Practice English Listening Test for A2 – Listening to Describing People Test #6

Lines should be drawn between:

1   Michael and the ‘dinosaur’ eating chicken

2   Sarah and the girl in green tights

3   Katy and the queen with a glass in her hand

4   David and the ‘bear’ with the head removed

5   Helen and the girl with a ‘pizza’ hat

Audioscript

WOMAN:   This is a great party!

BOY:   Yes. Everyone is wearing very strange clothes!

WOMAN:   Do you know the man in the big shoes?

BOY:   The man who looks like a clown? Oh, that’s Harry.

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WOMAN:   Who’s the dinosaur? He’s eating a piece of chicken.

BOY:   Oh, yes. That’s Michael. He works in my dad’s office.

WOMAN:   He doesn’t look very dangerous.

BOY:   No! He’s very friendly!

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BOY:   That man with the long hair looks good!

WOMAN:   The one who’s laughing?

BOY:   No, no, the other one. He’s wearing green tights.

WOMAN:   That’s not a man, that’s a girl! Her name’s Sarah. She made those clothes.

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BOY:   The two queens don’t look very happy!

WOMAN:   No, they don’t. I know the one who’s got a glass in her hand.

BOY:   Do you? What’s her name?

WOMAN:   She’s called Katy. This is her party.

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WOMAN:   What about the bear? I don’t know him.

BOY:   Oh, that’s my uncle. He’s called David.

WOMAN:   He’s taken his head off.

BOY:   Yeah. He feels very hot, I think.

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WOMAN:   Have you met my sister, Helen?

BOY:   No. Is she the nurse who’s standing next to the door?

WOMAN:   No, she’s the one with the clothes that look like food.

BOY:   Ah, yes! Her hat is a pizza and her dress is like salad. She has the best clothes in the room!

Lines should be drawn between:

1   David and the boy with the torch, under the table

2   Sarah and the woman taking a photograph

3   Betty and the girl playing drums

4   Helen and the woman wearing a coat

5   Pat and the girl in the red dress, dancing

Audioscript

GIRL:   This is an excellent photo, Dad. When did you take it?

MAN:   It was at a party when I was still at school! It’s a very old picture.

GIRL:   Where are you? I can’t see you here.

MAN:   I’m taking the photo, but there’s my best friend, Michael, with his guitar.

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GIRL:   Who’s that person? You can’t see his face.

MAN:   The boy with the torch? That’s David.

GIRL:   What’s he looking for?

MAN:   I can’t remember. Perhaps he lost something.

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MAN:   One of my teachers is here too – Mrs Cook.

GIRL:   She still is a teacher, Dad. Her first name is Sarah, isn’t it?

MAN:   Yes, it is. She’s taking a photo of the group. Look!

GIRL:   She teaches at my school now. Her hair isn’t blonde now, it’s grey!

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GIRL:   And who’s the girl in the group?

MAN:   You mean the girl in the black tights?

GIRL:   I meant the one with curly hair. She’s playing the drums.

MAN:   Oh, that’s Betty. She still loves playing!

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MAN:   There’s Helen too! I haven’t seen her for years!

GIRL:   Which one is she?

MAN:   The woman who’s saying goodbye. She’s already put her coat on.

GIRL:   She’s thanking the other woman, I think …

MAN:   Yes, she is, I’m sure.

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MAN:   And look! Pat’s having a great time!

GIRL:   The boy in the jeans?

MAN:   Well, he’s having a good time too, but I meant his wife. She’s the girl in the red dress. They weren’t married then, of course. We were all still at school.

GIRL:   They’re very good at dancing!

MAN:   They still are!

Lines should be drawn between:

1   Mary and the girl brushing the singer’s hair

2   Peter and the person giving a newspaper to the woman

3   Kate and the singer on the right with a big watch

4   William and the man at the front of the picture, looking for a comb

5   Jane and the woman sitting down with a cup

Audioscript

GIRL:   Look, Mr Banks, my big sister took me to meet a famous photographer.

MAN:   That’s interesting. And you’ve got a photo of the day!

GIRL:   Yes. Look! The photographer had to take some pictures of some singers.

MAN:   And what’s the photographer’s name?

GIRL:   Paul.

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MAN:   Which one’s your sister?

GIRL:   She’s over there with the singers. Can you see her? She’s brushing the girl’s hair.

MAN:   Oh, yes. Does she work for the photographer then?

GIRL:   Yes. Her name’s Mary. She’s worked there for a long time.

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GIRL:   And there’s Peter. He works there too.

MAN:   The man with the lights?

GIRL:   No. I don’t know his name. I mean the person with the newspaper.

MAN:   Oh, yes. I see now. Why is he giving it to the woman?

GIRL:   I don’t know.

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MAN:   And who are the singers? Are they famous too?

GIRL:   Yes, but I don’t know all their names. Only the girl on the right talked to me …

MAN:   And who’s she?

GIRL:   Katy. I love her big watch. Can you see it?

MAN:   Yes, I can.

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GIRL:   And there’s William.

MAN:   The man in the front of the picture?

GIRL:   Yes. He’s looking for something.

MAN:   What’s he lost?

GIRL:   It was a comb, but he found it.

MAN:   Oh, yes.

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MAN:   And who’s the person who’s sitting down?

GIRL:   The little boy?

MAN:   No, the other person. She’s got a cup of tea … or coffee perhaps … in her hand.

GIRL:   Oh, that’s Jane. She’s the mother of one of the singers. She came to watch.

MAN:   It looks very interesting there.

GIRL:   It was. I had a great day.