Practice English Listening Test for A1 – Listening for Names and Describing People Test #6

Lines should be drawn between:

1   Paul and the boy wearing a green shirt, pointing to the dolphins and laughing

2   Sally and the girl taking pictures of the dolphins

3   Nick and the boy sitting with his feet in the water, holding a fish

4   Jill and the girl reading a book about dolphins

5   Mary and the girl swimming with dolphins

Audioscript

WOMAN:   Hello. Where’s Anna?

BOY:   She’s in the water with one of the dolphins.

WOMAN:   What’s she doing?

BOY:   She’s riding on its back.

WOMAN:   Oh! I’d love to do that!

1

WOMAN:   Which is Paul?

BOY:   He’s wearing a green shirt.

WOMAN:   Oh, yes. What’s he doing?

BOY:   He’s pointing to the dolphins and laughing.

2

WOMAN:   Where’s Sally?

BOY:   There. She’s got a camera.

WOMAN:   Right, I can see her. She’s taking some pictures.

BOY:   Yes. She loves dolphins.

3

WOMAN:   I can’t see Nick. Where is he?

BOY:   Look! He’s sitting with his feet in the water.

WOMAN:   What’s he doing?

BOY:   He’s got a fish in his hand. That dolphin wants it. He’s jumping for it.

4

BOY:   Look at Jill.

WOMAN:   What’s she doing?

BOY:   Her friend’s shouting at her, but she wants to read.

WOMAN:   Oh, yes. She’s got a book about dolphins.

5

WOMAN:   Where’s Mary?

BOY:   She’s there, in the water.

WOMAN:   Oh! What’s she doing.

BOY:   She’s swimming with a dolphin.

WOMAN:   Oh, yes! It can swim better than she can!

Lines should be drawn between:

1   Jim and the tall boy, moving a table

2   Daisy and the girl in the red dress, taking off her coat

3   Peter and the boy wearing jeans, carrying a guitar

4   Paul and the boy near the door in a jacket

5   Mary and the girl dancing and laughing

Audioscript

BOY:   Here’s a picture of us at the school party last Saturday, Mum.

WOMAN:   And some of you are dancing! You’re all enjoying it, I can see!

BOY:   Mmm, yes.

WOMAN:   Look! Is that Jill? The girl in the red sweater?

BOY:   Yes. She can play the piano very well.

1

WOMAN:   Who’s that? The tall boy.

BOY:   That’s Jim. He’s older than us.

WOMAN:   Oh. Why’s he moving the table?

BOY:   Because more people wanted to dance.

2

BOY:   And that’s Daisy there.

WOMAN:   Do you mean the girl with the red dress?

BOY:   Yes. She’s taking off her coat.

WOMAN:   Is she in your class?

BOY:   Yes.

3

WOMAN:   And who’s that with the guitar?

BOY:   Which one? Two people have got guitars.

WOMAN:   I mean the boy who’s carrying one. He’s wearing jeans.

BOY:   Oh, that’s Peter. He can sing and play.

4

WOMAN:   And who’s that person? The one who’s waiting by the door?

BOY:   That’s Paul. He had to go early.

WOMAN:   Why?

BOY:   His dad came and took him home because he had a headache.

WOMAN:   Oh! He looks sad.

5

BOY:   And can you see Mary? She came to my last birthday party.

WOMAN:   Yes, I know her … she’s good at dancing!

BOY:   Yes, she is. She danced with that boy all evening!

WOMAN:   She looks happy! Look! She’s laughing …

BOY:   It was a great evening.

Lines should be drawn between:

1   Fred and the man cooking, with no shoes

2   Mary and the girl on the sun chair, eating a sandwich

3   Jim and the blond boy with a dolphin

4   Jill and the girl skipping in the garden next door

5   Paul and the man with the cows and the dog

Audioscript

BOY:   Hello, Mrs Top. Here’s a photo of my party.

WOMAN:   Oh, yes. What a sunny day!

BOY:   It was. Look! My sister’s sitting in the water. Can you see her?

WOMAN:   Yes, I can. She’s got very long hair! What’s her name?

BOY:   Daisy.

1

WOMAN:   Who’s that? The man who’s cooking the food.

BOY:   Oh, that’s my uncle. His name’s Fred.

WOMAN:   He isn’t wearing any shoes!

BOY:   I know. He took them off.

2

WOMAN:   And is that your mother, in the chair?

BOY:   No. That’s my cousin. She’s eating a cheese sandwich because she doesn’t like meat.

WOMAN:   And what’s her name?

BOY:   Mary. She’s older than me, but I’m taller.

3

WOMAN:   And is that your brother? The boy who’s playing with the toy dolphin?

BOY:   Yes. That’s Jim. He’s got blond hair like me.

WOMAN:   And where are you?

BOY:   I took the picture!

WOMAN:   Oh, I see.

4

BOY:   Look at Jill!

WOMAN:   Where is she?

BOY:   She’s in her garden. It’s next to ours. She’s skipping. Can you see?

WOMAN:   Yes, but why didn’t she come to your party?

BOY:   She did! She came to eat with us.

5

WOMAN:   And is that Paul? The man in the field with the cows?

BOY:   Yes. He came to say ‘hello’. But he couldn’t come to the party.

WOMAN:   That’s sad.

BOY:   Yes, it was, because I like him. And his dog!