Practice English Listening Test for A1 – Listening for Words, Colours and Describing Things Test #8

1   Colour the scarf on the stairs – purple

2   Colour the flowers in the round window – pink

3   Write ‘food’ under ‘bird’ on the box

4   Colour the parrot’s tail – green

5   Colour the glass with water in it – blue

Audioscript

Woman:   Would you like to colour this picture now? Look, a man is painting.

Boy:   Oh, yes! He’s got a funny beard. Can I colour it?

Woman:   Yes. Good idea! Colour his beard red, please.

Boy:   All right.

1

Woman:   Can you see the man’s scarf – the one on the stairs?

Boy:   Yes. Shall I colour that too?

Woman:   Yes. How about purple?

Boy:   That’s a good colour for a scarf. OK!

Woman:   Thanks!

2

Boy:   His room’s got two windows!

Woman:   Yes. Find the flowers in the round window.

Boy:   In the round window. Oh, yes! I can see it.

Woman:   Well done. Colour those flowers pink, please.

Boy:   All right. I’m doing that now.

3

Woman:   Now, can you write something on this picture too?

Boy:   Yes.

Woman:   Good. Can you see the box on the floor? It’s open.

Boy:   Yes, it has ‘BIRD’ on it.

Woman:   That’s right. Please write ‘FOOD’ under ‘BIRD’.

Boy:   ‘Bird food’! All right.

4

Boy:   I love the parrot. Can it talk?

Woman:   I don’t know, but let’s colour its tail.

Boy:   OK. How about green?

Woman:   Hmm … yes. That’s the right colour for a parrot’s tail.

5

Woman:   Now, the glass on the table. Colour that, please.

Boy:   The one with the water in it?

Woman:   Yes. Can you colour that glass blue?

Boy:   Yes. There!

Woman:   Well done. It looks great.

Boy:   Thank you.

1   Colour the bigger bowl – blue

2   Colour the doll on the table – green

3   Draw a bottle in the cupboard with the open door

4   Colour the round bag – pink

5   Colour the big plant outside the window – purple

Audioscript

Girl:   I’d like to colour this picture now. Can I do that?

Man:   Yes, you can. It’s a kitchen. Can you see the apple in the boy’s hand?

Girl:   Yes. Shall I colour it?

Man:   Yes, please. Colour that apple yellow.

Girl:   OK.

1

Man:   Now find the two bowls.

Girl:   OK. I can see the two bowls.

Man:   Good. Colour the bigger one, please. Make it blue.

Girl:   OK. I’m colouring it now.

Man:   Good.

2

Girl:   There’s a doll on the table. Can I colour that too?

Man:   Yes. Good idea!

Girl:   Can I colour it yellow?

Man:   Hmm … no. Make it green.

Girl:   All right. What a funny doll!

3

Man:   Now, please draw something in this kitchen.

Girl:   OK. What must I draw? Something easy, please!

Man:   All right! Draw a bottle inside the cupboard. The cupboard with the door that’s open.

Girl:   A bottle. OK. I’ll do that now.

4

Girl:   There are two bags in this room. Shall I colour the square one?

Man:   No. Colour the round bag next.

Girl:   Can I choose the colour? I’d like to colour it pink.

Man:   That’s fine.

Girl:   Thank you.

5

Man:   Now, outside the window there’s a big plant in the garden. Can you see it?

Girl:   Yes. Shall I colour that too?

Man:   Yes, please. Make the big plant purple.

Girl:   OK. That’s one of my favourite colours. It looks nice.

Man:   Yes, it does. Thank you!

1   Colour the towel on the woman’s head – yellow

2   Colour the boy’s scarf – brown

3   Draw a cup on the table in the garden

4   Colour the downstairs door – green

5   Colour the star on the window – purple

Audioscript

Man:   Would you like to colour this picture now? Can you see the cat?

Girl:   The one on the balcony? Yes! It’s got a very long tail!

Man:   That’s right. Colour that cat pink for me, please.

Girl:   All right.

1

Man:   Now, can you see the woman in the bathroom?

Girl:   Yes, but why has she got a towel on her head?

Man:   Because her hair’s wet. Colour that towel for me. Make it yellow.

Girl:   OK. I’m doing it now.

Man:   Good.

2

Girl:   Can I colour the boy’s scarf too?

Man:   The scarf that the boy is wearing?

Girl:   Yes. Can I colour it brown, please?

Man:   Hmm … Yes! Good idea!

3

Man:   Now, would you like to draw something on this picture too?

Girl:   Yes! I like drawing.

Man:   Good. Then draw a cup on the table in the garden.

Girl:   A cup? On the table?

Man:   Yes, please.

4

Girl:   The girl is opening the door. Can I colour that now too?

Man:   Yes. What colour?

Girl:   Hmm … I don’t know. How about green?

Man:   OK. That’s a good colour for a door.

5

Man:   Now, can you see the star?

Girl:   Which one? The one in the window?

Man:   That’s right. Colour that star for me now. Make it purple.

Girl:   All right. I like this picture now.

Man:   Me too!