Practice English Listening Test for A1 – Listening for Names and Everyday Activities Test #7

1   Thursday – film about girl and helicopter

2   Saturday – kite and walk with dog in forest

3   Monday – picnic and photo of lizard on forest

4   Tuesday – beach and swam in sea

5   Sunday – beach and took photos of dog

Audioscripts

WOMAN:   Were you on holiday last week, Ben?

BOY:   Yes, on Wednesday I went to see my uncle and aunt.

WOMAN:   Did you go by train?

BOY:   No, we went in a helicopter because they live on an island.

WOMAN:   Wow!

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WOMAN:   So, Ben, what did you do on holiday?

BOY:   Well, on Thursday evening we went to the cinema.

WOMAN:   On Thursday? Did you see that great new film about the boy with a dog that can speak?

BOY:   No. It was about a girl and a helicopter. It was very exciting.

WOMAN:   Oh.

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BOY:   There’s a big forest next to my uncle’s house.

WOMAN:   Did you go there on Friday?

BOY:   No, we went on Saturday.

WOMAN:   Oh.

BOY:   We took a kite and we also took the dog for a walk.

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BOY:   Then we went to the forest again on Monday.

WOMAN:   And what did you do there?

BOY:   We had a picnic and took some photos.

WOMAN:   Did you enjoy it?

BOY:   Yes, I took a good picture of some lizards.

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WOMAN:   Did you go to the cinema again another day?

BOY:   No, the weather was nice. On Tuesday we went to the beach.

WOMAN:   Did you go in the sea?

BOY:   Well, I did, but my aunt and uncle didn’t.

WOMAN:   What about the dog?

BOY:   He doesn’t like water. He likes playing on the sand. Tuesday was a good day.

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WOMAN:   I’d like to see their dog.

BOY:   I’ve got some pictures. Look.

WOMAN:   Oh, he looks happy.

BOY:   Yes, we went to the beach again on Sunday and I took some photos of him there. It was a cold day.

WOMAN:   Yes, I can see there aren’t any people in the sea.

1   Saturday – party, people dancing in the streets

2   Wednesday – zoo for sea animals, dolphins

3   Friday – film on television

4   Thursday – Grandma’s garden, watermelons

5   Sunday – swam under water with Dad, fish

Audioscripts

MAN:   OK, children. Last week, there was no school. What did you do, Vicky?

GIRL:   I went to my grandma’s house, Mr Banks. We went there on Monday.

MAN:   Doesn’t she live by the sea?

GIRL:   Yes. We had to catch a train. I enjoyed that a lot!

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GIRL:   On Saturday, there was a party in the village.

MAN:   Why?

GIRL:   I don’t know. But there was music and all the people danced in the streets. There was a lot of food to eat on long tables too.

MAN:   Did you enjoy it?

GIRL:   Yes, I did.

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GIRL:   Wednesday was good …

MAN:   Did you go swimming that day?

GIRL:   No. We went to a kind of zoo for sea animals and fish.

MAN:   What did you see there?

GIRL:   A lot of different things. I liked the dolphins best!

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GIRL:   But we didn’t go out every day.

MAN:   Why not?

GIRL:   Well, on Friday it rained all day, and Mum didn’t want to go outside.

MAN:   So what did you do?

GIRL:   There was a good film on television and we watched that.

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GIRL:   Another day, we worked in my grandma’s garden.

MAN:   When was that?

GIRL:   On Thursday, I think. Yes, that’s right. It was Thursday.

MAN:   And what’s she got in her garden?

GIRL:   Oh … a lot of flowers … and potatoes, tomatoes and big green watermelons.

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MAN:   How about Sunday? Did you help your grandmother in her garden again that day?

GIRL:   No, I didn’t. We went to the beach because it was so sunny.

MAN:   Did you go swimming that day then?

GIRL:   Yes. I swam under the water with my dad. We saw lots of different fish.

MAN:   Great!

1   Tuesday – house for baby sheep

2   Monday – sailing

3   Friday – baby sheep in field

4   Thursday – walk by late

5   Wednesday – read books inside

Audioscripts

WOMAN:   Did you go and see your friend on the farm last week, John?

BOY:   Yes, Miss Best. I went on the train. It was exciting.

WOMAN:   Good. What day was that?

BOY:   I went on Sunday. Jim, that’s my friend, and his parents came to the station to get me.

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BOY:   There’s lots of work to do on the farm.

WOMAN:   What did you do there?

BOY:   Well, on Tuesday, Jim and I made a kind of house for the baby sheep.

WOMAN:   Was that difficult?

BOY:   Yes! I was tired on Tuesday evening, but it was a lot of fun.

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WOMAN:   But what did you do on Monday? More work?

BOY:   No, we went sailing at Jim’s school.

WOMAN:   But it’s the school holidays.

BOY:   I know. We went because Jim’s learning to sail and there’s a lake there.

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BOY:   Friday was a good day too.

WOMAN:   What did you do that day?

BOY:   We went to the fields with Jim’s dad to see the baby sheep again. I gave one some milk.

WOMAN:   What did you do then?

BOY:   We chose names for them all.

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WOMAN:   And what did you do on Thursday?

BOY:   Thursday? We took the cows to a new field. Then we went for a walk by the lake.

WOMAN:   Did you go sailing that day too?

BOY:   No. It was too windy.

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BOY:   It rained and rained one day.

WOMAN:   Was that Saturday? It was very wet here that day.

BOY:   No, it was Wednesday. But they’ve got lots of books there. We read and played games inside.

WOMAN:   What did you read about?

BOY:   Three children and their father who drives a train. The person who wrote it lives in Jim’s village.

WOMAN:   Wow!