Listening

A2 Key Practice Tests provide practice tests for A2 Key. The listening test has five parts. Each piece is heard twice. Part 1 involves choosing the correct answer based on a conversation about travel plans. Part 2 provides information about the library's opening hours, borrowing limits, fines, and library cards. Part 3 is about choosing a movie to watch at the cinema. Part 4 contains conversations about a meal at a restaurant, being late for work, a holiday change, and shopping for potatoes. A2 Key Practice Tests Practice Tests for A2 Key. Copyright HarperCollins Publishers, 2020. Key English Test, Listening. There are five parts to the test. You will hear each piece twice. We will now stop for a moment. Please ask any questions now because you must not speak during the test. Now look at the instructions for part one. For each question, choose the correct answer. Look at question one. One. How will David travel? Hi David. Oh, what a lot of luggage. Where are you going? I'm going on holiday. Are you going to the airport? Well, we wanted to fly, but the flights were so expensive. Hmm, the train can be too. But we found discount train tickets online, even cheaper than the coach. Have a good trip. Now listen again. Hi David. Oh, what a lot of luggage. Where are you going? I'm going on holiday. Are you going to the airport? Well, we wanted to fly, but the flights were so expensive. Hmm, the train can be too. But we found discount train tickets online, even cheaper than the coach. Have a good trip. Two. What time will Roger see the dentist? Hello, can I make an appointment to see the dentist please? Let me see. There are times available next Friday. How about one o'clock? I've got a working lunch then. Is there anything later? I can come after three. I've got one available at three. And one at half past three. Okay, I'll take the later one please. Now listen again. Hello, can I make an appointment to see the dentist please? Let me see. There are times available next Friday. How about one o'clock? I've got a working lunch then. Is there anything later? I can come after three. I've got one available at three. And one at half past three. Okay, I'll take the later one please. Three. How much will Vera pay for her lunch? Can I have my bill please? You had the chicken, correct? That's seven pounds fifty. And chocolate cake, that's three pounds isn't it? So that's ten pounds fifty pence. Today dessert is half price. So seven pounds fifty pence plus one pound fifty. Oh, so nine. Here's a ten pound note. I'll get your change. Now listen again. Can I have my bill please? You had the chicken, correct? That's seven pounds fifty. And chocolate cake, that's three pounds isn't it? So that's ten pounds fifty pence. Today dessert is half price. So seven pounds fifty pence plus one pound fifty. Oh, so nine. Here's a ten pound note. I'll get your change. Four. What will the friends do in the afternoon? Would you like to play tennis this afternoon? Maybe. I was thinking of going to the indoor swimming pool. But the weather's lovely. What about the beach? But we can't play tennis on the beach. They say the weather will change. So let's go to the beach before it's too late. Okay. We'll keep tennis and the pool for another day. Now listen again. Would you like to play tennis this afternoon? Maybe. I was thinking of going to the indoor swimming pool. But the weather's lovely. What about the beach? But we can't play tennis on the beach. They say the weather will change. So let's go to the beach before it's too late. Okay. We'll keep tennis and the pool for another day. Five. What pets will Janet have? Janet wants a dog. Not in this house. A cat possibly. Or a fish. She can't play with a fish. That's why she wants a dog. We can go on holiday and leave a fish alone. We can leave cats too. I say a cat. Fine. I still think a fish would be good. Just don't ask me to look after the cats. Now listen again. What pets will Janet have? Janet wants a dog. Not in this house. A cat possibly. Or a fish. She can't play with a fish. That's why she wants a dog. We can go on holiday and leave a fish alone. We can leave cats too. I say a cat. Fine. Just don't ask me to look after the cat. That is the end of part one. Now look at part two. For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one word, or a number, or a date, or a time. Look at questions six to ten now. You have ten seconds. You will hear a woman talking to a group of students about the library. Welcome to the library. You will all come here a lot. So there's some important information that you need to know. First of all, the hours the library is open. During term time, the library is open 24 hours a day. But outside term time, it's open from half past eight in the morning until seven o'clock in the evening. Of course, you will want to take things out of the library. You can borrow different things like magazines, CDs, books. You can take up to ten different things out of the library, but only six books at one time. But please be careful. If you return things late, you will have to pay a fine. The cost is two pounds a day for each book and one pound a day for other things. Library cards are free, but you need to fill in a form and give it in with a photo. If you lose your card, you can get a new one, but it will cost five pounds. Now listen again. Welcome to the library. You will all come here a lot. So there's some important information that you need to know. First of all, the hours the library is open. During term time, the library is open 24 hours a day. But outside term time, it's open from half past eight in the morning until seven o'clock in the evening. Of course, you will want to take things out of the library. You can borrow different things like magazines, CDs, books. You can take up to ten different things out of the library, but only six books at one time. But please be careful. If you return things late, you will have to pay a fine. The cost is two pounds a day for each book and one pound a day for other things. Library cards are free, but you need to fill in a form and give it in with a photo. If you lose your card, you can get a new one, but it will cost five pounds. That is the end of part two. Now look at part three. For each question, choose the correct answer. Look at questions eleven to fifteen now. You have twenty seconds. Question eleven. You will hear Jane talking to her friend David about going to the cinema. Hi, David. Have you got any plans for this evening? Some of us are thinking of going to the cinema. Hello, Jane. That sounds great. What are you going to see? Well, we haven't decided yet. There's a new action film out, a James Bond film. But Robert's coming, and he isn't a fan of action films. What else is on? Let me try and remember what I saw on the website. There was a romantic film, two people fall in love, but one of them gets ill and dies young. It sounds good, but really sad. No, I