COLLEGE OF
A2 LEVEL VSTEP LISTENING TEST
TRADE ECONOMIC AND TECHNIQUE
FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE
SEMESTER I SCHOOL YEAR 2016 – 2017
Time allowed: 30 minutes
Code: VL1
PART 1: You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice.
There is one question for each conversation. For each question, write down the correct
answer in the space corresponding to the number of the question on the answer sheet.
1.When did Gary start his new job?
A. In March
B. In April
C. In May
B. At 4.30 and 7.30
C. At 4.30 and 7.30
B. It was rainy
C. It was windy
B. M6
C. M62
2. What time does the film start?
A. At 4.30 and 7.00
3. What was the weather like on Saturday?
A. It was sunny.
4. Which motorway will they take?
A. M1
5. Which book does Lona want?
A. The book on the chair.
B. The book under the chair.
C. The book on the sofa.
PART 2: You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice.
There is one question for each conversation. For each question, write down the correct
answer in the space corresponding to the number of the question on the answer sheet.
6. Where is Nick going to meet Karen?
A. At the bus stop
B. At the pool
C. At the cafe’
B. China.
C. Italy.
7. Where did man go on holiday?
A. Turkey.
8. What time does the bookshop shut tonight?
A. At 6.30
9. Which drink is Anna’s?
B. At 7.45
C. At 9.00
A. water
B. apple juice
C. orange juice
10. How much did David pay for his new camera?
A. £65.
B. £75.
C. £85.
PART 3: Listen to Jan talking to Steve about getting a student travel card. For questions
11-15, tick A, B, or C. You will hear the conversation twice.
11. How much is travel card?
A. £6
B. £16
C. £60
B. two photos
C. four photos
12. Jan will need............................
A. one photo
13. Photos are less expensive .............................
A. in the photographer’s shop
B. in the library
C. in the post office
14. For the travel card, Jan must take....................
A. a letter
B. her passport
C. her driving licence
15. Jan can get a travel card from....................
A. her college
B. the travel agent’s
C. the tourist office
PART 4: You will hear a man speaking on the telephone. Listen and complete
questions 16-20. You will hear the conversation twice.
TELEHONE MESSAGE
To:
From:
Not in school because he has:
Students should read pages:
David will return school on:
Mr Brown
16. David...................................
17. a bad....................................
18. ................... to.....................
19. .............................afternoon.
20. ........................................pm.
PART 5:You will hear some information about a pop concert. Listen and complete
questions 21 -25. You will hear the information twice.
POP CONCERT
Name of group:
To London:
From:
To:
Price of ticket:
Telephone number:
Place:
In:
COLLEGE OFTRADE ECONOMIC AND
TECHNIQUE
FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Red River
October 28th
21. November.................................
22. £ ...............................................
23....................................................
24. .................................. Bank Hall
25. ......................................... Street
A2 LEVEL VSTEP LISTENING TEST
SEMESTER I SCHOOL YEAR 2016 – 2017
Time allowed: 30 minutes
Code: VL2
PART 1: You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice.
There is one question for each conversation. For each question, write down the correct
answer in the space corresponding to the number of the question on the answer sheet.
1.When will they go on holiday?
A. In June
B. In July
C. In September
B. By plane
C. By car
2. How is Patti going to travel?
A. By train
3. What will Sam do?
A. She will phone her mother.
B. She will send her mother a postcard.
C. She will write a letter.
4. What was the weather like in Portugal?
A. It was cloudy.
B. It was rainy.
C. It was sunny.
B. A bottle
C. A picture
5. What has the girl broken?
A. A glass
PART 2: You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice.
There is one question for each conversation. For each question, write down the correct
answer in the space corresponding to the number of the question on the answer sheet.
6. What was the weather like when the holiday began?
A. It was rainy
B. It was sunny
C. It was cloudy
B. a hat.
C. a pair of jeans.
B. 7 kms
C. 10 kms
7. What did Peter buy today?
A. a T-shirt.
8. How far is it to the beach?
A. 5 kms
9. What will Tim and his dad play today?
A. tennis
B. football
C. golf
B. the bill
C. the menu
10. What does the woman want?
A. a cup of coffee
PART 3: Listen to Jenny asking Mark about school holiday activities. For questions 11-15,
tick A, B or D. You will hear the conversation twice.
11. The show begins at.............................
A. 1.15
B. 2.00
C. 3.30
12. A child’s ticket costs.........................
A. 25p
B. 75p
C. £ 1.50
13. The holiday reading course is for..................
A. 4 weeks
B. 6 weeks
C. 10 weeks
14. This year from the library, children can win....................
A. a pen
B. a school bag
C. a book
15. Jenny should meet Mark again......
A. next week
B. tomorrow
C. today
PART 4: You will hear Judy asking about music lessons. Listen and complete questions 16-20.
You will hear the conversation twice.
GUITAR LESSON FOR JUDY
Class:
Day
Starting time:
Price of each lesson:
Teacher’s name:
Room number:
Beginners
16. ............................................................
17. ............................................................
18. £..........................................................
19. Mrs ....................................................
20. ...........................................................
PART 5: You will hear a teacher talking about a school trip. Listen and complete questions
21-25. You will hear the information twice.
SCHOOL TRIP
Day:
Visit:
Leave at:
Meet in:
Cost:
Bring:
Saturday
21. ..........................................................
22. ..........................................................
23. ..........................................................
24. ..........................................................
25. ..........................................................
COLLEGE OF
A2 LEVEL VSTEP LISTENING TEST
TRADE ECONOMIC AND TECHNIQUE
FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE
SEMESTER I SCHOOL YEAR 2016 – 2017
Time allowed: 30 minutes
Code: VL1 (key)
PART 1: You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice.
