Practice English Listening Test for A2 – Listening to Describing People Test #2

Lines should be drawn between:

1   Jane and the girl who’s winning the race

2   Sarah and the girl who’s sleeping under the tree

3   Helen and the girl with the gold cup

4   Emma and the girl who’s fallen down

5   Betty and the girl who’s helping Emma to get up

Audioscript

MAN:   Is that Katy, there, near the tree?

GIRL:   Yes, it is. Look, she’s jumping very high.

MAN:   Yes, she’s very good at jumping.

1

MAN:   Who’s that girl running in the race?

GIRL:   The one who’s winning?

MAN:   Yes.

GIRL:   I think that’s Jane.

MAN:   You’re right. It is Jane.

2

GIRL:   Look at Sarah under the tree. She looks tired.

MAN:   Is Sarah the girl who is sleeping, then?

GIRL:   Yes. She’s tired because she’s run in three races today.

3

MAN:   Do you know the girl who’s won the gold cup?

GIRL:   The gold cup?

MAN:   Yes.

GIRL:   Oh, yes, I know her – her name’s Helen.

4

MAN:   Oh no! Someone in the race has fallen over!

GIRL:   Oh, yes, it’s Emma. Is she OK?

MAN:   Yes, look, she’s smiling. She’s fine.

5

MAN:   Someone is helping the girl who has fallen over.

GIRL:   Who is it?

MAN:   I think it’s Betty.

GIRL:   Yes, it is. She always helps people if she can.

Lines should be drawn between:

1   Mary and the girl beside the largest camel

2   David and the boy taking a photograph

3   Ben and the boy getting on a camel

4   Sally and the girl who has fallen off a camel

5   Richard and the boy who is whispering something to a girl

Audioscript

BOY:   Can you see Betty?

GIRL:   Yes, she’s next to the pyramid.

BOY:   What’s she doing?

GIRL:   She’s pointing at the camels.

1

BOY:   And which girl’s Mary?

GIRL:   Can you see the biggest camel?

BOY:   Yes!

GIRL:   Well, Mary’s standing next to it.

2

GIRL:   What about David?

BOY:   David’s standing next to the pyramid.

GIRL:   Is he the boy who’s laughing?

BOY:   No, that isn’t him. David’s taking photos.

3

BOY:   Where’s Ben?

GIRL:   He’s trying to get on the camel.

BOY:   Oh, yes. It’s difficult, isn’t it?

4

GIRL:   Look at Sally!

BOY:   Why, what’s she doing?

GIRL:   She’s just fallen off her camel.

BOY:   Oh, Has she hurt her head?

GIRL:   No, I think she’s OK.

5

BOY:   Which boy is Richard?

GIRL:   He’s standing over there – next to that girl.

BOY:   Oh, yes, he’s whispering something to her.

GIRL:   Yes, but I can’t hear him!

Lines should be drawn between:

1   Emma and the girl on the sledge with a dog

2   David and the boy making a snowman

3   Pat and the girl skiing

4   Peter and the boy pulling the sledge

5   Helen and the girl throwing snowballs at the snowman

Audioscript

BOY:   I’m looking for Harry. Where is he?

GIRL:   He’s standing near the tree.

BOY:   With snow on his head?

GIRL:   Yes, some snow’s just fallen on his head.

1

BOY:   And which girl is Emma?

GIRL:   She’s sitting on a sledge.

BOY:   With a dog?

GIRL:   That’s right.

2

GIRL:   Look at David.

BOY:   What’s he doing?

GIRL:   He’s making the biggest snowman in the world!

3

BOY:   Where’s Pat?

GIRL:   She’s skiing down the hill.

BOY:   Oh, yes. She’s good, isn’t she?

4

GIRL:   Peter’s very strong.

BOY:   Why, what’s he doing?

GIRL:   He’s pulling that sledge.

5

BOY:   Look at Helen.

GIRL:   Where is she?

BOY:   There – look! She’s throwing snowballs at the snowman.

GIRL:   Oh, yes. One’s just hit the snowman’s head.