TEST 5

1  - 31 2 - half past four/4.30   3  - cakes, games    4  - jeans    5  - phone GIRL:   Dad, can I have a party for me and seven other girls at school? MAN:   Why? It isn’t your birthday. GIRL:   I know, but the school exams are over. MAN:   All right. When do you want to have the party? GIRL:   On Saturday? MAN:   OK. GIRL:   Could we have the party at Grandmother’s house? MAN:   I think so, but why there? GIRL:   Because her house is bigger. What’s the number of her house? I can’t remember. MAN:   It’s thirty-one. And it’s in Regent Street. GIRL:   I remember the name of the street, Dad! MAN:   And when you ask your friends to come, you must put the time too. GIRL:   Can we start at half past three in the afternoon? MAN:   That’s too early, I think. Put half past four. GIRL:   OK. I’m going to ask my friends to bring some things so Mum won’t have to do everything. And I can help too. MAN:   What kind of things? GIRL:   How about cakes and some games? MAN:   All right. And tell your friends to wear jeans. GIRL:   Why, Dad? MAN:   Well, then you can play in the garden if the weather’s nice. GIRL:   Oh, yes … excellent. I love climbing the trees in the garden. MAN:   I know. And ask your friends’ parents to phone me, please. GIRL:   Why? MAN:   Because it’s good to have everyone’s address. GIRL:   OK. Thanks, Dad. Oh … it will be great!

1 - science    2  - Shaker    3  - 15/fifteen    4 - kitchen    5  - black   WOMAN:   Right, please be quiet, everyone. I want to tell you about your new teacher. BOY:   When is the new teacher going to start teaching us, Miss Brown? WOMAN:   Next week, Harry. BOY:   Which day? WOMAN:   On Tuesday. BOY:   Which subject will she teach us? WOMAN:   You ask a lot of questions, Harry. BOY:   Sorry, Miss Brown, but I just want to know. WOMAN:   All right. Well, she usually teaches maths, but she’s going to teach your class science. BOY:   And what’s her name? WOMAN:   Yes, that’s important! It’s Mrs Shaker. Can you spell that for us? BOY:   Is it S-H-A-K-E-R? WOMAN:   That’s right, Harry. Excellent. BOY:   And which classroom will she teach in? WOMAN:   She’ll be in classroom fifteen. And where is that, Harry? BOY:   It’s next to the school kitchen. WOMAN:   Good. Now, this is her first job, so please be kind to her. BOY:   I’ll meet her in the car park and carry all her bags and books. What colour is her car? Do you know? WOMAN:   Blue, I think. No, sorry, it’s black. The new secretary’s car is blue. BOY:   And can we …? WOMAN:   That’s enough questions, Harry. Now we must start some work.

PART 3

1 -  3.30    2  - 12/twelve    3  - green   4  - garden    5 - gloves Audioscript BOY:   Mum, can we have a party for Dad’s birthday? WOMAN:   Oh, yes … that will be nice. BOY:   But it must be a secret. WOMAN:   All right. But when shall we have it? It’s his birthday on Tuesday, but that isn’t a good day for a party. BOY:   How about Sunday? WOMAN:   OK. BOY:   We can have the party in the evening. WOMAN:   The afternoon will be better, Peter, because you have to go to school on Monday. BOY:   All right. What time can we have the party, then? WOMAN:   Half past three, I think. BOY:   OK. How many people can come? Twenty? WOMAN:   Not that many. Just the family and a few of Dad’s friends. I’ll make enough food for twelve people. BOY:   Can you make a big, square cake? And it must be green. That’s Dad’s favourite.

WOMAN:   I’ll try! But you must help me, too. There will be a lot of things to do. BOY:   OK. Give me something to do now. Shall I tidy the dining room? WOMAN:   No. You don’t need to do that, because we can eat outside in this lovely weather. So can you please tidy the garden? BOY:   That sounds boring! WOMAN:   I know. But we want everything to look nice, don’t we? BOY:   Yes, you’re right. What present shall I get him? WOMAN:   How about some new gloves? He needs some for his golf and he’s lost his old ones. BOY:   But that will be expensive … WOMAN:   Well, I’ll give you some money. But you must cut the grass first! BOY:   OK.

 

 

 

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.