Practice English Listening Test for Starters – Listening for Words, Colours and Prepositions Test #1

1   Colour the flower in the tree – green

2   Colour the flower behind the tree – blue

3   Colour the flower between the ball and the black hen – red

4   Colour the flower under the big, white hen – black

5   There should be a blue flower on the dog’s head.

Audioscript

WOMAN:   Find the flower in front of the tree.

BOY:   Which flower?

WOMAN:   The flower in front of the tree.

BOY:   Yes.

WOMAN:   Colour it black. Colour the flower in front of the tree black.

1 

WOMAN:   Find the flower in the tree.

BOY:   Where?

WOMAN:   In the tree.

BOY:   Yes.

WOMAN:   Colour it green. Colour the flower in the tree green.

2 

WOMAN:   Find he flower behind the tree.

BOY:   Sorry?

WOMAN:   The flower behind the tree.

BOY:   Yes.

WOMAN:   Colour it blue. Colour the flower behind the tree blue.

3 

WOMAN:   Find the flower between the ball and the black hen.

BOY:   What did you say?

WOMAN:   The flower between the ball and the black hen.

BOY:   OK.

WOMAN:   Colour it red. Colour the flower between the ball and the black hen red.

4 

WOMAN:   Find the flower under the big, white hen.

BOY:   Under which white hen?

WOMAN:   The big, white hen.

BOY:   OK.

WOMAN:   Colour it black. Colour the flower under the big, white hen black.

5 

WOMAN:   Can you see the dog?

BOY:   Yes.

WOMAN:   Draw a flower on the dog’s head.

BOY:   Draw one?! On the dog’s head?!

WOMAN:   Yes! Draw a flower on the dog’s head and colour it blue.

BOY:   Blue!

WOMAN:   Yes. Colour the flower on the dog’s head blue!

1   Colour the fish in the bag – red

2   Colour the fish behind the boat – green

3   Colour the fish in front of the frog – yellow

4   Colour the fish between the bag and the baby – brown

5   There should be a fish next to the crocodile.

Audioscript

WOMAN:   Find the fish in the sea.

BOY:   Sorry?

WOMAN:   The fish in the sea.

BOY:   Yes.

WOMAN:   Colour it blue. Colour the fish blue.

1 

WOMAN:   Find the fish in the bag.

BOY:   Sorry?

WOMAN:   Find the fish in the bag.

BOY:   OK.

WOMAN:   Colour it red. Colour the fish red.

2 

WOMAN:   Can you see the fish behind the boat?

BOY:   Where?

WOMAN:   Behind the coat.

BOY:   Yes.

WOMAN:   Colour the fish green.

BOY:   OK. Green.

3 

WOMAN:   Find the fish in front of the frog.

BOY:   Sorry, where’s the fish?

WOMAN:   In front of the frog.

BOY:   Oh yes.

WOMAN:   Colour it yellow. Colour this fish yellow.

4 

WOMAN:   Can you see the fish between the bag and the baby?

BOY:   Pardon? Which fish?

WOMAN:   Between the bag and the baby.

BOY:   Oh yes.

WOMAN:   Colour it brown. Colour this fish brown.

5 

WOMAN:   Can you see the crocodile?

BOY:   Yes.

WOMAN:   Draw a fish on the beach next to it.

BOY:   Sorry?

WOMAN:   Draw a fish next to the crocodile.

1   Colour the ball in the box – blue

2   Colour the ball under the tree – red

3   Colour the ball behind the bag – green

4   Colour the ball next to the flowers – pink

5   There should be a purple ball next to the dog.

Audioscript

WOMAN:   Find the ball on the table.

BOY:   Sorry?

WOMAN:   The ball on the table.

BOY:   Yes.

WOMAN:   Colour it yellow. Colour this ball yellow.

1 

WOMAN:   Find the ball in the box.

BOY:   Sorry?

WOMAN:   Find the ball in the box.

BOY:   OK.

WOMAN:   Colour it blue. Colour it blue.

2 

WOMAN:   Can you see the ball under the tree?

BOY:   Where?

WOMAN:   Under the tree.

BOY:   Yes.

WOMAN:   Colour this ball red.

3 

WOMAN:   Find the ball behind the bag.

BOY:   Sorry?

WOMAN:   Find the ball behind the bag.

BOY:   Oh yes.

WOMAN:   Colour it green.

BOY:   Green?

WOMAN:   Yes.

4 

WOMAN:   Can you see the ball next to the flowers?

BOY:   Pardon?

WOMAN:   The ball next to the flowers.

BOY:   Oh yes.

WOMAN:   Colour it pink. Colour this ball pink.

5 

WOMAN:   Can you see the dog?

BOY:   Yes.

WOMAN:   Draw a ball next to the dog.

BOY:   Sorry?

WOMAN:   Draw a ball next to the dog and then colour it purple.