Practice English Listening Test for A2 – Listening for Match Pictures with Illustrated Words or Name Test #1

1   Mary – E – melon

2   Robert – G – pasta

3   Alex – A – pizza

4   Ben – C – chocolate

5   Katy – H – biscuits

Audioscript

BOY:   What did you talk about at work today, Mum?

WOMAN:   Oh … lots of things. But at lunch, we talked about food. You know Bill?

BOY:   Yes.

WOMAN:   Well, he loves eating chips, like you! He eats them about three times a week. That’s too often, I think.

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WOMAN:   There’s someone called Mary at work who loves eating melon. There are lots of different kinds, but she likes them all and she gets one every week at the supermarket. I don’t like it much. I don’t think it tastes of anything.

BOY:   Don’t you? I like it sometimes.

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BOY:   What did the other people like?

WOMAN:   Well, there’s Robert. He’s funny. He eats a lot of pasta. He has it in lots of different ways but, do you know, he never eats vegetables. He hates salads and things like that. I love them.

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WOMAN:   I like Alex. She goes to a pizza restaurant every Friday because she loves those.

BOY:   Me too!

WOMAN:   I know. It’s strange because cheese isn’t her favourite food, but I don’t think they always put cheese on them. Would you like to go there one day with her?

BOY:   Yes, please, Mum!

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WOMAN:   Ben doesn’t like eating very much. He’s more interested in other things.

BOY:   Is he very thin?

WOMAN:   No. He does eat. He just finds it boring. He prefers snacks, I think, but he loves eating chocolate. I’m sure about that because he always has some on his desk at work.

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BOY:   What about that woman who telephones you sometimes? What does she like?

WOMAN:   You mean Katy? She buys biscuits every morning on the way to work and eats them every day. She loves them!

BOY:   Me too! Mmmm, I’m hungry now. Can we make dinner?

WOMAN:   Yes! Good idea!

1   son – C – village

2   cousin – F – waterfall

3   wife – D – sailing

4   mother – B – plane

5   uncle – A – city

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MAN:   Look, children! These are some of the postcards I got this summer. Come and see.

GIRL:   Wow, Mr Hall. You got lots!

MAN:   Yes, my family all went to different places. This one’s from my sister. She went to stay in a forest on her holiday. Can you see the bear on the picture?

GIRL:   Oh, yes!

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MAN:   This one’s good. It’s from my son. He went to stay in a beautiful village high up in the hills in the north of the country. They went on lots of walks there. It looks nice, doesn’t it?

GIRL:   Yes, I’d like to go there one day.

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GIRL:   Who is this postcard from?

MAN:   Oh, Emma, my cousin, sent me that one. She went camping by a famous waterfall. She loves holidays in the countryside, but she doesn’t enjoy being on the beach. She says it’s boring.

GIRL:   Oh!

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MAN:   My wife sent me this one. She had to go away for work for three days. She was in a town that was near a lake. She had a great time. She worked in the day and went sailing each evening. We’ll go there together next year.

GIRL:   It looks good there, Mr Hall.

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GIRL:   What about this one?

MAN:   That one is from my mother. She often goes away on holiday. Last year she went to London to see all the museums there, but this year she flew to another country far, far away. She bought this card of a plane. You can see it flying around the world.

GIRL:   That’s a funny one!

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MAN:   And here’s the last one. My uncle sent it to me in August. He went to a big city to go shopping there.

GIRL:   That’s a strange kind of holiday!

MAN:   Perhaps, but he likes doing that. Okay. Now we can all talk about our holidays …

GIRL:   Great!

1   Miss Hill – B – dress

2   Mr Wood – C – comb

3   Mr Salt – A – rucksack

4   Mrs Gold – H – magazine

5   Mr Rich – E – shirt

Audioscript

GIRL:   I’m happy. I don’t have to work today, Paul. It was very busy in the shop yesterday.

BOY:   Did lots of people come into the shop?

GIRL:   Yes. Six people that I know came in. You know Mrs Cook, Mum’s friend? She was the first person. She bought a newspaper on her way to the office.

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GIRL:   Later in the day, Miss Hill came in too. She works at the school.

BOY:   Oh, I know. She’s a secretary there.

GIRL:   That’s right. She wanted a new dress for a party. She found one which she liked a lot and bought it, so that was good. It was very expensive!

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BOY:   Who were the other people?

GIRL:   Well, Mr Wood came in. You know him, too. He works at the library, remember? He had a suitcase with him because he was on his way to the airport. He just wanted a comb because his old one was broken. He stopped and said hello to me.

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GIRL:   And Dad’s friend came in and bought a rucksack. He’s going camping this weekend. He looked at the cameras too, but he didn’t get one of those.

BOY:   Which friend do you mean?

GIRL:   Erm … Mr Salt. That’s right. I don’t know his first name.

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BOY:   Did Fred come in?

GIRL:   No, but his Mum did, Mrs Gold. I haven’t seen her for a long time. She ran in and chose a magazine to read on the train. She didn’t buy anything else. She was very late. The train leaves at five past ten and it was already ten o’clock.

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GIRL:   The last person that I saw yesterday was Mr Rich. He wanted a new shirt. He only wears ones with spots buy they were all too small for him. In the end, he bought one with stripes. It looked very good.

BOY:   Wow … you were busy!

GIRL:   Yes. I’m going to do nothing today!