TEST 6

1  - Beulah    2  - 91 3  - brother  4 photographer    5 - computer game(s)   GIRL:   Can I ask you some questions, Richard? It’s for my school work. MAN:   Yes, of course. I’m happy to help. Are the questions very difficult? GIRL:   No, they’re not. Who’s the oldest person in your family? MAN:   That’s easy. My grandmother. GIRL:   Right. GIRL:   What’s her name? MAN:   It’s Beulah. GIRL:   I’ve never heard that name before. How do you spell it? MAN:   B-E-U-L-A-H. GIRL:   How old is she? Is it OK to ask that? MAN:   Yes, yes – it’s not a secret! She’s ninety-one. GIRL:   Wow! That’s great! My grandmother is only sixty. And does your grandmother live with you, Richard? MAN:   No, she lives with her brother. They have a nice flat near the park. GIRL:   Did your grandmother have a job when she was younger? MAN:   Yes, she was a photographer. She worked for a lot of famous newspapers. GIRL:   What hobbies does she have now? MAN:   Well, lots of things, but she likes computer games best. GIRL:   I’d like to meet your grandmother, Richard – she sounds very interesting!

1  - Secret    2  - 400 3 - computer  4 - July    5 - Clifton WOMAN:   Tom, there’s something here in the newspaper about a competition. It looks interesting. BOY:   What kind of competition is it, Mum? WOMAN:   You have to write a story and send it to the newspaper. BOY:   I could do that! BOY:   What do you have to write about? WOMAN:   It says the story is called ‘My Secret Wish’ BOY:   That’s difficult! WOMAN:   No, it isn’t! You want to be a famous footballer! It will be easy for you to write about that, won’t it? BOY:   I can try. And how long must it be? Does it say? WOMAN:   Yes. You have to write about 400 words. That’s not very much. It’s about two pages, isn’t it? You usually write about 200 words on a page. BOY:   And if I win …? WOMAN:   You get a computer! BOY:   Great! When do you have to send them the story? WOMAN:   You must post it before 14 July. Is that enough time? BOY:   I think so … I’ve got three weeks. Where must I send it? WOMAN:   It says, write your name and address on it, put it in a big envelope and post it to the newspaper office in Clifton Street. BOY:   Is that C-L-I-F-T-E-N? WOMAN:   No … C-L-I-F-T-O-N. BOY:   OK. Great! I’ll begin now!

PART 3

1 - tent    2  - Horris    3  - vegetables   4  - brown    5 -  garden BOY:   Mum, did you have a pet when you were young? WOMAN:   Yes. Why? BOY:   Because we have to write about pets for homework. WOMAN:   Well, when I was about five, my father found a rabbit. BOY:   And was that your pet, Mum? WOMAN:   Yes, but all the family loved it. BOY:   Where did your dad find the rabbit? WOMAN:   Well, he went camping with my brother one weekend and he found the rabbit in their tent. BOY:   And didn’t it hop away? WOMAN:   No, it didn’t. BOY:   And did your rabbit have a name? Can you remember it?

WOMAN:   Oh, yes, because I chose it. We called it Horris. BOY:   That’s a strange name. How do you spell it? WOMAN:   H-O-R-R-I-S. It was the name of a rabbit in a television programme. BOY:   Oh. And did you give it grass to eat? WOMAN:   Well, it ate grass, but we gave it vegetables. Rabbits like those best. BOY:   Oh, yes. And what colour was it? WOMAN:   It was brown and it had very long ears and a soft coat. It was very good at jumping! BOY:   And where did it like? In your bedroom? WOMAN:   No, in the garden. Rabbits don’t like living inside. BOY:   And did you often play with it? WOMAN:   Oh, yes. Every day! BOY:   Well, perhaps one day we could have a rabbit too! WOMAN:   Hmmm.

