Starters 3 – Test 1 Listening
Original Pre-A1 listening practice with 4 parts and 20 questions. Watch the All English 4U video, jump to each part, take notes and check every answer.
Learning guide
Level: Pre-A1.
Topic: A Fun Day at Rainbow Toy Museum.
Learning objectives
- Identify children and their toy museum activities from descriptive spoken clues.
- Listen for personal details, name spellings and numbers up to 20 in a friendly visitor interview.
- Choose the correct picture for children's items, toys, clothes, food and school transport.
- Follow positional instructions (on the desk, under the table, between the boxes, in hands, next to window, on top shelf) to colour toy robots.
Before you start: Learners can recognise Pre-A1 vocabulary for toys, classroom items, colours, clothes, snacks and common prepositions of place.
Teacher tip: Play each part twice. Encourage learners to listen carefully for name spellings letter-by-letter and key prepositions of location before confirming their answers.
Listening strategy: Listen for confirmed details, prepositions of place (on, under, between, above, next to) and name spellings.
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Listen and draw lines
Listen and draw lines between names and items in the picture. There is one example.
Narrator: Part 1. Look at the picture. Listen and look. There is one example.
Woman: Look at Rainbow Toy Museum! The children are having so much fun today.
Child: Yes, it is amazing! Can you see the girl taking a photo?
Woman: The girl in the pretty yellow striped dress in front of the big sailing boat?
Child: Yes, that is May. She loves boats and ships.
Woman: May takes wonderful photos.
Narrator: Can you see the line? This is an example. Now you listen and draw lines.
Narrator: One.
Woman: Can you find Tom?
Child: Where is Tom? Is he playing with a toy?
Woman: Yes! He is wearing a red cap and making the toy robot dance on the floor.
Child: Oh, look at the robot moving! That is Tom.
Narrator: Two.
Child: Who is the girl sitting on the bench?
Woman: The girl wearing glasses?
Child: Yes, she is drawing that giant teddy bear in her notebook.
Woman: That is Lucy. Lucy is brilliant at drawing.
Narrator: Three.
Woman: Look over by the toy train track. There is a boy on the rug.
Child: The boy in the green sweater pushing the red engine?
Woman: Yes, that is Dan. He loves trains.
Child: Dan looks very happy.
Narrator: Four.
Child: Look up at the ceiling! Someone is waving at the toy aeroplane.
Woman: The girl wearing purple boots?
Child: Yes, she is looking up at the silver wings.
Woman: That is Eva. Eva wants to be a pilot one day.
Narrator: Five.
Woman: Can you see Ben?
Child: Is Ben near the ticket desk?
Woman: Yes, he is wearing an orange T-shirt and holding a big blue balloon.
Child: I see Ben now with his balloon!
Listen and write a name or a number
Read the question. Listen and write a name or a number. There are two examples.
📝 Listen and write
Narrator: Part 2. Look at the picture. Listen and write a name or a number. There are two examples.
Man: Hello! Welcome to Rainbow Toy Museum. Are you enjoying your visit?
Boy: Yes, I am having a fantastic time! My name is Hugo.
Man: How do you spell Hugo?
Boy: H-U-G-O.
Man: And how old are you, Hugo?
Boy: I am eight years old.
Man: Eight? That is a great age to explore all our toys.
Narrator: Can you see the answers? Now you listen and write a name or a number.
Narrator: Six.
Man: Do you have any pets at home, Hugo?
Boy: Yes, I have a little pet goldfish.
Man: What is your goldfish's name?
Boy: His name is Fin.
Man: How do you spell Fin?
Boy: F-I-N. Fin.
Man: What a lovely name for a fish!
Narrator: Seven.
Man: Do you like our museum?
Boy: Yes, it is very big! How many toy rooms do you have?
Man: We have fourteen toy rooms in the museum.
Boy: Fourteen rooms! Wow, I want to see every room!
Narrator: Eight.
Man: Did you come to the museum with a friend?
Boy: Yes, my best friend came with me. His name is Alex.
Man: Can you spell Alex?
Boy: A-L-E-X. Alex.
Man: Alex is a wonderful friend.
Narrator: Nine.
Man: Which room did you visit first?
Boy: The car room! I counted all the shiny toy cars on the big table.
Man: How many toy cars were on the table?
Boy: There were sixteen toy cars.
Man: Sixteen cars! That is a big collection.
Narrator: Ten.
Man: Did you visit the museum with your school class?
