Listening Comprehension Test

For 4th form students

Text 1. Mark And His Friends
Hi, my name is Mark and I’m from London, England. London's great! It's got a
fantastic zoo and lots of amazing museums and parks. You can do lots of things here. I
usually go to a football match on Saturday afternoons. My friend Rob plays for the
school football team. He's brilliant!
My friends and I sometimes go to the ice rink or the cinema and every Wednesday
we go to an indoor swimming pool. Rob doesn't like swimming under water and I don't
like diving.
We’ve got a new girl in our class. Her name is Kim. She's from London but her
mother is from Scotland and her father is from Wales. A lot of Londoners have got
parents from other parts of Great Britain and from other countries. Rob's dad is Italian
and Rob often visits his grandparents in Italy. Lucky him!
My neighbour Jenny doesn't go to our school now. She's in Australia! Her dad's
got a new job in Melbourne. She doesn't write letters to us - she sends emails or makes
video calls!

While-listening task #1
Directions: in this part of the section you will listen to the text. While the first
listening look at the statements 1-6, decide, which of them are true (T) and which are
false (F) according to the text you have heard.
Task #1. Mark the following sentences as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).
1. There is a wonderful zoo in London.
2. Mark usually goes to a football match on Sunday afternoons.
3. Mark and his friend always go to the ice rink or the cinema.
4. Jenny is a new girl in Mark's class.
5. A new girl is a Londoner.
6. Jenny is in Austria.

While-listening task #2
Directions: in this part of the section you will listen to the text for the second time.
While listening look at the sentences 1-8, decide, which of the given answers (a, b, or c)
best corresponds to what was stated or implied in the text you have heard and mark your
answer by encircling the letter of your choice.
Task #2. For sentences (1—8) choose and circle the correct answer (a, b or c ).
1. Mark lives in ….
a) England b) Wales c) Scotland
2. Rob is a … football player.
a) weak b) good c) bad
3. Mark and his friend go to an indoor swimming pool …
a) at the weekend b) every Wednesday c) every Thursday
4. Mark doesn’t like ….
a) playing football b) swimming c) diving
5. …….. Londoners have got parents from other parts of Great Britain.
a) few b) not many c) many
6. Rob often visits his grandparents in….
a) Italy b) Great Britain c) Australia
7. Jenny doesn't go to …. now.
a) swimming pool b) school c) ice rink
8. Jenny’s dad has got a new job in …..
a) Australia b) Great Britain c) Italy

Text 2. Our School Year

We start school at the beginning of September. It's autumn but it's sometimes very
sunny. At the end of autumn it's usually cold and windy. It's sometimes stormy and it's
often cloudy and rainy, too. There's a special day in autumn – November 5th – Guy
Fawkes' Day. On this day we make a Guy – a man – from newspapers and clothes. Then
we burn him on a bonfire and watch fireworks.
Winter is a good season! I play football for the school team. There's a match every
Saturday and our team usually wins. It's always cold in winter and it's sometimes snowy,
too. We can't play football then.
I like spring. It's sometimes rainy but it's usually sunny – and we have a good time
at school! We always go on school trips in spring. We visit interesting places – castles
and take sandwiches for lunch.
Summer is my favourite season. It's usually sunny and hot. We always have Sports
Day in June. Vicki's a great runner and she usually wins the class race. The school year
ends in the middle of July and then summer holidays start!
While-listening task #1
 Directions: in this part of the section you will listen to the text. While the first
listening look at the statements 1-10, decide, which of them are true (T) and which are
false (F) according to the text you have heard.
Task #1. Mark the following sentences as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).
1. It’s often sunny in autumn.
2. The wind blows and it rains at the end of autumn.
3. They celebrate Guy Fawkes' Day in the middle of autumn.
4. On this day they make dolls.
5. Rob likes winter.
6. Rob plays football in winter.
7. It always snows in winter.
8. It's usually sunny but it often rains in spring.
9. Spring is a great season for schoolchildren.
10. Robby has Sports Day in the middle of summer.

While-listening task #2
Directions: in this part of the section you will listen to the text for the second time.
While listening look at the sentences 1-10, decide, which of the given answers (a, b, or c)
best corresponds to what was stated or implied in the text you have heard and mark your
answer by encircling the letter of your choice.
Task #2. For sentences (1—10) choose and circle the correct answer (a, b or c ).
1. Guy Fawkes' Day is a __________ day in autumn.
a) specific b) sunny c) special
2. They can _________ fireworks on Guy Fawkes' Day.
a) make b) set off c) see
3. Rob’s football team ___________ wins.
a) seldom b) usually c) always
4. There's a football match _________ Saturday.
a) on b) next c) this
5. They can go on excursions to ____________.
a) schools b) towns c) castles
6. They take sandwiches ____________.
 a) on trips b) to school c) to football matches
7. Rob likes __________ most of all.
a) winter b) spring c) summer
8. Vicki usually wins the ____________.
a) competition b) match c) trip
9. Vick can __________ very well.
a) swim b) run c) play football
10. Summer holidays begin __________ of summer at Rob’s school.
a) in the middle b) at the end c) at the beginning