TEST 7

1 History   2 dentist    3 meeting 4 Follow    5 Saffron   Audioscript GIRL:   Mum. Can my friend Daisy come here after school on Monday? WOMAN:   Not on Monday, Jane. You’re going to Vicky’s house, remember? GIRL:   Oh, yes, of course. I forgot. I’m going to look after her baby. WOMAN:   Look, I’m writing it in the family diary, so you won’t forget. GIRL:   Oh, can you write something for me, under Tuesday? WOMAN:   Yes. What shall I write? GIRL:   ‘Jane’s History Exam.’ WOMAN:   Ooh, yes. That’s important. GIRL:   And something else. Jack has to go to the doctor’s on Wednesday morning. He told me. WOMAN:   Your brother Jack gets everything wrong! He has to go to the dentist then. I’ve told him three times. GIRL:   When is Dad going to go to London? WOMAN:   On Thursday morning, very early. He’s going to fly this time. GIRL:   Really? What’s he going to do there? WOMAN:   He has an important meeting at South Television. GIRL:   Oh, right. Mum, could we go to the cinema on Friday evening? WOMAN:   Um, yes, all right. There’s a new film with Sally Gold – what’s it called – ‘Find That Star’? GIRL:   No, Mum. It’s ‘Follow That Star’. WOMAN:   Well, let’s go and see that. GIRL:   Could we go to a restaurant before the film starts? WOMAN:   No, Jane. We’re going out for dinner on Saturday, remember? For your father’s birthday. GIRL:   Oh, yes. Sorry. Where are we going to do? WOMAN:   To the Saffron Restaurant. Ooh, how do you spell that? GIRL:   Oh, Mum – it’s S-A-double F-R-O-N. And they have really good mango ice cream there. WOMAN:   I know. It’s your father’s favourite, too!

1  factory    2 train    3 7.30 4 cakes    5 uniform   Audioscript BOY:   Aunt Lucy, I have to do some homework about different jobs. WOMAN:   Do you? Well, you can write about my job! BOY:   OK. You’re a cook, aren’t you? WOMAN:   That’s right. I love my job. BOY:   I have to ask you five questions about your job. WOMAN:   OK. What’s the first one? BOY:   Where do you work, Aunt Lucy? WOMAN:   I work at a factory. BOY:   OK. I have to write down the answers. WOMAN:   That’s OK. BOY:   And how do you go to work? Do you go on the bus? WOMAN:   I can’t do that. It takes too long so I go on the train. BOY:   OK. And what time do you have to start work every day? WOMAN:   Oh, very early! I start at half past seven, but I have to leave home at seven o’clock. BOY:   That IS early! And what do you make at the place where you work? WOMAN:   We make cakes. BOY:   Wow! What a great job! Do you eat some of them? WOMAN:   No! If you make them all day, you don’t want to eat them! BOY:   And my last question. What do you have to wear there? WOMAN:   We all have to wear a uniform. I like it. It looks nice, too. BOY:   Good. Well, thanks for answering my questions. Can I come and visit you at work one day? WOMAN:   I don’t know. Perhaps.

PART 3

1 June    2 Burley    3 10/ten (children)   4 rucksack    5 insects Audioscript BOY:   Mum! Miss Right a school is going to take some of us on a camping holiday! Can I go? WOMAN:   For how long? BOY:   It’s just for three days! WOMAN:   Oh! I see. WOMAN:   When is this holiday? BOY:   She’s going to leave on June 6th and come back home on the 9th. WOMAN:   Hmm. I must write that in my diary. All right. And where will you camp? BOY:   On a farm. It’s called Burley Farm. That’s B-U-R-L-E-Y. Miss Right wrote it on the board. WOMAN:   Oh, I know. It’s near the forest. We went there on holiday once. Do you remember?

BOY:   No! WOMAN:   You were very little. But I have a few more questions. BOY:   OK. WOMAN:   How many children are going to go? BOY:   Only ten children and there will be two teachers with us. That’s OK, isn’t it? WOMAN:   Yes. What do you have to take with you? BOY:   We don’t need to take any tents. The teachers will bring them, but I will have to take a rucksack to carry things in. WOMAN:   OK, and what are you going to do on this holiday? Sports? Learn about the farm animals there? BOY:   No. We’re going to learn about insects. We’re going to watch them, draw them and take pictures of them. WOMAN:   That sounds interesting! Perhaps I’ll come too! BOY:   Mum! You can’t! You’re too big!

