Practice English Listening Test for A1 – Listening for Names and Everyday Activities Test #4

Tuesday      Wednesday

Monday       Saturday

Sunday       Thursday

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MAN:   Hello, Jane. It’s good to see you in school again.

GIRL:   Thanks, Mr Park.

MAN:   Would you like to sell the class about your holiday?

GIRL:   OK. The best day was Monday. I climbed a mountain!

MAN:   Wow! Did you?

GIRL:   Yes.

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MAN:   What about Thursday?

GIRL:   Thursday? Oh! Dad and I went finishing.

MAN:   Did you catch any fish?

GIRL:   No! We wanted some for dinner but we didn’t catch any.

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GIRL:   One day, we went on a river boat.

MAN:   Oh, tell us! Which day was that?

GIRL:   Friday, I think. Oh, no … it was Wednesday. We took a picnic with us.

MAN:   So you enjoyed that day?

GIRL:   Yes! My sister threw her sandwich in the water for the fish. It was funny.

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MAN:   And did you go swimming?

GIRL:   Yes, on Tuesday. We swam in the sea on Tuesday. I love doing that.

MAN:   Me too! Was the water cold?

GIRL:   Yes!

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MAN:   Did you have any bad weather?

GIRL:   Yes. Sunday was the worst. It rained all day.

MAN:   Oh, dear! Did you go for a drive?

GIRL:   No. We walked to a farm. The ducks liked the rain! We laughed at them!

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MAN:   And when did you come home?

GIRL:   On Saturday. We were in the car all day.

MAN:   But did you stop for lunch?

GIRL:   Yes. We stopped in a village.

MAN:   It was a good holiday then?

GIRL:   Oh, yes! We all enjoyed it.

Friday           Monday

Saturday      Wednesday

Sunday         Thursday

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WOMAN:   Hello, Peter. Did you have a good holiday with your grandparents?

BOY:   Yes, it was great.

WOMAN:   Did you do lots of different things?

BOY:   Yes. It was my birthday on Monday and my grandparents bought me a new kite.

WOMAN:   Wow!

BOY:   And it’s got a picture of a shark on it!

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WOMAN:   Did you go out on Thursday?

BOY:   Thursday … oh, yes. It was hot and we went to an island.

WOMAN:   What did you do there?

BOY:   We went fishing in my grandpa’s boat.

WOMAN:   Was it good?

BOY:   Yes! We caught lots of fish.

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WOMAN:   What about Saturday?

BOY:   We wanted to go to the park but we couldn’t. It rained.

WOMAN:   So, what did you do?

BOY:   We went to the cinema and saw a film about a boy and a whale.

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BOY:   On Tuesday, we went to the zoo! Oh no, I mean Sunday.

WOMAN:   Oh!

BOY:   I only went with Grandma. Grandpa wasn’t very well.

WOMAN:   Oh dear. Which were your favourite animals?

BOY:   The sharks. I like their big teeth!

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WOMAN:   Did you go out on Wednesday, too?

BOY:   Yes. We went to the park.

WOMAN:   Did you fly your kite there?

BOY:   No. We took a toy boat and sailed it on the lake.

WOMAN:   Great!

BOY:   And I played with a boy there who had a toy whale!

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WOMAN:   What about Friday?

BOY:   It was another wet day.

WOMAN:   Oh …

BOY:   So Grandpa wanted to watch television.

WOMAN:   What did you see?

BOY:   An old film about fishing. It was funny!

WOMAN:   Good.

Tuesday       Wednesday

Saturday      Thursday

Friday           Monday

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BOY:   Hello, Aunt Jane!

WOMAN:   Hello, Bill. I saw you in the pet shop on Wednesday.

BOY:   Oh! We were there because Mum wanted to get a cat for us.

WOMAN:   Did you find one?

BOY:   Yes! We’ve got a beautiful black and white cat at home now!

WOMAN:   Wow!

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BOY:   On Friday, my best friend came to sleep at our house.

WOMAN:   Did he? Did he sleep in your bedroom?

BOY:   Yes. He had my ben and I slept on the floor.

WOMAN:   Did you sleep well?

BOY:   No! We played games for most of the night!

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BOY:   And I had a good day on Saturday.

WOMAN:   Oh? What did you do?

BOY:   I went with my school to the zoo.

WOMAN:   Great! What did you like best?

BOY:   All the big cats, like the lions and tigers!

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WOMAN:   Did your friend come again on Tuesday, Bill?

BOY:   On Tuesday … no, I had a temperature and a headache.

WOMAN:   Oh dear!

BOY:   Yes, I was in bed all day.

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BOY:   Dad painted my bedroom last week.

WOMAN:   Oh! When did he do that?

BOY:   On Monday. He did three walls and I did one.

WOMAN:   Well done!

BOY:   Yes. It’s great now. It’s all purple.

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WOMAN:   What did you do on Sunday, Bill?

BOY:   I don’t know. But Thursday was a good day.

WOMAN:   What did you do on Thursday?

BOY:   I did a painting of a lion. I enjoy painting a lot.

WOMAN:   Me too!

BOY:   And Mum put it on the wall. I love it!