Practice English Listening Test for A1 – Listening for Names and Describing People Test #7

Lines should be drawn between:

1   Kim and the man painting a window

2   Vicky and the girl carrying a box of vegetables

3   Jack and the boy with the bike

4   Anna and the girl playing with a ball on the mat

5   Daisy and the girl climbing a tree

Audioscript

WOMAN:   What a lot of people in your garden today. Who’s the boy who’s running?

BOY:   The boy playing with the cat?

WOMAN:   Yes.

BOY:   That’s Tom. He’s my cousin.

1

WOMAN:   Who’s painting the window?

BOY:   That’s Kim.

WOMAN:   It looks difficult.

BOY:   Yes, but he likes painting.

2

WOMAN:   Look at that girl!

BOY:   That’s Vicky. She’s carrying a box.

WOMAN:   Are there vegetables in the box?

BOY:   Yes, they come from her garden. She brings them every week.

3

WOMAN:   And the boy with the bike. Who’s he?

BOY:   That’s Jack – he’s my brother’s friend. It’s a new bike.

WOMAN:   Mmm. It looks great.

BOY:   Yes. His grandpa gave it to him last week.

4

WOMAN:   There are two children who are sitting on a mat. Who’s the girl?

BOY:   Oh, that’s Anna and that’s her brother.

WOMAN:   They’re enjoying their game.

BOY:   Yes, they are!

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WOMAN:   Who’s climbing the tree?

BOY:   That’s Daisy.

WOMAN:   She’s very good at climbing.

BOY:   Yes, she isn’t afraid. She does that every day.

Lines and the boy standing on the rock, fishing.

1   Nick and the boy standing on the rock, fishing

2   Mary and the girl with fair hair, swimming

3   Peter and the boy trying to get the kite in the tree

4   Daisy and the girl by the door of the house, with the dog

5   Jane and the girl sitting in the boat, with a frog on her T-shirt

Audioscript

BOY:   Look! This is a photo of my aunt’s house. My eight cousins live there!

WOMAN:   That’s a lot of children!

BOY:   Yes! There’s Jim. He’s the oldest. He’s in the boat. He’s wearing his football scarf.

WOMAN:   In hot weather?

BOY:   Yes!

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WOMAN:   What’s the name of the boy who’s standing on the rock?

BOY:   Oh, that’s Nick. He loves fishing.

WOMAN:   Did he catch a fish that day?

BOY:   No! He never catches any, but he likes trying.

2

WOMAN:   And who’s the girl in the water?

BOY:   Do you mean Mary? The girl who’s got fair hair?

WOMAN:   Yes. That’s right.

BOY:   She loves swimming.

3

WOMAN:   And there’s someone in the tree. What’s he doing?

BOY:   Oh, that’s Peter. He’s trying to get his kite.

WOMAN:   Was it a windy day, then?

BOY:   Yes, it was.

4

BOY:   And can you see Daisy?

WOMAN:   Which one is she?

BOY:   She’s by the door of the house with their dog. She’s throwing something in the river for him.

WOMAN:   Did the dog jump in?

BOY:   Yes. He swims very well.

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BOY:   And my youngest cousin is Jane.

WOMAN:   And where’s she?

BOY:   She’s sitting in the back of the boat.

WOMAN:   She’s got a frog on her T-shirt!

BOY:   I know. I gave it to her.

Lines should be drawn between:

1   Vicky and the woman playing the piano

2   Jack and the boy in a tree, with a dolphin on his T-shirt

3   Jane and the girl dancing, with long hair

4   Fred and the boy under the table, playing with the kitten

5   Paul and the boy in the lion’s costume, with a tail

Audioscript

BOY:   We had a great party last weekend in our garden, Miss Page.

WOMAN:   Did you? In the afternoon?

BOY:   No, in the evening. Some of the people wore funny clothes. But my brother Peter didn’t. Look, he’s there with a guitar.

WOMAN:   Oh, yes! He’s got red hair like you!

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WOMAN:   Who’s playing the piano? Is that your mother?

BOY:   No. It’s a friend of ours. Her name’s Vicky.

WOMAN:   I see. Is she good at playing the piano?

BOY:   Yes, she’s great!

2

WOMAN:   Who’s that in the tree?

BOY:   That’s my brother’s friend, Jack.

WOMAN:   Oh … and what’s that on his T-shirt?

BOY:   It’s a dolphin, I think.

3

BOY:   And there’s Jane … she danced like that all night?

WOMAN:   Do you mean the girl with the long hair?

BOY:   Yes. She’s one of our cousins.

WOMAN:   How many cousins have you got?

BOY:   Only two.

4

BOY:   My other cousin’s under the table. His name’s Fred. Look!

WOMAN:   Oh, yes! But why is he there?

BOY:   He loves playing with our black kitten.

WOMAN:   I can see that!

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WOMAN:   And what about the person with the lion’s face? Who’s that?

BOY:   Oh, that’s Paul. He lives in the house next to ours.

WOMAN:   Did he paint his face like that?

BOY:   No. My sister did it for him.

WOMAN:   And he’s got a tail too!

BOY:   Yes. He looked very funny.