Boy: Yes, our teacher brought us today.
Man: What is your teacher's name?
Boy: Her name is Mrs Long.
Man: Is that L-O-N-G?
Boy: Yes, Mrs Long. She loves history and toys.
Man: Thank you very much, Hugo. Enjoy the rest of your visit!
Listen and tick (✓) the box
Look at the pictures. Listen and look. There is one example. Then tick (✓) the correct box A, B or C.
Narrator: Part 3. Look at the pictures. Now listen and look. There is one example.
Narrator: What is Anna having for lunch at the museum café?
Boy: Are you having pizza for lunch, Anna?
Girl: No, not today. And I do not want an apple.
Boy: What are you having then?
Girl: I have some warm bread and butter from home.
Narrator: Can you see the tick? The answer is B. Now you listen and tick the box.
Narrator: Eleven. Which is Bill's new backpack?
Girl: Is this plain green bag your backpack, Bill?
Boy: No, my new backpack is over on the chair.
Girl: The red one with pencils?
Boy: No, it is the blue backpack with a bright yellow star on it.
Girl: Oh yes, that is a cool backpack!
Narrator: Twelve. Where is the toy helicopter?
Man: Where is your toy helicopter, Lucy? Is it under the table?
Girl: No, Dad. It is not on the floor.
Man: Did you put it inside the cardboard box?
Girl: No, look! Here it is on the wooden bookshelf right next to the window.
Man: Ah, yes! There it is.
Narrator: Thirteen. What is Mrs White wearing today?
Child: Look! There is Mrs White, our art teacher.
Man: Is she wearing her pink floral dress?
Child: No, it is windy today.
Man: Is she wearing her blue winter coat?
Child: No, she is wearing her bright yellow jacket with the hood.
Man: Oh yes, I see her bright yellow jacket now.
Narrator: Fourteen. Which fruit is the monkey eating on the museum screen?
Woman: Look at the animated monkey on the big screen!
Child: Is it eating a shiny red apple?
Woman: No, it dropped the apple.
Child: Is it eating sweet purple grapes?
Woman: No, look at its hands. It is peeling a big yellow banana.
Child: A banana! Monkeys love bananas.
Narrator: Fifteen. How did the children travel to the museum today?
Man: Did you ride your bicycle to the museum today, Tom?
Boy: No, my bicycle is at home in the garage.
Man: Did your dad drive you in his car?
Boy: No, all our classmates travelled together on the yellow school bus.
Man: The school bus is always a lot of fun!
Listen and colour
Listen and colour the toy robots. There is one example (the robot on the desk → green). Click a colour, then click the robot in the picture to fill it.
Narrator: Part 4. Look at the picture. Listen and look. There is one example.
Woman: Can you see the robot room at the museum?
Child: Yes! There are so many toy robots.
Woman: Look at the robot on the big wooden desk.
Child: I can see it. It is standing next to the lamp.
Woman: Good. Colour that robot green.
Child: Green. That is my favourite colour.
Narrator: Can you see the green robot on the desk? This is an example. Now you listen and colour.
Narrator: Sixteen.
Woman: Now find the round table in the middle of the room.
Child: Yes, there is a robot under the table.
Woman: That is right. Colour the robot under the table red.
Child: Red. It looks great under the table!
Narrator: Seventeen.
Woman: Can you see the two wooden toy boxes near the wall?
Child: Yes, and there is a robot between the two boxes.
Woman: Very good. Colour that robot between the boxes orange.
Child: Orange. All right, I am colouring it now.
Narrator: Eighteen.
Woman: Look at the boy standing near the door.
Child: He is holding a robot in his hands!
Woman: Yes! Colour the robot in the boy's hands blue.
Child: Blue. That little robot looks very cool.
Narrator: Nineteen.
Woman: Can you find the big window?
Child: Yes! There is a robot standing on the sill next to the window.
Woman: Good. Colour the robot next to the window pink.
Child: Pink. I like that pink robot.
Narrator: Twenty.
Woman: Look up at the tall wooden bookshelf.
Child: There is a robot on the very top shelf.
Woman: Yes, it is high up. Colour the robot on the top shelf yellow.
Child: Yellow. That is wonderful, I have finished colouring all the robots!
Narrator: Now listen to Part 4 again.
Narrator: That is the end of Part 4.
Narrator: That is the end of the All English 4 U Starters Practice Listening Test, Book 3, Test 1. Check your answers now.
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