Flyers 4 – Test 2 Listening
100% Original Practice Test
Original A2 Flyers listening practice: 5 parts and 25 questions at the Garden Railway Open Day. Play the All English 4U audio, jump to each part and take notes. Submit to grade your own answers, then use Show Answer and the transcripts to review.
Learning guide
Level: A2 Flyers.
Topic: The Garden Railway Open Day.
Learning objectives
- Identify children from clues about their clothing, actions and positions.
- Listen for a surname, a day, a place, a number and an object in a booking conversation.
- Match each child to the object they finally choose for a railway display.
- Distinguish three picture options by listening for the confirmed detail.
- Follow position clues to colour four flags and write one word on a station sign.
Before you start: Read each task and look at its example. Notice differences between people and pictures, and predict the kind of word needed in each form gap. You will hear each part twice. Use headphones or clear speakers, and leave Show Answer and the transcripts until after your own attempt.
Teacher tip: Give learners time to preview each part. Ask them to explain the clue that supports an answer, especially when a speaker corrects an earlier idea. For Part 5, check the object, position, colour and the writing instruction separately.
Listening strategy
Before you listen
Look carefully at each picture and notice small differences: clothing, position, direction and what a person is doing. In a form, read the words around each gap so you know what kind of answer is needed. For a three-picture question, name one clear difference between the choices.
While you listen
Wait for the speaker to finish correcting or changing an idea. A person may mention an object first and then choose a different one. For spelling, listen to each letter and check that you have the right number of letters. For colouring, find the object by its position before choosing the colour.
After you listen
Check that each written answer fits the space and the question. Compare each picture choice with the final detail in the conversation. In Part Five, check the example first, then follow each instruction separately. The word answer is one word. For each coloured flag, check both its position and colour.
Show Answer does not fill your answers or give credit. Use the transcript to check the clues after listening.
🎧 Audio – Flyers 4 Test 2 Listening
Listen and draw lines
Listen and draw lines between names and items in the picture. There is one example.
Narrator: Part One. Look at the garden railway picture. Listen and draw lines. There is one example.
Woman: Who is the girl at the gate with the green flag?
Child Boy: That is Mia. She is wearing a red cardigan and a white sunhat.
Narrator: Mia is the example. Now listen and draw lines. Number one.
Woman: Is Poppy helping with the train?
Child Boy: She is painting the station sign at the bench. Look for the orange striped shirt.
Woman: I can see her paintbrush now.
Narrator: Number two.
Woman: Which one is Leo?
Child Boy: The boy with the checked scarf. He is turning the little key on the clockwork engine at the long table.
Woman: Oh yes, he is winding it up.
Narrator: Number three.
Woman: Is Sam the boy near the platform?
Child Boy: Yes, the one with glasses and the purple cap. He is counting the little passengers.
Woman: There are two toy bears waiting for a ride!
Narrator: Number four.
Woman: Who is feeding the pony?
Child Boy: Nina. She has a yellow coat and purple boots. The pony is beside the apple tree.
Narrator: Number five.
Woman: And who is looking through that telescope by the signal?
Child Boy: That is Owen, with curly hair and a green backpack. He is checking the signal at the other end of the track.
Listen and write
Complete the visitor booking form. There is one example.
📝 Listen and write
Narrator: Part Two. Listen and write. There is one example.
Man: What is your first name, please?
Child Girl: Ella. I would like to visit the Garden Railway Open Day.
Narrator: Ella is the example. Now listen and write. Number six.
Man: And your surname?
Child Girl: Barker. That is B-A-R-K-E-R.
Man: Thank you, Ella Barker.
Narrator: Number seven.
Man: Would you like to come on Saturday? The garden is closed on Sunday.
Child Girl: Yes, Saturday is fine.
Narrator: Number eight.
Child Girl: Shall I meet the guide at the station?
Man: Meet at the little bridge over the pond. The station is too busy.
Child Girl: At the bridge. I understand.
Narrator: Number nine.
Child Girl: Which train will we ride?
