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English Listening Test.

Designed for A2 learners.

This test consists of 30 questions which are divided into 6 parts.

I will give you a short instruction at the beginning of each part.

Before we get started, take a pen and paper so you can take notes while listening.

Are you ready?

Let's get started.

Part 1.

Listened to two people at a portrait gallery.

These are great pictures.

Yeah.

My photos aren't as good as these.

That's the Jamaican runner.

He won lots of medals at the Olympics.

What's his name?

It's Usain Bolt.

And that one's the American swimmer uh michael phelps oh

and look there's eddie edwards he was a british olympic skier who's

this woman that's ellen mccarthur she sailed around the world

and broke the world record in 2005 who did she sail with she didn't go with anyone

she sailed alone that's a photo of her on her boat in australia wow it's a great boat

and here's another picture of her in france

Is she Australian, or French?

No, she was born in the north of England.

I read a book about her a few weeks ago, she's a really interesting person.

She was only four when she started sailing, and she sailed around

Britain in a boat called Iduna, when she was a teenager.

She won lots of races, but she retired in 2010.

What does she do now?

I don't know, I didn't finish the book.

Choose the correct option.

Thank you.

Part 2.

Listen to 5

Conversations and Take Notes

i called you on saturday but you weren't at home no i went out with mary and her sister

where did you go well we wanted to try

that new french restaurant in town but it was closed

so we had a burger and went to see the new brad pitt movie it was really good

how did you meet your husband sarah oh i met peter

when i was a student i was bored one weekend

so i decided to go home

and see my family i didn't have enough money to fly

so i took the bus peter had the seat next to me

and we started chatting the rest as they say is history

where are you working now at the train station

i'm in the ticket office do you like it it's not too bad

but i preferred my old job why did you leave the owner of the restaurant decided to retire

what are you looking for my cell phone i can't find it anywhere i had it

when i left the football game because I called David on my way to the cafe.

Oh, no. I put it on the table in the cafe and I forgot to pick it up when I left.

Did you see the game last night?

Only the first half.

Linda wasn't at home so I had to cook dinner for the kids.

Then I had to help them with their homework.

Don't worry.

It wasn't a very good game.

Choose the correct option.

I'll see you next time.

Thank you.

Part 3.

Listen to a police officer interviewing a woman about a robbery.

Please sit down, Mrs. Davis.

As you know, I'm here to ask questions about the robbery.

What happened?

Well, yesterday, at about 3 o 'clock, two men came to my house.

One was tall and blonde, with a mustache, about 30 years old, and the other was quite short with dark hair.

He was probably about 20.

And what happened?

They said they were from the water company and

that they wanted to check the quality of the water of all the houses on the street.

Did you ask for identification?

Yes I did, and they showed me their ID cards.

They seemed okay.

What happened next?

I went into the kitchen and the tall man followed me.

He was there for about 5 minutes.

Where was the other man?

Well, I thought he was outside because he opened and closed the front door.

The tall man didn't stay long.

But after they left, I looked in my bag and my wallet wasn't there.

How much money did you have?

I think I had about $50.

Did they take your credit cards?

No, they didn't.

They were in another bag.

Did they take anything else?

I don't think so.

Okay.

Well, thank you very much, Mrs. Davis.

Choose the correct answer.

Thank you.

Let's go.

Part 4.

Listen to 5 people talking about where they live and take notes.

Well, I have two homes.

I have a big apartment in the center of Paris and a little cottage in the south of the country.

I live and work in the city, and I go to my cottage for holidays.

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It's very small, just a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a bedroom.

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But it's a great place to relax.

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It's next to the sea and there aren't any noisy neighbors.

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I bought this apartment because it's across from the hospital so I can walk to work.

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There are five rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, a living room, a study, and a bedroom.

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I love the living room because it has a great view of the city.

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Oh, and another good thing about my apartment is the garage because it's really difficult to park on the street here.

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When I was a child, my parents had a big old house in Connecticut it.

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There were six rooms downstairs and eight bedrooms upstairs, but only two bathrooms.

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And it was always really cold, there was no central heating system, and the fireplaces weren't very good.

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Well, this is Browning Street, but I don't know which house is Anna's.

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I can't remember the number, it's four or five.

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And is the door blue or green?

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Okay, well, this is number four and the door is red.

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Let's try number five that has a green door.

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Okay.

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Lisa, Jennifer, hello, you're late.

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Come on in.

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My favorite room?

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Hmm, that's difficult.

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I like all the rooms in my house.

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The bathroom is lovely because it's really clean and modern.

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And I love relaxing in the living room.

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I bought some really comfortable armchairs, but I think my favorite is the kitchen.

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It has a big table and it's really nice to sit in there and have meals with all the family.

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We have a dining room, but we hardly ever use that.

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Choose the correct answer.

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Let's get started.

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Thank you.

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Part 5.

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Listen to two friends doing a magazine quiz and take notes.

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What's that?

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One of your magazines.

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Oh, let's do this food quiz.

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Okay.

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Fruit juice is better for you than milk.

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True or false?

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that's true

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because milk has more calories fruit juice is better you're wrong fruit juice is bad for your teeth

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and there's more sugar in it next question people in canada

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have a healthier diet than people in the u .s true

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or false there isn't any difference people eat the same things in canada

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and the u .s no in canada people eat more fruit

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and vegetables so they get more vitamins and in the U .S they have more salt in their diets, and salt is really bad for you.

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Oh dear.

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I love salty food.

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Next question.

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You eat more in winter.

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True or false?

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True.

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I eat when I'm cold and I always put on 5 or 10 pounds during winter.

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Well, it says here that you don't eat more in winter, but you don't go out much when the weather's cold.

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People are heavier in winter because they don't exercise.

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Ask me another.

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True or false.

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Short fat French fries are better than long thin French fries.

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Of course, they are.

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They're much tastier.

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I mean, they're better for your health.

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Yes, I know you're talking about health.

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And the answer is it's true because long thin fries have more oil on them.

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Correct.

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How much longer is this quiz?

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I'm hungry.

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This is the final question.

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Chocolate is good for you.

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Well, I love chocolate, but I don't think it's good for my health.

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There's a lot of sugar in it and a lot of calories.

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Yes, but the magazine says that some scientists found out

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that eating a little chocolate each day helps people to relax and feel happier.

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Where are you going?

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To the kitchen to get a bar of chocolate.

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i want to find out if the scientists are right choose the correct option

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Let's take a look at the top of the top of

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the top of the top of the top of the top

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of the top of the top of the top of the

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of the top top of the top top of the top

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