There is one question for each conversation. For each question, write down the correct
answer in the space corresponding to the number of the question on the answer sheet.
1.When did Gary start his new job?
A. In March
B. In April
C. In May
B. At 4.30 and 7.30
C. At 4.30 and 7.30
B. It was rainy
C. It was windy
B. M6
C. M62
2. What time does the film start?
A. At 4.30 and 7.00
3. What was the weather like on Saturday?
A. It was sunny.
4. Which motorway will they take?
A. M1
5. Which book does Lona want?
A. The book on the chair.
B. The book under the chair.
C. The book on the sofa.
PART 2: You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice.
There is one question for each conversation. For each question, write down the correct
answer in the space corresponding to the number of the question on the answer sheet.
6. Where is Nick going to meet Karen?
A. At the bus stop
B. At the pool
C. At the cafe’
B. China.
C. Italy.
7. Where did man go on holiday?
A. Turkey.
8. What time does the bookshop shut tonight?
A. At 6.30
9. Which drink is Anna’s?
B. At 7.45
C. At 9.00
A. water
B. apple juice
C. orange juice
10. How much did David pay for his new camera?
A. £65.
B. £75.
C. £85.
PART 3: Listen to Jan talking to Steve about getting a student travel card. For questions
11-15, tick A, B, or C. You will hear the conversation twice.
11. How much is travel card?
A. £6
B. £16
C. £60
B. two photos
C. four photos
12. Jan will need............................
A. one photo
13. Photos are less expensive .............................
A. in the photographer’s shop
B. in the library
C. in the post office
14. For the travel card, Jan must take....................
A. a letter
B. her passport
C. her driving licence
15. Jan can get a travel card from....................
A. her college
B. the travel agent’s
C. the tourist office
PART 4: You will hear a man speaking on the telephone. Listen and complete
questions 16-20. You will hear the conversation twice.
TELEHONE MESSAGE
To:
From:
Not in school because he has:
Students should read pages:
David will return school on:
Key: 16. Graham
17. Backache
Mr Brown
16. David...................................
17. a bad....................................
18. ................... to.....................
19. .............................afternoon.
20. ........................................pm.
18. 58 - 73
19. Tuesday
20. 2.15
PART 5:You will hear some information about a pop concert. Listen and complete
questions 21 -25. You will hear the information twice.
POP CONCERT
Name of group:
To London:
From:
To:
Price of ticket:
Telephone number:
Place:
In:
Red River
October 28th
21. November.................................
22. £ ...............................................
23....................................................
24. .................................. Bank Hall
25. ......................................... Street
Key:
21. 2nd
22. 37
23. 2830065
COLLEGE OFTRADE ECONOMIC AND
TECHNIQUE
24. South
25. Trinity
A2 LEVEL VSTEP LISTENING TEST
SEMESTER I SCHOOL YEAR 2016 – 2017
FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Time allowed: 30 minutes
Code: VL2 (KEY)
PART 1: You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice.
There is one question for each conversation. For each question, write down the correct
answer in the space corresponding to the number of the question on the answer sheet.
1.When will they go on holiday?
A. In June
B. In July
C. In September
B. By plane
C. By car
2. How is Patti going to travel?
A. By train
3. What will Sam do?
A. She will phone her mother.
B. She will send her mother a postcard.
C. She will write a letter.
4. What was the weather like in Portugal?
A. It was cloudy.
B. It was rainy.
C. It was sunny.
B. A bottle
C. A picture
5. What has the girl broken?
A. A glass
PART 2: You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice.
There is one question for each conversation. For each question, write down the correct
answer in the space corresponding to the number of the question on the answer sheet.
6. What was the weather like when the holiday began?
A. It was rainy
B. It was sunny
C. It was cloudy
B. a hat.
C. a pair of jeans.
B. 7 kms
C. 10 kms
7. What did Peter buy today?
A. a T-shirt.
8. How far is it to the beach?
A. 5 kms
9. What will Tim and his dad play today?
A. tennis
B. football
C. golf
B. the bill
C. the menu
10. What does the woman want?
A. a cup of coffee
PART 3: Listen to Jenny asking Mark about school holiday activities. For questions 11-15,
tick A, B or D. You will hear the conversation twice.
11. The show begins at.............................
A. 1.15
B. 2.00
C. 3.30
12. A child’s ticket costs.........................
A. 25p
B. 75p
C. £ 1.50
13. The holiday reading course is for..................
A. 4 weeks
B. 6 weeks
C. 10 weeks
14. This year from the library, children can win....................
A. a pen
B. a school bag
C. a book
15. Jenny should meet Mark again......
A. next week
B. tomorrow
C. today
PART 4: You will hear Judy asking about music lessons. Listen and complete questions 1620. You will hear the conversation twice.
GUITAR LESSON FOR JUDY
Class:
Day
Starting time:
Price of each lesson:
Teacher’s name:
Room number:
KEY: 16. Wednesday 17. 7.30
Beginners
16. ............................................................
17. ............................................................
18. £..........................................................
19. Mrs ....................................................
20. ...........................................................
18. 5.50
19. Capelle
20. 328
PART 5: You will hear a teacher talking about a school trip. Listen and complete questions
21-25. You will hear the information twice.
SCHOOL TRIP
Day:
Visit:
Saturday
21. ..........................................................
Leave at:
Meet in:
Cost:
Bring:
KEY: 21. Film museum
22. ..........................................................
23. ..........................................................
24. ..........................................................
25. ..........................................................
22. 8.45
23. car park
24. 6.70
25. pencil