really don't enjoy films like that at all. Are there any other choices? There's a comedy, and people say it's very funny, and a cartoon for children. Well, what about the funny one? Everyone likes a laugh, don't they? Okay, yeah, why not? Shall we pick you up on our way there, about eight? That's a plan. Now listen again. Hi, David. Have you got any plans for this evening? Some of us are thinking of going to the cinema. Hello, Jane. That sounds great. What are you going to see? Well, we haven't decided yet. There's a new action film out, a James Bond film. But Robert's coming, and he isn't a fan of action films. What else is on? Let me try and remember what I saw on the website. There was a romantic film, two people fall in love, but one of them gets ill and dies young. It sounds good, but really sad. No, I really don't enjoy films like that at all. Are there any other choices? There's a comedy, and people say it's very funny. And a cartoon for children. Well, what about the funny one? Everyone likes a laugh, don't they? Okay, yeah, why not? Shall we pick you up on our way there, about eight? That's a plan. That is the end of part three. Now look at part four. For each question, choose the correct answer. Sixteen. You will hear a woman talking to her friend about a meal at a restaurant. What did she eat? Did you enjoy your meal last night? Mmm, it was delicious. What did you have? Well, it was a steak restaurant, but there were other things on the menu too, like fish and pasta. David told me he had the pasta. Yes, but then he spent the whole meal looking at my fish. Now listen again. Did you enjoy your meal last night? Mmm, it was delicious. What did you have? Well, it was a steak restaurant, but there were other things on the menu too, like fish and pasta. David told me he had the pasta. Yes, but then he spent the whole meal looking at my fish. Seventeen. You will hear a man explaining why he was late for work. Why was he late? I'm sorry for being late. I couldn't do anything about it. I woke up earlier than usual and got my train okay, and the train was on time today for a change. But the road from the station was blocked with traffic, so the bus took over an hour. Usually it's a ten-minute journey. The traffic lights weren't working. Now listen again. I'm sorry for being late. I couldn't do anything about it. I woke up earlier than usual and got my train okay, and the train was on time today for a change. But the road from the station was blocked with traffic, so the bus took over an hour. Usually it's a ten-minute journey. The traffic lights weren't working. Eighteen. You will hear two friends talking about holidays. Where did Anita go? Did you have a nice holiday, Anita? Fantastic, thanks. You went to New York, didn't you? We did, not that it was planned. You see, we had booked Florida, but we were offered a change at the last moment because of the bad weather there. Los Angeles was also a possibility. Nice to have a choice. Now listen again. Did you have a nice holiday, Anita? Fantastic, thanks. You went to New York, didn't you? We did, not that it was planned. You see, we had booked Florida, but we were offered a change at the last moment because of the bad weather there. Los Angeles was also a possibility. Nice to have a choice. Nineteen. You will hear two friends talking about shopping. What do they need from the supermarket? Please get some potatoes when you go out. We've got some. They're in the cupboard with the other vegetables. Oh, er, but there aren't any carrots. Because we never eat them. We buy them and then we throw them out. But I want to make carrot cake. I haven't made it for months. Okay. Onions? We're okay for onions. Now listen again. Please get some potatoes when you go out. We've got some. They're in the cupboard with the other vegetables. Oh, er, but there aren't any carrots. Because we never eat them. We buy them and then we throw them out. But I want to make carrot cake. I haven't made it for months. Okay. Onions? We're okay for onions. Twenty. You will hear a man talking on the phone. Why can't he come to the party? I'm sorry. I left work early so I could come, but it's my mother. You met her when she visited me, didn't you? She's had a fall and I want to check that she's all right. I need to pay her a visit anyway. I was going to see her tomorrow after work, but I think I should go now. Now listen again. I'm sorry. I left work early so I could come, but it's my mother. You met her when she visited me, didn't you? She's had a fall and I want to check that she's all right. I need to pay her a visit anyway. I was going to see her tomorrow after work, but I think I should go now. That is the end of part 4. Now look at part 5. For each question, choose the correct answer. Look at questions 21 to 25 now. You have 15 seconds. You will hear Greta talking to Anthony about holidays. What type of holiday will each person go on? Hello, Anthony. Are you getting ready for your holiday? Yes, Greta. We're very excited. We've got new boots this year and we're going to try them on. We've got new boots this year and we're going to try and do about 16 kilometres a day. Great. I talked to Julie earlier. She's got her sun cream and hat ready. It's sun, sea and sand for her holiday this year. Yes, and she said I could use her tent. My sister and I are going to Scotland. Sleeping out in a field? That's not for me. I hope the weather is nice for you. Talking about holidays, you know John, my neighbour? Yes, didn't he go skiing last winter? Yes, and he broke his leg. He said never again after that. He's booked a tour of four European capital cities. He showed me a long list of interesting places he's going to visit. I thought he was going cycling with Jenny. That was the plan, but not anymore. Jenny couldn't go. She has to work all summer. She'll be home alone then because Ed will be away on his boat. Now listen again. Hello, Anthony. Are you getting ready for your holiday? Yes, Greta. We're very excited. We've got new boots this year, and we're going to try and do about 16 kilometres a day. Great. I talked to Julie earlier. She's got her sun cream and hat ready. It's sun, sea and sand for her holiday this year. Yes, and she said I could use her tent. My sister and I are going to Scotland. Sleeping out in a field? That's not for me. I hope the weather is nice for you. Talking about holidays, you know John, my neighbour? Yes. Didn't he go skiing last winter? Yes, and he broke his leg. He said never again after that. He's booked a tour of four European capital cities. He showed me a long list of interesting places he's going to visit. I thought he was going cycling with Jenny. That was the plan, but not anymore. Jenny couldn't go. She has to work all summer. She'll be home alone then, because Ed will be away on his boat. That is the end of part five. You now have six minutes to write your answers on the answer sheet. That is the end of the test.