Practice English Listening Test for A1 – Listening for Words, Colours and Describing Things Test #5

1   Colour the girl’s sweater – yellow

2   Colour the larger bottle – purple

3   Colour the boy’s neck – red

4   Colour the long, thin cloud – pink

5   Draw a moustache on the man’s face.

Audioscript

Girl:   Look at this picture. Can I colour something?

Man:   Yes, you can. Can you see the fish that’s swimming in the bowl?

Girl:   Yes. Shall I colour it?

Man:   Yes, please. Colour the fish in the bowl blue.

1

Man:   Can you see the two children?

Girl:   Yes. The boy and the girl.

Man:   That’s right. Look at the girl’s sweater.

Girl:   Yes, it’s a very big sweater.

Man:   You’re right, it is. Colour it yellow.

2

Man:   The man’s got some bottles of lemonade.

Girl:   Yes. It’s a hot day on the beach.

Man:   Yes, it is. Colour the bigger bottle purple, please.

Girl:   OK.

3

Man:   Can you see the boy’s neck?

Girl:   Yes. It’s a very sunny day, but he’s not wearing a hat.

Man:   That’s right! So – colour his neck red!

Girl:   All right.

4

Girl:   I like that long thin cloud … it’s like a snake!

Man:   Yes, it is! Would you like to colour it?

Girl:   Yes. Can I colour it pink?

Man:   Yes. That’s a good colour for a cloud.

Girl:   All right. I’m doing that now.

5

Man:   Look at the man’s face.

Girl:   Right. Can I draw a big moustache on it?

Man:   A big moustache? Yes!

Girl:   Great! I like this picture now!

1   Colour the bear under the bed – brown

2   Colour the juice in the glass by the bed – red

3   Colour the hair of the boy in bed – green

4   Colour the blanket on the balcony – pink

5   Draw the moon next to the cloud in the sky.

Audioscript

Girl:   I like colouring. Can I colour this picture?

Man:   Yes. Can you see the comic on the floor?

Girl:   Yes. Shall I colour it?

Man:   Yes, please. Colour the comic yellow.

Girl:   OK!

1

Man:   There’s a bear under the bed. Can you see it?

Girl:   Yes. Can I colour it brown?

Man:   That’s a good colour for a bear.

Girl:   OK. I’m colouring it now.

2

Man:   And can you see the glass by the bed?

Girl:   On the table? Yes. What’s inside it?

Man:   Juice, I think. Colour the juice in the glass red.

Girl:   OK.

3

Girl:   Is it a boy or a girl in the bed?

Man:   A boy, I think. Colour his hair green.

Girl:   His hair?

Man:   Yes. Why not?

Girl:   All right!

4

Girl:   I like the balcony. We don’t have balconies in our house.

Man:   Don’t you? Can you see the blanket there?

Girl:   Yes. A blanket is good on cold nights. Can I colour it pink?

Man:   All right.

5

Man:   Can you see the cloud outside?

Girl:   Yes.

Man:   Well, can you draw a moon next to it?

Girl:   A moon next to the cloud? OK.

Man:   That’s better. I like this picture now!

1   Colour the bottle in the hand of the bald pirate – green

2   Colour the trousers of the pirate with no shoes – blue

3   Draw a moon next to the stars

4   Colour the biggest plant – red

5   Colour the smaller box of treasure – yellow

Audioscript

Man:   Look at this picture of pirates with some treasure.

Girl:   Oh, yes. Can I colour something?

Man:   Yes. Can you see the stars?

Girl:   Yes. Shall I colour one orange?

Man:   OK. Colour the smallest star.

1

Man:   Can you find the pirate who’s got no hair?

Girl:   No. I can’t see him.

Man:   Look. He’s the tallest of them.

Girl:   Oh, yes. He’s got a bottle. Can I colour it?

Man:   Yes, colour his bottle green.

2

Man:   Now, find the man with a beard.

Girl:   Which one? I can see two.

Man:   The one who isn’t wearing any shoes.

Girl:   OK. Can I colour his trousers?

Man:   Yes. Colour his trousers blue.

3

Man:   Would you like to do some drawing?

Girl:   Yes, please.

Man:   Well, draw a moon next to the stars.

Girl:   Oh, good. There, a beautiful moon next to the stars.

4

Girl:   Shall I do some more colouring now?

Man:   Yes.

Girl:   Can I colour one of those plants?

Man:   OK. Colour the biggest plant red.

Girl:   Did you say the biggest one?

Man:   That’s right.

5

Man:   And last, can you find the man with the moustache?

Girl:   Yes, he’s carrying the smaller box of treasure.

Man:   Well, colour it yellow, please.

Girl:   Colour the smaller box of treasure?

Man:   That’s right. Good!