.

WOMAN:   About pirates?

BOY:   Yes! I love those kinds of stories.

Thursday      Monday

Sunday         Wednesday

Saturday      Friday

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WOMAN:   Hello, Paul. Did you enjoy your holiday last week?

BOY:   Yes. Shall I tell you about it?

WOMAN:   Yes, please. Which was the best day?

BOY:   Monday. Dad took me to the cinema. We saw a film about sharks.

WOMAN:   Good. We can talk about that in class!

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BOY:   Thursday was a good day.

WOMAN:   What did you do then?

BOY:   My sister and I took our bikes to the forest.

WOMAN:   Oh … it was a very hot day on Thursday …

BOY:   Yes. We bought ice creams and sat under the trees.

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WOMAN:   What about Friday? It rained then.

BOY:   Yes, I didn’t go out. But Mum made a great lunch.

WOMAN:   What was it?

BOY:   Fish and chips. That’s my favourite!

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BOY:   On Saturday, I played at home.

WOMAN:   Who with?

BOY:   My sister. She’s got a new computer game and I wanted to play it.

WOMAN:   What’s the name of the game?

BOY:   ‘Hungry Sharks’. It’s very exciting.

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BOY:   Sam came to our house on Wednesday.

WOMAN:   Who’s Sam?

BOY:   He’s my cousin. We sent fishing in the river.

WOMAN:   Did you go on your bikes?

BOY:   No, Mum took us in the car.

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WOMAN:   What did you do on Sunday?

BOY:   I slept all morning!

WOMAN:   Did you go out in the afternoon?

BOY:   No, I looked at maps.

WOMAN:   Why?

BOY:   To find new places to go to on my bike.

WOMAN:   Oh! Good idea!