Man: Number fourteen. One, four. It is the green engine.
Narrator: Number ten.
Child Girl: Should I bring a map?
Man: We will give you one. Bring a camera if you have one, so you can take pictures.
Child Girl: Good idea. I will bring my camera.
What did each child choose?
The children chose different objects for the railway display. Look at the objects A–H. Listen and choose a letter in each row. There is one example.
Narrator: Part Three. What did each child choose for the railway display? Listen and choose a picture letter. There is one example.
Woman: Ruby, did you choose the flower clock?
Child Girl: I liked it, but I chose the brass bell. We can ring it when the train leaves.
Narrator: Ruby chose picture A. Now listen and match. Number eleven.
Woman: What did Finn choose?
Child Boy: The clock with petals around its face. He loves flowers.
Narrator: Number twelve.
Woman: And Jack? I thought he wanted a tunnel.
Child Boy: He did, but there was no tunnel in the box. He took the wooden bridge instead.
Narrator: Number thirteen.
Woman: Did Maya take the signal flag?
Child Girl: No. She chose the silver whistle. The flag was too big for her display.
Narrator: Number fourteen.
Woman: Peter wanted something he could use. What did he choose?
Child Boy: The green ticket punch. He can use it to make holes in the tickets.
Narrator: Number fifteen.
Woman: What about Zoe? Did she choose the yellow board?
Child Girl: She nearly did. Then she saw the red paper lantern and chose that for the evening display.
Listen and tick (✓) the box
Listen to the conversations at the garden railway. Look at the pictures and tick the correct box. There is one example.
Narrator: Part Four. Listen and choose the correct picture. There is one example.
Woman: Will you take your red bag?
Child Girl: It is wet. I will take my blue backpack. The yellow one belongs to my sister.
Narrator: The example answer is B. Now listen and choose. Number sixteen.
Child Girl: Can we ride the little red train first?
Child Boy: It is still in the shed. There is a long yellow train, but the green one with the white roof is ready now.
Child Girl: Let us take the green train with the white roof, then.
Narrator: Number seventeen.
Child Boy: Where shall I wait for you, Lily? Beside the pond?
Child Girl: Wait under the apple tree, Tom. I can see it from the station door.
Child Boy: All right. Under the apple tree.
Narrator: Number eighteen.
Woman: What will you eat after your ride? There is apple cake in the cafe.
Child Girl: Mum packed cheese sandwiches for us. We will eat those. The cake can wait.
Narrator: Number nineteen.
Child Boy: Is this white hat with the red band for the guide?
Woman: That is the station helper’s hat. The guide wears the blue cap with a yellow badge. The brown hat with a feather belongs to the gardener.
Narrator: Number twenty.
Child Boy: Does the last train leave at four o’clock?
Woman: That is the old time. Today it leaves at half past three. Please be here before then.
Listen, colour and write
Listen and colour four flags on the garden station picture. Use the form below to write one word on the sign. There is one example.
Completed picture / colour answer key
📝 Write words / numbers
Narrator: Part Five. Listen and colour and write. There is one example.
Woman: Find the flag beside the pond. Colour that flag blue.
Child Boy: The flag next to the pond is blue.
Narrator: That is the example. Now listen. Number twenty-one.
Woman: Find the flag on top of the station roof. Colour that flag red.
Child Boy: The one above the windows?
Woman: Yes. Make that flag red.
Narrator: Number twenty-two.
Woman: There is an empty sign above the station door. Write OPEN on it. O-P-E-N.
Child Boy: One word, OPEN, on the sign.
Narrator: Number twenty-three.
Woman: Find the flag beside the flower bed. Colour that flag yellow.
Child Boy: The flag beside the flowers is yellow.
Narrator: Number twenty-four.
Woman: Find the flag under the apple tree. Colour that one green.
Child Boy: The flag near the flower bed?
Woman: No, the flag under the tree. Make it green.
Narrator: Number twenty-five.
Woman: Finally, find the flag beside the station door. Colour that flag orange.
Child Boy: Orange for the flag by the door. I have finished.
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