Practice English Listening Test for A1 – Listening for Names and Everyday Activities Test #9

1   Wednesday – played football

2   Friday – visited farm, rode on farmer’s truck

3   Tuesday – did pictures of sheep and cows

4   Saturday – watched a film

5   Thursday – reading and writing about farms

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WOMAN:   What did you do at school last week, Jack?

BOY:   Oh … lots of things. On Monday, a man came to talk to my class.

WOMAN:   Did he? What about?

BOY:   About his work. He’s a farmer. He’s got lots of sheep.

WOMAN:   Did he bring one with him?

BOY:   No!

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BOY:   We had a good game of football one afternoon.

WOMAN:   At school?

BOY:   Yes. There’s a field behind the school. It’s part of the farm, but we can play there.

WOMAN:   That’s good. Which afternoon was that?

BOY:   It was on Wednesday, I think. Yes, that’s right.

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WOMAN:   And what about Friday?

BOY:   Ermm … we worked all day in the classroom, I think … No, that’s wrong. After lunch, the teacher took us out.

WOMAN:   Why?

BOY:   We went to visit the farm. I rode on one of the farmer’s trucks there!

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BOY:   We’re learning all about sheep and cows at school.

WOMAN:   That’s good. Do you like them?

BOY:   They’re OK. On Tuesday we did lots of pictures of them.

WOMAN:   On Tuesday?

BOY:   Yes, that’s right.

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WOMAN:   And what did you do on Saturday? You go to school that day too, I think.

BOY:   Ermm … we played football again.

WOMAN:   Did you?

BOY:   Oh, no. Sorry! We watched a film in the classroom that day.

WOMAN:   And what was the film about?

BOY:   A funny sheep that jumped on a truck and went to the city! It was OK – the farmer found it in the end.

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BOY:   On Thursday, we had lots of work to do.

WOMAN:   Reading and writing?

BOY:   Yes. I read about farms on the school computers on Thursday and then I wrote a long story.

WOMAN:   Great!

BOY:   Yes. I know a lot about farmers and their animals now.

1   Tuesday – street market, bought some red T-shirts

2   Thursday – went to the cinema and had a burger

3   Wednesday – bus ride round the city

4   Saturday – lunch in a café

5   Sunday – came home by bus

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WOMAN:   Hello, Jack!

BOY:   Oh, hello, Mrs Brown. I had a great week with my brother in the city.

WOMAN:   What did you do there?

BOY:   We went on a river boat on Friday. That was great! There were hundreds of ducks.

WOMAN:   Oh!

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WOMAN:   Did you go shopping in the city?

BOY:   Yes, but only to a kind of street market.

WOMAN:   When did you do that?

BOY:   On Tuesday … yes, that’s right. We did that on Tuesday. My brother and I bought some red T-shirts.

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BOY:  On Thursday we went to the cinema.

WOMAN:   On Thursday? What did you see?

BOY:   A film about a boy. His mum had a funny café. It was great.

WOMAN:   Good.

BOY:   Yes. Then we had a burger when we came out!

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BOY:   We went for a ride round the city on a bus on Wednesday.

WOMAN:   And did you go shopping again that day?

BOY:   No. We enjoyed the ride. We sat upstairs and we could see all the city.

WOMAN:   Wow! Did you take any photos?

BOY:   Yes, I did.

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WOMAN:   And what did you do on Saturday?

BOY:   It rained that day but we went to a walk. And then my brother bought me some lunch in a café.

WOMAN:   What did you have?

BOY:   Pasta with fish and tomatoes in it. It was very good.

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BOY:   And on Monday … sorry, Sunday, we came back home again.

WOMAN:   And how did you get home?

BOY:   We caught a bus from the big bus station in the city. I didn’t want to go home!

WOMAN:   Why?

BOY:   Because the city is very exciting!

1   Wednesday – helped aunt in garden, went to the cinema

2   Tuesday – went to the market, bought paintings

3   Sunday – swam in the sea, saw dolphins

4   Thursday – party in garden, painted a pirate

5   Monday – went swimming in pool

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WOMAN:   Hello, Jim. What did you do last week on your school holiday?

BOY:   Hello, Mrs White. I went to my uncle and aunt’s new home. Their apartment is on a beach!

WOMAN:   That’s great! Did you enjoy it?

BOY:   Well … on Saturday I had to help my uncle paint his boat.

WOMAN:   Oh, no! Was it difficult?

BOY:   Yes, but in the afternoon we went for a walk on the beach.

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BOY:   Wednesday was a busy day.

WOMAN:   Why?

BOY:   I helped my aunt in the garden. We planted some flowers.

WOMAN:   Oh, did you like doing that?

BOY:   It was OK. My aunt was happy because I helped her. She took me to the cinema. The film was about pirates!

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BOY:   Friday was a nice day. Oh no, I mean Tuesday.

WOMAN:   What did you do on Tuesday?

BOY:   My aunt and I went to the market.

WOMAN:   Did you buy something?

BOY:   Yes, we bought three paintings of some boats on the sea.

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WOMAN:   Did you go swimming in the sea?

BOY:   Yes. It was exciting!

WOMAN:   Which day did you do that?

BOY:   Sunday. And I saw some dolphins!

WOMAN:   Wow!

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BOY:   We had a great party one day. All my uncle and aunt’s friends came to see the new apartment.

WOMAN:   Which day was that?

BOY:   Thursday.

WOMAN:   Oh, Thursday. Did you cook any nice food for them?

BOY:   No, we sat in the garden. I painted a picture of a pirate.

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WOMAN:   What did you do on Monday?

BOY:   My aunt wanted to put some flowers on the balcony.

WOMAN:   Did you help her?

BOY:   No, not that day. I went swimming. My uncle and aunt have a swimming pool in their garden.