Practice English Listening Test for A2 – Listening for Match Pictures with Illustrated Words or Name Test #5

1   Camels – H – chocolate biscuits

2   Insects – C – bananas

3   Bears – E – pizza

4   Dolphins – B – ice cream

5   Lions – D – jam sandwiches

Audioscript

WOMAN:   Did you have a good day at the zoo?

MAN:   Yes, but a new man started work today and he gave the animals all the wrong food. The monkeys were very happy. He gave them sweets for their lunch!

WOMAN:   Oh no!

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MAN:   We’ve got some new camels at the zoo too. The new man decided to give them chocolate biscuits to eat. That wasn’t a very good idea but they loved them!

WOMAN:   Did they eat them all?

MAN:   Yes!

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MAN:   The insects at the zoo usually eat leaves.

WOMAN:   I know they do. They love those.

MAN:   Mmm. But the new man gave them fruit today … some old bananas. He cut them into pieces and put them in their cages. They didn’t eat much …

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WOMAN:   What else did he do wrong?

MAN:   Well, the bears eat lots of food, but one of them had stomach ache today. I think it’s because they had pizza for their lunch … cheese and tomato ones. It was better later on …

WOMAN:   That was good.

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MAN:   But the dolphins were all very happy. I bought some ice cream this morning because it was so hot, and put it in the fridge. I went to get it later and …

WOMAN:   … what happened?

MAN:   Well … it was missing! The new man gave it all to them!

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MAN:   And the lions looked happy too. Guess what? He gave them jam sandwiches.

WOMAN:   But do they like that kind of food?

MAN:   Not usually. They like to eat meat, of course. He doesn’t know anything about animals. He can’t do the job. He’s going to work in the café tomorrow …

WOMAN:   Well, it’s better for him to work there!

1   Umbrella – H – shower

2   Comb – D – coat pocket

3   Dictionary – E – TV

4   Glasses – G – table

5   Watch – A – shelf

Audioscript

GIRL:   Did you have a good day at work, Mum?

WOMAN:   Oh Helen … I had a horrible day! I love my job but I left a lot of things at home this morning. I made some sandwiches last night for my lunch. I put them in the fridge and forgot to take them out.

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WOMAN:   I didn’t have my umbrella with me so I got all wet when it started to rain. My umbrella was in the shower. I put it in there last night because it was wet.

GIRL:   Oh dear! I hate bad weather.

WOMAN:   Me too.

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WOMAN:   And I didn’t have my comb with me.

GIRL:   Did you forget to take that with you too?

WOMAN:   Yes. It was in one of the pockets of my old coat, the one I wear in the garden. My hair was very untidy all day.

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WOMAN:   And later on, I had to write a difficult letter and I couldn’t spell some of the words. I needed my dictionary to help me with that …

GIRL:   But where was it?

WOMAN:   On top of the television at home. I made some mistakes, I think!

GIRL:   Oh Mum!

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WOMAN:   I needed to read about an important meeting too. The writing was very small. I couldn’t see the words.

GIRL:   What was the problem?

WOMAN:   I didn’t have my new glasses with me. I had them in the car yesterday, but then I left them on the table in the living room!

GIRL:   You can read about it tomorrow, can’t you?

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WOMAN:   And at the end of the day, I got to the station late because I forgot my watch too. I left it on the shelf by the mirror here. I didn’t know the time because there was no clock in the office, so I just guessed.

GIRL:   Why didn’t you ask someone?

WOMAN:   Oh, I was too busy. Tomorrow will be a better day!

1   Sandwiches – C – under book

2   Glue – H – in bin

3   Scissors – D – in envelope

4   Exam questions – B – under magazines

5   Medicine – E – in cupboard

Audioscript

GIRL:   How was your day at college today, Dad?

MAN:   Oh, I had so much to do, Lucy. I had to move all my things to my new office and everything was in the wrong place. I needed my phone to speak to one of the teachers and I looked everywhere for it.

GIRL:   Where was it?

MAN:   I found it under my chair!

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MAN:   I couldn’t find my sandwiches, because someone put a heavy book on top of them.

GIRL:   Oh dear!

MAN:   Yes … I didn’t want to eat them after that so I had a pizza in the college café for my lunch.

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GIRL:   What other problems did you have?

MAN:   Well, some students came in and asked me for some glue, but I couldn’t find it in my desk. I found it later in my bin with some other things.

GIRL:   That was good.

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MAN:   I needed my scissors to cut some paper for a lesson in the afternoon, but I lost them too. Then someone found them in a big brown envelope with my address on it. Oh, what a day!

GIRL:   It sounds terrible!

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MAN:   And guess what?

GIRL:   What?

MAN:   I lost all the examination questions too! One of the teachers came in and asked me for them. I must be more careful in the future because they’re very important. They were under some magazines!

GIRL:   Dad!

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MAN:   By four o’clock, I had a bad headache.

GIRL:   I’m not surprised!

MAN:   I went to get some medicine, but it wasn’t in its place on the shelf. Then I found some in the cupboard with the tea and coffee. I took some and then left early and went swimming. I felt better after that.

GIRL:   Good. It’s always difficult to find things in a new room. Now where’s my pen?