Practice English Listening Test for A2 with answer and audioscript – Test #11

1 A   2 C   3 B   4 A   5 B

Audioscript

1   When will they go on holiday?

Man 1:   Do you want to come on holiday with me in the summer?

Man 2:   Sure. I can go in June, July or September.

Man 1:   Well, June will be best for me. July’s too hot and I have to work in September.

Man 2:   OK. Where shall we go?

2   How is Patti going to travel?

Patti:   I’m going to go to Vienna on Saturday.

Man:   How long does it take to fly there, Patti?

Patti:   Oh, I’m going to drive.

Man:   Oh yes, you get ill on planes, don’t you?

Patti:   Yes, and trains.

3   What will Sam do?

Mother:   You must phone me while you’re on holiday, Sam.

Sam:   Telephoning’s too expensive. I’ll send you a postcard from the camp-site.

Mother:   But I’ll want to know you’re alright. Can’t you send me a letter?

Sam:   I won’t have time for writing letters.

4   What was the weather like in Portugal?

Man:   What was the weather like in Portugal, Debbie?

Debbie:   It was cloudy every day, but it didn’t rain.

Man:   Really? It was lovely and sunny on our holiday in Spain.

Debbie:   Yes, but we were in the north of Portugal and it’s different there.

5   What has the girl broken?

Girl:   Be careful, Mum, there are some pieces of glass on the floor.

Mother:   You haven’t broken that nice picture, have you?

Girl:   It’s alright. The lemonade bottle fell on the floor.

Mother:   Oh well, at least it was empty.

6 E   7 G   8 B   9 C   10 H

Audioscript

Mother:   How was the party with your old school friends, Patrick?

Patrick:   Great, Mother. We’ve changed a lot since 1990. Look at this photo.

Mother:   Was Peter there?

Patrick:   Yes, this is him in a sports jacket.

Mother:   Oh, yes. And does Martin still wear a t-shirt and dirty jeans?

Patrick:   Well, he’s a businessman row, so he can’t be dirty. But he was wearing jeans. Look.

Mother:   Oh, yes. And is this person with the long coat Joanna?

Patrick:   It’s like her, isn’t it, but Joanna’s standing next to Amy and wearing a red sweater.

Mother:   Is that Amy? I can’t believe it. She’s so thin! That black dress doesn’t look very good on her.

Patrick:   She’s been ill. That man in the big hat is her husband, James.

Mother:   Oh? Isn’t that Robert?

Patrick:   No, see the man in the red t-shirt with the blue trousers? That’s Robert.

Mother:   How people change!

11 B   12 B   13 B   14 A   15 C

Audioscript

Mark:   Hello, Jenny. What are you doing here?

Jenny:   Mark! Hello! This is my daughter, Sarah. It’s the school holidays so we’re shopping now – we’re not sure what to do after that.

Mark:   Well, there’s a show for children this afternoon in the library where I work.

Jenny:   Oh? What time is the show?

Mark:   It starts at two and finishes at three thirty. It’s only quarter past one now. What about that?

Jenny:   How much is a ticket?

Mark:   Well, it’s one pound fifty for adults and seventy-five pence for children. Programmes are twenty-five pence.

Jenny:   And does your library do a reading course in the holidays?

Mark:   Yes, and if children under ten, like Sarah, read four books in six weeks, we give them something to take home.

Jenny:   What, like, a book?

Mark:   Well, this year it’s a pen but sometimes it’s a book or a school bag. Meet me after the show and I’ll tell you what to do.

Jenny:   Thanks. See you later then.

16 Wednesday / Wed

17 7.30 (p.m. / pm) / 19.30 / seven thirty / half past seven

18 (£)5.50   19 Capelle   20 328 (on 3rd floor)

Audioscript

Man:   Good morning. Central School of Music.

Judy:   Good morning. My name’s Judy Black. I’d like some information about guitar lessons, please.

Man:   Are you a beginner?

Judy:   Yes, I’ve never played the guitar before.

Man:   Then you’ll want a beginners’ class. There’s one on Wednesday evening and another on Tuesday morning.

Judy:   I work during the day so I’d like the evening class.

Man:   It begins at half past seven and it’s a two-hour class.

Judy:   Oh, that will be fine for me. Er, can you tell me how much I have to pay?

Man:   Each lesson costs five pounds fifty. That’s fifty-five pounds for a course of ten lessons.

Judy:   That’s not bad. But I haven’t got a guitar. Does it matter?

Man:   No, the school can lend you one.

Judy:   Oh good. And can you tell me the name of the teacher?

Man:   It’s Mrs Capelle. That’s C-A-P-E-L-L-E.

Judy:   Right. What room will my lesson be in?

Man:   Classroom number three hundred and twenty-eight on the third floor.

Judy:   Great. Thank you very much. Bye.

Man:   Bye.

21 film museum(s)

22 8.45 (a.m./am) / quarter to nine

23 (the) car park

24 (£)6.70 (each)

25 (a) pencil(s)

Audioscript

Teacher:   Right, listen carefully, everyone. I want to tell you about our school trip. We’re going to go on Saturday. I hope you can all come. As you know, we’re going to visit the film museum. There are lots of very interesting things there about the cinema and how films are made. We’ll have to leave at eight forty-five so don’t be late. We’ll get there by bus. Please meet me in the car park. You all know where that is, don’t you? And when we return, the bus will leave you at the school entrance. Tell your parents, won’t you?

What next? Oh yes, the cost. It’ll be six pounds seventy pence each, OK? Remember to get the money from your parents.

Now, I’m going to give you some work to do at the museum. You’ll need to write things down, so take a pencil with you. We’ll have lunch in the museum café so you needn’t bring any food with you. Well, I think that’s everything …