TEST 8

1 sugar   2 SCONES 3 48 4 10/ten minutes    5 jam   Audioscript WOMAN:   Now everyone, listen carefully. Tomorrow we’re going to cook something together. BOY:   Oh, good. What do we need to bring? WOMAN:   Please bring a big bowl. BOY:   OK. WOMAN:   I want you to bring some other things from home. Please write them on a piece of paper now. BOY:   Do we have to bring flour, Miss? WOMAN:   No, you don’t. We already have some. But I want you to bring sugar, butter and eggs. BOY:   OK, Miss. What are we going to cook? WOMAN:   They’re called scones. They are a kind of cake. BOY:   Do you spell that S-C-O-N-E-S? WOMAN:   Yes, that’s right. BOY:   How many scones are we going to make? WOMAN:   There will be enough to make 48, so everyone can take some home. BOY:   How long does it take to cook them? An hour? WOMAN:   No! It only takes ten minutes. BOY:   Are they nice, Miss? WOMAN:   Oh, yes! They’re lovely when they’re warm. You can eat them with jam.

1 8 2 Harding    3 insects   4 (a) snack/lunch // (some) food // snacks 5 uniform(s)/(the) school clothes Audioscript WOMAN:   Good morning, children! We’re going to visit a museum next week. Do you remember? You need to tell your parents about it, so listen carefully. BOY:   Are we going to go there on the train, Miss Fish? WOMAN:   Yes. That’s right, David. We’ll all walk to the station from the school together that morning. BOY:   Great! It’s going to be an exciting day! BOY:   What time will we leave school, Miss Fish? WOMAN:   We have to leave here at eight o’clock. Sorry! I know it’s early, but we’ll have more time at the museum if we leave then. BOY:   Does it take a long time to get there? WOMAN:   Yes. But the museum is very good. You’ll see. BOY:   What’s the name of the museum, Miss Fish? WOMAN:   It’s called the Harding Museum. Write that down, please. BOY:   Is that H-A-R-D-I-N-G? WOMAN:   Yes, that’s the right way to spell it. BOY:   And what will we see there? Will it be paintings like last time? WOMAN:   No, we’re going to learn about insects at the museum. We’re going to look at some, draw some and find out a lot of things about them. It will be very interesting for you. BOY:   Wow! It sounds excellent! Can we buy our lunch there too? WOMAN:   No. There’s no café there. So this is important. You must all bring a snack with you to eat at midday. Don’t forget! BOY:   OK. And what must we wear that day? Can we wear jeans? WOMAN:   No, you’re not in school that day, but you must still wear your uniform. BOY:   Oh … WOMAN:   You’re going to have a very good day there, David. Don’t forget to tell your parents all about it, children. Now open your math books, please. We’ve got lots of work to do this morning.

PART 3

1 Chopsticks    2 6 3 Margie    4 (a) cook 5 (all) excellent Audioscript BOY:   Hello, Anna. Did you watch television yesterday? WOMAN:   Yes, I did, in the evening after work. BOY:   Good. Can I ask you some questions, please? I have to write something about television for my English homework. WOMAN:   Yes, of course. BOY:   How many programmes did you watch? WOMAN:   Three. BOY:   Which was the best programme that you watched last night? WOMAN:   It was a film called ‘Chopsticks’. It was very one, but I enjoyed it. BOY:   Mmm. I didn’t see that. What time did it start? WOMAN:   At 6 o’clock. And it finished at half past seven. Then I had dinner, after that.

BOY:   Were there any famous actors in the film? WOMAN:   Yes. Margie MacDonald. I love her films! BOY:   Oh. Can you spell her first name for me? WOMAN:   Yes. It M-A-R-G-I-E. BOY:   And what is she in the film? I mean, what kind of person? WOMAN:   She’s a cook. In the story she wants to be a singer but she hasn’t got any money, so she has to work in a restaurant. BOY:   Oh, it sounds good. I’d like to see it now. WOMAN:   Yes. The actors were all excellent, and it’s an interesting story too.