Practice English Listening Test for A2 – Listening for Daily Conversations Test #3

1 B   2 A   3 C   4 A   5 C

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Which baby is Michael?

WOMAN:   Look, Michael, here’s a picture of you when you were a baby!

BOY:   Oh, no! Am I the one without any hair?

WOMAN:   No, you had lovely hair. That’s you, carrying a blanket.

BOY:   Are you sure?

WOMAN:   Yes, of course I’m sure!

1   Which is Michael’s grandfather?

BOY:   These are very old photos.

WOMAN:   Yes. Can you find a picture of your grandfather when he was a young man?

BOY:   Is this him? Was he a dentist?

WOMAN:   No, that was uncle Fred.

BOY:   This man is writing something. Was grandfather a journalist?

WOMAN:   No, that wasn’t him. Your grandfather was a farmer.

2   Where did Michael’s family live?

WOMAN:   Look at this one. This is where we lived when you were a baby.

BOY:   Was that our house on the top of the hill?

WOMAN:   Yes. It was lovely. You could see for a long way.

BOY:   Were there no other houses near us?

WOMAN:   No. There was a big forest near our house. It was so quiet! But you were a noisy baby!

3   Where did Michael’s family go on holiday?

BOY:   This photo looks interesting.

WOMAN:   Yes. I took it on one of our family holidays.

BOY:   What, in the jungle? We didn’t sleep in that tent, did we?

WOMAN:   Yes, we did. By that river. It was great!

BOY:   Those insects look horrible!

WOMAN:   Those aren’t insects – they’re very small birds!

4   Which photo are they talking about?

BOY:   Was this a birthday party?

WOMAN:   No, it was Christmas. Can’t you see the Christmas tree?

BOY:   Oh, yes, who’s that man in the photo?

WOMAN:   That’s your uncle Jim!

BOY:   He looks so young. Why has he got a rucksack?

WOMAN:   That’s the present that we gave him for Christmas that year. He still uses it now!

5   Which boy is Michael?

BOY:   Oh, no! When did you take this picture?

WOMAN:   Last week. Don’t you remember? You went to sleep!

BOY:   Where?

WOMAN:   Downstairs in the armchair … with your mouth open.

BOY:   You take lovely pictures of everybody else, but horrible ones of me!

1 B   2 C   3 A   4 B   5 A

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What time did school finish?

MAN:   Hello Sarah! You’re late! It’s after seven.

GIRL:   Well, I played tennis with Sue after school today.

MAN:   But school finished at half past three! That was a long tennis game.

GIRL:   Well, we played until half past five and then we went to Sue’s house. We were very thirsty and her mum gave us some lemonade.

MAN:   All right, but why didn’t you phone us?

GIRL:   Sorry, Dad!

1   Which is Sarah’s favourite lesson?

GIRL:   We had my favourite lesson today.

MAN:   What, art?

GIRL:   No, that’s not my favourite.

MAN:   Well, it was.

GIRL:   Oh, I liked art when I was younger, but I prefer science subjects now. And geography. I love learning all about the world. That’s the best subject!

2   Which girl is Sally?

GIRL:   There’s a new girl in my class, Dad! Her name’s Sally.

MAN:   Is she nice?

GIRL:   Very nice. And she’s got lovely long hair.

MAN:   Well, your short hair is lovely, too, Sarah.

GIRL:   Yes, but Sally’s hair is curly, and mine’s all straight.

3   Which team is Sarah in?

GIRL:   Something excellent happened today!

MAN:   What?

GIRL:   I’m going to be in a big sports competition. It’s for lots of schools.

MAN:   Great! Which sports?

GIRL:   Well, some of my friends are going to be in races or play volleyball, but I’m in the swimming team.

4   What did Sarah have for lunch?

MAN:   What did you have for lunch today?

GIRL:   Burgers and French fries.

MAN:   Did you have any salad with that, or fruit?

GIRL:   No … I didn’t …

MAN:   Sarah, you should always …

GIRL:   Dad, stop please!

5   What is Sarah going to do next?

MAN:   Well, what are you going to do now, Sarah? Are you hungry?

GIRL:   No, I’m not. Can I have supper later?

MAN:   OK. Are you going to do your homework now? Did you teacher give you some today?

GIRL:   Yes, she did. She gave us some geography and maths.

MAN:   OK. Well, you should do it now, I think.

GIRL:   Oh, Dad, it’s so hot this evening. I must have a shower first. I’ll do my homework after that.

1 A   2 C   3 B   4 A   5 B

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Where did Sarah go for her birthday?

MAN:   Hello, Sarah. Did you enjoy your birthday?

GIRL:   Yes, thank you, Uncle Ben.

MAN:   Did you have a party?

GIRL:   No, not this year.

MAN:   So, what did you do?

GIRL:   Well, I wanted to go to the theatre in London, but it was too expensive, so Dad took us to a restaurant for dinner.

1   Who went with Sarah?

MAN:   Who did you go to the restaurant with?

GIRL:   Mum and Dad, and my best friend, Emma. She came, too.

MAN:   What about your brother?

GIRL:   He couldn’t come with us because he was at work that evening.

2   Which is Sarah’s favourite present?

MAN:   Did you get a lot of lovely presents, Sarah?

GIRL:   Oh, yes. My grandmother bought me a CD player.

MAN:   That’s great.

GIRL:   And I got some new pens and pencils from my cousins. But the present I like best is a brush and comb from Mum and Dad. They’re made of silver and they were very expensive.

3   What does Sarah like most at the circus?

GIRL:   We’re going to the circus on Friday night.

MAN:   That sounds nice.

GIRL:   It’s a good circus with clowns …

MAN:   And horses? I like them best.

GIRL:   Do you? I prefer the elephants. They’re so clever!

4   How are they going to get there?

MAN:   It’s a long way to the circus, isn’t it? How are you going to get there?

GIRL:   Well, we’re going to take a taxi because it’s too far to walk.

MAN:   Why don’t you go by bus? It’s cheaper.

GIRL:   Oh, no, it takes too long.

5   What are they going to eat at the circus?

MAN:   What about food? Are you going to take some sandwiches?

GIRL:   No, we can have supper at home, before we go.

MAN:   Would you like some sweets to eat there?

GIRL:   No, thanks, Uncle Ben. Mum’s going to buy us ice creams.