Practice English Listening Test for A2 – Listening for Match Pictures with Illustrated Words or Name Test #6

1   Silver comb – D – market

2   Garden painting – B – basement

3   Gold mirror – E – museum

4   Horse picture – F – university

5   Butterfly plate – C – cave

Audioscript

GIRL:   You have lots of lovely things in this room, Grandpa. Where did you get them all?

MAN:   Well, Vicky. I got this old picture, the one of the storm at sea, from an old castle. I was staying there when I saw it. I said to the people there, ‘I love this picture.’ And they sold it to me.

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GIRL:   What about this?

MAN:   My silver comb! It’s lovely, isn’t it? I never use it, but I bought it from an old woman in a market thirty-five years ago. It wasn’t very expensive.

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GIRL:   And where did you get this picture, Grandpa?

MAN:   My painting of the garden in summer, you mean? Look at all those flowers, Vicky! I got that from a friend of mine. He’s got a bookshop. But one day, I went to his house and this painting was in his basement. He didn’t like it, so he gave it to me.

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GIRL:   And I love this. Is it made of gold, Grandpa?

MAN:   Yes. It’s a beautiful mirror, isn’t it? It looks old, but it isn’t. I bought it when I visited a museum in London. It looks like a very famous one which someone found in a pyramid.

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GIRL:   And what colour that other painting? The one above the cupboard?

MAN:   Oh, yes … the one of the man who’s riding his horse over a bridge. That’s my favourite. I bought it from a university. The artist who painted it works there.

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GIRL:   And this? I love this most of all.

MAN:   My plate. Yes, me too. Someone painted these butterflies on it and the colours are very beautiful, aren’t they? But I didn’t buy this. I found it in a cave one day when I was climbing a mountain. I was much younger then!

1   Science – A – salt

2   Music – F – comb

3   Art – H – chopsticks

4   Geography – D – leaves

5   Sports – E – money

Audioscript

GIRL:   What have we got to bring to school for all the lessons tomorrow, Mr White?

MAN:   Well, the first lesson tomorrow is history, Alex. Please remember to bring a map with you for that lesson. First, we’re going to look at some very old maps and then at your new ones. They’ll be very different.

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GIRL:   What else will we need in the morning?

MAN:   At ten o’clock, you’ll have science. Please bring some salt with you if you have some at home. We’re going to put it on some ice. What happens when we do that? Well, we’ll know tomorrow. Don’t bring a lot. Just a little will be enough.

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GIRL:   And which lessons do we have after that?

MAN:   It’s music after that. Did you know, if you take a comb and put paper over it, it sounds like … well, it sounds very strange. Please bring one tomorrow so you can try this in class. Bring a plastic or a metal one.

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GIRL:   And what must we bring for the lessons in the afternoon, Mr White?

MAN:   Well, the first lesson after lunch is art. We’re going to look at a video about swans and learn how they swim and fly. Then we’re going to paint some, but we’re not going to use brushes. If you have any chopsticks at home, please bring those to the class. Don’t ask me any more about this yet.

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GIRL:   What comes next?

MAN:   Geography. In that class, we’re going to watch a short film about different forests in the world. If you have trees in your garden, please bring five or six different leaves with you to school. After the film, we’ll talk about them.

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GIRL:   And must we bring anything else?

MAN:   Yes, Alex. Your last lesson tomorrow will be sports. You’ll all play volleyball at the sports centre. Please bring some money to buy a drink after the game. You don’t have to wear shorts there. You can wear your school trousers.

1   A sledge – G – flats

2   A lamp – C – chemist(‘s)

3   A toy dinosaur – H – school

4   Some medicine – F – airport

5   A postcard – E – hospital

Audioscript

GIRL:   You’ve got a lot of things to take to town today, Richard! Do you enjoy working for the post office?

MAN:   Yes, I do. And all these things have to go to different places. This is the largest and heaviest one. Look! It’s a new bicycle. I have to take it to the hotel. It’s for a boy who lives there. He’ll have a lot of fun with it.

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GIRL:   This looks funny. What is it?

MAN:   It’s a sledge. Let me see, where’s it going? Oh yes, 14 Water Street. That’s those flats near the boats on the river. I have to take it to a family called White. They live in a flat on the third floor.

GIRL:   I’d like to live there!

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GIRL:   And where must you take this one?

MAN:   Oh, that! I think it’s a lamp. And an expensive one too! Let’s see. Where’s the address? Oh, here it is. It’s for Mr Cave, the artist. He lives above the chemist’s in Green Street. I think I’ll go there first.

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GIRL:   And that’s a strange thing to post! What is it? It’s very big.

MAN:   It’s a toy dinosaur. It is big, but it’s not heavy. The zoo sent it. I have to take it to the school. The children will love it, I’m sure.

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GIRL:   And what about this one? Where must you take that?

MAN:   Oh … yes. I mustn’t forget that one. Look! It says ‘important’ next to the address. It’s a bottle of something for someone that works at the airport. Perhaps it’s medicine. The address is difficult to read but I’ll find her office.

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GIRL:   And what else have you got to do today?

MAN:   Well, last of all, I have to take this to the hospital. It’s for one of the doctors there. It’s a postcard from his parents. I know because I read it! They say they’re having a great time and they don’t want to come home! But now, I must put all these things in my truck. Where are my keys?

GIRL:   Here they are!