Practice English Listening Test for A2 – Listening to Describing People Test #5

Lines should be drawn between:

1   Tom and the man in the yellow jacket

2   Katy and the woman working on the car engine

3   David and the boy with a pink face, looking at a map

4   Sally and the woman with long red hair and one shoe

5   William and the man sitting and writing

Audioscript

MAN:   This is a photo of my holiday, Betty. It was very hot.

GIRL:   Who are all these people, uncle?

MAN:   Well, you know Richard. He’s sitting in the car.

GIRL:   Oh, yes. With the white hat on?

MAN:   That’s right.

1

GIRL:   Who’s the man with the camera?

MAN:   The one taking a photo of the giraffe?

GIRL:   No. The other one, standing by the tent, in the yellow jacket.

MAN:   Oh, that’s Tom. He works in the office.

2

MAN:   And can you see what Katy’s doing?

GIRL:   Who’s she?

MAN:   The woman who’s working on the car. She’s a mechanic!

GIRL:   Oh, yes.

3

GIRL:   And what’s the name of that person there?

MAN:   The boy who’s looking at the map?

GIRL:   Yes. His face looks very pink.

MAN:   That’s David. He stayed in the sun too long.

4

GIRL:   And is that Sally? I remember her face.

MAN:   Yes, she’s got lovely long red hair, hasn’t she?

GIRL:   Mmm. Why has she only got one shoe on?

MAN:   I don’t know. Perhaps a lion ate the other one!

5

MAN:   And look, there’s her husband, William.

GIRL:   The man who’s looking out of the tent?

MAN:   No, I mean the man sitting by the fire.

GIRL:   What’s he writing?

MAN:   His diary. He wrote about everything we did every day.

Lines should be drawn between:

1   Emma and the girl next to the red car

2   Michael and the boy talking to the policeman

3   Paul and the man with the beard, selling fruit

4   Daisy and the girl with a dog on a lead

5   Sally and the girl who’s dropped apples

Audioscript

GIRL:   There are a lot of people in the market today!

MAN:   Yes, that’s because the food is cheaper here.

GIRL:   Are we going to buy something?

MAN:   Perhaps. Look, there’s David!

GIRL:   Where?

MAN:   There. He’s wearing a blue jacket. He’s buying some onions, I think.

1

MAN:   Where’s Emma? She’s usually here on Saturdays.

GIRL:   She’s got a red car, hasn’t she?

MAN:   Yes. Why?

GIRL:   I can see her. She’s standing by it. Look!

2

GIRL:   And there’s Michael!

MAN:   Oh. I don’t know him. Who is he?

GIRL:   He’s standing next to that tree.

MAN:   Oh. Is he the policeman?

GIRL:   No. He’s a boy in my class. the policeman is his dad.

3

MAN:   And do you remember your dad’s friend, Paul? He’s here, too.

GIRL:   No. Which one is he?

MAN:   He works here in the market. He sells fruit. Look, there he is.

GIRL:   Is he the man with the beard?

MAN:   That’s right.

4

MAN:   Look, there’s Daisy.

GIRL:   Is that the girl in the red skirt?

MAN:   No, the girl with the dog. She’s wearing jeans.

GIRL:   Oh, I know her. She came to my party last year.

5

GIRL:   And look. Is that your friend Sally in the street, too?

MAN:   Where? I haven’t seen her for a long time.

GIRL:   Look. She’s picking up the apples. They’ve fallen out of her bag.

MAN:   Oh, yes. Let’s go and help her.

Lines should be drawn between:

1   David and the boy standing, throwing bread to the swans

2   May and the girl sitting next to a boy, holding her stomach

3   Richard and the boy holding a flag, a rucksack on his back

4   Harry and the boy wearing the red shirt, writing a postcard

5   Emma and the girl putting picnic things onto the blanket

Audioscript

MAN:   This is a good photo. Did you take it?

GIRL:   Yes, I did. It’s a picture of my school friends on the river in London. We had an excellent day.

MAN:   Is that woman in the boat your teacher? The one who’s wearing a hat.

GIRL:   Yes. Her name’s Sarah.

1

MAN:   Look at the swans! Aren’t they lovely? And that’s your friend, David, isn’t it?

GIRL:   Yes. He’s giving them some bread.

MAN:   He didn’t fall in the river, did he? It’s dangerous to stand up in a boat.

GIRL:   No.

2

GIRL:   And can you see May?

MAN:   Is she the girl next to your teacher?

GIRL:   No. She’s in the other boat, sitting next to the boy.

MAN:   Oh, I see her. Why does she look so unhappy?

GIRL:   She had a stomach ache because she ate too much ice cream.

3

MAN:   And who’s that?

GIRL:   The boy with the flag in his hand? That’s Richard.

MAN:   Oh, has he got a rucksack on his back, too?

GIRL:   That’s right.

4

GIRL:   And that’s Harry. He’s writing a postcard. It’s easy to see him.

MAN:   Why?

GIRL:   Because he always wears that red football shirt.

MAN:   Every day?

GIRL:   His mum washes it sometimes, I think!

5

GIRL:   And look, there’s Emma.

MAN:   Where?

GIRL:   Sitting on the grass. She’s putting the picnic things on the blanket.

MAN:   Oh, yes. Was the picnic the best part?

GIRL:   No. We all enjoyed everything!