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!