Practice English Listening Test for A1 – Listening for Names and Everyday Activities Test #1

Saturday        Monday

Thursday        Sunday

Tuesday        Wednesday

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MAN:   Hello, Jane?

GIRL:   Hello, Uncle Tony.

MAN:   What did you do last week? Tell me.

GIRL:   Well, on Thursday, I went to my friend’s birthday party.

MAN:   On Thursday?

GIRL:   Yes. She had a great cake!

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MAN:   What did you do on Tuesday?

GIRL:   On Tuesday, I was at home. I did my homework.

MAN:   Was it difficult?

GIRL:   No, it was easy. I had to write a story.

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MAN:   What about Saturday? What did you do then?

GIRL:   I watched a soccer game.

MAN:   Did you go with your friends?

GIRL:   No, I went there with my dad.

MAN:   Was it a good game?

GIRL:   Oh yes! It was very exciting.

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MAN:   And did you go for a walk with the dog on Monday? It was a sunny day …

GIRL:   No, I sat inside all day. I had a bad cold.

MAN:   Oh dear! I didn’t know that.

GIRL:   I read my new book. Mum gave it to me on my birthday.

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MAN:   What about Sunday?

GIRL:   Erm … Dad drove us to the countryside that day.

MAN:   What did you do there?

GIRL:   We went for a walk near a waterfall.

MAN:   Great! Did you take any photos?

GIRL:   No.

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MAN:   And what did you do on Wednesday?

GIRL:   We all went to the park.

MAN:   To watch another soccer game?

GIRL:   No. We played with our ball.

MAN:   And did you take the dog with you?

GIRL:   Oh yes!

Thursday      Wednesday

Saturday      Sunday

Friday      Tuesday

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WOMAN:   Hello, Paul. Did you have a good week?

BOY:   Yes, Grandma. I played a lot of sport.

WOMAN:   What did you do on Tuesday?

BOY:   On Tuesday, I played hockey at school.

WOMAN:   Great!

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WOMAN:   What did you do on Thursday? It rained that day.

BOY:   I watched basketball on Thursday.

WOMAN:   At school?

BOY:   No, I didn’t go to school that day. I watched it on TV with Dad. It was an exciting game.

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BOY:   I sometimes go swimming on Friday, but not last week. It was my friend’s birthday.

WOMAN:   Oh! What did you do?

BOY:   We went to the cinema to see a film about someone who lived on an island.

WOMAN:   Mmmm!

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WOMAN:   And what did you do on Wednesday?

BOY:   I went to the pool. I was there all afternoon.

WOMAN:   Was it nice and sunny there?

BOY:   Yes. It was a very hot day. It was great there.

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BOY:   And on Saturday, it was basketball again.

WOMAN:   At school?

BOY:   With all my friends, yes.

WOMAN:   Was it a good game?

BOY:   Yes, it was. We all enjoyed it.

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WOMAN:   What did you do on Sunday?

BOY:   I read a book that Dad gave me on my birthday.

WOMAN:   What was it about?

BOY:   All about different sports. I want to be a sports teacher one day, Grandma.

WOMAN:   Great idea!

Friday         Wednesday

Tuesday      Saturday

Monday      Sunday

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WOMAN:   Hello, Jim. What did you do last week?

BOY:   Well, on Saturday when it rained, I helped Mum. We painted my bedroom.

WOMAN:   Wow!

BOY:   It looks great now, Aunt Lucy.

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WOMAN:   What did you do on Friday?

BOY:   Ermm … we went shopping. It rained that day.

WOMAN:   That’s right. Where did you go in the town?

BOY:   Only to the supermarket to buy some food.

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WOMAN:   What did you do on Wednesday?

BOY:   We drove to a lake. I went with my friend and his parents.

WOMAN:   Oh! What did you do there?

BOY:   We had a picnic.

WOMAN:   And did you swim there too?

BOY:   Yes, but it was cold!

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BOY:   I went in a coat on Thursday, no sorry, it was Sunday.

WOMAN:   Where?

BOY:   At the beach. Dad and I went there in the morning.

WOMAN:   Did you enjoy that?

BOY:   Yes, but it was windy so it was difficult.

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WOMAN:   And what did you do on Tuesday?

BOY:   Tuesday?

WOMAN:   Yes. Did you go to the beach that day too?

BOY:   No, I went to the new bookshop. The town was very busy.

WOMAN:   Oh.

BOY:   I wanted to get a present for Dad.

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WOMAN:   What about Monday?

BOY:   The weather wasn’t good again that day. I went to my friend’s flat.

WOMAN:   What did you do?

BOY:   We watched a DVD about someone who had a big sailing boat.

WOMAN:   Did you enjoy it?

BOY:   It was okay.