Practice English Listening Test for A1 – Listening for Words, Colours and Describing Things Test #3

1   Colour the parrot in the tree – green

2   Colour the trousers on the fattest pirate – blue

3   Colour the treasure – yellow

4   Colour the scarf on the head of the tallest pirate – red

5   Draw two stars between the moon and the tree

Audioscript

Man:   Can you see the pirate with the hat?

Girl:   Which one? There are two.

Man:   He’s the oldest one.

Girl:   Right.

Man:   Well, colour his shoes purple.

Girl:   His shoes?

Man:   Yes.

1

Girl:   What shall I do now?

Man:   You can colour again.

Girl:   Can I colour the parrot in the tree?

Man:   Sorry? Which parrot?

Girl:   The one in the tree.

Man:   OK. Colour it green.

2

Man:   Would you like to colour again?

Girl:   Yes, please.

Man:   Find the fattest pirate.

Girl:   I can see him. What shall I colour?

Man:   Colour his trousers blue.

Girl:   His trousers. OK

3

Girl:   Now what shall I do?

Man:   Look at the treasure.

Girl:   Oh, yes. The pirates are very happy. There’s a lot of treasure.

Man:   Yes. Well, colour it yellow.

Girl:   All of it?

Man:   That’s right.

4

Girl:   Can I colour again?

Man:   Yes. Can you find the tallest pirate?

Girl:   Yes, he’s wearing a scarf on his head.

Man:   Right, you can colour his scarf red.

5

Girl:   What shall I do now?

Man:   Well, you can draw something.

Girl:   Good! What shall I draw?

Man:   Do you like stars?

Girl:   Yes.

Man:   Well, draw two stars between the moon and the tree.

Girl:   Between the moon and the tree. Great!

Man:   That’s all. What a beautiful picture!

1   Colour the waterfall – green

2   Write the word ‘Ben’ after ‘Peter and …’

3   Colour the taller boy’s scarf – yellow

4   Colour the rock under the sitting boy – blue

5   Colour the sun – orange

Audioscript

Man:   Would you like to colour something?

Girl:   Yes, please. Can I colour the CD?

Man:   OK. What colour would you like?

Girl:   Pink, I think. I like that colour.

Man:   Good.

Girl:   Right, I’m colouring the CD.

1

Man:   Now find the waterfall in the picture.

Girl:   OK, I can see it.

Man:   Would you like to colour it?

Girl:   Yes, please.

Man:   Right. Colour the waterfall green.

2

Man:   Would you like to write something?

Girl:   Yes, please.

Man:   Can you see the name of the CD?

Girl:   Yes. It says “Rainbow Island”.

Man:   Well, can you see the words “Peter and” under that?

Girl:   Yes.

Man:   Write the name “Ben” after the word “and”.

Girl:   OK. I’m writing “Ben” now.

3

Man:   Now you can colour again.

Girl:   Thank you.

Man:   Look at the tall boy. He’s standing up.

Girl:   I can see him.

Man:   Well, colour his scarf yellow.

Girl:   Did you say his scarf?

Man:   That’s right.

4

Girl:   What can I do now?

Man:   Find the boy with curly hair.

Girl:   Yes, I can see him. He’s sitting on a rock.

Man:   That’s right. Well, colour that rock blue.

Girl:   OK.

5

Girl:   What shall I do now?

Man:   Can you see the sun?

Girl:   Yes, it’s next to the rainbow.

Man:   Well, colour the sun orange.

Girl:   Right. The picture’s beautiful now.

Man:   Yes, I’d like to buy that CD!

1   Colour the waterfall next to the lake – green (must be waterfall next to lake ONLY)

2   Colour the mountain with the sun behind it – purple

3   Colour the house in the forest – red

4   Colour the boy’s hat – yellow

5   Draw a square box next to the round box

Audioscript

Man:   Hello! Would you like to colour this picture?

Girl:   Yes, please.

Man:   OK. What would you like to do first?

Girl:   Can I colour one of the fish in the lake? This one, here, the biggest one.

Man:   Yes, all right. Colour the biggest fish in the lake.

Girl:   Right, I’m colouring it orange.

1

Man:   Now find the waterfall in the picture.

Girl:   Which one? There are three.

Man:   The waterfall which is next to the lake.

Girl:   Next to the lake. Right, I can see it.

Man:   Good. Now colour it green.

2

Girl:   What now?

Man:   Well, there are some mountains in the picture.

Girl:   Yes, they’ve all got snow on their tops.

Man:   That’s right. Now, look at the one there – the sun is going behind it.

Girl:   The sun is going behind it … this one?

Man:   That’s right. Now, can you colour that mountains purple?

Girl:   Yes. That’s good!

3

Man:   Now find the village.

Girl:   OK. Here it is, by the lake.

Man:   There’s one house which isn’t in the village. It’s above it, in the forest.

Girl:   OK. Can I colour the house in the forest now?

Man:   Yes. What colour would you like?

Girl:   Red, please. I love that colour.

Man:   Great!

4

Girl:   What can I do now?

Man:   Find the boy who’s fishing.

Girl:   Yes, I can see him. He’s sitting on a rock by the lake, and he’s wearing a big hat.

Man:   That’s right. Well, colour his hat yellow.

Girl:   OK.

5

Man:   Would you like to draw something now?

Girl:   Yes, please, but what?

Man:   Well, you see the round box next to the boy who’s fishing?

Girl:   Yes.

Man:   Draw a square box next to the round one.

Girl:   OK. I’m drawing it. Are there sandwiches inside that box?

Man:   There were, but the boys were hungry and they ate them all!