KET 4 — Test 2 Listening
Listen to 5 parts with 25 questions. Use the YouTube audio above, jump to each part, take notes, and get instant auto-grading.
Five short conversations
You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice. There is one question for each conversation. For questions 1–5, choose the right answer (A, B or C).
This is the Cambridge Key English Test, Paper 2 Listening, Test 2.
Example — How many people were at the meeting? (30 = C)
Q1 — What are they going to buy for Pam?
Man: Last year we gave Pam a book for her birthday. Shall we buy her another one this year?
Woman: I think we should give her a plant or some chocolates.
Man: But she doesn’t like sweet things!
Woman: Let’s get her something to put in her garden, but not a book again! (B — a plant)
Q2 — When is the man’s appointment?
Man: Good morning. I’d like someone to cut my hair, please. Can I make an appointment?
Woman: Certainly. Wednesday or Thursday morning, or Friday afternoon?
Man: On Friday I’m going to go to France. What about Thursday? (B — Thursday)
Q3 — Which is the aunt’s postcard?
Boy: Look, Sandra. I got this really nice postcard from my aunt.
Sandra: Oh. What a pretty village and it’s right by a river. Is it in the mountains?
Boy: No, there are no mountains — just the river. (C — a village by a river)
Q4 — What time will the plane to Milan leave?
Man: Excuse me. What time is the next plane to Milan?
Woman: It should leave at quarter past seven but it’s an hour late today.
Man: That’s a problem. If it doesn’t leave until quarter past eight, I’ll be one hour late for my meeting. (C — 08.15)
Q5 — What does Joe’s father do?
Girl: What’s your father’s job, Joe?
Joe: He was a pilot but now he’s a farmer. What about your father?
Girl: He’s a photographer.
Joe: Oh, I want to do that — if I don’t become a pilot. (A — farmer)
A party — what do Sarah and Matthew say about each person?
Listen to Sarah and Matthew talking about the people they met at a party. What do they say about each person? For questions 6–10, write a letter A–H. You will hear the conversation twice.
Sarah: Did you like the party, Matthew?
Matthew: Yes. The blonde girl — that was Jenny, wasn’t it? (example: Jenny = A blonde)
Sarah: Yes. And John was very quiet, wasn’t he? He hardly said a word. (6 John = E quiet)
Matthew: And Mary was lovely — so friendly to everyone. (7 Mary = C friendly)
Sarah: Bob looked so young, didn’t he? I couldn’t believe he’s thirty! (8 Bob = H young)
Matthew: Another person I liked was David.
Sarah: Is he rather short?
Matthew: Not at all. He was taller than everybody there! (9 David = G tall) Who else did you meet?
Sarah: Sally. She’s travelled all over the world and knows a lot of famous people. Everything she said was interesting. (10 Sally = D interesting)
Matthew: It was a good party.
Anne — going to a shopping centre
Listen to Anne asking her friend about going to a shopping centre. For questions 11–15, choose A, B or C.
Friend: Anne, have you been to that new shopping centre?
Anne: The Forest Centre?
Friend: No, I mean Queen’s, the new one near the river.
Anne: Oh, I’ve seen the advertisement. It’s got the largest café and bookshop in the country.
Friend: It will have. Only the clothes shops are open this month. (11 = A clothes)
Anne: It’s at least thirty kilometres away and I haven’t got a car.
Friend: There’s a coach. It only goes on Tuesdays. (12 = B Tuesdays)
Anne: How much is the ticket?
Friend: It’s five pounds sixty. (13 = B £5.60)
Anne: Where do I get the coach?
Friend: The nearest stop to your house is outside the museum, not the bus station. (14 = C museum)
Anne: And how long does it take?
Friend: About forty minutes. (15 = C 40 minutes)
John Locke Travel — fill in the notes
You will hear a telephone conversation about a journey to New York. Listen and complete questions 16–20. You will hear the conversation twice.
📋 John Locke Travel — fill in the notes
Woman: John Locke Travel, can I help you?
Man: Yes, I’d like to book a journey to New York, please.
Woman: Certainly. What’s your name?
Man: It’s Mr Brierley. That’s B-R-I-E-R-L-E-Y. (16 Brierley)
Woman: And when would you like to leave?
Man: I’d like to leave on the ninth of December. (17 9th)
Woman: And return?
Man: On the thirtieth of March. (18 March)
Woman: The price for those dates is three hundred and sixty-five pounds. (19 365)
Man: Fine. And how do I get to the airport?
Woman: The best way is by train. (20 train)
Telephone message for Susanna — fill in the notes
📋 Telephone message for Susanna — fill in the notes
Susanna: Hi, Mum. This is Susanna. I know you’re going shopping this afternoon. Can you get something for me? I need a white T-shirt for the school tennis match tomorrow. (21 T-shirt)
The best shop is Davey’s — that’s D-A-V-E-Y-S. (22 Davey’s) It’s in the High Street, next to the cinema. (23 cinema)
I take a large size now, not medium. (24 large)
It shouldn’t be expensive — about eight pounds ninety-nine. (25 8.99) Thanks a lot, Mum. See you later. Bye.