Practice English Listening Test for A1 – Listening for Names and Everyday Activities Test #6

1   Wednesday – picnic by the river

2   Sunday – picnic in field

3   Thursday – boat on river

4   Friday – cinema

5   Saturday – washed car

Audioscripts

WOMAN:   Hello John! Did you enjoy your holiday last week?

BOY:   Yes, thanks. It was very good.

WOMAN:   Tell me what you did every day.

BOY:   Well … on Monday I went to town with my mum and dad. We bought a new car!

WOMAN:   Wow! Did you?

BOY:   Yes. You can come to my house after school and see it.

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WOMAN:   Did you go for a ride in the new car?

BOY:   Yes, on Wednesday.

WOMAN:   Where did you go?

BOY:   To the river. We had a picnic there.

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BOY:   We went to see my uncle on Sunday.

WOMAN:   Where does he live?

BOY:   In the country. In a small village.

WOMAN:   And what did you do there?

BOY:   We went for a walk and had a picnic again! In a field.

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WOMAN:   Which was the best day, then?

BOY:   Oh … Thursday.

WOMAN:   Why? What did you do on Thursday?

BOY:   I went to Jack’s house … and his dad has a new boat!

WOMAN:   Wow! Did you take it on the river?

BOY:   Yes. It was exciting!

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BOY:   On Friday, I went to the cinema with Jack.

WOMAN:   What film did you see?

BOY:   ‘River Island’. It’s about some people who lived on a boat.

WOMAN:   Was it good?

BOY:   It was OK. Jack liked it. He went to see it again on Saturday.

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WOMAN:   And what did you do on Saturday?

BOY:   I helped my dad.

WOMAN:   What did you do? Did you help him in the garden?

BOY:   No! We washed the new car! It looks beautiful!

1   Wednesday – sat by waterfall

2   Tuesday – saw a spider on a flower

3   Monday – read a book about monkeys

4   Friday – drew spiders

5   Thursday – bought pictures of animals

Audioscripts

MAN:   Good morning, children!

GROUP:   Good morning, Mr Quick!

MAN:   Right, first I want to hear about your holidays.

GIRL:   I went to the jungle, Mr Quick!

MAN:   Did you see any monkeys there, Sally?

GIRL:   On Sunday, we did. They were in the trees.

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MAN:   Did you go for lots of walks in the jungle?

GIRL:   No, because it was hot. But on Wednesday we did and we found a waterfall there.

MAN:   Did you have a swim?

GIRL:   No, but I sat on some grass and put my feet in the water.

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GIRL:   And another day, we went to see some very big plants and flowers.

MAN:   When was that?

GIRL:   It was Tuesday … yes, Tuesday. I saw a spider on one big flower.

MAN:   I don’t like spiders!

GIRL:   I do!

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GIRL:   But the weather was bad on Monday.

MAN:   So what did you do?

GIRL:   I sat inside are read a book.

MAN:   All day?

GIRL:   Yes. It was an exciting story. It was about a family of monkeys.

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GIRL:   One day, I did a lot of drawing.

MAN:   Which day was that? Saturday?

GIRL:   No, Friday. I sat by the river and drew pictures of spiders.

MAN:   Wow! You must show them to me.

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MAN:   And what did you do on Thursday?

GIRL:   On Thursday, we walked in the village. It was next to the river.

MAN:   And did you go to the waterfall again?

GIRL:   No. We bought some pictures of the animals there. It was a great holiday!

MAN:   Good!

1   Saturday – helped with bags at holiday house

2   Wednesday – fishing

3   Sunday – picnic by river

4   Tuesday – man putting water in car

5   Frida – cinema

Audioscripts

GIRL:   We had a good week on holiday, Uncle Bill!

MAN:   Did you and your brother take a lot of pictures?

GIRL:   Yes, look! On Monday, we went to a farm. We saw some baby goats under a tree there.

MAN:   What a beautiful photo, Kim!

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GIRL:   We arrived at the holiday house on Saturday. I helped to take the bags out of the car.

MAN:   And was there a river there?

GIRL:   Yes, and a boat. The river was at the bottom of the garden.

MAN:   Did you swim there?

GIRL:   No. The water was too cold!

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GIRL:   Wednesday was an exciting day.

MAN:   Why? What did you do?

GIRL:   I went finishing in a boat.

MAN:   Wow! Did you catch any fish?

GIRL:   No, but I enjoyed it a lot and it was very sunny that day.

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MAN:   And what did you do on Sunday? Did you go fishing that day, too?

GIRL:   No, we didn’t. We watched a video. And in the afternoon, we had a picnic by the river.

MAN:   Great! What did you eat?

GIRL:   A lot of things … watermelon, cold sausages, cheese …

MAN:   Mmmm!

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MAN:   And what about Tuesday?

GIRL:   Well, Tuesday was market day, and Dad took us there in the car.

MAN:   Was it good?

GIRL:   Yes, it was. But something went wrong with the car. It stopped and Dad had to put water in it.

MAN:   Oh!

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GIRL:   One day it rained, so we went to the cinema.

MAN:   Which day was that?

GIRL:   Thursday, I think. No, sorry, it was Friday. The film was about some people who bought a farm.

MAN:   And did they have animals there?

GIRL:   Yes, and their children helped with all the work in the fields. It was great!