Practice KET (A2) Listening Test 43 with Answers and Audioscripts

1 C   2 A   3 A   4 B   5 B

Audioscript

1   What will the weather be like tomorrow?

Woman:   The weather’s lovely right now. Shall we go somewhere on a day trip tomorrow?

Man:   Well, I heard the weather forecast this morning and it’s going to be cold tomorrow.

Woman:   Is it going to rain?

Man:   No, but it’s going to be very windy.

2   What does the woman like best?

Man:   Are you going to buy that dress?

Woman:   No, I’m not keen on the colour. Do you like these jeans?

Man:   They’re nice, but what about this skirt?

Woman:   I prefer the jeans.

3   What is the man doing to do at the weekend?

Woman:   Do you want to see a film on Saturday?

Man:   I can’t. I need to go shopping. It’s my sister’s birthday.

Woman:   Why don’t you go this evening after work?

Man:   Good idea. All right, then. I’ll come with you on Saturday.

4   Which is the man’s cousin?

Woman:   Who’s that man?

Man:   The one with dark hair and glasses?

Woman:   No, not the one with glasses. The man with a beard and fair hair.

Man:   Oh, that’s my cousin, Jake.

5   What time was the meeting?

Man:   How was your meeting?

Woman:   Well, I didn’t go. I usually get the eight o’clock train, but it didn’t come.

Man:   Was the meeting at 9.00?

Woman:   Yes, and I arrived at half past.

6 forty-five / 45   7 garden   8 cakes   9 five/5   10 students

Audioscript

Guide:   Welcome to Amersham House. I’m your guide and I’d like to tell you something about the tour. It will last 45 minutes. There is then a 20-minute talk about the history of the house. It’s a beautiful day, so this will be in the garden next to the lake. After the talk, you may want to go to the café. You can buy hot and cold drinks there, and also sandwiches and cakes. You will find postcards, books and souvenirs in the gift shop. It closes at five o’clock and you will probably need 20 or 30 minutes there. You can see from the map all the sites with names and specific information. Visitors must stay in the public areas.

There is a lot to see at Amersham House and you may want to come back again. There is a special offer in August. Tickets are usually £5 for students, but they will only be £3.50. Now, let’s begin the tour.

11 C   12 B   13 C   14 A   15 C

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Megan:   Are you going to enter that competition to win a holiday, Ben?

Ben:   What competition?

Megan:   It’s for a travel company called Travel Light.

Ben:   Really? What do you have to do?

Megan:   Write a story. You’ve good at stories.

Ben:   Yes, maybe.

Megan:   You have to be between 13 and 16 to enter. But you’re 14, so that’s all right.

Ben:   When’s the closing date?

Megan:   The 10th of March.

Ben:   But it’s the 8th today!

Megan:   Yes, so you’ve only got two days. You will know if you are the winner on the 18th of March.

Ben:   Can I email my competition entry?

Megan:   No. You can post it, or you can take it to their office.

Ben:   Where’s their office? Is it in London?

Megan:   Yes. You sound excited!

Ben:   I am. It’s a great opportunity. I am not sure I would make it to the final selection, but I love writing stories so I am happy to do it. So, which street in London?

Megan:   It’s at 10 King’s Street. Go down Green Road and turn left into Jessie Street and King’s Street is on the left.

Ben:   What can you win?

Megan:   This month, it’s a trip to Canada for you and your family. You get two weeks in a hotel and one week travelling around the Rocky Mountains.

Ben:   Wow! Pass me a pen!

16 B   17 A   18 C   19 A   20 A

Audioscript

16   You will hear a tour guide showing tourists around a building. What does he show them?

Man:   Now, I’m going to take you to the most historical part of the castle. This part dates back to the year 984 when there was a wooden castle here, it was only in 1392 that a stone castle was built. You’ll see that the stone blocks are quite big. We think they were transported here by boat.

17   You will hear a girl and boy talking. What do they have to do for homework this week?

Boy:   Did you write down what Mr Simpson said we have to do for homework?

Girl:   Yes, I’ve written it here.

Boy:   Let me have a look. … OK, so we have to ask someone old what it was like in our town 50 years ago?

Girl:   Yes, he wants us to prepare a presentation on life in the past but not till next week.

18   You will hear a teacher talking to a student. What is the problem?

Teacher:   Do you have a moment, Jim? I’d like to talk to you about your homework.

Jim:   Oh, is there a problem with it? It took me ages to do it.

Teacher:   It’s very good, in fact you did very well because you’ve done next week’s homework before we’ve studied it!

Jim:   Oh! Have I?

Teacher:   Can you do this week’s homework for tomorrow?

19   You will hear a father talking to his daughter. What should the girl do?

Dad:   OK, so we’ve put the tents up and made the beds so all the family has somewhere to sleep tonight.

Girl:   Shall I wash the tea cups? There are a lot of them.

Dad:   No, you can do that after dinner. First, can you help me make a camp fire?

Girl:   Sure. We learned how to do that last summer at scout camp.

20   You will hear a woman in a library talking to a boy. Where are the local history books?

Boy:   I’d like to find out about my town in the past. Are there any good websites I can look at?

Woman:   There are, but there are also a lot of books on local history. They’re often better than the Internet.

Boy:   Are they in the history section?

Woman:   No, there’s a special shelf for them. They’re just by the computers.

Boy:   Thanks, I’ll look there.

21 E   22 A   23 B   24 G   25 D

Audioscript

Lisa:   Hi, Max. Have you joined any clubs yet?

Max:   Yes. I’m in the rock climbing club. I go to the practice wall on Saturday mornings.

Lisa:   That sounds great. What about your friends?

Max:   Well, Luke loves water sports and he does sailing. His father has taught him how to do it.

Lisa:   Really? Does Tom do that, too?

Max:   No, he prefers team games.

Lisa:   Is he in the football club, then?

Max:   No, he’s a really good basketball player.

Lisa:   Oh yes, I remember. He’s very tall. Jack’s tall, too. What does he do?

Max:   Well, he isn’t very sporty, but he likes painting so he does art.

Lisa:   What about the girls?

Max:   Helen wanted to do art, but then she decided to join the photography club.

Lisa:   And what about Tess?

Max:   She loves films. She knows a lot about films and directors.

Lisa:   So, she’s in the film club?

Max:   That’s right.

Lisa:   There are so many good things to do. It’s great!

Max:   It is. We’re really lucky.