Practice English Listening Test for A2 – Listening for Daily Conversations Test #9

1 C   2 B   3 C   4 B   5 A

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Where’s Michael?

WOMAN:   Michael! Where are you? Are you outside?

BOY:   No, Mum, I’m down here in the basement. What do you want?

WOMAN:   Can you come upstairs for a minute? I’m in the living room. I want to talk to you.

BOY:   OK.

1   What must Michael paint first?

WOMAN:   Good … Now, you’re going to help me today, aren’t you?

BOY:   Yes. We’re going to paint the wall in the garden, aren’t we?

WOMAN:   Yes, but can you paint the garden chairs first? They’re more important.

BOY:   OK. And I want to paint my bike later too.

2   What must Michael wear?

WOMAN:   Take the sweater off, Michael. You’ll get paint on it.

BOY:   But it’s old …

WOMAN:   I know, but it’s nice too. And take your jeans off and put your old shorts on. It’s nice and warm outside.

BOY:   My grey ones?

WOMAN:   Yes.

3   What can Michael eat?

WOMAN:   Would you like a snack first?

BOY:   Yes, please. Can I have some chocolate biscuits?

WOMAN:   Mmm. Not that kind of snack … how about some soup? I made some this morning.

BOY:   All right. And can I have some more of that lovely bread with it?

WOMAN:   Sorry, Michael. Dad had the last piece for breakfast.

BOY:   Oh!

4   Where’s the paint that Michael needs?

BOY:   Where’s the paint, Mum? Behind the kitchen door?

WOMAN:   No, that’s not the right kind. You need the paint that’s in the cupboard.

BOY:   Under the stairs?

WOMAN:   Yes. And the brushes are on the kitchen shelf in a big plastic bag.

BOY:   OK. I’ll go and fetch them too.

5   What’s the matter with Michael now?

BOY:   Oh … ouch!

WOMAN:   What’s the matter now?

BOY:   I’ve just dropped the paint. It fell on my foot. Ow, it hurts!

WOMAN:   Come here. Let me see … You’re OK.

BOY:   Yesterday I hurt my arm when I fell out of the tree, and last week I hit my nose on the glass door! Can’t I just stay inside and play games?

WOMAN:   No!

1 C   2 A   3 B   4 B   5 C

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What time must Robert get up in the morning?

BOY:   I’m going to go t bed now, Mum. It’s eight o’clock.

WOMAN:   But it’s so early, Robert.

BOY:   Yes, but I have to get up at half past five. I’ve got to leave at quarter past six in the morning, remember! Our class is going to go to London tomorrow.

WOMAN:   All right.

1   What’s Robert going to wear tomorrow?

WOMAN:   Get your clothes ready tonight, Robert. Do you have to wear your school uniform?

BOY:   Not this time. We can go in jeans.

WOMAN:   OK. And will you wear your new sweater?

BOY:   No, just a shirt, Mum.

2   What will Robert go and see in London first?

WOMAN:   So … you’re going to visit the science museum?

BOY:   Yes, in the afternoon. But first we’re going to walk across the most famous bridge in London!

WOMAN:   That’ll be exciting. You’re going to have a picnic next to the lake too, aren’t you?

BOY:   Yes, that’ll be in the afternoon too.

3   How will Robert and his friends go to London?

WOMAN:   I’ll take you to the station in the car. OK?

BOY:   Thanks, Mum. My friends and I are going to enjoy going on the train to London.

WOMAN:   Buses are fun too!

BOY:   Yes, but only if you can sit at the front.

4   What will Robert buy in London?

WOMAN:   I’ll give you some money. You might want to buy something in London.

BOY:   Thanks. But I’ll only get postcards. Nothing else.

WOMAN:   Not a T-shirt or a flag? They sell lots of those in the shops in London.

BOY:   I know, but I don’t need those.

5   Where does Robert want to go one day in London?

BOY:   Can we go to London one day? You, me and Dad?

WOMAN:   Of course! I’d like to go to the theatre there. And Dad wants to go to the space museum. What about you?

BOY:   I’d like to visit one of the football clubs and see the players there.

WOMAN:   Mm, Dad too, I think!

1 A   2 B   3 C   4 A   5 C

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What’s Emma going to do?

GIRL:   What shall I do, Grandma? I’m bored.

WOMAN:   Why don’t you draw a picture for me?

GIRL:   No. I did that this morning. Can we make a cake together?

WOMAN:   Not now, Emma. I have to make lunch soon. Here – look at these old photos.

GIRL:   All right. I’ll do that.

1   Which dog is in the photo?

GIRL:   Grandma, whose dog is it in this photo?

WOMAN:   I can’t come now, dear. What does it look like?

GIRL:   It’s a white dog with black spots.

WOMAN:   Has it got long hair?

GIRL:   No, it hasn’t. But it’s got a very short tail.

WOMAN:   Ah, that’s Pepper. He was my dog when I was a little girl.

2   Which picture shows Grandma when she was a child?

GIRL:   Oh, look. Here’s a picture of you on the beach, in a funny hat.

WOMAN:   Let me see. Oh, yes! It was very hot that summer! We all had to wear hats. Look at my dress. It’s so dirty!

GIRL:   Who’s the girl with the towel over her shoulders?

WOMAN:   That’s my friend, Sally. And the taller girl in shorts is her sister.

3   What was Grandpa’s job?

GIRL:   I want to be a photographer when I’m a grown-up.

WOMAN:   Like your grandfather.

GIRL:   But Grandpa was a mechanic – you told me!

WOMAN:   That was his job, but his hobby was taking pictures …

GIRL:   And singing?

WOMAN:   Mm, but only when he was a young man.

4   What are Emma’s sweets made from?

GIRL:   Try one of these sweets, Grandma.

WOMAN:   Thank you. Mm! This tastes nice. Is it apple?

GIRL:   I think it tastes like pear.

WOMAN:   Well, what is it made from? Tell me.

GIRL:   It says here: ‘Made from watermelons.’

WOMAN:   Oh!

5   What’s Emma going to have for lunch?

GIRL:   What’s for lunch today, Grandma? Are we going to have pasta?

WOMAN:   Sorry, Emma, I haven’t got any. What about a nice chicken sandwich?

GIRL:   Yes please, Grandma, but without salad. I hate it!

WOMAN:   All right, dear. I’ll make it for you now.