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Test 2 Hello, this is the Cambridge English Starters Listening Test.
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Look at part one.
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Now look at the picture.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Hello, Mrs White.
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Here's a picture of my friends.
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Oh, yes.
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They're on the beach.
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Yes, they are.
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There's my friend Tom.
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He's playing badminton.
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I can see him.
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I like Tom's baseball cap.
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Yes, it's his favourite one.
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Can you see the line?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and draw lines.
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One.
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Who's that girl?
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She's sitting on the sand.
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That's my friend Grace.
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What's Grace doing?
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She's eating fries.
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She loves them.
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So do I.
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Me too.
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Two.
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Look at that boy.
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He's eating a burger.
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Oh, that's Hugo.
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He's standing in the sea.
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Yes, he is.
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Hugo loves the sea.
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I love it too.
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Three.
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Can you see my friend Alice?
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Who's Alice?
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She's that girl there.
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She's sitting under the tree.
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Oh, yes.
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She's reading a book.
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Is it good?
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Yes, it is.
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It's mine.
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It's about aliens.
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Four.
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Is that your friend in the boat too?
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Mark?
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Yes, Mark's my friend.
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Does he like fishing?
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Yes, he does.
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Five.
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Is that a jellyfish in the water?
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They're scary.
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Yes, it is.
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It's really big.
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Jill's looking at it.
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Oh, yes.
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Jill's wearing an orange dress.
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It's a fantastic picture.
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Now listen to part one again.
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One.
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Who's that girl?
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She's sitting on the sand.
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That's my friend Grace.
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What's Grace doing?
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She's eating fries.
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She loves them.
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So do I.
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Me too.
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Two.
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Look at that boy.
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He's eating a burger.
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Oh, that's Hugo.
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He's standing in the sea.
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Yes, he is.
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Hugo loves the sea.
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I love it too.
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Three.
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Can you see my friend Alice?
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Who's Alice?
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She's that girl there.
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She's sitting under the tree.
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Oh, yes.
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She's reading a book.
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Is it good?
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Yes, it is.
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It's mine.
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It's about aliens.
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Four.
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Is that your friend in the boat too?
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Mark?
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Yes, Mark's my friend.
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Does he like fishing?
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Yes, he does.
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Five.
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Is that a jellyfish in the water?
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They're scary.
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Yes, it is.
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It's really big.
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Jill's looking at it.
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Oh, yes.
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Jill's wearing an orange dress.
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It's a fantastic picture.
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That is the end of part one.
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Part two.
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Look at the picture.
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Listen and write a name or a number.
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There are two examples.
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Hello, May.
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Is this your monster?
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Yes, his name's Pink. Is that P-I-N-K?
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Yes, that's right.
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How old is he?
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He's two.
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Two?
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That's very young.
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Yes, he's a small baby monster.
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Can you see the answers?
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Now you listen and write a name or a number.
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One. Where does he live?
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In a bus. Which number?
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It's a number 12 bus.
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Twelve.
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Right.
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Two.
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Does he go to school?
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Yes, he does.
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It's a school for monsters.
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What's its name?
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Robot school.
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Is that R-O-B-O-T?
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Yes.
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Three.
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How many legs has he got?
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Legs?
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Ooh, he's got six.
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Six?
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Yes, that's right.
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Four.
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He lives with a friend.
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Is his friend a monster?
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No, a chicken.
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Her name's Lucy. Is that L-U-C-Y?
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Yes.
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Five.
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She's got some eggs. Has she?
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How many?
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Uh, she's got three.
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Sorry?
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She's got three brown eggs.
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Now listen to part two again.
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One. Where does he live?
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In a bus. Which number?
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It's a number 12 bus.
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Twelve.
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Right.
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Two.
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Does he go to school?
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Yes, he does.
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It's a school for monsters.
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What's its name?
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Robot school.
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Is that R-O-B-O-T?
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Yes.
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Three.
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How many legs has he got?
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Legs?
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Ooh, he's got six.
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Six?
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Yes, that's right.
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Four.
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He lives with a friend.
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Is his friend a monster?
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No, a chicken.
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Her name's Lucy.
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Is that L-U-C-Y?
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Yes.
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Five.
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She's got some eggs. Has she?
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How many?
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Uh, she's got three.
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Sorry?
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She's got three brown eggs.
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That is the end of part two.
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Part three.
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Look at the pictures.
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Now listen and look.
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There is one example.
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What's Bill wearing?
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Is that Bill in a black jacket?
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No, that's Bill's brother.
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Bill's next to the door.
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In the T-shirt and trousers?
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Yes, that's him.
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He's talking to the man with the blue shirt.
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Can you see the tick?
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Now you listen and tick the box.
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1. What's Pat's favorite animal?
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What animals do you like, Pat?
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Crocodiles are okay.
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Oh, I don't like them. Do you like hippos?
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No, they're ugly.
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Elephants are my favorite.
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2. What is Anna's grandmother doing?
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Is your grandmother sleeping, Anna?
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No, she's playing tennis with her friends.
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She loves sport.
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Can she swim?
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Yes, very well.
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3. What can the baby do?
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Does your baby brother like his new ball?
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Yes, he does.
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Can he bounce it?
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No. And he can't catch it, but he can throw it.
