Practice English Listening Test for A2 – Listening for Numbers and Missing Words Test #8

1 sugar   2 scones   3 48/forty-eight (cakes/scones)  

4 10/ten minutes   5 jam

Audioscript

WOMAN:   Now everyone, listen carefully. Tomorrow we’re going to cook something together.

BOY:   Oh, good. What do we need to bring?

WOMAN:   Please bring a big bowl.

BOY:   OK.

WOMAN:   I want you to bring some other things from home. Please write them on a piece of paper now.

BOY:   Do we have to bring flour, Miss?

WOMAN:   No, you don’t. We already have some. But I want you to bring sugar, butter and eggs.

BOY:   OK, Miss. What are we going to cook?

WOMAN:   They’re called scones. They are a kind of cake.

BOY:   Do you spell that S-C-O-N-E-S?

WOMAN:   Yes, that’s right.

BOY:   How many scones are we going to make?

WOMAN:   There will be enough to make 48, so everyone can take some home.

BOY:   How long does it take to cook them? An hour?

WOMAN:   No! It only takes ten minutes.

BOY:   Are they nice, Miss?

WOMAN:   Oh, yes! They’re lovely when they’re warm. You can eat them with jam.

1 8/eight (o’clock/am) // (0)8.00 (am)  

2 (the) Harding   3 insects  

4 (a) snack/lunch // (some) food // snacks

5 (the) (school) uniform(s)/(the) school clothes

Audioscript

WOMAN:   Good morning, children! We’re going to visit a museum next week. Do you remember? You need to tell your parents about it, so listen carefully.

BOY:   Are we going to go there on the train, Miss Fish?

WOMAN:   Yes. That’s right, David. We’ll all walk to the station from the school together that morning.

BOY:   Great! It’s going to be an exciting day!

BOY:   What time will we leave school, Miss Fish?

WOMAN:   We have to leave here at eight o’clock. Sorry! I know it’s early, but we’ll have more time at the museum if we leave then.

BOY:   Does it take a long time to get there?

WOMAN:   Yes. But the museum is very good. You’ll see.

BOY:   What’s the name of the museum, Miss Fish?

WOMAN:   It’s called the Harding Museum. Write that down, please.

BOY:   Is that H-A-R-D-I-N-G?

WOMAN:   Yes, that’s the right way to spell it.

BOY:   And what will we see there? Will it be paintings like last time?

WOMAN:   No, we’re going to learn about insects at the museum. We’re going to look at some, draw some and find out a lot of things about them. It will be very interesting for you.

BOY:   Wow! It sounds excellent! Can we buy our lunch there too?

WOMAN:   No. There’s no café there. So this is important. You must all bring a snack with you to eat at midday. Don’t forget!

BOY:   OK. And what must we wear that day? Can we wear jeans?

WOMAN:   No, you’re not in school that day, but you must still wear your uniform.

BOY:   Oh …

WOMAN:   You’re going to have a very good day there, David. Don’t forget to tell your parents all about it, children. Now open your math books, please. We’ve got lots of work to do this morning.

1 Chopsticks   2 6/six (o’clock) (pm) // 6.00 // 18.00  

3 Margie   4 (a) cook // she is/’s a cook   5 (all) excellent

Audioscript

BOY:   Hello, Anna. Did you watch television yesterday?

WOMAN:   Yes, I did, in the evening after work.

BOY:   Good. Can I ask you some questions, please? I have to write something about television for my English homework.

WOMAN:   Yes, of course.

BOY:   How many programmes did you watch?

WOMAN:   Three.

BOY:   Which was the best programme that you watched last night?

WOMAN:   It was a film called ‘Chopsticks’. It was very one, but I enjoyed it.

BOY:   Mmm. I didn’t see that. What time did it start?

WOMAN:   At 6 o’clock. And it finished at half past seven. Then I had dinner, after that.

BOY:   Were there any famous actors in the film?

WOMAN:   Yes. Margie MacDonald. I love her films!

BOY:   Oh. Can you spell her first name for me?

WOMAN:   Yes. It M-A-R-G-I-E.

BOY:   And what is she in the film? I mean, what kind of person?

WOMAN:   She’s a cook. In the story she wants to be a singer but she hasn’t got any money, so she has to work in a restaurant.

BOY:   Oh, it sounds good. I’d like to see it now.

WOMAN:   Yes. The actors were all excellent, and it’s an interesting story too.