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London Tests of English 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

                

           Session Two: 2006 

 

 

                                                        

           

     Tape Script  

                 

Level 1

 

 
 
 
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RUBRIC:  

Hello everyone! Today’s test is the London Tests of English Level One. 
The theme of this test is Books and Book Clubs. This test lasts one hour 
and thirty minutes. There are six tasks. Tasks One and Two are 
listening. You must listen to the tape and write your answers in this 
booklet. Good luck!  

 

Task One:  

Talking in the kitchen  

 
 

Greg Turner is in his bedroom when someone calls from the kitchen. 

 

Listen to the conversation and answer the questions. Write a short 
answer in each space. The first one is an example. You will hear the 
conversation twice. Do as much as you can the first time and finish your 
work the second time. You have one minute to look at the questions and 

read again what you have to do.  
  

[ONE MINUTE PAUSE]  
 

 Listen carefully. The conversation starts now.  
  

[TONE/BEEP]  
 

[FIVE SECOND PAUSE]  
 
MOTHER: 

Greg, can you come down?  

GREG: 

What do you want, mum? I’m busy.  

I’m revising. Then I’m going to watch a fantastic horror film on TV after the 

news.  

MOTHER: 

Watch a film? But what about the washing up? You forgot to do it this 

afternoon and I don’t have time to do it now.  

GREG: 

Why not? Are you going to Jane’s house?  

MOTHER: 

No, I’m going to the theatre with Jill. The play starts at seven   

and I don’t want to be late.  

GREG: 

OK mum. Just coming.   

MOTHER: 

Thanks. By the way, how’s the revision going?  

GREG: 

OK. I did Maths last night and I finished my French revision this afternoon.  

MOTHER: 

When’s your next exam, Greg?  

GREG: 

Tomorrow. I’ve got English. I’ve got French on Thursday and Maths is on 

Friday.  

MOTHER: 

You’ll be glad when the exams are over.  

GREG: 

Too right mum, I will.  

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MOTHER: 

What are you going to do after the exams, Greg? Go to a pop concert?   

GREG: 

A pop concert? No. I haven’t got money for that.  

MOTHER:  

Well, go to a football match with Steve, then.  

GREG:  

A football match? Same problem, mum. No money.  

MOTHER:  

What about going bowling, then? That’s cheap.  

GREG:  

Yes, I know, but I don’t want to go bowling. Bowling’s boring.  

MOTHER:  

Well, haven’t you got any ideas?  

GREG:  

Not at the moment mum, no. 

MOTHER: 

OK, well it’s time for me to go now. Now where did I put my car keys?  

GREG: 

They’re on the table in the dining room. Have a nice time and drive safely.   

MOTHER:  

I will. The play ends at ten o’clock so I’ll be back at half past. Enjoy 

the film.  

GREG:   

And you enjoy the play, mum. Bye  

 

[FIVE SECOND PAUSE ]  
  
RUBRIC: 

 You will now hear the conversation again.  

  

[REPEAT RECORDED TEXT] 
 
[FIVE SECOND PAUSE] 
 
RUBRIC:  

That is the end of Task One. Now go on to Task Two. 

 
 
  

Task Two:  

A Radio Programme  

  
 

When Greg’s Mum arrives home, Greg is listening to the radio.  

 

Listen to the end of the programme and Greg’s conversation with his 
mum. For each question, put a cross in the box below the correct 
picture. The first one is an example. You will hear the recording twice. 
Do as much as you can the first time and finish your work the second 

time. You have one minute to look at the questions and pictures and 
read again what you have to do.  

  
[ONE MINUTE PAUSE]  
 

Listen carefully. The recording starts now.  
 

[TONE/BEEP] 

  
[FIVE SECOND PAUSE]  
 

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MALE: 

That was Ben Smith with information about this week’s new films. Now 

here’s Samina to tell us about sports.  

FEMALE: 

Thanks John. Yes, there are a lot of great sports in our area, not just 

tennis, football or swimming in the new pool. Last Thursday I went horse 

riding at Preston Farm. The horses are great. You can ride for one or two 

hours. The farm stables are open seven days a week, starting from eight in 

the morning till dark. Prices are ten pounds in the morning and fifteen 

pounds after three.   

  

At Holford, near Preston Farm, you can go hot air ballooning. You fly above 

the hills and rivers and see the countryside. You have a pilot to help you. 

An hour’s flight costs seventy-five pounds, two hours costs a hundred and 

forty pounds and a three-hour flight costs two hundred pounds. At the end 

of a flight a car takes you home.  

Now back to you, John. What’s new in town?  

MALE: 

Thanks Samina. Now last Monday I ate at Mario’s, the new Italian 

restaurant in Market Street. The food was excellent. Phone Mario’s on 

Preston double four seven nine three oh one to find out more about menus 

and prices.   

  

On Thursday I went to the Gold Book Club, a book club for young people. 

Every week you get three new books to read and then you meet to talk 

about them. It’s a great way to make new friends and read interesting 

books. The club costs five pounds to join but you don’t pay for meetings.  

FEMALE: 

Thanks for that, John. Well it’s eleven fifteen now and that’s all for 

tonight. Join us next Wednesday and Thursday at ten and Friday at nine 

thirty.  

GREG:   

Hello mum.   

MOTHER: Hi 

Greg. 

GREG: 

Did you like the play?  

MOTHER: 

Yes, I did. It was very sad in places but I really enjoyed it.  

What about you? What was your film like?  

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GREG: 

It was terrible. I turned it off.  

But after, I listened to a good programme on the radio. It gave me an idea 

for a new hobby. I’m going to join a book club.  

MOTHER: 

Really? That sounds interesting …  

 

[FIVE SECOND PAUSE ]  
  
RUBRIC:  

You will now hear the recording again.  

  
[REPEAT RECORDED TEXT] 
 

[FIVE SECOND PAUSE] 
  
RUBRIC:  

That is the end of the listening tasks. The other tasks test your reading 
and writing of English. Now go on to Task Three.  
  

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