Practice English Listening Test for A2 – Listening to Describing People Test #4

Lines should be drawn between:

1   Emma and the girl with the dinosaur on her T-shirt

2   Harry and the boy sitting inside the cave

3   Michael and the boy winning the race, in striped shorts

4   William and the boy painting a picture of an octopus

5   Helen and the girl on the blanket writing a letter

Audioscript

GIRL:   Look at this photograph. I took it yesterday. It’s good, isn’t it?

MAN:   It is, yes. It’s excellent, but I don’t know all the people in it.

GIRL:   Oh, don’t you? Well, you know Sarah. Look, there she is on the beach – she’s making a castle.

MAN:   Is she the girl who’s putting the green flag on the top?

GIRL:   Yes, that’s right.

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MAN:   So who’s the other girl with her?

GIRL:   The one who’s helping her to make the castle?

MAN:   Yes, that one.

GIRL:   It’s my best friend, Emma. And look, she’s wearing her favourite dinosaur T-shirt. She always wears it on the beach.

2

MAN:   The weather was nice, wasn’t it?

GIRL:   Yes, it was. It was lovely. But my friend Harry doesn’t like the sun very much, so he went into that cave.

MAN:   Is that him, there – near the cave – the boy in the orange shorts?

GIRL:   That’s right. No, no sorry, I’m wrong. He’s the boy who’s inside the cave. It wasn’t so hot in there.

3

MAN:   Those two boys had a good time that day, didn’t they?

GIRL:   Oh, those two, yes. They had a kind of competition, a race on the beach.

MAN:   So who won the race?

GIRL:   Michael did – the boy in the striped shorts. He’s good at all kinds of sports.

4

MAN:   Do you like the two paintings?

GIRL:   Well, the picture of the sky is lovely. But the other one – the one of the octopus – is horrible!

MAN:   Oh, I like it. It’s interesting. Who’s the person painting it?

GIRL:   I’m not sure. Is his name Fred? No, I’m sorry – it’s his brother, William. They’ve both got the same curly hair.

5

GIRL:   Helen’s brother has just gone to college. Look, she’s writing a letter to him.

MAN:   Are you sure? I can’t see her.

GIRL:   There, look. She’s sitting on the blanket with her friend.

MAN:   Oh, I see. She’s the girl in the yellow T-shirt with black spots.

Lines should be drawn between:

1   Sarah and the woman in the blue sweater, putting paper in the wastepaper bin

2   Betty and the woman picking up scissors from the floor

3   William and the man in the green shirt, at the computer

4   Harry and the man in the pink tie, standing and talking on the telephone

5   Helen and the smiling woman in the pink sweater, who is writing in a diary

Audioscript

BOY:   It’s interesting to see your office, Mum, but I don’t know anyone here.

WOMAN:   Oh, well. That’s Richard over there, in the corner. He’s drinking a cup of coffee.

BOY:   Is he the man who’s wearing a blue sweater?

WOMAN:   Yes, that’s him.

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BOY:   Who’s that woman?

WOMAN:   Where?

BOY:   She’s putting something in the bin.

WOMAN:   Oh, yes. That’s Sarah. That looks better. I like a tidy office.

2

WOMAN:   And that’s my friend Betty.

BOY:   Where? What’s she doing?

WOMAN:   Her scissors have fallen on the floor and she’s picking them up.

BOY:   Oh, yes. I can see her.

3

WOMAN:   That’s William over there.

BOY:   The man who’s working on the computer?

WOMAN:   Yes. The man in the green shirt.

BOY:   His job looks interesting.

4

BOY:   Who’s that talking on the telephone?

WOMAN:   The man who’s sitting down?

BOY:   No, the one standing next to the desk.

WOMAN:   Oh, that’s Harry.

5

WOMAN:   Can you see the girl who’s writing in her diary?

BOY:   Yes. What’s her name?

WOMAN:   She’s called Helen.

BOY:   She looks very happy!

WOMAN:   Yes, she is, because tomorrow is Saturday and she doesn’t have to work!

Lines should be drawn between:

1   Helen and the girl in the red T-shirt holding a boat

2   David and the boy in the water near the rocks who is shouting

3   Emma and the girl shivering in the pink towel

4   Michael and the boy in red shorts throwing a ball

5   Katy and the girl with short hair on the towel eating biscuits

Audioscript

MAN:   There are a lot of people at the lake today!

GIRL:   Yes, it’s very hot, isn’t it?

MAN:   Who are they all?

GIRL:   Well, the boy who’s swimming is Richard.

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MAN:   Which girl is Helen? Is she here?

GIRL:   She’s over there, on the left.

MAN:   What’s she doing?

GIRL:   She’s going to sail her boat.

MAN:   Oh, yes. I can see her now. She hasn’t put it in the water yet.

2

MAN:   Who’s that boy near the rocks?

GIRL:   Which one?

MAN:   He’s just jumped into the water.

GIRL:   Oh, that’s David. The boy who’s shouting!

3

GIRL:   Look at Emma! She’s the girl who’s standing by the lake.

MAN:   The girl with the towel?

GIRL:   Yes. She’s just come out of the water.

MAN:   Her hair’s all wet.

4

GIRL:   That’s Michael over there.

MAN:   Which boy is he?

GIRL:   The boy who’s throwing a ball.

MAN:   Oh, yes, the tall boy. I like his red shorts.

5

MAN:   Is Katy here, too?

GIRL:   Yes, she’s over there, sitting on a towel.

MAN:   The girl with long hair?

GIRL:   No, she’s got short hair.

MAN:   I can see her. She’s eating some biscuits.