Practice KET (A2) Listening Test 26 with Answers and Audioscripts

1 A   2 B   3 B   4 B   5 C

Audioscript

1   What day will they meet?

F:   How about dinner sometime this week? There’s a great new restaurant in town.

M:   Good idea. What’s today? Thursday? Because I think I’ve got an appointment with the dentist.

F:   Actually it’s Tuesday. So is tonight good for you then?

M:   Well, I can’t on Wednesdays, as I’m working late, so tonight is probably best. I’ll call you later…

2   How much does the woman pay for the ticket?

F:   Hello. Do you have cheap tickets for Paris for tomorrow?

M:   The cheapest is £104, Madam, but I’m afraid they’re all sold out.

F:   Oh well, I guess I’ll have to pay the standard price of £180, then.

M:   Actually, we have a special offer of a £40 discount this week. So that’s £140 rather than £180, Madam. Now, if you would just…

3   What job does the man do?

M:   Well, my job at the hotel is very difficult at times. Sometimes the customers have problems with our staff; especially with our waiters and waitresses.

F:   What about the receptionists, then? Do they ever have any problems with the guests?

M:   Sometimes yes, but not that often. If anyone needs my help, they call me and I come right away from my office.

4   What are they watching tonight?

M:   What’s on TV tonight?

F:   There’s a new film about the life of a famous doctor.

M:   That sounds really interesting. But I think there’s also a dance competition.

F:   Oh, yes. What about The Men in Blue? It’s a film about the lives of police officers.

M:   Let’s watch that next Saturday online, when Jin is here. So what about now? The competition?

F:   Yes. I think Jin will love The Men in Blue.

5   What is the weather like now?

M:   Look how great the clouds look in the sky!

F:   They do look nice but I prefer the sun. It makes me happy!

M:   Well, it looks like it’s going to rain in a few minutes so no clear sky today.

F:   I hope so. It hasn’t rained in a while and the trees need some water. It’ll be sunny at the weekend anyway.

6 8.50   7 cameras   8 9.95   9 shopspots   10 Piccadilly

Audioscript

M:   Good morning, everyone. I’m John, your tour guide. Tomorrow we are going to leave at 9.00 am. (6) Please make sure you are all at the hotel entrance at 10 to 9. The bus will pick us up from I will have all your tickets and you can leave your passports behind. (7) But don’t forget your cameras.

We will go to the Palace first. Then, we will have an early lunch at a nice restaurant in Hyde Park, next to the lake. (8) There is a good set menu for £9.95. If you want a drink, you can have anything you like for £2.50 at the nearby cafe. Then, in the afternoon, we will go to the London Eye and the British Museum. After that, you are free to go shopping until 8.00 pm. (9) For the best shops in London visit www.shopspots.com. That’s spelt S-H-O-P-S-P-O-T-S.

(10) At 8.00 we will meet again at the end of Piccadilly Street to return to the hotel for dinner. That’s P-I-DOUBLE C-A-D-I-DOUBLE L-Y Street. I hope you enjoy your day…

11 C   12 A   13 B   14 A   15 C

Audioscript

M:   Hi Sarah, you are coming to the dinner party, aren’t you?

F:   (11) Yeah, now that it’s on the 3rd. My daughter’s birthday is on the 29th of May so she’s having her party on the 1st of June.

M:   Oh ok, what are you wearing? Not your little black dress again.

F:   Maybe my new blouse and a skirt?

M:   (12) Why not the blouse with the brown suit?

F:   We’ll see. Now, I’ve got some great news! (13) I talked to Mr Larson and he told me he was giving away plane tickets to the employee of the month. I could take John to Paris.

M:   I hope you get them. Booking that appointment with Gin Sanders was quite a success.

F:   I know. So are you taking the kids to the party?

M:   No, I asked my mum to look after them.

F:   Me too. (14) It’ll just be me and my husband.

M:   Great! You have to be there by 8.00 to take some photographs. (15) I will get to the office at 7.00 as Mr Larson wants me to talk to the others first. I suggested calling them the night before but he said no.

16 B   17 B   18 C   19 B   20 B

Audioscript

16   You will hear a woman talking to a colleague. Who is she waiting for?

M:   Hi Ann, why are you waiting outside the office building?

F:   My husband is picking me up today because I need him to drive me to the dentist in the city centre.

M:   I see. Do you think you could take my friend Fay with you, too? She’s meeting someone from the office in Oxford Street.

F:   Yeah, why not?

17   You will hear a man phoning his wife. Why is he phoning her?

M:   Hi Sheila. I’m still at work at the moment. If it’s ok with you, I’d like to go to Paul’s house after work because we want to work on our project together. Ok? (17) And his wife said you and the kids could come along later in the evening so that all of us can have some dinner together.

18   You will hear a couple talking about a new car. How will they find out how much it costs?

F:   I wonder how much this car is.

M:   I’ve already been on the company’s website but there was no information on it. Maybe we could call your friend John. He knows everything about cars.

F:   I guess but wouldn’t it be better to ask the car company?

M:   I know… Their manager gave an interview to “Car Wheels”. I’ll get it from the shop.

19   You will hear two friends talking about a group tour. Why will they book a Monday tour?

F:   How about going on that group tour to the city centre today?

M:   You know I like to relax on Sundays. Plus today it’s too hot to be outside all day.

F:   What about tomorrow then? Maybe there’s a discount on weekday tours.

M:   No, there is no discount, but I guess it’ll be easier to get around when the streets aren’t so busy.

20   You will hear a woman calling her boss. What does she need to do first?

F:   Hi Mr Johnson. Your secretary told me you need me to come and meet you at the airport to welcome the Japanese business people. I’ll be there as soon as I finish with Sean, the new guy. I am showing him around the building in 20 minutes. I’ll tell your secretary to call you to let you know I’m leaving. Thanks.

21 B   22 C   23 G   24 F   25 D

Audioscript

B:   Wasn’t the weather strange this week? I can’t believe it was so hot on Monday that we went to the lake for a boat ride.

G:   (21) Tuesday was nice too.

B:   (21) Yes, it wasn’t as hot as Monday but there weren’t any clouds in the sky.

G:   It was nothing like (22) Wednesday, was it?

B:   No, (22) there was so much wind we couldn’t stand outside. I didn’t even go to basketball practice.

G:   And (23) Thursday was even worse.

B:   That’s right. I wouldn’t mind some light rain but (23) there was thunder all day.

G:   But (24) Friday was much better.

B:   Maybe for you but (24) I couldn’t see where I was going. It made it really hard to ride a bike.

G:   Who would have thought the weather would change so much on (25) Saturday, then?

B:   I know. When I woke up and looked out of the window (25) I could not believe everything was white.

G:   Let’s hope the weather gets better next week.

B:   I wouldn’t mind if it stayed as it is. No school for me…