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Look.
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Four.
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What does Sam want?
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What food have we got, Mom?
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There's some pineapple, Sam.
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Do you want that?
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Or some watermelon?
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No, thanks.
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Can I have a banana?
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Okay.
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Here you are.
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5. Where's the computer?
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Have you got a computer in your bedroom, Nick?
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No, I haven't.
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Is there one in your kitchen?
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No, our computer is in the living room.
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Now listen to part three again.
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One.
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What's Pat's favorite animal?
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What animals do you like, Pat?
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Crocodiles are okay.
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Oh, I don't like them. Do you like hippos?
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No. They're ugly.
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Elephants are my favourite.
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Two.
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What is Anna's grandmother doing?
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Is your grandmother sleeping, Anna?
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No, she's playing tennis with her friends.
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She loves sport. Can she swim?
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Yes, very well.
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3. What can the baby do?
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Does your baby brother like his new ball?
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Yes, he does.
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Can he bounce it?
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No. And he can't catch it, but he can throw it.
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Look.
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Four What does Sam want?
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What food have we got, Mom?
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There's some pineapple, Sam.
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Do you want that?
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Or some watermelon?
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No, thanks.
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Can I have a banana?
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Okay.
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Here you are.
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Five.
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Where's the computer?
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Have you got a computer in your bedroom, Nick?
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No, I haven't.
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Is there one in your kitchen?
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No, our computer is in the living room.
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That is the end of part three.
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Part 4 Look at the picture.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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Look at the children.
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What are they doing?
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They're playing with some toy cars.
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Look at the car on the mat.
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Pardon?
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The car on the mat.
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Can you colour it brown?
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Yes, I can.
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Can you see the brown car on the mat?
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This is an example.
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Now you listen and colour.
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One.
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Can you see the big truck?
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Yes, it's in the street.
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What's on it?
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Is it a car?
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Yes, it is.
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Colour the car on the truck.
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Blue.
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OK.
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Great.
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Well done.
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Two.
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Can you see the flowers?
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Yes, I can.
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They're beautiful.
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There's a toy car next to them.
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Yes, there is.
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Can I colour it?
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OK.
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Colour the car next to the flowers yellow.
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All right.
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I'm colouring that now.
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Three.
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Now find the bike.
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OK.
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Where is it?
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Oh, I can see it.
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There's a car behind it.
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That's right.
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Colour that car green.
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OK.
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I'm colouring the car behind the bike now.
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Good.
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Four.
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What's that dog doing?
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He's playing with the children's car.
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Yes, the car is in his mouth.
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That's very funny.
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I like dogs.
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Me too.
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Can you colour that car purple?
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OK.
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Five.
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There's a toy car behind the bag.
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Yes, it's between the bag and that tree.
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That's right.
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Can you colour the car behind the bag red?
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OK.
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Good.
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What a fantastic picture.
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Now listen to part four again.
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One.
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Can you see the big truck?
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Yes, it's in the street.
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What's on it?
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Is it a car?
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Yes, it is.
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Colour the car on the truck blue.
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OK.
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Great.
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Well done.
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Two.
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Can you see the flowers?
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Yes, I can.
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They're beautiful.
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There's a toy car next to them.
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Yes, there is.
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Can I colour it?
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OK.
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Colour the car next to the flowers yellow.
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All right.
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I'm colouring that now.
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Three.
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Now find the bike.
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OK.
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Where is it?
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Oh, I can see it.
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There's a car behind it.
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That's right.
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Colour that car green.
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OK.
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I'm colouring the car behind the bike now.
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Good.
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Four.
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What's that dog doing?
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He's playing with the children's car.
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Yes, the car is in his mouth.
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That's very funny.
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I like dogs.
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Me too.
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Can you colour that car purple?
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OK.
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There's a toy car behind the bag.
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Yes, it's between the bag and that tree.
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That's right.
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Can you colour the car behind the bag red?
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OK.
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Good.
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What a fantastic picture.
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That is the end of the Starters Listening Test.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Starters 1 TEST 2 - Listening Tests 2”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: colour, listen, picture, monster, bag. This video has 382 sentences and 1466 words to shadow. The speech runs for 22:59. The speaker talks slowly, about 64 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 110 of its 382 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
egg noun/ɛɡ/An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell…
flower noun/ˈfloʊɚ/A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens…
grandmother noun/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/A mother of someone's parent.
coloring nounAn act or process which applies color.
bedroom noun/ˈbɛdˌɹum/A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
sand noun/sænd/Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in…
ugly adjective/ˈʌɡli/Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
scary adjective/ˈskɛə.ɹi/Causing fear or anxiety
tennis noun/ˈtɛnɪs/A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
twelve noun/twɛlv/A group of twelve items.
purple noun/ˈpɝ.pl̩/A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
robot noun/ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.
swim verb/swɪm/To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
elephant noun/ˈɛlɪfənt/A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
burger noun/ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/A hamburger.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
sit under verbTo be in the habit of hearing the preaching or teaching of (someone).

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Can you see the line?
  • Is that your friend in the boat too?
  • Can you see the answers?
  • Can you see the tick?
  • Does your baby brother like his new ball?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as they're, I'm, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like egg, flower, grandmother.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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