A1 Listening Test # Meeting a new friend

 

TEST 01 | A1 LISTENING Meeting a New Friend 5 questions | 5 marks | Audio length: 2:38 | Answer aloud Description You will hear a woman introduce herself. Listen for her name, home, job, age and favourite activity. How to use this test Play the matching MP3. The description is read first, followed by the passage twice. Then you will hear five questions. Each question is followed by eight seconds of silence for your answer. You can pause for more time. Do not read page 2 until you finish.

 Questions 1. What is the woman's first name? Answer: __________________________________________________________________ 

2. How old is she? Answer: __________________________________________________________________

 3. Which city does she live in? Answer: __________________________________________________________________ 

4. Where does she work? Answer: __________________________________________________________________ 

5. What does she like doing on Sundays? Answer: __________________________________________________________________

 Audio file: 01_Meeting_a_New_Friend.mp3 These are general beginner listening and spoken-response exercises, not official exam papers. 1 A1 Listening Practice | Original practice material | Synthetic British English narration TEST 01 | TRANSCRIPT AND ANSWERS Audio transcript Opening and description A one listening practice. Test one. Meeting a New Friend. Description. You will hear a woman introduce herself. Listen for her name, home, job, age and favourite activity. Listen to the passage twice. Then answer five questions aloud. Here is the passage. Passage - first reading Hello. My name is Emma Wilson. I am twenty-four years old. I live in Bristol with my sister. I work in a small bookshop near my home. I like my job because I love books. On Sundays, I like swimming. I usually go to the swimming pool in the morning. Repeat instruction and second reading Now listen to the passage again. Hello. My name is Emma Wilson. I am twenty-four years old. I live in Bristol with my sister. I work in a small bookshop near my home. I like my job because I love books. On Sundays, I like swimming. I usually go to the swimming pool in the morning. Spoken questions Now answer five questions. Say your answers aloud. You have eight seconds after each question. 

Question one. What is the woman's first name? [8-second pause] 

Question two. How old is she? [8-second pause]

 Question three. Which city does she live in? [8-second pause] Question four. Where does she work? [8-second pause] 

Question five. What does she like doing on Sundays? [8-second pause] This is the end of the test.

 Answer key - sample spoken answers 1. Her first name is Emma. 

2. She is twenty-four years old. 

3. She lives in Bristol. 

4. She works in a small bookshop. 

5. She likes swimming.