Practice English Listening Test for Starters – Listening for Everyday Activities Test #7

1 C   2 C   3 A   4 B   5 C

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What’s Mum cleaning?

MAN:   What’s Mum doing?

GIRL:   She’s cleaning in the bathroom.

MAN:   The bath or the window?

GIRL:   She’s cleaning the new mirror.

1   What are Anna’s favourite animals in the zoo?

BOY:   Look at the elephants, Anna!

GIRL:   Oh, yes. Are they your favourite animals?

BOY:   They’re OK, Anna. But I love hippos.

GIRL:   My favourites are the crocodiles. They’re very ugly!

2   What’s in Bill’s lunch box?

GIRL:   What have you got in your lunch box today, Bill?

BOY:   I don’t know. Let’s see.

GIRL:   I’ve got an apple and a banana.

BOY:   Oh, no! I’ve got a carrot! I don’t like them!

3   Which sport does Tony play at school?

WOMAN:   Which sport do you play at school, Tony? Tennis?

BOY:   No, we don’t have a teacher for that. We play soccer.

WOMAN:   Oh, that’s good. And badminton?

BOY:   No, I can’t play that.

4   Where’s Grandpa?

WOMAN:   It’s time for lunch. Where’s Grandpa?

GIRL:   He’s sleeping.

WOMAN:   Where? In bed or in the armchair?

GIRL:   He isn’t in the house. He’s in the garden!

5   What would Nick like to do?

MAN:   What a nice beach! Let’s go in the sea, Nick.

BOY:   I don’t like swimming.

MAN:   Oh. Would you like to find shells then?

BOY:   No. Let’s play in the sand.

1 B   2 C   3 B   4 A   5 C

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What’s May drinking?

MAN:   What are you drinking, May? Is it milk?

GIRL:   No, I don’t like milk.

MAN:   Is it pineapple juice?

GIRL:   No. I’ve got lemonade.

1   What Ben’s favourite animal?

GIRL:   Do you like animals, Ben?

BOY:   I like monkeys.

GIRL:   Do you like lizards?

BOY:   No! They’re ugly. But spiders are my favourite.

2   What is Anna drawing?

MAN:   What are you drawing, Anna? Is it a house?

GIRL:   No! Look!

MAN:   Oh, yes, it’s a car.

GIRL:   No! It’s a boat in the sea.

3   Where’s Nick’s mouse?

BOY:   Have you seen my mouse, Mum? It’s not in the box.

WOMAN:   Is it on the mat?

BOY:   No, it isn’t. Oh, I can’t find it.

WOMAN:   Oh, look! It’s sitting on that bookcase.

4   What’s Grandfather doing now?

BOY:   Is your grandfather sleeping in the garden?

GIRL:   No, he isn’t.

BOY:   Is he reading then?

GIRL:   No. He’s playing football now.

5   Which is Sam’s picture?

WOMAN:   Is this your picture of a bus, Sam?

BOY:   No, it’s my sister’s.

WOMAN:   Whose is this picture of a helicopter?

BOY:   It’s my brother’s. This is my picture – the truck.

1 B   2 C   3 A   4 B   5 A

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What’s May giving Ben for his birthday?

WOMAN:   Here you are, Ben. Happy birthday!

BOY:   Thank you, May. What is it? A bus?

WOMAN:   No. And it isn’t a car.

BOY:   Oh, it’s a truck! Wow! That’s great!

1   Where’s the soccer game?

BOY:   Lucy. Come and watch the soccer with me.

GIRL:   Where? On TV or in the park?

BOY:   In the school hall. Our friends are playing now.

GIRL:   Oh, yes! OK.

2   What’s Bill doing?

BOY:   Hello, Mr Black. Can Bill come and play? Is he having breakfast?

MAN:   Good morning, Tom. No, but he is here.

BOY:   Is he sleeping?

MAN:   I don’t know. Oh, look – here he is. He’s talking on his phone.

3   Which animal is in the story today?

GIRL:   Please can you read me a story, Mummy?

WOMAN:   Yes. But not the tiger story again.

GIRL:   OK. And I don’t want the one with the goat. He’s ugly!

WOMAN:   I know, let’s read about the happy spider!

4   Where is Anna’s pen?

GIRL:   Mr White, I can’t find my pen. It isn’t in my beg.

MAN:   Is it in your desk, Anna?

GIRL:   I don’t know.

MAN:   I can see it. It’s on the floor. Oh, Anna!

5   Who’s in the photo?

BOY:   Is that your grandma or your mum in the photo, Pat? I like her long hair.

GIRL:   You are funny! It’s not one of them!

BOY:   So who is it?

GIRL:   It’s my big brother! He’s got long hair!