Elementary Tests Audio Script
Track 1: Progress Test 1, Listening exercise 1
1
A: Do you get up early, Jim?
B: Yes, at half past seven. Then I have a cup of coffee and a quick shower.
A: What time do you start work?
B: At quarter past nine. I leave home at about eight fifteen.
2
A: Could I have a return ticket to Oxford, please?
B: That’s £14.
A: Here you are. What time does it leave?
B: At two thirty-five – from platform 13.
A: Platform 13. Thanks.
3
A: Have you got a big family, Julie?
B: Yes! I’ve got four brothers and three sisters. What about you, Anna?
A: My family’s quite small. I’ve got one sister. She’s got two children.
B: So you’re an aunt, too! Great.
4
A: How about having lunch tomorrow, Katie?
B: Good idea. What time?
A: Twelve thirty’s good for me.
B: Oh, sorry Bob. I’ve got a meeting at 12.15. How about one fifteen?
A: No problem. See you then.
5
A: How’s your new job in Italy, Jack?
B: Wonderful, Peter. But I work in France!
A: Oh, do you work for a French company?
B: No, it’s Spanish. But I work in their Paris office.
A: How fantastic! I love Paris.
6
A: Can I have two of those batteries, please?
B: The big pack or the small pack?
A: How much are they?
B: The big pack’s £7.40 and the small pack’s £5.60.
A: OK. The big one, please.
B: That’s £7.40.
Track 2: Progress Test 1, Pronunciation exercise 2
cars car
aunts aunts
coins coins
glasses glasses
sweets sweets
nurses nurses
uncles uncles
stamps stamps
books books
sandwiches sandwiches
keys keys
watches watches
Track 3: Progress Test 2, Listening exercise 1
Tony: OK Carol, are we ready to order now?
Carol: I think so. Let’s check what we all want first.
Sam: Well, I’d like the roast beef.
Charlie: The same for me.
Carol: OK, that’s Sam and Charlie – two roast beef.
Charlie: Can I have fries with mine, please?
Carol: OK. And Sam? Do you want some fries too?
Sam: No, thanks. Just potatoes and vegetables.
Carol: Mum? Do you want roast beef too?
Mum: Umm, yes…but I’m not sure now. The grilled chicken looks good. Yes, grilled chicken. And could I have it with grilled vegetables and rice?
Carol: Of course, Mum. What about you, Rosie?
Rosie: Fish and a large fries for me, please.
Carol: With salad?
Rosie: Yeah, great.
Carol: Tony, what would you like?
Tony: Umm, chicken soup – and pasta with prawns, I think.
Carol: Yes, the soup’s a good idea. But I’m a vegetarian so I’d like the vegetable soup, I think. And a large cheese salad …
Waiter: Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Would you like to order now?
Track 4: Progress Test 2, Pronunciation exercise 2
loved loved
worked worked
studied studied
liked liked
wanted wanted
stayed stayed
stopped stopped
travelled travelled
started started
played played
danced danced
listened listened
Track 5: Progress Test 3, Listening exercise 1
B: At nine fifteen. So I leave home at about quarter past eight.
A: How about seeing a film tonight?
B: Good idea. There’s an action film I’d like to see at the Odeon.
A: Is it American?
B: No, I think it’s Chinese. Jet Li’s in it.
A: Oh really? Sounds good. I like Jet Li.
B: Me, too. What time’s good for you?
A: I feel like eating Italian food. How about going out to eat?
B: Good idea. The Trattoria’s good.
A: Yeah, but you can’t wear jeans to go in there…
B: …and you have to wear a jacket!
A: Right! So it’s the Pizzeria again.
A: Hi James. What are you doing?
B: ...
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