Starters 3 – Test 3 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 Spring Morning at Sunnybrook Farm.
Learning objectives
- Identify children and their farm activities from simple spoken descriptions.
- Listen for short names, spelling and numbers up to 20 in a farm-club interview.
- Choose the correct picture by distinguishing animals, clothes, places, food, times and actions.
- Follow positional instructions to colour watering cans in six different places around a farm.
Before you start: Learners can recognise Pre-A1 vocabulary for farm animals, clothes, food, colours, daily actions and common prepositions of place.
Teacher tip: Let learners study each picture before playing the audio. On the second listening, ask them to underline the describing words or prepositions that confirm each answer.
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: What a beautiful morning at Sunnybrook Farm!
Girl: Yes. Look at the girl beside the little henhouse.
Woman: Do you mean the girl in pink who is giving food to the chickens?
Girl: Yes. That is Lily. The chickens are following her.
Woman: Lily looks very busy.
Narrator: Can you see the line? This is an example. Now you listen and draw lines.
Narrator: One.
Woman: Can you find Ben?
Girl: Is he the boy near the pond?
Woman: Yes. He is standing on the short wooden bridge.
Girl: Oh, I see him. He is wearing a red hoodie and holding a red bucket.
Woman: That is Ben.
Narrator: Two.
Girl: Who is brushing the pony?
Woman: That is Grace. She is wearing a purple top and black boots.
Girl: The pony is small and brown.
Woman: Yes. Grace is brushing it beside the wooden fence.
Narrator: Three.
Woman: Now look at the boy in the middle of the picture.
Girl: The boy sitting on the big hay bale?
Woman: That is right. His name is Jack.
Girl: Jack is eating a red apple. It looks delicious!
Narrator: Four.
Girl: There is a girl walking out of the barn.
Woman: The girl in the yellow top and pink boots?
Girl: Yes. She is carrying a basket full of eggs.
Woman: Her name is Anna. Walk carefully, Anna!
Narrator: Five.
Woman: Can you see the green tractor on the right?
Girl: Yes. A boy in a green cap is sitting on it.
Woman: His name is Nick. He is waving to us.
Girl: Hello, Nick! The tractor has enormous wheels.
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 questions. Listen and write a name or a number. There are two examples.
Examiner: Hello! Are you visiting the farm with your school today?
Girl: Yes, I am. My name is Eva.
Examiner: How do you spell Eva?
Girl: E-V-A.
Examiner: Thank you. And how old are you, Eva?
Girl: I am eight.
Examiner: Eight years old. Wonderful.
Narrator: Can you see the answers? Now you listen and write a name or a number.
Narrator: Six.
Examiner: Is this your first visit with the farm club?
Girl: No. Meadow Club comes here every spring.
Examiner: What is the club called?
Girl: Meadow Club.
Examiner: Can you spell Meadow for me?
Girl: Yes. M-E-A-D-O-W. Meadow.
Narrator: Seven.
Examiner: Is Meadow Club a big club?
Girl: There are fourteen children in it.
Examiner: Did you say forty?
Girl: No, fourteen. One and four.
Examiner: Fourteen children. Thank you.
Narrator: Eight.
Examiner: Who are you working with today?
Girl: My friend Peter is helping me feed the ducks.
Examiner: How do you spell his name?
Girl: P-E-T-E-R. Peter.
Examiner: Peter. That is easy to remember.
Narrator: Nine.
Examiner: I like the blue badge on your bag.
Girl: Thank you. Everyone in the club has a different number.
Examiner: What number is on your badge?
Girl: Eighteen.
Examiner: Number eighteen. I can see it now.
Narrator: Ten.
Examiner: Who teaches the children about the animals?
Girl: The farmer does. His name is Mr Wells.
Examiner: How do you spell Wells?
Girl: W-E-L-L-S.
Examiner: Mr Wells. Thank you for talking to me, Eva.
Girl: You're welcome!
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: Which animal did Daisy feed first?
Woman: Did you feed the chickens first, Daisy?
Girl: No. I visited them after the little goat.
Woman: So was the goat first?
Girl: No. The friendly duck came to me as soon as I opened the food bag, so I fed it first.
Woman: That duck is always hungry!
Narrator: Can you see the tick? The answer is A. Now you listen and tick the box.
Narrator: Eleven. What did Leo bring to the farm?
Woman: Leo, did you bring your yellow raincoat?
Boy: No. The sky was sunny, so I left it at home with my blue cap.
Woman: But the fields are wet today.
Boy: I know. I brought my green Wellington boots, so my feet are dry.
Woman: Good thinking, Leo.
Narrator: Twelve. Where is the kitten sleeping?
Girl: Is the kitten asleep in the basket again?
Woman: No, the basket is empty.
Girl: What about the wooden chair?
Woman: My hat is on the chair. Look inside that open cardboard box.
Girl: There it is! The kitten is sleeping in the box.
Narrator: Thirteen. Which vegetables does Mum want?
Woman: Could you get some vegetables from the farm shop, please?
Boy: Carrots? We still have four at home.
Woman: That is right, and I do not need any peas today.
Boy: Then you want the red tomatoes.
Woman: Yes, please. Three tomatoes will be enough.
Narrator: Fourteen. What time does the farm bus leave?
Girl: The bus arrived at two o'clock. When does it leave?
Examiner: It leaves at three o'clock.
Girl: I thought we could stay until four.
Examiner: The farm closes at four, but your bus leaves one hour earlier.
Girl: All right. I will be ready at three.
Narrator: Fifteen. What is Mia doing now?
Examiner: Is Mia still collecting eggs?
Woman: No. She finished that job ten minutes ago.
Examiner: Is she painting the new farm sign?
Woman: She will do that after lunch. Right now she is washing her hands at the outdoor sink.
Examiner: Good. Clean hands before lunch!
Listen and colour
Listen and colour the watering cans in the picture. There is one example.
Narrator: Part 4. Look at the picture. Listen and look. There is one example.
Woman: Can you see all the watering cans around the farm?
Girl: Yes. There are lots of them!
Woman: Find the watering can on top of the wooden fence.
Girl: I can see it at the top left of the picture.
Woman: Good. Colour that watering can yellow.
Girl: Yellow. It looks bright on the fence.
Narrator: Can you see the yellow watering can? This is an example. Now you listen and colour.
Narrator: Sixteen.
Woman: Look at the wheelbarrow on the left.
Girl: There is a watering can under it.
Woman: Yes. Colour the watering can under the wheelbarrow blue.
Girl: Blue for the can under the wheelbarrow. All right.
Narrator: Seventeen.
Girl: The girl in the picture has a watering can too.
Woman: She does. She is holding it in her hand.
Girl: What colour can I use for that one?
Woman: Colour the watering can in the girl's hand red.
Girl: Red. I am colouring it now.
Narrator: Eighteen.
Woman: Now find the large hay bale near the path.
Girl: I can see a watering can beside it.
Woman: That is the one. Colour the watering can beside the hay bale green.
Girl: A green watering can beside the hay bale. Done.
Narrator: Nineteen.
Girl: The barn doors are open.
Woman: Yes, and there is a watering can standing in the doorway.
Girl: Shall I colour that one?
Woman: Please colour the watering can in the barn doorway purple.
Girl: Purple is a lovely colour.
Narrator: Twenty.
Woman: One last watering can. Look at the low stone wall on the right.
Girl: There is a watering can on top of the wall.
Woman: Excellent. Colour the watering can on the stone wall orange.
Girl: Orange for the last watering can.
Woman: Well done. The farm picture looks wonderful.
Completed picture – colour answer key
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