Practice English Listening Test for Starters – Listening for Numbers and Spelling Test #1

1 5/five   2 Brown   3 Lucy   4 4/four   5 16/sixteen

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WOMAN:   Hello! What’s your name?

BOY:   My name’s Sam.

WOMAN:   How do you spell that?

BOY:   S-A-M.

WOMAN:   And how old are you, Sam?

BOY:   I’m ten years old.

WOMAN:   Ten!

BOY:   Yes! It’s my birthday today!

1

WOMAN:   Sam, which class are you in at school?

BOY:   I’m in class five.

WOMAN:   Five?

BOY:   Yes. I’m happy in that class.

2

WOMAN:   What’s your teacher’s name?

BOY:   He’s Mr Brown.

WOMAN:   How do you spell that?

BOY:   B-R-O-W-N.

WOMAN:   And do you like him?

BOY:   Yes, I do.

3

WOMAN:   Who sits next to you at school?

BOY:   My friend, Lucy.

WOMAN:   Do you spell that L-U-C-Y?

BOY:   Yes. I like Lucy.

4

WOMAN:   And do you have a lot of books in your bag?

BOY:   Yes. I’ve got four books in my bag.

WOMAN:   Sorry … how many? Four?

BOY:   Yes, that’s right.

5

WOMAN:   And does your sister go to this school too?

BOY:   No. She’s too old for this school.

WOMAN:   How old is she?

BOY:   She’s sixteen.

WOMAN:   Sixteen!

BOY:   Yes, and she’s great.

1 Pat   2 3/three   3 Old (Street)   4 Green (Park)

5 12/twelve

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WOMAN:   Hello! What’s your name?

BOY:   My name’s Nick.

WOMAN:   How do you spell that?

BOY:   N-I-C-K.

WOMAN:   Great! Thank you.

WOMAN:   And how old are you?

BOY:   I’m nine years old.

WOMAN:   Nine!

BOY:   Yes! That’s right.

1

WOMAN:   Is this your dog, Nick?

BOY:   Yes, it is.

WOMAN:   What’s her name?

BOY:   Her name’s Pat. You spell that P-A-T.

WOMAN:   She’s a great dog.

BOY:   Yes, she is.

2

WOMAN:   How old is she?

BOY:   My dog?

WOMAN:   Yes.

BOY:   She’s three. She’s very young.

WOMAN:   She’s three?

BOY:   Yes. That’s right.

3

WOMAN:   And where do you live?

BOY:   We live in a flat in Old Street.

WOMAN:   Do you spell that O-L-D?

BOY:   Yes. It’s nice there.

4

WOMAN:   And where are you going now?

BOY:   We’re going to Green Park.

WOMAN:   Sorry … is that G-R double E-N?

BOY:   Yes, that’s right. We like playing there.

5

WOMAN:   How are you going there?

BOY:   We’re going on the number twelve bus.

WOMAN:   Which bus?

BOY:   The number twelve. Here it is!

WOMAN:   Okay. Have a good day!

1 Sam   2 11/eleven   3 3   4 Lucy   5 Tiger (Street)

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MAN:   Hello! What’s your name?

GIRL:   My name’s May.

MAN:   And how do you spell your name?

GIRL:   It’s M-A-Y.

MAN:   Thank you.

MAN:   And how old are you?

GIRL:   I’m eight years old.

MAN:   Pardon?

GIRL:   I’m eight years old.

1

MAN:   Is that your brother, May?

GIRL:   Yes. He’s playing football.

MAN:   What’s his name?

GIRL:   His name’s Sam. You spell that S-A-M.

MAN:   Oh!

2

MAN:   How old is your brother?

GIRL:   He’s eleven.

MAN:   Eleven?

GIRL:   Yes, that’s right.

3

MAN:   And do you go to school here?

GIRL:   Yes. I’ve got three teachers.

MAN:   How many teachers?

GIRL:   I’ve got three. They’re very nice.

4

MAN:   And who drives you to school?

GIRL:   My grandma. Her name’s Lucy.

MAN:   How do you spell that?

GIRL:   L-U-C-Y.

5

MAN:   And where do you live?

GIRL:   We live in a house in Tiger Street.

MAN:   Can you spell that, please?

GIRL:   Yes. It’s T-I-G-E-R. It’s a funny name.

MAN:   Yes, it is!